HET LOUD!!!
Pregame: Illinois vs Arizona, Saturday, December 11th, 4:00pm CT, FOX
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This is encouraging. We are a team of vets and this will be one of the hardest road tests they will ever play - the fact that it’s their first true game against a power 5 is encouraging for us
LETS GO!!!!!
Their website shows 6 “true” freshmen as in first year players and none of them are important rotation players (and not even sure all are scholarship players). The number you’re citing likely includes a large number of “freshmen” who played during Covid year.
orange100
time to hop on the wife
Leaving for the game in about an hour. I'm always excited to go, but today is just hitting different. I L L
They need to wear uniforms, like baseball managers.
I hope the coat and tie never comes back, it's a ridiculous look. They are coaching college basketball lol
Big Jack
- Decatur
You can do a 7 day trial of Fubo it carries Fox
Same here, feel like I’m going on a first date.
I have the exact same problem here in NC. I am just hoping that Fox shows up well on my regular broadcast today. Generally only able to get two prime tv stations at a time. Also hoping the same for Steph Curry and the Warriors' game tonight, lol.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
I have little sympathy for those that complain about the TV announcers when Dan the MAN provides a radio feed to the best announcers in college BB ....and they are HOMERS big time , and i like that a lot........I really really do..................
And video. And angle, usually. It isn't the first out of the gate, but who cares. RC has been doing this stuff for quite a while now, but his effort is not increasing.
Holy ****. That is horrific class balance, but a fantastic team with only two upperclassmen? Yikes.
Geography lesson: Iowa blows; Indiana sucks.
The Fever Pitch book was great.
My wife is off on a ladies weekend and she is actually disappointed that she will miss the game. Learning how to be a real fan in her 60s. She once asked me about 15 years ago (my 2nd wife) how I could get so excited about a game.
Looking forward to the game!
ILL
Clearly not a Bears fan!
I’m in Naples, Florida today. Anyone know the best sports bar to watch the game.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
AZ is undefeated, #9 on KenPom, incredibly athletic, and really, really good. (We've lost to lowly rated Cincy and Marquette).
As long as Bill Walton isn’t doing color I can take anything.
While short handed?
Just to clarify, here are the rotation players for Arizona and how long in school. The star indicates those that because of Covid and/or RS are still “freshmen.” They are younger than Illini, but not as bad as the listed number of “freshmen” would indicate.
Maturin — Soph*
A. Tubelis — Soph*
Koloko — Junior/Soph
Kriisa — Soph*
Terry — Soph*
Kier — transfer/6th year
Ballo — Junior*
Larsson — Soph*
Aiken — transfer/RS Junior
Maturin — Soph*
A. Tubelis — Soph*
Koloko — Junior/Soph
Kriisa — Soph*
Terry — Soph*
Kier — transfer/6th year
Ballo — Junior*
Larsson — Soph*
Aiken — transfer/RS Junior
OT- I have seen this gif a hundred times but never paid attention to Jimmy’s stat line. Not too shabby, Abby!
LOL. He’s going to be 30 years old and still an Illini at this rate.
Just got off the phone with an Arizona classmate/teammate of mine who moved back to Tucson over a decade ago. Talk around Tucson is that the Illini will win due to home court.
However, neither of us see it that way due to two things. Pace of play will be forced by the Cats and the Illini insistence on sloppy ball handling and passing will lead to another 20 turnovers in that column and an Arizona win in double figures.
Yet, for me, there always exists the possibility that a light will go on and Illini players will realize that there is a good reason that thousands of their fans, who want them to succeed, continue to cry at the top of their lungs to "stop the damn turnovers". If we can keep them to 10 or less while Kofi continues to find open shooters our of double teams....this can be an Illini win by double figures.
Unfortunately, we have enough of a sample size and a stat sheet that shows those winning traits are not likely to happen...but there is no reason it can't happen. So here remains the odd Cat hoping for an Illini victory...with two pretty darn good Illini players sitting on the bench in street clothes.
However, neither of us see it that way due to two things. Pace of play will be forced by the Cats and the Illini insistence on sloppy ball handling and passing will lead to another 20 turnovers in that column and an Arizona win in double figures.
Yet, for me, there always exists the possibility that a light will go on and Illini players will realize that there is a good reason that thousands of their fans, who want them to succeed, continue to cry at the top of their lungs to "stop the damn turnovers". If we can keep them to 10 or less while Kofi continues to find open shooters our of double teams....this can be an Illini win by double figures.
Unfortunately, we have enough of a sample size and a stat sheet that shows those winning traits are not likely to happen...but there is no reason it can't happen. So here remains the odd Cat hoping for an Illini victory...with two pretty darn good Illini players sitting on the bench in street clothes.
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