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Quinn's Corner: Husker hoops and awesome music

Music has been great. NU hoops? Not as much.

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<p>BLOOMINGTON, IN - DECEMBER 28: Head coach Tim Miles of the Nebraska Cornhuskers reacts in the second half against the Indiana Hoosiers at Assembly Hall on December 28, 2016 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)</p>

By: Joe Quinn

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It simply wasn’t Nebraska’s night on Thursday.

In fact, I think its fairly safe to say at this point, this simply isn’t Nebraska’s season.

The Huskers trailed by 20+ for most of the second half against Minnesota, and despite putting up an early challenge, went away fairly quietly.

I wouldn’t say this team has quit on Tim Miles - at least to the casual observer, it appeared to still be playing hard - but there’s clearly something not quite right here.

Despite playing virtually everyone in the Big Ten close throughout most of the year, the Huskers have lost their last three by a combined 47 points, with the closest loss being Thursday night’s 15 point defeat - a game Nebraska was never really in.

Thursday night presented a number of issues, ranging from too many turnovers, to failure to defend in the paint, to poor shooting, and more. Perhaps most alarming, is Nebraska continues to be find different ways to lose games, which is a giant red flag.

Maybe Nebraska can go out on a high note and gut out a win against Michigan on senior night, but I’m not sure it matters a whole lot. The Huskers feel destined for Wednesday night at the Big Ten tournament, and won’t be playing anywhere past next weekend.

I’ve gone on the record numerous times saying Tim Miles deserves to be back next season, and I'll 100 percent stand by that statement. But next year better have a much better ending than this one.

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I had a fun Twitter debate Thursday night during the Nebraska game with several members of the local media, and there was plenty of disagreement.

The topic - what are the best albums of your lifetime?

There were some generational gaps in the group that led to obvious differences, but being born in 1984, here’s a few that I considered (in no particular order).

- Prince - Purple Rain

- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik

- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication

- Pearl Jam - Ten

- Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP

- Dr. Dre - The Chronic (and the Chronic 2001)

- Notorious BIG - Ready to Die

- Notorious BIG - Life After Death

- U2 - The Joshua Tree

- U2 - All You Can’t Leave Behind

I know I missed several (that others pointed out), including Radiohead, Weezer, and more. Kanye also got a lot of love. I don’t mind him, just not my personal favorite.

Of those listed above, I’d say Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP was probably the biggest of my youth, at least that I can recall.

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ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi’s latest bracket paints the picture of what could shape up to be a wild Selection Sunday next week.

As of this writing, Lunardi has seven Big East teams in the field, tied for second most among the conferences. However, FOUR of those teams are squarely on the bubble - Seton Hall, Providence, Marquette, and Xavier. That’s nearly half the league sitting on the bubble - can you imagine how wild the Big East tournament could potentially be?

The Big Ten also had seven teams in the field, with an eight (Illinois) looming just outside the cut line.

On a completely different note, the ACC currently leads the pack with 10 teams in Lunardi’s bracket, with the potential of 11 or even 12 teams making the field. The record, held by the old Big East, is 11.

Bring on the madness.

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