The reason why I used Michigan/Hunter is because our fans said there was a rivalry. Hunter said he didn’t recognize the rivalry and never thought much of Illinois. Our fans got all bent out of shape. (Including me) Obviously, Illinois has seen a resurgence during Hunters tenure and he knows we are a good team. Especially since he is winless against us. However, he did not think highly of Illinois as a kid growing up or as a recruit. Who could blame him? We only made the tournament a few times during the formative years of his life. He looked down his nose at Illinois in much the same way we are doing that to Iowa. Iowa is our rival. We border them, play them each year, and the win/loss record is respectable. Not to mention the handshake line with Chin, Mccaffrey/Williams skirmish, and what Coach Satan did to us.
Pregame: Illinois at Iowa, Saturday, February 4th, 1:30pm CT, FOX
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pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
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Fair enough.
I know Iowa is a legitimate rival. I was throwing shade at them for that reason.
But please, for the love of all that is orange and blue, from one anonymous message board poster to another, please don't compare me to Hunter Dickinson. That was a low blow.
Truce.Fair enough.
I know Iowa is a legitimate rival. I was throwing shade at them for that reason.
But please, for the love of all that is orange and blue, from one anonymous message board poster to another, please don't compare me to Hunter Dickinson. That was a low blow.
Now I’m going to take a shower. I feel so dirty after defending Michigan basketball.
And I agree. I wouldn’t trade our entire
history for theirs.
Truce.
Now I’m going to take a shower. I feel so dirty after defending Michigan basketball.
And I agree. I wouldn’t trade our entire
history for theirs.
illini80
- Forgottonia
Agreed. It was a bit too late, but necessary. Time to move forward.
On another note and to avoid multiple posts, I must be the only one that thinks Iowa fans dressing in orange is a classic troll. I take it as an acknowledgment of the significance of the Orange Krush rather than an insult. Plus taking it as a compliment will likely piss them off even more.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Illinois basketball gets Luke Goode back from injury ahead of clash with Iowa
Since a foot injury during the preseason, Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball forward Luke Goode has been sidelined.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Illinois men's basketball team will get a boost for the remainder of its season.
Luke Goode, a wing who has been sidelined since a foot injury in the team’s preseason closed-door scrimmage against Kansas in October, has been cleared and returned to practice. He’ll be available and in uniform when Illinois plays at Iowa at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
"He practiced (Thursday) as expected, he looked good," Illinois coach Brad Underwood said.
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
There are times in life when you just have to do the thing yourself…
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I just want to say that I personally--the guy who lost Kofi's beloved blue binder--would be so owned if all Iowa fans showed up tomorrow wearing orange.
Hope they sent a direct email to the boys and girls club of Cedar Rapids. Or should I say the fans they actually resold them to."The game is sold out..Fans are encouraged to wear black or gold clothing for Saturday’s annual “Black & Gold Spirit Game.”."
MBB Game Notes: vs Illinois
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Oh there's bashing of other parts of Pennsylvania depending on what part of that state you're in.
sacraig
- The desert
Eh, I have no doubt they gave the actual tickets to Boys and Girls Club. That's too easily verifiable and the actual dollar value wouldn't be a huge loss to them anyway. The PR win is worth a lot more than the ticket revenue.
OMG, Iowa fans, please don't do that! We would be devastated!!!
fwiw, I imagine Iowa "gave" the tickets to the club, along with an offer to resell the tix for them, giving the club the proceeds, less a handling/ processing fee.
Misleading headlines like this are absolutely killing me
ginabackes00
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I think I speak for all Illini fans in the Quad Cities area... my disdain runs deeeep for the Hawkeyes.
sacraig
- The desert
Nah. This is just lazy "journalism" because ESPN has no money and all the legit journalists moved to The Athletic.
Preach!
I grew up on the near north side and my take is similar to yours. I found myself to actually have a lot in common with the kids I met at U of I who grew up in southern Illinois. A lot of the same dreams and desires and despite growing up in much different places and different upbringings having a lot of the same thoughts on life. When I graduated from Champaign though my first job was in central Illinois in Peoria. And that place is one that I do agree with the previous poster that I felt little to no commonality with the people there and almost directionally opposed to. I really didn't like the people there, and I especially didn't like how they treated anyone who wasn't exactly like them. It was an eye-opening experience to me to be honest, a lot moreso than college, and after putting in my time there, I couldn't have been happier to leave.
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I agree that Illinois-Iowa is probably our most likely 2-way rival in both sports. There is the general nastiness and dislike, and the playing of high stakes games necessary for a 2-way rival on the basketball side. The problem really is the football side. Iowa has dominated us for so long in football- we've only beaten them twice in the past 22 years, almost all of them being blowouts. That said, our past two games with them have been a lot more in line of what should be expected of a rival. If we can continue rising and these games are close and have some chippiness to them in the coming years, I think this could indeed have the makings of our biggest rival. That said, I'll have a tough time hating anyone more than Indiana in basketball and Michigan in football.
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