Game Thread: Illinois vs Florida Gulf Coast

[21ChampaignSt]

It’s basketball….you run, you jump, you cut, you make sudden change of direction movements….ankles, knees and soft tissue stuff are going to happen.

Yeah but this is just a little boo boo, right? ... Right?

 

[fantasydaily708]

I feel like if it was minor we would already know

This is what I thought as well praying we're way wrong

 

[RowdyFromRow22]

 

[abchew2]

This is what I thought as well praying we're way wrong

At the same time I feel like the beat guys would be all over it if it was serious. With Ty we knew right away how bad it was.

 

[Illinifrank67]

So it happens to the other Big Ten teams with the same frequency?

Ummm… ya

 

[Dan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986950509454926163

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986950364663345634

 

[NarrowJ]

So it happens to the other Big Ten teams with the same frequency?

I mean... not a B1G team, but:

 

[Grandpa]

That just proves that there are 2 teams in the country with 4 guys out.

 

[abchew2]

Anyone know the availability report for tech tonight? I am starting to build hype for the walkon battle we will have Tuesday!

 

[The pop of Champaign]

Fire alarm went off! All good

 

[pweo]

Anyone know the availability report for tech tonight? I am starting to build hype for the walkon battle we will have Tuesday!

Toppin and Watts playing

 

[WeWillWhen]

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

This is ridiculous at this point.

 

[NarrowJ]

Nobody with the "our pets heads are falling off" gif yet?

okay

 

[EmeraldCityIllini]

 

[kyillinifan]

FGU has Junior Bridgemon great nephew on the team.

 

[hooraybeer]

Nobody with the "our pets heads are falling off" gif yet?

okay

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986950509454926163

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986950364663345634

This deal is getting worse all the time.

 

[IlliniCaboose]

 

[IllinoisIntegrity]

It’s basketball….you run, you jump, you cut, you make sudden change of direction movements….ankles, knees and soft tissue stuff are going to happen.

Then why don’t we see other top 20 teams losing multiple starters due to practice injuries? I don’t ever recall this many of our starting players being out after 1 non competitive game. Just a weird season with coincidental injuries?

 

[Epsilon]

They should probably just spend every practice shooting free throws and three pointers. But no jumping on the three pointers in case someone lands on the floor too hard.

Come on guys, it definitely sucks but this is basketball, there is going to be contact when you play basketball and injuries are going to happen.

The only way people should be upset with the coaching staff is if someone is with a current injury is being pushed too hard and reinjures themselves or if someone gets hurt doing another sport or activity outside of basketball that could have been avoided.

Nope - EA Sports is going to push development of its college basketball game to now. Everyone will just play their own avatar and that’s practice for the whole season….



/s

 

[skyIdub]

It’s basketball….you run, you jump, you cut, you make sudden change of direction movements….ankles, knees and soft tissue stuff are going to happen.

WHAT????

 

[Epsilon]

This deal is getting worse all the time.

They could be wearing the blue ones…

 

[EmeraldCityIllini]

Then why don’t we see other top 20 teams losing multiple starters due to practice injuries? I don’t ever recall this many of our starting players being out after 1 non competitive game. Just a weird season with coincidental injuries?

I mean our next opponent is top 20, and they had 3 starters out their first game.

I love Tomi, but Tomi does seem like a player right now who kinda always has something or other going on.

 

[GrayGhost77]

Did somebody curse Ubben when they did the renovations?