Having grown up on CU since Leal Grade school in the mid 70s and bleeding Orange and Blue and the going to Grad School at Mississippi State. When I was at Miss St. Kendall left me tickets to watch his squad beat Ole Miss in Oxford and I drove up. Today is even better. I love it. Its a good damn day! ILL!
Illinois 77, Ohio State 74 Postgame
SuperMetroid
- Evanston
Yeah they were absolutely the last team I wanted to see across from our name. Seemed like it was fate that they were going to go on a run
Has Laphonso Ellis always sounded like the Rock?
Hunter-esque.
Gonna be great when he gets a 12-15 footer.
DAIN DAINJA.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
Or BUIE - who technically is half a Battle.
All those pages in the other threads wishing the game was in Chicago or Indianapolis, I do understand the thinking but from now on I want it always in the hometown of one of our good players!
MD in Madison and now Dain in Minneapolis, wow.
Game ball. Danija
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Let's beat whomever we play tomorrow (we should) and lock in a 3 seed. K thanks bye.
Tsj Dain and Ty came with the heat today! Big win, its really nice to knock out Ohio St.!!
This was always going to be a dog fight. Great game by Dain, and Hawkins D/rebounding at the end.
This cannot be understated. Ty was freaking incredible tonight. Was by far our best defender tonight, was incredible on the boards winning several he had absolutely no business getting, and then being a bucket getter when nobody else wanted to shoot. That Ty we saw tonight is that supporting cast player that is a reason your team goes deep in the tourney. Played like The Reverend tonight. We're going to need that.
probably got away with a couple but after years of calls against us, I'll take it
Brad’s interview not so much.
I appreciate my girlfriend more and more everyday. She just sits through my b***ching and moaning until we win, then I do a 180. I might have to put the down payment down on that ring now!
SuperMetroid
- Evanston
You could almost see him go ‘eff it, I’m just gonna go get every rebound’ at the end there.
love Dain. dude has been riding the bench for no reason, and really shined when the opportunity came up. Hope he gets more touches in the big dance and during the rest of the btt
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Whew , my face was flushed the entire second half until the final buzzer and I'm finally regaining a normal breathing rate.......this was a game with numerous ups and downs and it looked like we might bite the bullet when we went down by 10 points about midway through the second half........Then along came Dain Dainja...........He gets the game ball if I have anything to do with it......
TSJ with a very good game especially hitting his FT's.......
Ty had a double double..........
Dain with his best Illini game and hoping he continues to get the minutes to show his mettle........
Cohawk with a less than average game from him until the last 2-3 minutes , then he came through with numerous offensive rebounds....
Doc Domask with his worst game in a long long time, but he will rebound back tomorrow with his usual great play.......
QG with a not so memorable game .......period.......
Goode hit a 3 with we really needed it ...........................
Harmon is in a funk....nothing else to say...........
wow pru , we won........never give up on the Illini......NEVER....................call you later babe..................
my heart is still beating hard babe......what a win !!!!......OK , talk to you later...................
Dainja Zone.....Great Scott.....................
Cheers Illini Nation...................
Glad Kenny played for us
OSU players walk off the court crying. I’m good.