Illinois 93, Michigan 73 Postgame
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drsmitty74
- Rochester
1. Indiana - I hope Knight still tosses and turns every time we kick their butts.
2. Iowa - I also count Pearl hate in this one
3. Miznoz
4. Wisconsin
5. Michigan
2. Iowa - I also count Pearl hate in this one
3. Miznoz
4. Wisconsin
5. Michigan
MSU thinking they're higher on our target list than they are. Their level of self importance versus what they really are is misaligned.
Personally, I dislike Fichigan more and Iowa even more. Probably don't speak for all Illini fans.
I took a break from this board for a couple weeks. I get the feeling, from several posts, that I made a good decision. A couple people recently (casual fans) asked me what happened to The Illini. I tell them, "If I told you what this team has dealt with for the last 6-8 weeks, I would sound like I am one of those fans that just makes excuses". I am looking forward to the torunaments.
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Yes, such a great change indeed. Before Brad, we were all simply hoping to make the field (or play our way in through the BTT). Now it is all about March, a sentiment of the best programs.
The Sprouting Divot
Invisible and Bulletproof
- Miracle Mile
I see "anywhere Kelvin Sampson is" on a few more of these lists than I expected. I was as pissed as everyone else at the time (and for years following) but my disdain towards him has really mellowed the past few years, mostly because of how much fun his Houston teams are to watch. Am I alone in this?
For whatever it's worth, my hatred for Bruce Pearl burns unabated. I hope he !!!!! his pants every day for the rest of a foreshortened life.
For whatever it's worth, my hatred for Bruce Pearl burns unabated. I hope he !!!!! his pants every day for the rest of a foreshortened life.
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
The Goldins were there? Had Kevin Harlan not told me what seemed like 30 times and they had a club seating shot of them at least once every segment between media timeouts, I would have never guessed.
(I normally really like Kevin Harlan, but his constant references to Goldin's parents being there got old pretty quickly. We get it, Kevin. Just go back to calling the game.)
About as annoying as Jim Jackson calling Morez, “Montrez” in the pre-game show and then Jay Wright repeating Montrez several times. It was hurting my ears.
skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
Show us on this doll where the SEC touched you.
Also, outside of 1e, that has to be the weirdest Illini fan hate list ever.
Illini in OC
In. The. Alley.
Hats off to Battle89.Show us on this doll where the SEC touched you.
Also, outside of 1e, that has to be the weirdest Illini fan hate list ever.
That is a list of Satan places. F that MF.
For me:
1. Any Satan school
2. Iowa
3. Michigan
4. Any Samscum school
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
I dunno. I kinda liked how, with every shot of them, their faces grew longer and longer and longer.
1h Sharon High School? Would that count?
1m4tr
Cliffmas
Dang his stink still lingers at those places for you. I can respect that Battle.
On pause. I think Brad made some suggestions. I am in the boat of, please adjust the game plan to fit our personal if plan A or plan B didn't work. It is obvious the defense has made the correct adjustments allowing this team to just play D and not have to over think the defense side of the game. They can just play. That is what we have seen the last 2 games, and I think the adjustments by the staff is what we all wanted and now, lets raise the floor of this team based on the game plan alone. Looking to see where we are really at when PurDon't comes to town.
Y’all are crazy if Missouri isn’t in your top 2
Annoying for me as well (like other things). I don't to want get in trouble, but I liked it from one very imporant perspective.
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
Sampson has earned his disdain, but in the big picture Pearl hurt us a lot more than Sampson. Agree in principle but can't enjoy watching Houston so soon after they bounced us out of the tournament.
Took years of therapy to be able to say Austin Peay again...
Mine will never falter as well. But, right now it's Auburn first.
That is a pretty solid list.
I feel the mark of delineation here is somewhere around the year 2000. From what I've seen, if you attended Illinois and were a big Illini fan sometime in the 80s and 90s Mizzou will be rated highly, but for the fans who attended Illinois and were big Illini fans from 2000 on, the games simply didn't hold as much weight because we won 9 straight in that time and went 14-4 even during down years. So my guess is for fans under the age of around 40 Mizzou is just looked at as a team you should beat every year. Or in other words, they're looked at as much as a basketball rival as Mizzou would consider us a football rival.
I'm in complete agreement. MSU has never been on my list. I love these threads with "lists". In my almost 50 year Illini history, I had my moments including Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, and little NwU in the Big10. Outside the B10: AZ, NC, Pitt, ND...? The only schools that remain are ND for certain and Pitt to a much less extent. We should start a list of the top 3 teams we do NOT want to see win the NC, regardless of reason (that's optional). Mine are Auburn (Pearl), UConn (obviously), and TN (probably just residual effects)
1m4tr
Cliffmas
You should add Duke to that list somewhere.
Not at all. I absolutely despised those Indiana teams. And while there is still a hate that lingers for the Hoosiers (which will never die) I'm surprisingly neutral when I see Sampson on tv. Funny enough, I enjoyed watching Eric Gordon in the NBA as well.
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
That was mostly tongue in cheek but sure a little bit. Reflects on the schools when they hire a known cheater. I mean didn’t he get a show-cause at Tennessee? Should be career-ending but those days, if they ever existed, are long gone.
You want my true #1 just look at my avatar. Never forget 1989…
You want my true #1 just look at my avatar. Never forget 1989…
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