He might be the last scholarship basketball guy to graduate with a EE degreeThe shot is what we all remember, but Jack Ingram's bat of the inbounds pass was what started that amazing play.
He's now an engineer. That U of I degree came in handy!
Where are they now? Jack Ingram
A look at former Illinois basketball player Jack Ingram.www.sj-r.com
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My 24th birthday! Happy BelatedMy 13th birthday
Same to you! 32 years old now and all I want is an elite 8
Iām 55ā¦ and I NEED a national championship now! The years they go by fast and I donāt want to chance it.
I remember! In the last row directly behind our basket with my sister, a fellow alum. I always refer to it as the best $200 Iāll ever spend.
We still make fun of my dad because he threw the remote (it had tape on the back of it for the next year at least, lol) and stormed upstairs to his office for some sad glasses of wine when we went down 15.
Said he couldn't handle another Sweet Sixteen/Elite Eight exit by another great Illini team, especially one this great. He still listened to the game on the radio up there, but he couldn't bring himself to watch.Kind of similar story. My step-dad turned our TV off at one point in the second half. Not so much in anger, but just sad resignation. I don't think we had the TV off long before he said that win or lose, we owed it to this team to watch them til the bitter end. So we turned it back on and still saw the comeback in its full glory.We still make fun of my dad because he threw the remote (it had tape on the back of it for the next year at least, lol) and stormed upstairs to his office for some sad glasses of wine when we went down 15.
Needless to say, he came running back downstairs when he heard my mom, my sister (fourth grade) and me (seventh grade) screaming our heads off as we closed the gap! I think he came back down when we were down 8, so we all got to see the chaotic last minute or so together. That was SO crazy. Back in the days of the land line, we had at least four people call us to talk about that game, and they kept getting busy lines because someone else was calling us freaking out.
) but I just remember anxiously squeezing the ball tighter and tighter as we mounted the comeback.Had a postcard photo of this game over my desk for 15 years (until I retired).
You gotta do whatever you think will convince the basketball gods to give us the victory!... I was in eighth grade and would often watch our games while holding a basketball (which seems kind of obnoxious now
I had this exact Chief statue growing up and I would hold one of his hands when we needed a big rally:
My 39th birthday. Happy birthday week.My 13th birthday
I'm 49 and still end up doing that, while occasionally knocking over a brewski.Kind of similar story. My step-dad turned our TV off at one point in the second half. Not so much in anger, but just sad resignation. I don't think we had the TV off long before he said that win or lose, we owed it to this team to watch them til the bitter end. So we turned it back on and still saw the comeback in its full glory.
I was in eighth grade and would often watch our games while holding a basketball (which seems kind of obnoxious now
In the same vein, me and my friends all graduated in 2004. In '05, we went to Vegas for the second weekend. We were watching the game at the MGM book. We're one year out of school, so we've got too many dudes in one room. We all need to shower and get ready for the night still, so one of the guys is like "screw it, it's over, I'll go shower first." Poor guy was in the shower the entire comeback.Kind of similar story. My step-dad turned our TV off at one point in the second half. Not so much in anger, but just sad resignation. I don't think we had the TV off long before he said that win or lose, we owed it to this team to watch them til the bitter end. So we turned it back on and still saw the comeback in its full glory.
I was in eighth grade and would often watch our games while holding a basketball (which seems kind of obnoxious now
I LITERALLY cannot fathom experiencing that comeback in Vegas next to Arizona fans.
19 years sure went by fast!
Let's just say they were talking a lot of ish during the game and they sat down and got quiet pretty quickly.I LITERALLY cannot fathom experiencing that comeback in Vegas next to Arizona fans.
-L-LWas there to witness maybe the most amazing comeback in tourney history. Dee Brown was legendary in that game.
F#@% Yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!As Iāve written here before, our seats were seven rows behind the AZ bench, two people away from Marcus Liberty. When we went down 15, as cocky jerk Lute Olson walked back and forth with his pop cup as he had for most of the game, I sat with my face in my hands. As the comeback started, I couldnāt watch and stayed sitting until one minute was left. As I stood, I saw Lute had put his cup down and was screaming at his players. It was SO loud, I couldnāt hear my husband next to me. Then I was screaming, too. People sometimes forget that AZ had two chances to win it on last shots, one during regular, and one at the end of the overtime, but the Illini defense helped cause close misses both times. The stress and anxiety was unbelievable. With the roar of victory, we high-fived Marcus when we won. At the end, as the AZ fans left dejectedly, we got to move closer to the court. In the pic, I am the one in orange right under the spotlight with my arms raised touching the spotā¦Iām ready tonight to continue the repeat of this scenario. Are you with me?
**** YEAH! LET'S GO!As Iāve written here before, our seats were seven rows behind the AZ bench, two people away from Marcus Liberty. When we went down 15, as cocky jerk Lute Olson walked back and forth with his pop cup as he had for most of the game, I sat with my face in my hands. As the comeback started, I couldnāt watch and stayed sitting until one minute was left. As I stood, I saw Lute had put his cup down and was screaming at his players. It was SO loud, I couldnāt hear my husband next to me. Then I was screaming, too. People sometimes forget that AZ had two chances to win it on last shots, one during regular, and one at the end of the overtime, but the Illini defense helped cause close misses both times. The stress and anxiety was unbelievable. With the roar of victory, we high-fived Marcus when we won. At the end, as the AZ fans left dejectedly, we got to move closer to the court. In the pic, I am the one in orange right under the spotlight with my arms raised touching the spotā¦Iām ready tonight to continue the repeat of this scenario. Are you with me?
The first year my wife and were dating. We watched this game at my parents like I had done all my life except for the period in the late 70's and 80's where my dad and I had season tickets (C1). My brother tempted fate at the beginning of the comeback and proclaimed that if we came back and won, he would streak around Lincolnshire, where our folks lived at the time. What a glorious day! Wife and I are still watching 19 years later and now she is a converted former Jayhawk. So many wins!
