11/7 John Groce press conference

#illini Groce: has not settled on lineup yet, will decide on it in next couple days. Has a couple in mind that he'll test in practice

— Jeremy Werner (@WernerESPNCU) November 7, 2012

#Illini coach Groce: Very excited for Friday night. Amazing to think 7-8 months have passed so fast. Excited for the guys. Appreciate buy in

— Marcus Jackson (@MarcusJ_NG) November 7, 2012

According to Groce, frosh want to play, sophs want to start, juniors want to score and seniors want to win.

— John Supinie (@JohnSupinie) November 7, 2012

#illini Groce: Colgate brings good defense and 3-point shooting. Will push ball, so Illini will need to improve transition d

— Jeremy Werner (@WernerESPNCU) November 7, 2012

#illini Groce: called after-timeout play in last exhibition "pathetic."

— Jeremy Werner (@WernerESPNCU) November 7, 2012

#Illini coach Groce: Didn't sleep well last night because practice wasn't good. Needs all 14 guys to feel the same way.

— Marcus Jackson (@MarcusJ_NG) November 7, 2012

#Illini coach Groce: Right now, offense is ahead of the defense a little bit right now. That's based on Sunday's game. Usually it's opposite

— Marcus Jackson (@MarcusJ_NG) November 7, 2012