Recent content by 21ChampaignSt

I do wonder, are we really this snake bitten? Are we really the universe's sacrificial lamb used to shine a light on college basketball's loopholes? Or are we just such a large, passionate, vocal, and (mostly) intelligent fanbase that when we see a basketball injustice, we make it impossible...

Anyone going to Gordyville tonight? I'll be the guy in orange and blue. If you see me, come say hey and I'll buy ya a beer.

You'd have to pay me $1.2m to represent that clown college, too.

Painter might be the best in the B1G but I think Edey has made people forget what Purdue was before Edey came along...a good not great program. In the 15 years before one of the most dominant cbb players ever came along, Painter missed the tournament 4 times. Also, Purdue might have been...

I agree. Amani for Booth is a good trade for us. Frankly, I never saw from Amani anything that made me think he'd be a future starter. He always looked extremely slow to me (possibly due to injury). And he seemed to fit the glue guy, dirty work, role player mold better. But clearly, and...

My wedding party entered the reception to the War Chant. Our colors were navy and an autumnal orange - my wife's selection, actually. Of course, I had no objections.

Moneyball, guys. Moneyball.

Had a client once who would occasionally fly to London from ATL just for lunch, to go on dates, etc. Didn't make sense to me but when you have the time and money is no object and you can travel in absolute comfort, what's the difference?

2023 wasn't good. It was sub-par by our program's standards and it certainly wasn't up to Brad's standards. Really the only frame of reference from which 2023 looked good is if you're comparing it to the late Weber / Groce years. That's a testament to how good our program is as much as anything...

It will be interesting to see where Painter and Purdue go from here. In the 15 seasons before Edey came along, Painter was more likely to miss the tournament than he was to win the conference. Will they revert back to that kind of volatility? Or have they turned some kind of corner putting...

@OrangeBlue98 I've come to collect my beach house. https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/illini-basketball-2023-2024.33840/post-2027274

Something something growth plates and neck height.

Unfortunately, he's on record saying Champaign is too cold for him.

Arkansas is arguably equal to or better than Illinois historically. Same all-time win%, more national championships, more national championship appearances, more final fours, more tournament appearances. And also similar to Illinois, they're under respected nationally.