Pregame: Illinois at Washington, Sunday, January 5th, 3:00pm CT, BTN
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DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Not sure we have another superlative game in us on this excrutiating West Coast trip. I predict Washington will cover the spread.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Love Dan’s confident posting of these threads before the final whistle. 
NO HANGOVER GAME! Step on their throats and don’t let up. Get into the top 10/15 where we belong, and stay there all year.
NO HANGOVER GAME! Step on their throats and don’t let up. Get into the top 10/15 where we belong, and stay there all year.
No freaking let downs, please. Our coaches need to impress upon our guys that it's human nature to want to let up in terms of concentration after a night like tonight. And that a loss to an inferior team erases what we worked for this evening. We need to show up focused and ready to cook.
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Am I crazy to think we could get 120+ and double them up?
Yeah, but the spread might be 25 pts now.
Ok, we fans can tolerate this start time a lot better!
Now that I know how this bench can play, I'd take the Illini to cover the spread.
BU will not let this team rest. Make this West Coast trip a blowout of epic proportions.
With this win, the Illini should either be a 4 or 5th seed now, imo. We'll see how Lunardi projects. They were either a 6 or 7th seed prior to this game.
BU will not let this team rest. Make this West Coast trip a blowout of epic proportions.
With this win, the Illini should either be a 4 or 5th seed now, imo. We'll see how Lunardi projects. They were either a 6 or 7th seed prior to this game.
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Zorak
- Naperville
Yes, but it's my kind of crazyAm I crazy to think we could get 120+ and double them up?
Booth’s breakout game???
One insurance policy I think the Illini have this season is their extraordinary depth. If a couple of guys just don’t have it, Brad has lots of good options on his bench…as evidenced against Oregon.
We can bring him in to run the ol’ let the rebound bounce off your head and go out of bounds play!
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Well, we certainly should have a bit of our own.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Brad Underwood: Road Warrior!
At Illinois, Brad has won a road game on every B1G campus where he’s coached. Checked off Oregon tonight and only has the other three Pac Newcomers to finish off.
Indiana - Assembly Hall
Iowa - Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Maryland - Xfinity Center
Michigan - Crisler Center
Michigan State - Breslin Center
Minnesota - Williams Arena
Nebraska - Pinnacle Bank Arena
Northwestern - Welch-Ryan Arena
Ohio State - Value City Arena
Penn State - Bryce-Jordan Arena
Purdue - Mackey Arena
Rutgers - Jersey Mike’s Arena
Wisconsin - Kohl Center
Oregon - Matthew Knight Arena
Washington - Hec Edmundson Pavilion
UCLA - Pauley Pavilion
USC - Galen Center
If not for the collapse at Penn State last year, Brad would have a win at every road venue. Rec Hall will likely remain his elusive white whale.
At Illinois, Brad has won a road game on every B1G campus where he’s coached. Checked off Oregon tonight and only has the other three Pac Newcomers to finish off.
Indiana - Assembly Hall
Iowa - Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Maryland - Xfinity Center
Michigan - Crisler Center
Michigan State - Breslin Center
Minnesota - Williams Arena
Nebraska - Pinnacle Bank Arena
Northwestern - Welch-Ryan Arena
Ohio State - Value City Arena
Penn State - Bryce-Jordan Arena
Purdue - Mackey Arena
Rutgers - Jersey Mike’s Arena
Wisconsin - Kohl Center
Oregon - Matthew Knight Arena
Washington - Hec Edmundson Pavilion
UCLA - Pauley Pavilion
USC - Galen Center
If not for the collapse at Penn State last year, Brad would have a win at every road venue. Rec Hall will likely remain his elusive white whale.
. . . and the game against Oregon has proved it. The bench can play. No excuses. Be Elite.
Best thing that could of happened, if you are Coach Underwood!!! Helps bring everyone down to earth real quick and focus.
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Initially I thought Washington, along with MINN, would be one of those really, really bad teams... but doesn't look like it. Can't afford a letdown.
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DeonThomas
- South Carolina
I'll instead argue that we should be 2nd seed.
- #8 KenPom
- #10 NET
- 11-3 overall
- Victories over OREG (away), ARK (neutral), MIZ (neutral) and 10-2 WISC
- 2 pt loss to undefeated #1 TEN
- Road loss at #5 ALA
- Overtime loss on the road at in-state rival NW
- And, we have a potential 1st team All-American point guard
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
I'm not going to Google Search, but I'd almost bet that BU has a winning record at nearly all of those conference road venues except Purdue and Maryland. (He's now in his 8th season and he's 82-59 overall vs Big10 opponents in the regular season, and he's dominated in league play in 5 of the 7 previous full seasons.)Brad Underwood: Road Warrior!
At Illinois, Brad has won a road game on every B1G campus where he’s coached. Checked off Oregon tonight and only has the other three Pac Newcomers to finish off.
Indiana - Assembly Hall
Iowa - Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Maryland - Xfinity Center
Michigan - Crisler Center
Michigan State - Breslin Center
Minnesota - Williams Arena
Nebraska - Pinnacle Bank Arena
Northwestern - Welch-Ryan Arena
Ohio State - Value City Arena
Penn State - Bryce-Jordan Arena
Purdue - Mackey Arena
Rutgers - Jersey Mike’s Arena
Wisconsin - Kohl Center
Oregon - Matthew Knight Arena
Washington - Hec Edmundson Pavilion
UCLA - Pauley Pavilion
USC - Galen Center
If not for the collapse at Penn State last year, Brad would have a win at every road venue. Rec Hall will likely remain his elusive white whale.
Maybe the safer bet is to say that he's at least .500 at all road venues except for Mackey and Xfinity. Ann Arbor, Minny, Oregon and Nebraska are "givens"........so that's very likely 4 of them.
JW knows how to hire his coaches!!
Foot on the gas fellas! Take advantage of this victory over a top ten, take care of business in this one, and make it impossible for people to continue to overlook you in the discussion of the top teams in the land!!!!
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