Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
Illini Basketball 2024-2025
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lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
This season can still absolutely be a success.
We’re currently #16 in KenPom and our overall rating is as close to #7, 11-0 Florida as #2 Tennessee is to #1 Auburn.
We’re right in the thick of it.
Keep improving game over game. Lock in some big Q1 wins. And once we get to March, anything can happen.
We’re currently #16 in KenPom and our overall rating is as close to #7, 11-0 Florida as #2 Tennessee is to #1 Auburn.
We’re right in the thick of it.
Keep improving game over game. Lock in some big Q1 wins. And once we get to March, anything can happen.
0 FGs, 3 pts, 3 FTs - combined production the last 3 minutes vs NW and final 5 minutes vs TENN. That's where that "improving" starts with for me.
This isn't Gonzaga... you're in the B10... you're gonna be in close games... you're not blowing everyone out. Offense can't stall out like that.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Hey everyone! I'm bringing a couple of business partners with me to the USC game on the 11th. What's the nicest restaurant / best steakhouse in Champaign right now? Would love to book something special.
Best restaurant: Nando Milano
Best steakhouse (for ambiance): Hamilton Walkers
The fancy steakhouse would be Hamilton Walkers. Which is seems like would be what you're looking for.
There isn't really much in the way of fine dining in town. Maybe Nando Milano or Baxters but I've honestly never been.
If you're going simply for good food though there are so many good options in basically every type of cuisine. BBQ, pub fare, Thai, Indian, Chinese, Korean. Pretty much anything you could want.
There isn't really much in the way of fine dining in town. Maybe Nando Milano or Baxters but I've honestly never been.
If you're going simply for good food though there are so many good options in basically every type of cuisine. BBQ, pub fare, Thai, Indian, Chinese, Korean. Pretty much anything you could want.
blackdog
- Champaign
If you are looking for the most expensive steakhouse Hamilton Walkers fits the bill.
Nando Milano is a pretty nice Italian place to go, quaint, and pricey. I believe they are now serving steak, and yes, they are pricey. Really good food.
Biaggi's for great Italian food. The Ribeye is a good steakhouse as well and its a Champaign fixture.
Illinois ranked as the 25th most valuable athletic program in the country, pulling in 148 MILLION in revenue. I wonder how much of that is from the basketball side....we pretty much have the worst football program over the last decade compared to others in our tier.
That is also 9th in the Big Ten - right in the middle.
Other than Notre Dame, it should be considered an embarrassment to be behind any ACC school for our program. The table was based on Fiscal Year 2023, so there's a chance we gain some ground next year when the value of the former PAC-12 members is fully realized.
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
We are only behind Clemson and Florida State from the "traditional" ACC schools. Considering they have a substantially larger football attendance than Illinois, it should be no surprise that we are behind them. I would not even be embarrassed by being behind them. Illinois football has lagged in the revenue department for decades. It will take time to close any of these gaps.
My guess is that Stanford has a substantial revenue stream due to the shear volume of sport teams that they have and the number of athletic championships they continue to win.
I really would not lose sleep over where Illinois ranks. As the football program continues to improve under Coach B, I expect attendance and revenue to also help bump Illinois up the rankings slightly. Given how poorly football attendance has been, it is remarkable to me to see Illini in the top 25.
In skimming the news about the football team, I noticed that we have lost to the transfer portal a punter who is currently 31 years old. Australian, high school graduate in 2011.
It's not basketball, but: to me this is both comedic and something that, for the sake of competitive balance (or some such medieval, chivalrous concept) needs to be reconsidered.
It's not basketball, but: to me this is both comedic and something that, for the sake of competitive balance (or some such medieval, chivalrous concept) needs to be reconsidered.
Okay. Yeah, I can see it.
While we’re talking about surprising resemblances…I’ve got another one for consideration. Should Geoff decide he wants a side hustle…I feel like B-Movie stunt double might be in the cards…
(I mean he’s not a dead ringer. But that’s definitely good enough for stunt double work. Amirite?
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
he's an Australian...they had to find him in the outback, outfit him with kangaroo shoes, and teach him to play the diggerydoo before he could punt for the Illini.
And then they found out that he forgot how to punt! so they punted him...
And then they found out that he forgot how to punt! so they punted him...
Home game vs Michigan State will definitely be a rock right too
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Illinois Basketball News: Terrence Shannon Jr to have Jersey honored on February 15th
The Illinois basketball legend will have his jersey honored during the home game vs Michigan State.
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Dude is older than me and I've been out of college a long time, have switched career fields, have a house, and a kid.
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