Separate NIL fund just for covering a round of beer for (those of age in) the student section. Make it a live donation too, so as viewers on TV see the students mellowing out, they can inject funding into making the place hostile.
(Fully sarcastic)
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3 of the better CBB voices
I'm going to go out on a limb and say we're going to get some Tier 1 sound bites from Mirk from this haha
I remember that well. I think it was Richard Keene who came up big. Or maybe I'm confused.
No we did not. It was at Duke. We had Keene, Garris, Notre, Gee, etc. We beat them there. Gee had an offer from Duke but chose Illinois. We never beat them at home.
ChiefGritty
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Think he means we beat Duke when they were the home team. You can tell if you follow the chain of responses.
We have in fact never played Duke at home (for us). 9 total matchups, 2 games at their place, and 7 neutral site games.
University of Illinois Athletics Men's Basketball History vs Duke University
The official University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball History vs Duke University
You are absolutely correct. My apologies. I did not read the previous threads. But I think it is ridiculous that in all these match ups with Duke we cannot get a true home game.Think he means we beat Duke when they were the home team. You can tell if you follow the chain of responses.
We have in fact never played Duke at home (for us). 9 total matchups, 2 games at their place, and 7 neutral site games.
University of Illinois Athletics Men's Basketball History vs Duke University
The official University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball History vs Duke Universityfightingillini.com