Recent content by Illini70math

1. Well, it was not a thing of beauty, but it was a hard fought competitive game. Neither team gave up and both teams were dog tired at the end. The Illini and Penn State continue to play close games, which is probably a bad thing everything considered. 2. Obviously a tremendous effort by...

1. It wasn't close, and frankly I was not surprised. College basketball is a game of match-ups, and we did not match up well with the Terps. 2. We clawed back within sight of them a few times, but it was just a matter of time before they blew the doors off -- those guys can score in a hurry...

1. Hey, the title isn't "All's Well That Starts Well." The Bard knew what he was talking about! It's how it ends that matters. 2. Kudos to JCL for keeping us in the game in the first half. We were down by 8 at the intermission, but it could have been a lot worse. 3. The designated...

1. We won the first half. They won the second half. Basically, it was a draw. We did not cover the spread, however. 2. Yeah, it is about recruiting. You put Yogi Ferrell on our team, and we beat Indiana in this game. One player really can make a difference. To steal a quote from Loren...

1. This is not a truly bad Wisconsin team, but it is one of the least talented teams they have had in a while. Obviously Hayes and Happ with Brown thrown in give them a pretty decent front line, but the other players are more solid contributors than the stars that Wisky has had for many years...

1. Whitman hasn't even been announced officially as AD, and already we are putting major beatdowns on opponents. I smell major turnaround! 2. It's all about the little things, like scheduling. If we could have played Rutgers 10 more times this season, we could have been a contender, we...

1. I hate losing. I really hate losing to a directional school. I really, really hate losing to a team coached by Collins. I guess I just have a lot of hate right now. 2. To be honest, it was a pretty boring game to watch. Maybe the Northwestern match-up zone does that, but neither team...

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A few observations before the Iowa game 1. Well the first observation is that I am going to a birthday party today at game time. My five-year old granddaughter made her first birthday cake for my younger son and his wife (they were born a day apart), so I will be attending that event -- I...

1. Wow! Well it may not have been the very best basketball ever as far as quality, but the quantity was certainly there! Considering how shorthanded each team was, the players on both teams deserve credit for playing hard until the end. 2. Both teams fought hard, but I did think that the...

1. Kind of a blah game to be honest. We started out looking good, but then we just became ineffective on offense. Hopefully Finke and Nunn are OK, because this game was a big enough disaster as it was. 2. Malcolm Hill is pretty much our offense, and without being spectacular he certainly...

1. Well, it was an ugly game for sure, but it had its exciting moments. Neither team seemed particularly interested in winning this one, but eventually one team has to win. It was Ohio State. 2. The game started out so well. We were going like gangbusters and it looked like we might blow...

1. I really enjoyed this game. It was a hard-fought, back and forth game, and a great one to win on the road. It wasn't a perfect game, but the Barn can be a tough place to play. Obviously we needed this win. 2. Malcolm Hill turned in another monster game. He just does it all. Again, he...

1. Indiana covered the spread. 2. Other than a brief surge in the first half to close the gap to one point, this was a pretty sad effort by the Illini. IU is a pretty good team, but we made them look like world beaters. Oh well. 3. Malcolm Hill had a decent stat line, but it was pretty...

1. We were just outplayed in this one. Nebraska seemed to have a better plan, better adjustments, and better execution. We lost by 11, and to be honest that was representative of the game. The Huskers started pulling away with about 7 minutes to go in the first half, and we could never get...