I'm glad that the Illini don't have to play in the fake Assembly Hall. ;-)
Pregame: Illinois vs Drexel, Friday, March 19th, 12:15pm CT, TBS
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Still 25% of seats filled?
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Why not? No IU fans there! Lol
20 points for Grandison.
RockyMtnIllini81
- Golden, Colorado
Hopefully, this is the only game Illinois plays in a smaller arena. I doubt there will be many Drexel fans in attendance, and it's likely that the 7-10 or 8-9 games would be more compelling outside of the participating teams fanbases. That won't be true after the first round.
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
Very good 3pt shooting team and they aren't afraid to let it go from deep.
Has it been announced where the Sunday game would be?
I think they have to wait until the Friday games are complete, because they don't want teams to play their first and second round games at the same site.
6 degrees of Kevin Bacon, something, something, something
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
I find it very interesting that the NCAA actually has a plan. Encouraging. I like it.
BillyBob1
- Champaign
I thought they waited to see the match-ups for tv.
Baylor, Wisky.
chiefini
- Rockford, Illinois
Hopefully, not the rest of THIS year! Since they’re a #1, they’ll probably wear their lucky home script Illinois whites for the whole tournament, right?
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
Always wondered . . . why does the home team wear the boring uniforms? Why not let the home team wear their bright colored uniforms and the visitors pack the whites? Is this just part of being a good host?
Newmark4thFloor
- Houstown
^^ Did they actually say this anywhere? Or is this just how things have always been?
eMitch
- Quincy, IL
Oh I get it, Drexell. Ha ha. Took me a minute. But yeah, that's pretty funny. I like it.Drexel gonna get their NEXT "L" . . . when they play us . . . on Friday. Boyeeeee.
eMitch
- Quincy, IL
Burn. That at the Drexel joke on one page? You guys are killin it.
In a normal tournament, teams are sent to different cities, and potential second-round opponents play their game in the arena where each played their first game. Here, teams are scheduled in various locations throughout Indianapolis. We're at Farmers Coliseum, were IUPUI plays. If we win, we'd play the winner of the LUC-GT game, which is being played at Butler's home, Hinkle Fieldhouse. The NCAA believes that if the second round game were played at either place, the team who played their first game there would be more familiar with the place and have an advantage. Therefore, if we win, our second game won't be at Farmers or Hinkle. It's not a problem in regular tournaments, because each team in a second-round game would have had an equal chance to play (one game) in that arena.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I always used to think of the blue uniforms as "unlucky," but the obvious correlation is that we only wear those on the road and you don't win as many road games, lol.
However, since I am quite prepared for my last MBA final ever and have quite the free time, I decided to look up our recent record by jersey.
JERSEY - 2021 RECORD - 2020 RECORD - TOTAL RECORD
Regular White: 6-1 ... 7-0 ... 13-1
Regular Orange: 7-1 ... 5-1 ... 12-2
Flyin' Illini Orange: 6-1 ... 4-2 ... 10-3
Script White: 4-1 ... 4-2 ... 8-3
Regular Blue: 0-2 ... 1-5 ... 1-7
There it is, folks - the definitive science behind Illini jerseys and their undeniable impacts on our games. Then again, I could have totally made that all up and no one would even know!
But I really did waste all that time looking this up, so the moral of the story is put those damn blue jerseys in the CLOSET!P.S. I was kind of hoping we would debut the blue "FIGHTING ILLINI" throwbacks at some point for a big road game ... maybe NCAA Tournament??
I wish you hadn't mentioned this. We had good juju going. If we lose, it is YOUR FAULT.
altenberger22
- South Carolina
Go to the football thread, and your wish will be granted!
altenberger22
- South Carolina
* LeVar Burton
* Viginia Halas MCCaskey
* Chuck Barris
* Meinhardt Raabe (Coroner in Wizard of Oz)
Why worthy of mention in this thread?
* Viginia Halas MCCaskey
* Chuck Barris
* Meinhardt Raabe (Coroner in Wizard of Oz)
Why worthy of mention in this thread?
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