I want a good season and think this is a really talented group but man, the amount of roster turnover is a huge turnoff. Am I the only one that’s struggling to get excited for this team? Aside from DGL I don’t really feel an attachment to any of these players. It just feels very…transactional. I feel like Bielema is using the money he has to retain the guys he develops and then upgrade where we can. Underwood, though a great coach, doesn’t really seem too concerned with the majority of his recruits transferring out and seems like recruiting over is often the case. I understand this is the world we live in now but I just struggle to feel any attachment here. I think that’s a big piece of college basketball that’s going to be hard to replace.
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JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
Yeah, Boswell is steady. Which is crucial for a young team working together to figure things out.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Good work, Illini fans!
I had to Uninstall the app, go to their site and the offer was their. If you just go through the app it won't give you the offer.
Not sure if it has been mentioned previously but is there a reason the Illini don’t get into one of these tournaments?
We have 31 games on the schedule, so I wonder which two are officially a non-conference tournament.
The scheduling rules as I know them:
* Play 29 games (no restrictions) plus a 2 game non-conference tournament
* Play 28 games (no restrictions) plus a 3 game non-conference tournament
The fact that the NCAA lists these as two different options has always struck me as odd. Logically, anything that meets the second standard also meets the first. Just call the third game in the tournament a no-restriction game.
1m4tr
Cliffmas
Thank you so much!!
Like to see the ball in his hand and KJ free to roam. Ball doesn’t stick as much.
3 point girl
- texas
Brad told me he doesnt like them & he would never go back to Maui ever. Now that was several years ago at a golf tournament for Rebounders.
Agree 100%
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Same here … it’s a bit of a mini-Mecca for any rabid hoops fan.
However, we cannot complain too much when it comes to cool non-conference roadtrips Brad has set up for us vs. relevant programs! We’ve had very cool matchups in New York and Vegas the last couple years.
Let’s walk down memory lane……
Bigtex
- DFW
Thanks for that walk!!!
Bigtex
- DFW
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foby
- Bonnaroo Land
Bill Walton wasn't all bad. RIP
Tophe
- Middle TN
It's a 3 game non-con tournament. We're in a round robin with Arkansas, Little Rock, and Maryland-Eastern Shore.
band camp
- STL City
100% a great trade off.Same here … it’s a bit of a mini-Mecca for any rabid hoops fan.
However, we cannot complain too much when it comes to cool non-conference roadtrips Brad has set up for us vs. relevant programs! We’ve had very cool matchups in New York and Vegas the last couple years.
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
Vegas arena atmosphere was amazing post the UCLA game, might be the best I’ve ever felt in person. And that includes some big wins in 89 and 05. Was not at the Arizona game otherwise that would take #1 I’m sure!
Gravy Train
- Austin - Sturgeon Bay
Chills….thanks for sharing, was at that game!
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