Any other old farts (like me) see the Hawkins #33 and get excited?
Any other old farts (like me) see the Hawkins #33 and get excited?
... and the Kennys Norman & Battle. With Eddie, that's what gets my blood going when I see that "33" in orange.Eddie Johnson
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... and the Kennys Norman & Battle. With Eddie, that's what gets my blood going when I see that "33" in orange.
It was also worn by Illini great Alex Legion.#33 is the number worn by the most Illini. Hawkins will make 22 players having worn the number. Most recently, Mike Thorne, jr.
Eddie Johnson
One of my all time favs. We both graduated Class of '81 with a BA in history.
Every D1 school playing in the NCAA Tournament is a horrible idea. Better than nothing I guess:shakehands:
Same.....hoping for a "V" shaped recovery!+10 for me, too. #ThanksCovid
With 32 conferences, they will be lucky to get 12 decent teams in the field (one that would make the at large field). Of the 67 games normally played, the NCAA is opting to keep the worst 20, and another 11. They won't even be the best 11. What a pile of crap. I hope they don't expect any real TV money or a significant fan following for this event.ACC is doing this because the NCAA is looking at only a 32 team tournament with conference champions only invited.
It seems like it would be pretty easy to reduce the number of sites and bubbles they'd need to play a normal tournament. Instead of playing three weekends, boil it down to two longer sessions. Ditch the First Four, then have eight sites play the first three rounds and replace the Final Four with a single bubble for the Elite Eight. It'll be a pain trying to find nine bubble sites, but keeping them to eight teams each should expand the range of options. Plus, we put a man on the moon and so on...With 32 conferences, they will be lucky to get 12 decent teams in the field (one that would make the at large field). Of the 67 games normally played, the NCAA is opting to keep the worst 20, and another 11. They won't even be the best 11. What a pile of crap. I hope they don't expect any real TV money or a significant fan following for this event.
If they want to reduce risk, take more teams from the same conferences. They have already interacted. An NCAA tournament of the top 32 at large teams would be solid. The other 20-24 conference champions can play in the NIT (top 4-8 get a bye).
ACC is doing this because the NCAA is looking at only a 32 team tournament with conference champions only invited.
ACC is doing this because the NCAA is looking at only a 32 team tournament with conference champions only invited.