1. Earlier today on hearing that the line was MSU by 13.5, I remarked "that is a big number." I would like to clarify my remark at this time. The full remark should have been, "That is a big number, but not nearly big enough."
2. I would also like to note that my favorite quote from Xerxes the Great of Persia is "I just hate the Spartans."
3. Another interesting note is that Xerxes faced 300 Spartans at Thermopylae, which is coincidentally the same number we faced on the court in East Lansing, or at least so it seemed.
4. Mav had a nice effort in this game. He has limitations, but he is becoming a legitimate contributor on the offensive end. He has improved.
5. Khalid Lewis had a very nice effort in the first half, and actually kept us in the game for a while. Not bad for a young man coming off a serious bout with the mumps.
6. Obviously not having Nunn hurt us, but I don't know why that excuses our inability to play even a semblance of a defense during much of the game. MSU is good, but they are not that good.
7. It probably wouldn't have made any difference in this game, but Malcolm does need to understand that there are times when we need him to play without fouling. Without Nunn, having Malcolm limited by fouls for much of the game was a disaster.
8. A few years back several Illini fan "experts" were making pronouncements about how the game was passing Izzo by. I can only ask, "What were you thinking? What the Hell were you thinking?"
9. Well, there is nothing left to do but come home and get ready to play Purdue. The coaches have a tough challenge to get these young men ready to play. You know the players have to be down after this game.