Illinois 83, UCLA 78 Postgame
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Illini in OC
In. The. Alley.
... I will concede that this is Loyalty- home of the loonies...
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illinoisgrad1990
- Bloomington, IL
Another great video from the marketing team… did the Peacock announcer really call KJ “YockaCHOOnis” all night? That had to have been annoying to hear repeatedly on the broadcast.
USAFILLINI
- Florida
I gotta eat this one, I read it wrong…..
It wasn't you. Lol. It was a couple of posts above, but once I hit reply, the horses were out of the barn. My bad!
I’m very curious who/what you thought you were responding to…
Zorak
- Naperville
And called Kylan "Bahss-well." It was in fact very annoying
Dan
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Illini in OC
In. The. Alley.
@illini0440 - I understand this to be 2 separate statements and without any implication that Tre is in the doghouse. I assume Tre is just down due to the bug going through the team and will play when healthy enough. Correct?
Illini in Italy
- Illini HQ, Florida Panhandle
Well, if I'm in the silent minority I'll go ahead and speak up.
I didn't mind it. The entire point of a student section and a home crowd in general is to make the opponent a little uncomfortable and create some energy for the home team. Who cares if it hurt Skyy's feelings? That's the point!
Furthermore and importantly, nothing the Krush chanted was in bad taste. It wasn't personal. It wasn't about something that happened off the court. It wasn't about his family. It was about something basketball related - him quitting the team midway through the year.
Not being snarky here, but people's sensitivity about this might explain some of the reason why our crowd is often about as lively as a cemetery.
Big Jack
- Decatur
Big Jack
- Decatur
I am with you.. I boo d everytime he did anything with the ball think some setting near me were tired of me by games end. He is a quitter and they should have chanted that too.
DevILLDawg
- Meredosia, Illinois
I'm not for booing an 18-22 year old.
We can't complain about Crush not being loud and aggressive enough then tell them, "that was too much" for booing and heckling a guy who quit on the team.
They can affect the game and likely did. No complaints here. Kids are gonna be kids
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
The one and only thing I wish would have been different was the "Skyy's a traitor" chant (if that's what was said - if it wasn't "traitor" and was "quitter" instead, that's fair game). Other than that, I totally agree with you. Nothing chanted was over the line, and it was all related to basketball.
Example - had TSJ been at Michigan and they chanted something about him going to Illinois instead of Michigan, I see that as fair game. Obviously, any sort of "no means no" crap (particularly since anyone who would have objectively read the first affidavit would have seen there was no case to prosecute) was out of line and should have been stopped immediately.
Example - had TSJ been at Michigan and they chanted something about him going to Illinois instead of Michigan, I see that as fair game. Obviously, any sort of "no means no" crap (particularly since anyone who would have objectively read the first affidavit would have seen there was no case to prosecute) was out of line and should have been stopped immediately.
There's been this general sentiment about our university and a portion of the fan base for awhile now. The tipping point occurred in 2007. Life has never been the same.
sacraig
- The desert
Depends on the kid. I have zero regrets about booing IDKWTI when he played at Assembly Hall.
Well, my voice was extremely hoarse, so I guess I regret that part, but nothing else.
sacraig
- The desert
Yes he did, but what do you expect from Kris Collinsworth's kid? Surely not quality announcing.
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
I didn't realize that was Jac Collinsworth. We talk about broadcaster nepotism here quite a bit, but Jac is clearly the "dark side" of that. Noah Eagle is the "bright side". Choppy would be about the most flattering term I could use for Jac's play by play.
I don’t have a problem with KRUSH booing with basketball related harassment. It’s kids booing kids. When my son went to Duke the Dookies were provided with handouts on what they were going to use to get at the players. He thought they took it as step too far when they researched that a player broke up with a girlfriend and the would yell her name at the player.
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