Recent content by DJM

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    Games Thread - The National Championship

    balance and bench. UConn
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    UConn 77, Illinois 52 Postgame

    I'm still more disappointed in the Maryland loss at home and the Penn State collapse than the ELITE EIGHT loss. Hit hard watching these guys go out like that but what a season and got us back to where we belong.
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    Illinois 72, Iowa State 69 Postgame

    somewhere, deep in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, huddled in the fetal position in a dark corner of his mother's basement, Tyler Hansbrough weeps uncontrollably.
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    3/24 Games Thread

    Had 3 TO’s and possession at about 1 min to go and the offense was in disarray but did not choose to use one and they took a forced shot, which was missed. Should have been more aggressive and foul when clock got under 2, especially on Kulek, to get possible steal or build up fouls for bonus in...
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    3/24 Games Thread

    Colorado Coach:
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Nebraska

    Seth Davis just made a great point I never thought of, Illinois doesn't have a true point. Earning your pay Seth..
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    Weekend of 3/15 Games Thread

    at least now Braden Smith can't get some sleep
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    Weekend of 2/10 Games Thread

    Golden Gophers leave Iowa game midway thru second half to make sure they don't miss the super bowl pregame show.
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    Michigan State 88, Illinois 80 Postgame

    8 points in last 7:30 4 TO's in last 4:00
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    Week of 2/5 Games Thread

    I prefer Petty was inspired by the Byrds, just as the Byrds were inspired by Dylan and covered "Mr. Tambourine Man" for their first hit.
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    Week of 2/5 Games Thread

    Wisconsin reminds me of a Tom Petty song.
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    Bracketology

    I get the NET rankings but I still scratch my head over Houston. Lose back to back games. Best wins are over Texas Tech and BYU, one of which was at home and never move from a 1. And how about AZ? Their last 4 games are at Washington St. (Loss), USC (awful team) at home (W), UCLA (worse than...
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    Pregame: Illinois at Northwestern, Wednesday, January 24th, 8:00pm CT, BTN

    a plus side could be that the committee has always given high value to road quad 1's
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    Pregame: Illinois at Northwestern, Wednesday, January 24th, 8:00pm CT, BTN

    after last night's games, NW is now at 73 NET which makes this a quad 1. For now.