Pregame: Illinois at Maryland, Friday, January 21st, 6:00pm CT, FS1

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#101      
pruman91
altgeld88 said:
As a public service, henceforth instead of actually watching/listening to the games I will compile pie charts segmenting Loyalty game thread posts. Or can someone just program a bot to do that?
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#102      
Fighter of the Nightman
The ~fan~ in me is super nervous for this one (I honestly hate these games where the pressure is more on avoiding the loss than nabbing a great win), but I also can't help but feel like this guys are hitting their strides and are going to come out similarly to the Minnesota game ... certainly hope so!! Here are the B1G standings after last night:

1. Illinois: 6-1
1. Wisconsin: 6-1
2. Michigan State: 5-1
3. Ohio State: 5-2
4. Purdue: 4-2
4. Rutgers: 4-2
5. Indiana: 4-3
6. Iowa: 3-3

Tonight's RU/Iowa game isn't that meaningful to us, honestly. However, as much as it ABSOLUTELY sucks ... I think we want IU to knock off Purdue tomorrow night. IU at 5-3 doesn't scare me as a contender, but Purdue two losses behind us would be an incredible blessing as we close in on the end of January.

Friday's MSU/UW game in Madison seems like a lose-lose for us, as of now. Assuming we can beat Maryland (as we must!), UW will keep pace with us if they win and MSU will be just behind us if they do. I guess we want MSU, as UW looks a bit better to me, and it would be nice for MSU to be ranked even higher when they come to Champaign next week? The rest of the weekend's games don't mean much, either. If every team that is favored wins, these will be the standings as MSU comes to Champaign next Tuesday:

Illinois: 7-1
Wisconsin: 7-1
Ohio State: 6-2
Purdue: 6-2
Michigan State: 5-2
Iowa: 5-3
Indiana: 5-4
Rutgers: 4-4

Bottom line is, of course, that we just need to keep winning. We are in the driver's seat and playing as well as we have all year, with a brand new weapon back in our arsenal. I can't be the only one who came away more optimistic specifically because we played so well without Kofi ... teams that rely on a player or two can be doomed quickly come March Madness. I think we come out on Friday and keep this train rollin'!

#17 ILLINOIS 81
MARYLAND 70
 
#103      
Brosky
I see this game as a "must win." Have to be focused and ready. Can't afford to lose this.
 
#104      
Chieeeeffffff
Fighter of the Nightman said:
The ~fan~ in me is super nervous for this one (I honestly hate these games where the pressure is more on avoiding the loss than nabbing a great win), but I also can't help but feel like this guys are hitting their strides and are going to come out similarly to the Minnesota game ... certainly hope so!! Here are the B1G standings after last night:

1. Illinois: 6-1
1. Wisconsin: 6-1
2. Michigan State: 5-1
3. Ohio State: 5-2
4. Purdue: 4-2
4. Rutgers: 4-2
5. Indiana: 4-3
6. Iowa: 3-3

Tonight's RU/Iowa game isn't that meaningful to us, honestly. However, as much as it ABSOLUTELY sucks ... I think we want IU to knock off Purdue tomorrow night. IU at 5-3 doesn't scare me as a contender, but Purdue two losses behind us would be an incredible blessing as we close in on the end of January.

Friday's MSU/UW game in Madison seems like a lose-lose for us, as of now. Assuming we can beat Maryland (as we must!), UW will keep pace with us if they win and MSU will be just behind us if they do. I guess we want MSU, as UW looks a bit better to me, and it would be nice for MSU to be ranked even higher when they come to Champaign next week? The rest of the weekend's games don't mean much, either. If every team that is favored wins, these will be the standings as MSU comes to Champaign next Tuesday:

Illinois: 7-1
Wisconsin: 7-1
Ohio State: 6-2
Purdue: 6-2
Michigan State: 5-2
Iowa: 5-3
Indiana: 5-4
Rutgers: 4-4

Bottom line is, of course, that we just need to keep winning. We are in the driver's seat and playing as well as we have all year, with a brand new weapon back in our arsenal. I can't be the only one who came away more optimistic specifically because we played so well without Kofi ... teams that rely on a player or two can be doomed quickly come March Madness. I think we come out on Friday and keep this train rollin'!

#17 ILLINOIS 81
MARYLAND 70
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We always seem to struggle against Maryland but remember that we played them round 1 on one day of rest because the Minnesota game was rescheduled. I think we come out a bit sharper and Kofi may steal some poor Maryland player’s soul with a dunk.
 
#105      
pruman91
Might be a good time for Mr. Reese to wear a cup......................

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Reese cup , see what he did there ???
Ya , he's a definate punster.......he went banana's there....me likey.............

Maybe Kofi turns that cup into..........................

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#106      
altgeld88
Fighter of the Nightman said:
The ~fan~ in me is super nervous for this one (I honestly hate these games where the pressure is more on avoiding the loss than nabbing a great win), but I also can't help but feel like this guys are hitting their strides and are going to come out similarly to the Minnesota game ... certainly hope so!! Here are the B1G standings after last night:

1. Illinois: 6-1
1. Wisconsin: 6-1
2. Michigan State: 5-1
3. Ohio State: 5-2
4. Purdue: 4-2
4. Rutgers: 4-2
5. Indiana: 4-3
6. Iowa: 3-3

Tonight's RU/Iowa game isn't that meaningful to us, honestly. However, as much as it ABSOLUTELY sucks ... I think we want IU to knock off Purdue tomorrow night. IU at 5-3 doesn't scare me as a contender, but Purdue two losses behind us would be an incredible blessing as we close in on the end of January.

