Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
- Bloomington, IL
Illinois 66, Northwestern 62 Postgame
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pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
The game thread....
Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
- Bloomington, IL
I love ya Pru. I've never met you and likely never will, but I love ya man.
This is a Season-changing victory for two reasons. First, HOW they did it. And second, THAT they did it.
Many/most teams never get a win like that after such a halftime deficit....(The 'How'). This is a first for the current group of Illini.
And season-changing because now they just proved to themselves that they could actually do such a thing... (The 'That'). They proved TO THEMSELVES what they are capable of. Coach can build them up verbally to work get them motivated... and they can talk about they "believe" in themselves... but all that is hollow until you prove it to the World under bright hot lights of the roundball capital of the College World against a motivated opponent in a critical conference game.
Sure, the Illini are also capable of laying down another stinker one of these days. But even if they do... they have been CHANGED by this victory.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
This happens to me as well… wonder if this is rate limited,,, @Dan ???
Experiencing the highest of heights when you win? And experiencing the dark depths of doom and gloom when you lose? The best words for that is, yes... BEING A FAN.
We experience games more with our hearts than with our heads. Our head tells us to stay calm and stable and rational. Our heart says.. Forget all that stuff. I want what I want. And I’m only happy when I get it.
The Illini this Season are not just a fun basketball team to watch. They are an emotional roller coaster ride of highs and lows and turning us dizzy.
Let’s hope we all have enough ride tickets to keep the ride going all the way into April.
Happy Birthday, Emerson.
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Did you notice that Buie not only out-scored our team in the first half, but also out- scored his own entire team for the game?
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
Sencire, from the time he tied the game at 59, to the next time down the court when they tied Buie up when he took on Sencire, Hawkins AND Meyer (bad idea), he was absolutely lit.
He has such a unique look when he is amped. The best thing I can think to call it is:
Berserker Mode
If you arent familiar with Viking lore and what berserker mode is, you should look it up. It's fascinating. It's thought to have been a bit of a mind/body hack to access the "adrenaline rush" when desired.
It's said that the vikings would take on an animal version of themselves when in this state. I submit that Sencire looks like a King Cobra snake when he goes into this fury state. The way he holds his shoulders, the way he moves so fluidly, and his long arms even remind me of snake like features.
King Sencire, the Snake.
He has such a unique look when he is amped. The best thing I can think to call it is:
Berserker Mode
If you arent familiar with Viking lore and what berserker mode is, you should look it up. It's fascinating. It's thought to have been a bit of a mind/body hack to access the "adrenaline rush" when desired.
It's said that the vikings would take on an animal version of themselves when in this state. I submit that Sencire looks like a King Cobra snake when he goes into this fury state. The way he holds his shoulders, the way he moves so fluidly, and his long arms even remind me of snake like features.
King Sencire, the Snake.
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People need to stop blaming the refs so much in games like this. Were they perfect? No, far from it. But they were consistent. Yes NU set illegal screens, the same screens Coleman does almost every possession. Epps clearly grabbed the other players waste before he was tripped. Someone said something about Matt’s charge??? That was a textbook charge, not sure how anyone can say that was a bad call. They made the same calls for us as they did for them. In games where it isn’t called the same both ways I can agree on bashing the refs, but this game, just no.
No one could have said it better. I am sorry for your loss!
Tacomallini
- Washington State
I know Dain didn't have a great game, but we're still going to get an updated Dainja Zone pic after this win, right?
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
Mine as well! Happy birthday!
I have a theory why we’ve had so many guys have had career nights against us this year.
The past 3 years we’ve been the best team in the big ten, and so there are a lot of upperclassmen who have spent most of their college careers losing to Illinois. Which means we have a disproportionate share of guys who are “up” for us for no other reason than they are sick of losing to us. But almost everyone from those dominant Illinois teams are gone, so our guys aren’t coming into the games with the same edge as guys who have been here 3-4 years. And although we had a more mixed record against Mizzou during that time, think the theory works for Kobe Brown as well.
The past 3 years we’ve been the best team in the big ten, and so there are a lot of upperclassmen who have spent most of their college careers losing to Illinois. Which means we have a disproportionate share of guys who are “up” for us for no other reason than they are sick of losing to us. But almost everyone from those dominant Illinois teams are gone, so our guys aren’t coming into the games with the same edge as guys who have been here 3-4 years. And although we had a more mixed record against Mizzou during that time, think the theory works for Kobe Brown as well.
When we lose: The refs suck. We were playing 8 on 5!
When we win: The officiating was fair and I graciously accept any and all bad calls made against us and recognize that some or all were offset by bad calls that worked in our favor.
Dr Copejam
- The Rock
Am the only one that thinks that Dain, may be suffering more than anyone is letting on, from the nasty fall against Minnesota?
When we were losing by 18 in the first half I said in the game thread that the refs were being fair. Nice try.
Terrance outscored them in the second half
I disagree - I don't think the refs were very good last night not because I think they were biased. They got the Matt charge call right and the Epps foul and I don't mind the moving screens because to your point they didn't call that either way all night.
What isn't forgivable is the Harris foul late in the game to put Bouie on the line when Harris tripped on the guy setting a moving screen and he lightly grazed Bouie - had zero impact on the play, there was barely any contact and you are giving one team two free throws for no reason - what is the point of that call? Your own ego? It makes zero sense to call that when contact like that happens every possession. Officials have to know the game situation
I don't mind a crew that lets them play and it's a hard game to officiate, but the ticky tack fouls when you are letting so much contact go infuriate me to no end (maybe some PTSD from 2005 when Sean May was throwing guys around inside and Augustine fouled out on 5 ticky tack fouls away from the ball)
Well, I have never seen Coleman stick his leg out three trips in a row to trip the defender. Northwestern has adopted the old Purdue strategy of fouling on almost every play. They push, pull, and even trip. If the refs decide not to call it that gives them a huge advantage unless you are playing the same way. The officials in the BIG aren't very good these days mainly because they call it different from play to play. If they were consistent, it would make it bearable. Two things that drive me crazy are: an official that is out of position and blocked from a good view or the right angle making a call that another ref with a better view let go, and missing a call that is literally right in front of them. I don't think that crew was out to get us, but they are getting paid and shouldn't suck so badly at their job.
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