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Week of 2/3 Games & News Thread
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RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Indiana hasn’t won at Kohl Center since Bob Knight was coach. They won the first game they played there (1998) and haven’t won there since.
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
Bruins have been terrible in the second half, and they still might hold on against the Spartans.
Looks like UCLA will choke this one....
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Skyy Clark has taken a couple of ill-advised shots.
UCLA MSU game is definitely a game of who wants it least.
MSU extremely fraudulent. Sorry I said it.
Oh no, Sparty lost...
MSU loses again. I wish we had a few of our losses back. Oh well it is in our hands now that Tomi is back.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Well, with both UCLA and MSU having home games on Saturday, I’m guessing we’ll be facing two top 25 teams next week. Let’s win twice this week and get both matchups some real hype!!
I like the way you think.
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
They can’t win unless the officials let them assault the other team while playing defense.
The NCAA tournament is called much differently than the SEC. That’s why they have a spotty NCAA tournament record.
What a disaster of a season Penn State is having. It started out so well.
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
I'd be curious to know the full story and exactly what the fan said. While I agree those on the floor shouldn't confront fans, I'll also say that fans who spew some of the garbage I hear even at non D-1 events need to face consequences as well.
I know that as a high school and college soccer official, I ask game administration to deal with anyone directing anything personal and provocative to on-field participants. I've even asked my son and his buddies to not direct anything toward a kid on the other team during a game one night. While I don't condone Cooley going after a fan, if the fan was doing stupid stuff he needs to face consequences as well.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
On this note, regardless of how well the Illini do this week, this would be just the third time in the last 25 years that we welcomed two top 25 teams to the House of 'Paign in the same week ... and the other one was this season!
2024-25
Tuesday 12/10 - W 86-80 vs. #20 Wisconsin (ILL NR)
Saturday 12/14 - L 64-66 vs. #1 Tennessee (ILL NR)
2010-11
Tuesday 1/18 - W 71-62 vs. #17 Michigan State (ILL #23)
Saturday 1/22 - L 68-73 vs. #1 Ohio State (ILL #23)
Let's break that W/L pattern and win our next four.
So to follow up on my “it’s not who you play it’s when you play them” thesis, Purdue catches Iowa without Freeman and only wins by 9. I think Freeman would have scored enough and bothered TKR enough to make that game really interesting.
And I saw Desmond Claude missed last nights game against NW with a bone bruise, and so may not play Purdue on Friday but if he does likely won’t be 100%. And as we’ve seen, Claude is a drop coverage killer. Another break.
Unfortunately I just think the stars were aligned against us this year with our injuries, who we played when short handed, and some other scheduling/injury breaks teams in front of us got.
But if we can get healthy and find our 3 pt shot I still think we can go farthest in the tourney. The solace I’m taking is that I think MSU and Purdue are flawed teams in spite of their records, and if they get the wrong draw could easily go home in the first round.
And I saw Desmond Claude missed last nights game against NW with a bone bruise, and so may not play Purdue on Friday but if he does likely won’t be 100%. And as we’ve seen, Claude is a drop coverage killer. Another break.
Unfortunately I just think the stars were aligned against us this year with our injuries, who we played when short handed, and some other scheduling/injury breaks teams in front of us got.
But if we can get healthy and find our 3 pt shot I still think we can go farthest in the tourney. The solace I’m taking is that I think MSU and Purdue are flawed teams in spite of their records, and if they get the wrong draw could easily go home in the first round.
I really thought Purdue would fall back a bit this season and I did not see Braden Smith having the season that he is without Edey and also have been surprised at what is really a breakout season for TKR.
Or, maybe I can convince myself that I am "less wrong" by factoring in these things you've mentioned along with them just in general having an easier conference draw/schedule than most.
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Really?! That's crazy to me.On this note, regardless of how well the Illini do this week, this would be just the third time in the last 25 years that we welcomed two top 25 teams to the House of 'Paign in the same week ... and the other one was this season!
2024-25
Tuesday 12/10 - W 86-80 vs. #20 Wisconsin (ILL NR)
Saturday 12/14 - L 64-66 vs. #1 Tennessee (ILL NR)
2010-11
Tuesday 1/18 - W 71-62 vs. #17 Michigan State (ILL #23)
Saturday 1/22 - L 68-73 vs. #1 Ohio State (ILL #23)
Let's break that W/L pattern and win our next four.
Sometimes continuity and buying into a program does wonders for players development.
Wolfe just did a nasty move that ended with a step back 3 and hit.. Michigan on an 11-0 run against the Ducks right now.
AyoDos11
- Southern Illinois
It's called Real Sports. I love it. It has live scores, obviously, but it also has a card collecting/trading aspect to it.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Me too! Was planning to post a list and I literally found one example before this week.
hope we don't somehow end up looking like Oregon... they do not look god rn... down 14
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