Illini Basketball 2026-2027
They don’t get much wilder than Trent Frazier lol. He enjoyed college very much.
Brings the same energy on the court as off the court
Maybe Tomi should shave
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Mayor of Green Street is an important role on the team that is passed down from one generation to the next. It was definitely Dee then Brandon Paul in my years in Champaign.
We must have overlapped. Jamar Smith tried to take that title but it didn’t go so well.
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
It was Robert Archibald (RIP) before Dee.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Your username should be CO's Icebomb then!
I imagine DJ Smirk is giving him a run for his money.
I’m also partial to wine night at Clys. $6 bottles of wine and champagne sounded like a good idea 20 years ago…
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
If memory serves (and given my intake it may not) wasn't it $4 bottles of champagne? Four dollars!
It might have been. It was insanely cheap. There was a guy in Scott Hall freshman year that would skip lunch on Tuesday’s so he could blackout for wine night
$5 pitcher of jack and coke at white horse 2000-2002 was my go to. I think it was a mid-week special.
Karaoke night - Wednesday's!
I was partial to mug club (RnRs), logo glass lunches (Murphys) and mop buckets (COs)
The last 2 years it was probably Kylan holding the title.
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
As someone who inadvertently started a Loyalty tangent last week, I always appreciate these off-topic runs. This one was fun and brought back some good memories.
Wednesday's I believe. the bartender would ask home many cups do I need. none.... just a straw
Those were awesome. Still remember being on the patio and seeing a parade of roaches walking across the railing
If the question is asking whether it’s more likely than not? Within the next 10 years? The smarter bet would be no.
I don’t think we’ll be that great defensively. To win the whole thing nowadays, you need to be ELITE on offense AND defense (top 5). We’re in the era of super teams; a decade ago that was probably a little different. SEVEN of the 8 one seeds the past two years have had +35 ratings on Kenpom. That’s completely unprecedented historically, and the top of the sport is operating at a different level.
I think our formula is good for multiple Final Fours; however, you’re inevitably going to run into that juggernaut team on both ends (Michigan, UCONN two years ago, etc).
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
There was a hilarious video the team put out asking the players "who on the team would you not let your sister date" and every single guy said Kylan, and it ended with Kylan going "everybody said me didn't they?"