RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Pregame: Illinois vs Kentucky, Sunday, March 23rd, 4:15pm CT, CBS
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purcy51
- Louisville, KY
Beginning of the excuses they'll have when we win. LOL!
I was told Louisville's location would help them out and we saw how that went.
I was told there would be no math. My bad, thanks for correcting. Also, I missed that he passed, I was out of the country at that time.41 but I'm confident it will still stick in his craw a decade from now
Sorry to yank your chain. Couldn't resist 'cause I do that, too, sometimes.
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Fly him in anyway. I missed he passed, was out of the country at that time, back now, RIP Efrem.
Obituary for Efrem Winters | Angelus Funeral Home
Celebrate the life of Efrem Winters and join others in sharing memories, stories, and condolences.www.angeluschapel.com
Official Obituary of
Efrem Winters
December 19, 1963 ~ January 27, 2025 (age 61)
you might need to keep up more with the facts of life..................
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Yeah, and he's still pissed off about the loss. Didn't know he passed, out of the US for extended period. Thanks for correcting me. A great one, RIP Efram
Fighting Illini Basketball Legend Efrem Winters Passes Away - University of Illinois Athletics
Fighting Illini great Efrem Winters has passed at age 61.fightingillini.com
Unfortunately he passed away at the end of January.
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Blood. From a cut on his hand
SuperMetroid
- Evanston
I think I probably mentioned this here before, but the Dicky Beal (non) travel call is famous in my family for being the first time I swore in front of my parents. I was 10 at the time.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Will any component of the Krush be there? And if so … WHY NOT?? DIA should be making sure we have a student section presence this close to home!
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
I am thinking that tomorrow, Tre will have one of his "quiet" 20/9 games. Nothing really designed for him, just putbacks and cutting to the basket.
Also in 119. I hope that our fans didn't limit themselves to Friday's session only. Iowa State and especially Kentucky, have HUGE fan followings. It's going to be interesting the split. There are a TON of Kentucky fans in my hotel. Hoping that they didn't purchase a ton of session 3 tickets because it was on a weekend and assumed that they were going to smash Troy. We'll see soon!
I was at the game last night. Was really surprised there weren’t more Kentucky fans the 1st game. Illini nation showed up. Crowd was electric. Let’s bring it Sunday. Shoot 30% or above from 3 and we win
Taking the O & B glasses off extremely momentarily, the NCAA did us a solid for putting us in Milwaukee. Not sure what we did to deserve it and what Wisconsin did to also be a #3 seed and get shipped out?
We got a protected seed, even though we're a 6. Not sure why, but I'll be there in my O & B, loud and proud.
Can this crap stop... Seriously.
One of my favorite players on a team I thought had a chance to win a NC. He played with Altenberger, Montgomery, Welch, Harper, Douglas and Meents. He was a Parade and McD AA.
splitter
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Seen some creepy posts, but this is elite.
Agree 100%. His parents were in section 118 and there were some clowns that were across the aisle, who could hardly fit in their FA's in their seats, just being nasty after the missed shots. It was totally cringe worthy. No parents should hear those types of comments about their kid when he's busting his butt each and every day.
Illinifan533
- Normal, Illinois
With Arkansas winning, Illinois has the chance to really make Kentucky fans meltdown with a win tomorrow.
DevILLDawg
- Meredosia, Illinois
Perfect GIF.With Arkansas winning, Illinois has the chance to really make Kentucky fans meltdown with a win tomorrow.
So much added pressure for UK playing just north of our border, against a lower seed who happens to be rated higher in KENPOM!
BBN meltdown incoming
In 1984 one of the best and one of my favorite ever Illini MBB team (though with many close seconds) played Kentucky in the elite 8 game. Our team was loaded - Winters, Douglas, Altenberger, Montgomery, (and a young Ken Norman?). Game was at Kentucky! Our guys ended up losing by 3. The game ended on a missed tie up / Kentucky traveling call. The announcers saw it but the refs were afraid to make the call. That elite 8 game was played on Kentucky’s home court! Another interesting aspect was that it was Illinois’ second shot at the cats that season - the first one was Christmas Eve in Champaign when 3 HS refs had to be pulled from their seats in the stands cause weather prevented the ncaa crew from getting there. The Illini lost on a last shot make. Those Illini HS refs were way better than the crew that would look the other way in the spring. Not that I’m bitter…
If you are looking for a way to pre-game tomorrow you can watch the ‘84 game on YouTube
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