Recent content by OrangeNBrood_Redux

Immortality. That’s what this team has achieved - despite today’s result. I regret nothing. A deep thank you to this team. And to all of you, for a gorgeous season. We will not forget, any of it.

KING IN THE SOUTH. March 28, 2026. A day we will remember, forever.

GIMME DAT Elite 8 appearance, Kelvin Sampson. Special shout out to those of us who never lost faith in this team/season being special. Special shout out to those of us who never lost faith in Andrej Stojakovic. Looks like we saved the best defense for last. Looks like this team has learned to...

Total Team MF Effort. Getting our seat at the Sweet Sixteen took contributions from all the heroes. But especially the Balkan Avengers. Lotta grownass man dunks… but also a lot of savvy defensive plays. Gotta love how Tomi and Andrej are playing, right now. It’s nothin but carnage from here on...

Round one of March Madness 2026 will forever be remembered as… … The Mirkovic Miracle. One of the most thorough tournament victories in Illini history. Good to see different guys get loose in the blowout and see the ball go in the net. Tomas with a confidence restoring 3. Ben’s shot looks...

Survive. And advance. These games happen. Wouldn’t read into it too much, other than to say it’s a good lesson and reminder before the “win or go home” season begins. Being humbled but still winning can be a very good thing.

Shout out to Oregon’s Nate Bittle. Son is 22 years old and somehow looks like he’s already gone through 3 divorces while working a job he hates for a decade. Stojakovic had a rough (rough) game against Michigan. But he is still a potent weapon against many matchups. I bet his ability to get to...

Shoutout to the Trojans fan who decided to lead the ‘D-fense’ chant with USC down 32 🤣 Yo, last night on the Games Thread, several people were lowkey groveling over the Wolverines. “When Michigan hits 3s like this, they’re almost impossible to beat.” “Nobody’s posture is quite as graceful as...

Hoosiers got MIRKed. A lil Mirk before work. How good did that first Boswell three feel across Illini Nation? Like the promise of spring. The beginning of a great period of powerful growth and exploding joy. And how much better is the defense with BAM back up in that booty? Eh. Let’s take a...

Put the money in the bag. Hurry up, hurry up. Nobody try no hero sh-t today and we all go home to our families. Keep them eyes down. I said keep them eyes down! Don’t look at my face. ROB THE ****** BANK.

Maturity win. Intelligence and adjustments win. Cohesion as a group win. Key defensive possessions win. Lots of guys stepping up at big moments win. Ivisic twins makin Croatia proud win. Wagler 🥷-ing his way to damn near 30 win. Somma y’all owe Jake Davis an apology and some 💐 win. We...

One of them games. Kinda like making out with someone who’s pretty hot but smells like your grandma’s house. Or has a tooth missing (one of them important ones). Like somethin just didn’t feel quite right. Still, if someone had told us before the season started that, come end of Jan, we’d...

Instant Fn Classic. Keaton Fn Wagner. Championship Fn Potential. Closed this game with absolutely no fear. In Mackey. Can I get an ‘AMEN’ from the congregation?

The Illini beast feeds. Absorbed the Wildcats’ life force into our own. The Tomislav reawakening game. And a lot of game film for Wagler to look at. Boswell the unshakable lowkey hero.

Torched Iowa City. A real scare. But knowing you can lock down a win trying to slither out of your hands, on the road in front of a rabid, inbred - er, hostile - crowd, and against that surreal foul call at the end that basically gave the Hawkeyes a green Mario mushroom extra life… …a game...