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altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Hey, Gonzaga lost which I wanted. Bad weather outside but good weather inside because of that. Down with Few and the Bulldogs Every. Single. Year. I'm not nearly as enamored by the Zags as some are here.
Unpopular opinion, but I want the Big Ten to go as far as possible each NCAA tournament. Sucks that Michigan lost.
Unpopular opinion, but I want the Big Ten to go as far as possible each NCAA tournament. Sucks that Michigan lost.
This made me laugh so hard. Thanks for the uplift.
Michigan, your luck has run out.... but you should be used to losing this season.
I am liking the way these games have gone so far. Although the whole thing is a bummer without our guys still in it
illiniCA
- DC Area
Purdue. Painter is my favorite coach to listen to in Illinois post game. He’s really insightful and I end up rooting for him when it doesn’t hurt Illinois
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
And we've won more conference games than anyone else the past few years. Kind of makes you think, huh?
Agree with caveat...only team I will go for over Painter now is St Peters...this year's Cinderella...
frozenrope9190
- Aurora, IL
When did 'the second weekend' become such an end-all-be-all milestone that causes so much more heartache and bragging rights as qualifying for Round 2 or 4? Is it because of the catchphrase 'the second weekend'? Is it because of the layoff between the games? It's Round 3. Good accomplishment. Round 4 is better.
Not really. You were talking about Zag fans discontent about their tournament results the last 2 years. Silly comment on your part. Our fan base could only hope to have their success.
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
When we stopped making it
What is up with this invesco commercial with the fighting Illini jerseys on unknown players
Yeah, must suck to to be them.
Underwood has eaten Juwan’s lunch so far
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
2nd weekend essentially carries with it EXCLUSIVITY on tv. It's great for recruiting.
Sorta like the prime slot we had last Sunday in round 2. We were the only game in town for 3 hours.
The guy dunking putting the opposing player on a poster is actually Hutch
Had to find a use for the never-worn blue unis.
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
The point is that success is measured against expectations. By your argument, our fanbase should be happy, but there are people who clearly are not. The argument falls flat because it doesn't matter that there are others who have performed worse. Zags fans who expected their team to win a title last year or this year aren't necessarily going to care that they've won a bunch of games since 2015, because they still haven't won their final game of the season.
People aren't fully rational. That's the point.
Sorry, but I'm happy to see Gonzaga out. Their level of success has been...annoying. I'd like to see a low seed win it all, however unlikely that may be. St. Peter's would be mind blowing, obviously. If not them, maybe Miami. I could be happy with Purdue winning it, because it would help raise the conference's profile.
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