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    Illinois #10 in AP Poll

    Remember - we didn't get put in the EAST to punish us. We got put in the EAST with everyone else to punish UCONN.
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    Illinois 98, Nebraska 87 Postgame

    Half the fun is watching the actual game. The other half is watching my friends panic, cheer, and stress. I think it took of them 30 minutes to calm down after the win. I love college basketball.
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    Penn State 90, Illinois 89 Postgame

    Coleman spends the week trolling and enjoying the limelight. Maybe keep your mouth shut, get your head straight, and focus on actually winning. It's a mental thing. I like Underwood as our coach but I think we can expect a lot of full court pressure in any tournament play; why do we still...
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    Pregame: Illinois at Michigan, Thursday, January 18th, 7:30pm CT, FS1

    They ALL feel like traps. I think they probably are. On the bright side, against Maryland we stop one 6'1" dude from making just a couple of his 10 easy layups and we win. On the other hand we could not stop one dude from making 10 gimme layups. That AND we found a way to miss something like...
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    Tommy DeVito

    You're fired. You make too much sense. If you're a Bears exec and there's only a 40% chance of your QB panning out, then you better draft at LEAST two. EVERY YEAR. LOL Offensive line you say? Yes. Very much so. I'd pick Harrison if I could wrangle it, maybe look DL for two, but I think I...
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    Illinois 98, Florida Atlantic 89 Postgame

    Hopefully every time we play them this year?
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    Illinois 98, Florida Atlantic 89 Postgame

    Maybe making free throws will be contagious. I could get used to it.
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    Northwestern 45, Illinois 43 Postgame

    Agreed. We hang 43 points on NW and it still translates to a loss. It was a rough year marked by a lack of discipline, mental mistakes, and stupid penalties - Illinois 749 to our Opp 573. We're what... -8 on turnovers? That's poison. We're 25 of 36 for TD's in redzone with Opp 34 of 53; we...
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    Marquette 71, Illinois 64 Postgame

    I actually do, yes. Why else does the play start with Coleman at point? Pass, cut, someone takes a 3 point shot and coleman is 40 feet from the basket and then coach wonders aloud why we don't have any rebounds. I mean... I saw it but I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
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    Marquette 71, Illinois 64 Postgame

    Brad Underwood said his biggest frustration is lack of second-chance points (5). "I'm literally going to play anyone who offensive rebounds. ...We're just not very consistent with it." Gee coach, maybe don't play Coleman at point 30 feet away from THE FREAKING BASKET FOR MOST OF THE...
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    Nebraska 20, Illinois 7 Postgame

    The only thing I can think of... there is ZERO point in the university making this an uphill battle. Drop athletic academic requirements to NCAA minimums for all sports. We're not the Harvard of the Midwest anymore, and we do not need to make this any more difficult than necessary. I'd say...
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    Nebraska 20, Illinois 7 Postgame

    Just back from the game. Gorgeous evening. Nebraska had great fans. Nebraska certainly looks like they've improved a lot from their opening week. Illinois... Illinois football is not fun to watch. We had one good drive that fizzled. And then I don't have much to say. It's horribly not fun...
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    Purdue 44, Illinois 19 Postgame

    How did Coach B let us backslide to this extent? We look totally undisciplined. We look lost on both sides of the ball. At this point the smart play is getting special teams on the field and praying they make a play? Can we beat Nebraska for the title 4th worst team in the B1G? How do you...
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    Penn State 30, Illinois 13 Postgame

    Can we say we made progress on stupid penalties when the game was actually in question? I'm looking for silver linings. lol
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    Penn State 30, Illinois 13 Postgame

    Agreed, but I feel like we put Altmeyer in positions to make bad decisions. They put the backup in and the play calling went with quick, simple routes, the receivers were open and said backup missed (wildly) the throws. Those were throws Luke easily completes. Why not put Altmeyer in...