Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
That's what I thought.
Illini Basketball 2026-2027
Welp, this timing is insane, I'm not sure if my (incorrect) take is being argued elsewhere, but the arbiter has stepped in on the conversation against the level of remarkableness of Michigan's Defense:
Mr. Pomeroy really came out of nowhere from the top ropes on this one. The coup de grâce will be if his next article is about how USC should be in the conversation for B1G title contender.
Do you think Uconn had an advantage at the garden? I do. I anticipate a similar advantage for us at UC - possibly more.
Welp, this timing is insane, I'm not sure if my (incorrect) take is being argued elsewhere, but the arbiter has stepped in on the conversation against the level of remarkableness of Michigan's Defense:
Mr. Pomeroy really came out of nowhere from the top ropes on this one. The coup de grâce will be if his next article is about how USC should be in the conversation for B1G title contender.
Lincoln Williams is going to be such a great player here. Probably the kid I am the most excited about outside of QC.
You’re right. According to https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster, he’s 6’5”.
My advanced analytics below appear to show that he is indeed definitely taller than 6'4", although the results are inconclusive.
If we only win one of those, please let it be UCONN. Hurley is insufferable.
Great article.Welp, this timing is insane, I'm not sure if my (incorrect) take is being argued elsewhere, but the arbiter has stepped in on the conversation against the level of remarkableness of Michigan's Defense:
Mr. Pomeroy really came out of nowhere from the top ropes on this one. The coup de grâce will be if his next article is about how USC should be in the conversation for B1G title contender.
Sure they do. My point is we had a major home court advantage in the F4, Indy is closer than Chicago. I'd expect that Chicago crowd to be going haywire.
Gotta be the shoes!My advanced analytics below appear to show that he is indeed definitely taller than 6'4", although the results are inconclusive.
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Part of their strategy was smothering the three point and funneling players to Clingan. It would change everything.
Do we consider 4 fanbases attending in Indy vs 2 fanbases attending in Chicago? Also taking into account fans might travel farther for F4 game than a regular season game.
I’m just trying to make stuff up now because I hate UConn and want to beat them haha.
What are the distances from UC to the burbs where so many alumni live? Bet they're a hell of a lot closer than Indy...
For United Center games, unless they don’t already, the Orange Krush and Athletics Dept. need to do Student Section travel deals to get as many student fans up there for noise and presence. Make it a hostile environment for opposing teams and show Chicago being deeply Orange and Blue.
hooraybeer
- Peoria, IL
any guess as to what tip off time will be for UCONN?
Was anyone at the game in UC versus Bama and the F4?
As someone who went to neither the F4 or Bana game, on television, it sure seemed like a more raucous Illini crowd at UC than Indy - but part of that might just be sound coming through differently in a football arena
Having Sinclair in Chicago is super cool. (Not saying that impacts a betting line lol)
As someone who went to neither the F4 or Bana game, on television, it sure seemed like a more raucous Illini crowd at UC than Indy - but part of that might just be sound coming through differently in a football arena
Having Sinclair in Chicago is super cool. (Not saying that impacts a betting line lol)
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I don't know if this was posted earlier but here is a link to purchase Illini vs UConn tickets at the United center. https://fightingillini.evenue.net/events/B
my bad - I misunderstood you. I agree.
You're measuring it from the distance from campus. The majority of the UI fanbase/alums are probably within 25 miles of the UC. There's also not 4 total schools participating at the UC. In Indy, we probably had 60% of the fans(total guess). At the UC, we'll have 95%+.
You're measuring the distance from Campus. Illinois has a HUGE contingent in Chicago/Burbs. The alums and fans buy most of the tickets to these neutral site games, not the students. Any students that come up is just a cherry on top.
If they get 18k in there(just short of a sellout), it'd be 17,000 UI/1,000 UCONN and that's probably overstating the UCONN representation.
All that said, we seem to struggle to win at the UC. We had Bama beat last year and couldn't make a free throw, then blew two 15 point leads, in the same game, versus Wisconsin.
It is smaller too, crowd on top of you. Domes have a very different vibe.