So weird, too, because he is from Dayton. The type of person I would think would consistently "hate" on the Illini would either (A) be very uniformed of Midwest sports because he/she is in a coastal market or (B) have a vested reason to dislike Illinois because he/she is, say, an Mizzou or Iowa or Indiana grad or something. Neither applies here.
Anyway, these are the teams above us that play this week that we could potentially jump if we beat Colgate:
Tuesday 12/12
Georgia Southern at #12 Tennessee ... not gonna happen, and I don't want it to!
Wednesday 12/13
FIU at #15 FAU ... see comment about Tennessee!
#8 Creighton at UNLV ... I think I am becoming a Creighton hater, lol.
Thursday 12/14
St. Thomas (MN) at #7 Marquette ... again, I want our wins/losses to keep winning, so I can live without this upset.
Friday 12/15
#5 UConn vs. #10 Gonzaga (Seattle, WA) ... would be interesting if a decisive win by UConn would drop the Zags much?
Saturday 12/16
#2 Kansas at Indiana ... I don't know if I can root for the Loosiers, but I'll chalk this one up as a win-win.
#6 Baylor vs. Michigan State (Detroit, MI) ... definitely rooting for Sparty, but they look fully broken.
Texas A&M at #4 Houston ... no-brainer, go Aggies!
#13 Clemson at Memphis ... also kind of becoming a Clemson hater, absolutely no way they should be above us. Go Memphis!
#1 Arizona vs. #3 Purdue (Indianapolis, IN) ... we won't pass either one, but it would be a huge win for the Big Ten.
#9 North Carolina vs. #14 Kentucky (Atlanta, GA) ... We should already be ahead of UK, so I will root for UNC here.
Alabama at #8 Creighton ... 2 losses by Creighton this week?? Unlikely, but we'd definitely pass them if that comes to pass.
Green Bay at #11 Oklahoma ... lol.
NC State vs. #12 Tennessee (San Antonio, TX) ... again, go Vols until we meet again!
Great day of hoops Saturday.