Recent content by TonyRu85

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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Nebraska

    Goode can’t play if he is going to miss open 3s
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    Illini Basketball

    Agree wholeheartedly.. That Loyola team that was just better than us that day. It's March.. it happens. The only thing we can do is continue giving ourselves opportunities and the breaks will fall eventually for us. No one in their right mind would tell you that K-State, Creighton, FAU, or SDSU...
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    College Hoops Coaching Carousel

    Saw Xavier live this past weekend against Pitt and they got any shot they wanted all game. Really impressive to watch.
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    Mississippi State coach Mike Leach passes away at 61

    One of my favorite things I've ever seen from a division 1 head football coach is the class he taught at Washington State called "Insurgent Warfare and Football Strategies". Would have been an awesome time learning from such a unique mind. Sad day for college football!
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    The Illinois Defensive Coordinator Search

    If Kane isn't our DC he might be Purdue's
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    Ryan Walters hired as Head Coach at Purdue

    Wow good for Ryan. Did not expect that job to even be on the table for him.
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    Illinois 26, Minnesota 14 Postgame

    Just utter domination
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    USC, UCLA to join the Big Ten in 2024

    Big 10 after dark.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    The crazy thing is I watched BBV make 3 straight 3s in his first ever game here. That was 3 years ago at this point, and we haven't seen anything since that makes me believe he can shoot, but I still hesitate to view him as a low post only big.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Musselman is building a monster at Arkansas.
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    Andre Curbelo in the transfer portal

    Sad to see Belo move on. Was an extremely tough year for him and wish it would have worked out like he/we all hoped. Will cherish the memories of his freshman season forever. Wish him the best of luck and hope we don't ever have to play against him so I can always root for him to succeed.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    For what it's worth, this specific kid was already an influencer on social media before committing to Duke. Has over 1M followers on TikTok or something crazy like that. I'm sure that committing to Duke helped gain some followers, but think there are also other factors to take into account.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Chattanooga, Friday, March 18th, 5:50pm CT, TNT

    The Big Ten is getting no love nationally this year because of the performance in last years tourney. The 'experts' drooled all over us and other B10 teams last year and we disappointed. I don't care who picks us to win in their bracket. It doesn't mean a thing. I almost prefer that we aren't...
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    Bracketology

    Should be in Milwaukee as long as we remain a 4 seed.
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    Indiana 65, Illinois 63 Postgame

    Hope we can somehow hang onto the 4 line. I want no part of a 5-12 matchup with how up and down we can be.