Friday's MSU/UW game in Madison seems like a lose-lose for us, as of now. Assuming we can beat Maryland (as we must!), UW will keep pace with us if they win and MSU will be just behind us if they do. I guess we want MSU, as UW looks a bit better to me, and it would be nice for MSU to be ranked even higher when they come to Champaign next week? The rest of the weekend's games don't mean much, either. If every team that is favored wins, these will be the standings as MSU comes to Champaign next Tuesday:

Illinois: 7-1
Wisconsin: 7-1
Ohio State: 6-2
Purdue: 6-2
Michigan State: 5-2
Iowa: 5-3
Indiana: 5-4
Rutgers: 4-4

Bottom line is, of course, that we just need to keep winning. We are in the driver's seat and playing as well as we have all year, with a brand new weapon back in our arsenal. I can't be the only one who came away more optimistic specifically because we played so well without Kofi ... teams that rely on a player or two can be doomed quickly come March Madness. I think we come out on Friday and keep this train rollin'!

#17 ILLINOIS 81
MARYLAND 70
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Maryland is teetering on "dumpster fire" status lately but I imagine that they'll come out Friday at home with some vigor. I agree with the preceding poster who pointed out that we got them on less than 48 hours of rest after the MN game (which was, in turn, our first game out after the COVID hiatus) so perhaps the margin of victory would have been greater otherwise.

As for IU-PU, definitely prefer IU to prevail. I'll agree that's a painful stance. I'm reminded of Henry Kissinger's observation about the Iran-Iraq War: such a pity that both sides can't lose.
 
#107      
skyIdub
We are better than Purdue. I'll never root for ClownpantsU. I like Painter. The matchup in Layayette will be epic.
 
#108      
pruman91
altgeld88 said:
Maryland is teetering on "dumpster fire" status lately but I imagine that they'll come out Friday at home with some vigor. I agree with the preceding poster who pointed out that we got them on less than 48 hours of rest after the MN game (which was, in turn, our first game out after the COVID hiatus) so perhaps the margin of victory would have been greater otherwise.

As for IU-PU, definitely prefer IU to prevail. I'll agree that's a painful stance. I'm reminded of Henry Kissinger's observation about the Iran-Iraq War: such a pity that both sides can't lose.
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As far as our game against the twerps , I will wait for the annoucement of the refs with bated breath..................................

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Please Ancient's , no more dj bald head , lil Bo peepee or Larry S******d for our games...............
 
#109      
altgeld88
pruman91 said:
As far as our game against the twerps , I will wait for the annoucement of the refs with bated breath..................................

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Please Ancient's , no more dj bald head , lil Bo peepee or Larry S******d for our games...............
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Is that Jack in Easy Rider?! "Oh, I've got a helmet!" (and, IIRC, it's a Michigan helmet, so, you know, Pru and I aren't too far off-topic.)
 
#110      
pruman91
altgeld88 said:
Is that Jack in Easy Rider?! "Oh, I've got a helmet!" (and, IIRC, it's a Michigan helmet, so, you know, Pru and I aren't too far off-topic.)
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and neither of us were being Snarky............................
 
#113      
LFOD
altgeld88 said:
Maryland is teetering on "dumpster fire" status lately but I imagine that they'll come out Friday at home with some vigor. I agree with the preceding poster who pointed out that we got them on less than 48 hours of rest after the MN game (which was, in turn, our first game out after the COVID hiatus) so perhaps the margin of victory would have been greater otherwise.

As for IU-PU, definitely prefer IU to prevail. I'll agree that's a painful stance. I'm reminded of Henry Kissinger's observation about the Iran-Iraq War: such a pity that both sides can't lose.
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Nothing constructive to add, just wanted to express my admiration for the Kissinger reference. That's slinging it old school right there.
 
#117      
dish3
PSA: Can the Illini bench find a more gentle method of showing props to Belo after he impresses on the court and heads to the sideline? Enthusiastically flinging or boppin his head has got to be no bueno for concussion recovery, especially if he's not bracing for impact--he'll get enough of that from the opposition--he needs healing! Go Illini!!!
 
#119      
Chad Fleck
dish3 said:
PSA: Can the Illini bench find a more gentle method of showing props to Belo after he impresses on the court and heads to the sideline? Enthusiastically flinging or boppin his head has got to be no bueno for concussion recovery, especially if he's not bracing for impact--he'll get enough of that from the opposition--he needs healing! Go Illini!!!
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Probably not any worse than what will happen to him all the time when he goes spinning into the lane like he so often does.
 
#120      
altgeld88
LFOD said:
Nothing constructive to add, just wanted to express my admiration for the Kissinger reference. That's slinging it old school right there.
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I do what I can to make up for my woeful lack of insight on recruiting and officiating. ;)
 
#121      
skyIdub
We should sit Kofi and start BBV.

Curbelo should play limited minutes.

Goode and Pods should get most of DMFW minutes.









These are based on takes...from actual Illinois fans.....with actual eyes and brains. I'm assuming.





/s..again...just in case.
 
#122      
altgeld88
skyIdub said:
We should sit Kofi and start BBV.

Curbelo should play limited minutes.

Goode and Pods should get most of DMFW minutes.

These are based on takes...from actual Illinois fans.....with actual eyes and brains. I'm assuming.

/s..again...just in case.
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Yep. It’s akin to what proliferates when antisocial behavior can’t be taxed.

/s also. Well, kinda.
 
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