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Here's an interesting article on Pearl. https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2019/4/4/18295241/bruce-pearl-final-four-timeline-infractions-auburn-lowa-deon-thomas-wire-milwaukee-violations

Illinois is fortunate to get a 3 seed. They are struggling coming into the tournament and have a losing record in their last 9 games. Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Purdue, UCLA, Ohio State, Minnesota, Washington, Rutgers, Northwestern, and Oregon all have the same or...

Glad to see Coach Groce doing well. He's an upstanding guy and a good coach. I think he just had difficulty recruiting in the Big 10.

There's discussion here if the illini are a 3 or 4 seed. It doesn't matter if they are a 2, 3, 4 or 5 seed. Here's how I think it will play out. We'll win a lackluster 1st game. Then we will lose to a less talented team who is quicker and plays with more hustle in round 2. This is who we are...

Fortunately I was at work today and couldn't watch the game. I believe the illini have lost their last 6 overtime games. Over the past 2 years I have come to expect the football team to win close games, but I have come to expect the basketball team to lose close games. I would say the...

Defense is AWEFUL today. Maybe we should try and stop a drive or 2 and contest a 3

Mirk and Davis playing well. Most everyone else is asleep. Andrej, Kylan, Keaton and Tomi need to wake up.

Glad illini won tonight, but main reason for the win is Oregon just shot really poorly from 3. Illini also rebounded well. Andrej and David had good games, but Tomi and Kylan didn't show up. They have to play better if illini are going to do anything in the tournament

Prior to Michigan State game, Illinois was 20 and 3. In their last 8 games, the best Illinois can do is 4 and 4. They are limping into post season. This is not a final 4 team. This is not an elite 8 team. This team will struggle to barely make it into the sweet 16.

With coach Hauck leaving Montana and coming to Illinois, maybe he can bring with him a couple or 3 players on d-line and LB who know his system, like: Solomon Tuliaupupu- 6'3" 240lb linebacker. Grad student who played at USC. He's like 25 yrs old and in his 9th year Braydon Bailey??- 6'2"...

IF all the underclassmen came back next year, and I know thus won't happen because 2 to 3 should go to the NBA, but the starting 5 tonight could be the starting 5 next year, plus Rodgers, Lee, BIG Z and Petro coming off the bench.

P awe

So ... poor running game, giving up too many sacks, lacked aggression on defense. Sounds familiar, not much has improved throughout the year.

Issues with Oline against indiana were bad technique and poor communication. Both of these fall mainly of poor prep by coaches. I am shocked that after playing 13 games together last year and 3 this year that both technique and communication are poor.

There's no way we should be in the top 25. I think there are 10 to 15 non-ranked teams better than us. We should be between 35 to 40.