Game Thread: Illinois vs Maryland

[IlliniInCAN]

Is the Hamer experiment over now? That could be the best possible outcome from this meltdown.

 

[Thaillini22]

We will 100% be an upset favorite in the brackets.

I really hope we don't play a team with a "thing" on offense. If we play a team that runs some version of the Princeton offense or something, or high-lows ya to death, we're gonna get bounced.

 

[Bigtex]

Just turned on the game. What did I miss?

 

[CV Illini]

Down 32. Way to come and fight in the 2nd half. We are not good. Just give us an 8 seed so this season can end already.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Maryland is just simply head and shoulders better than Illinois. Men against boys

Yep, but they’re 10 points better … we’re giving them the rest of the margin by being a soft team that doesn’t look like losing bothers us.

 

[Oracle21]

Here’s the thing…After the Duke debacle the next game was against a team so bad it was impossible not to bounce back.

Now we’re gonna go from this game straight to a tourney team

 

[IllinistrandedinHouston]

Insiders. There has to be something wrong tonight. Was there a birthday yesterday?

 

[FromTheLogo]

I think we can get this to 10 with 10 to play, play some defense!

This did not age well

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Getting completely clowned. Boswell gets ripped by the big fella

Not good by Boswell, but he was getting blindside doubled at the top of the key. Someone had to call that out. That's a lack of communication turnover as much as a sloppy one by Boswell

 

[FloridaMan]

Build a new team around Rez and Tomi I guess? If Underwood doesn't decide to bolt to TX. I really don't know what to say, but this roster and coaching staff construction was an EPIC failure. Total lack of toughness or a plan when things go south.

 

[Dragons89]

At one time DGL was helping off the bench. Now he does absolutely nothing right. He should at least be trying to audition for his portal entry. He’s not a starter at this level anywhere.

 

[DeeIL89]

Just turned on the game. What did I miss?

Business as usual. Lol.

 

[Trueblue777]

A lot of this is on Underwood. We were playing scared and with hesitation right from the get go

 

[Iamgroot]

So at this point do we even win a game in the tournament the way we're playing i feel embarrassed to even get a invite.i guess the truly good teams need fodder for the first round

 

[racinghoss]

Maryland is our kryptonite. We look like a high school team.

MD, Duke, who's next? We've had good games recently, and MD has had our # lately...but WTH? I can't understand it.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

What's KJs +/- by chance? -30 at best?

-26

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

to be fair, the last one wasn't KJ's fault

I don’t need the last one whatsoever in my pile of evidence.

 

[Ryllini]

 

[NashvILLe05]

Only thing that makes sense to me is Brad doesn’t want to do anything that would jeopardize the relationships he’s built overseas. That said, KJ doesn’t deserve the PT he’s getting.

 

[Retro62]

This reminds me of watching the Illinois vs. Iowa football game in 1985

 

[illinifan1987]

I just turned it off as well. So...how about them Bears? Oh yeah, they suck like every Illinois team
I'll just wait for Jules' sound advice...

 

[DeeIL89]

We don't deserve a 7 seed. Shoot give us the 9 seed for this pathetic performance.

 

[Iamgroot]

So how much we going to lose this game 40,50 maybe 60?

 

[Bigtex]

Hamer getting blamed? What about underwood?

 

[blife]

This may be the roughest watch of the year. All year, such high expectations given the talent and then just such painfully abysmal performances on the regular. Rinse spit repeat. We don't lose close games, when we lose, we get our a$$es handed to us. That is the part I can't understand.