Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
Let's see how the Illini handle a little success. Rutgers has a lot of beef inside that might give us some trouble. It would be too easy to overlook this team but I like what Ayo was saying in the post game interview.
Guys, we lost to FAU. There is no bubble. BTT is the only way.
The problem isn't FAU. The problem is FAU and all of the other losses.
Ha, I was having that exact same thought this morning! Good to know that others have these odd momentsJust wanted to bring it up although it has nothing to do with the upcoming game, but remember that time from Mid December to Mid Janurary where we are feeling more faith in the football program than the basketball program? Feels weird to think that now.
Yes, we really have to win a road game before any delusions of grandeur are possible, at least for me.NO BUBBLE TALK YET. First let's take care of Rutgers and then if we somehow pull off the upsets at Ohio State and Wisconsin, then MAYBE we can start the bubble talk.
If we hadn't lost Larry Boyd and the DC/assistant search hadn't shaped up to be a total disaster, I'd still be feeling pretty good about football. But I certainly don't mind feeling better about basketball currently!Just wanted to bring it up although it has nothing to do with the upcoming game, but remember that time from Mid December to Mid Janurary where we are feeling more faith in the football program than the basketball program? Feels weird to think that now.
Guys, we lost to FAU. There is no bubble. BTT is the only way.
Well, yeah. FAU is just a very good stand-in for a very bad first half of the season. I didn’t think I needed to list them all - we were all there.
How can this Illini team best position itself to get two wins in the B1G tournament? Well, step right up to mred's 2019 Big 10 MBB Bracket Generator and Tiebreaker and generate all the scheduling combinations and permutations that your little heart desires.
For some reason I've seen parts of Rutgers' last 3 games, and they are not a bad team. I'm glad we have them at home rather than having to hit the road after that big win over MSU. Don't see this as being easy, but not sure how well that match up with our style of play. I'll go with a 72-65 win because of the let down potential of the game, but could see it being an even bigger of victory.
Wow, that site is awesome. I plugged in my predictions for our young Illini and the other B1G teams down the stretch and got these seeds:
1. Michigan (17-3)
2. Purdue (16-4
3. Wisconsin (16-4)
4. Michigan State (15-5)
5. Maryland (12-8)
6. Iowa (11-9)
7. Illinois (10-10)
8. Indiana (8-12)
9. Minnesota (8-12)
10. Ohio State (8-12)
11. Rutgers (6-14)
12. Nebraska (5-15)
13. Northwestern (5-15)
14. Penn State (3-17)
This would get us a first round bye and a second round matchup with (10) Ohio State ... rematch vs. the Buckeyes in the United Center while we are playing hot?? Bring it!! A win vs. OSU would pit us against (2) Purdue, which would obviously be tough. Optimistic to pick us as the 7 seed? Of course. However, that simulator shows that we can drop all the way down to 10 (a perfectly realistic finish, IMO) and still avoid that first round of games. This season's goal needs to be a BTT run and momentum for next year, and it's not as crazy as it sounded a month ago. If we can avoid those first few games, it becomes a difficult-but-not-impossible goal to win our first game and hope to get hot/play inspired in front of a hopefully friendly crowd in Chicago.