Illini Basketball 2023-2024

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IlliniCaboose

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That 2/3 line is looking less and less likely. Would need to almost win out. I'm no expert obviously but not a lot more chances for quad 1 wins
 
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EyeoftheIllini

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RabidDawgClassic said:
I personally am of the belief that BU's agent wouldn't be doing his job if he wasn't shopping him around and gauging his value on the coaching market. It would be foolish and detrimental to his client if he didn't. And while it's no doubt frustrating to Josh, that's the price of hiring one of the best in the business who has continuous success. What we as fans can hope for is that Josh doesn't take that personally and react as Ron Guenther did with Bill Self before hiring Bruce Weber. Coach K was rumored for other jobs every other year (Mahomet, anyone?). The price of having a successful coach is that everyone is going to want him, whether realistically or in their imaginations.
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Yep, guessing Illini have BU because his agent was shopping around and gauging interest and value.
 
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Fighter of the Nightman

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Scoregasm said:
Do not want a 4 or 5 seed. No sweet sixteen with those...🤢
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Agreed. I mean obviously we could easily make a Sweet Sixteen as a 4/5, but I’d REALLY rather not play an equal team in a Second Round game that will be pivotal for our program’s perception and trajectory. Making the Second Weekend this year is like breaking a barrier for Illini basketball.
 
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Looking ahead, we've got a couple games on Peacock. This pisses me off. We don't have Peacock on our cable package so I won't get to see those games. I don't even know what Peacock is, but they always say streaming. Do you watch it on your computer? I admit to being an online dinosaur. It's almost as if my wife and I are still living in the 20th century.
 
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Kendall Gill’s Uncle

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Brosky said:
Looking ahead, we've got a couple games on Peacock. This pisses me off. We don't have Peacock on our cable package so I won't get to see those games. I don't even know what Peacock is, but they always say streaming. Do you watch it on your computer? I admit to being an online dinosaur. It's almost as if my wife and I are still living in the 20th century.
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If you have a SmartTV, Roku, or AppleTV you can download the app on the TV. You may be able to get a free 7 day trial. Peacock is NBCs streaming network. It actually has some pretty good TV content and movies besides the sports.

You can also access through a computer or by downloading the app on your smartphone.
 
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Illini in Italy

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Kendall Gill’s Uncle said:
If you have a SmartTV, Roku, or AppleTV you can download the app on the TV. You may be able to get a free 7 day trial. Peacock is NBCs streaming network. It actually has some pretty good TV content and movies besides the sports.

You can also access through a computer or by downloading the app on your smartphone.
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. . .that's how I watch it, and no apparent issues with the streaming thus far. We got it free thru our cable company (Comcast) until the end of this month, then we'll pay the fee ($2.99 mo. W/ military discount).
 
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CentralMaroon

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Illini in Italy said:
. . .that's how I watch it, and no apparent issues with the streaming thus far. We got it free thru our cable company (Comcast) until the end of this month, then we'll pay the fee ($2.99 mo. W/ military discount).
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I'm not sure what happened, but I signed up for Peacock with my email (no CC) for a free account a couple of years ago, and I've been able to stream sports for free, watch their library, and the only annoyance is ads. I'm not sure how they managed to mess that up, I've found it to be a pleasant experience!
 
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RockfordIllini

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Fighter of the Nightman said:
I'd be curious to see how the various luck parameters or whatever could have altered any of our losses to-date:

L 71-64 vs. #4 Marquette
L 86-79 at #17 Tennessee
L 83-78 at #1 Purdue (no TSJ)
L 76-67 vs. Maryland (no TSJ)
L 96-91 in OT at Northwestern

If layups going in and out count, then some BASIC finishing carries us home vs. both Maryland and Northwestern, we are 16-3 (7-1) and our only losses are three exceptionally tough Quad 1 games (two of which were away from home).
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If NU shoots 7-13 in the second half (still a great percentage) and we make 3 more layups, we win that game by 15. Yes we’ve been a little unlucky.
 
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BretMyBeachHouse

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Battle89 said:
I remember the discussions at the time. There was a desire to get the ball out of his hands ASAP due to the little time remaining. Was worried that a dunk would have run out the clock with him still touching the ball. Really intelligent play, I admired the thinking almost as much as the shot!
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Two heady plays there. Griffey' quick release, and BP having the nads to hold for the right play. His pass and connection to the cutting Griffey is underappreciated in my book,.
 
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Fighter of the Nightman

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Now that this awesome website has made all college hoops ratings available, I thought it would be fun to revisit which Big Ten teams have drawn the best so far. Below is average viewers overall for each Big Ten team. Keep in mind there were some early season Big Ten games that REALLY drag everyone's average down, and I am frankly too lazy to go in and cherry pick them out for "better data," haha. As a funny example, only 38k watched Maryland play UMBC on BTN, and 19k watched St. Francis (PA) at Penn State, lol. On the flip side, one massive result (e.g., MSU/Arizona drawing 5.2 million on FOX) can REALLY push things up.

OVERALL
Michigan State: 731k
Purdue: 590k
Illinois: 443k
Ohio State: 425k
Indiana: 387k
Wisconsin: 322k
Michigan: 342k
Iowa: 294k
Nebraska: 249k
Maryland: 231k
Rutgers: 184k
Northwestern: 174k
Minnesota: 172k
Penn State: 150k

TOP TEN MOST VIEWED GAMES
5.18 million for #21 Michigan State vs. #3 Arizona (FOX)
1.59 million for #2 Purdue vs. #4 Marquette (ESPN)
1.51 million for #18 Michigan State vs. #4 Duke (ESPN)
1.46 million for #20 Illinois at #17 Tennessee (CBS)
1.45 million for #2 Kansas at Indiana (CBS)
1.39 million for #2 Purdue vs. #7 Tennessee (ESPN)
1.23 million for Michigan State at Maryland (CBS)
1.21 million for Ohio State vs. UCLA (CBS)
1.06 million for #4 Purdue vs. Alabama (FOX)
988k for Ohio State at Michigan (FOX)

ILLINI TOP AND BOTTOM FIVE
1.46 million for #20 Illinois at #17 Tennessee (CBS)
904k for #9 Illinois at #1 Purdue (FS1)
768k for #20 Illinois vs. #11 FAU (ESPN)
571k for #14 Illinois at Michigan
571k for Michigan State at #10 Illinois
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212k for Rutgers at #14 Illinois (BTN)
163k for FDU at #11 Illinois (BTN)
137k for Western Illinois at Illinois (BTN)
111k for Southern at #23 Illinois (BTN)
85k for Colgate at #16 Illinois (BTN ... RIGHT during a Bears game, too)

Anyway, just for fun. I am also quite positive Illini/Indiana on FOX last weekend will have a very good rating, but that information is not out quite yet.
 
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RichardKeenesCousin

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Who is the fastest on the team? Who can jump the highest? Who can bench the most? Who has the best mile time?
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Who is the smartest? Who is the most interesting? Who is the funniest?
 
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sacraig

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Brosky said:
Looking ahead, we've got a couple games on Peacock. This pisses me off. We don't have Peacock on our cable package so I won't get to see those games. I don't even know what Peacock is, but they always say streaming. Do you watch it on your computer? I admit to being an online dinosaur. It's almost as if my wife and I are still living in the 20th century.
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AZILL

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