Illini Basketball 2023-2024
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Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
My dude had to ham it up in the picture with Elzy
enjoy it while it lasts!
Well.....there are worse songs to get stuck in my head while at work.
I have a feeling things will work out.
Bigtex
- DFW
1 seedsBut do you, though???
1989
2005
2021
16 years in between - so much hope for 2021....
Hope we don't have to wait till 2037
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
We were a #1 seed in 2001. But not a Final Four team.
After all the hyperbole last summer from Underwood about how much talent the team had, how athletic the guys were and how many NBA guys we had, I thought maybe we would go undefeated. That didn't work out real well. Is this team better than last year? With the current roster? We have a point guard that said he could only play right now against someone with my skill level and a bunch of guys that have never played together.
I'm putting us down for 1 loss this year. I'm lowering my expectations.
I'm putting us down for 1 loss this year. I'm lowering my expectations.
When doesn't Underwood use hyperbole?
We're still in a weird spot where if a Point Guard were to magically appear, the team looks pretty solid for next season and potentially a top 3 preseason Big Ten team (Purdue and MSU are way in front). But without one, it looks like a team that will struggle to generate consistent offense and that might scratch to get into the Tournament field similar to last year.
He's elite at hyperbole
Illinois was a #1 seed in 2001
chiefini
- Rockford, Illinois
Not sure where to put this, but it’s Illini 
day on BTN. The IL FB win over Nebraska is being replayed on BTN 60 in 60 right now. Next up @4:30 is the 2011 IL FB Classic-IL win over UCLA, then 2010 IL win over Baylor, then 2022 IL BB win over Texas, then @7:30 2005 IL BB over NC, then @8:30 the Nick Anderson story, then @9:00 the 1989 IL win over Indiana… Enjoy.
day on BTN. The IL FB win over Nebraska is being replayed on BTN 60 in 60 right now. Next up @4:30 is the 2011 IL FB Classic-IL win over UCLA, then 2010 IL win over Baylor, then 2022 IL BB win over Texas, then @7:30 2005 IL BB over NC, then @8:30 the Nick Anderson story, then @9:00 the 1989 IL win over Indiana… Enjoy.Not sure where to put this, but it’s Illini
I wish.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
might it be the next season 2006 acc - B$G challenge game ??................Not sure where to put this, but it’s Illini
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Yes. I forgot that Illinois beat North Carolina in Chapel Hill seven months later. Still does not take away the sting from April of that year.
I would rather replace that game on BTN with 2005 IL BB over AZ in Rosemont. Can never get enough of that comeback.
chiefini
- Rockford, Illinois
Not sure where to put this, but it’s Illini
Yes, Duh. Wishful thinking…
This is not how I remember it, but maybe I am misinterpreting the above. Other than that thanks very much Chief for the info! I-L-LNot sure where to put this, but it’s Illini
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
As explained in the basketball thread, we beat UNC in Chapel Hill in the Big Ten / ACC Challenge the following season in late 2005.
I made the same comment (mistake) - this is apparently the win in Chapel Hill the next season (November)
Saw both yours and redwing's in the other thread right after I posted mine.
ThanksHyperbole is a useful vehicle used to set a high bar and standard for something with the implied expectation that such a standard will be met or even surpassed.
It forces the person being challenged to dig down deep and find it within themselves to achieve what is expected from them. It is breaking somebody out of their comfort level or introducing them to something better that the challenged person has not yet acknowledged they have inside.
E-L-I-T-E might be small in letters. But what's behind those words is powerful. Coach knows what he's doing.
He is an elite hyperbolicist
That might work with players. But for fans that pay attention, most will just discount (substantially) everything he says.
Experiences differ. I've found that managers (people, product, etc.) who use hyperbole often get tuned out as BS artists, and then get sidelined for being ineffective.
Let’s play a game:
o/u 20.5 wins this year
o/u 20.5 wins this year
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