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<blockquote data-quote="Fighter of the Nightman" data-source="post: 1879962" data-attributes="member: 590800"><p>No, of course not on a "case-by-case basis," and I would have LOVED to have been around for that season. However, I did not have the time to go look at every single season, especially for every single Big Ten team, over that timeframe and make judgements like that; I barely had time to do what I did, so I had to stick to some type of objective measure. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> However, I would love to go back and do the +/- thing someone mentioned when I have the time. When I actually look at Illini seasons (that I can remember, starting with 2000-01), I would <em>personally</em> rank them like this:</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52)">ILLINI RESULTS</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">Exceeded Seed Expectations</span></strong></p><p><strong>2022:</strong> #4 seed losing in the Second Round (was disappointed with no Sweet Sixteen, but I never thought we were beating Houston, unfortunately ... plus the first Big Ten championship banner since 2005 and after the snub in 2021 helped ease the sting for me.)</p><p><strong>2013:</strong> #7 seed losing in the Second Round (after how we finished the season, I considered the win against CU and taking Miami to the brink a win.)</p><p><strong>2005:</strong> #1 seed losing in the National Championship Game (goes without saying)</p><p><strong>2004:</strong> #5 seed losing in the Sweet Sixteen (you could definitely see the flashes when we WHOOPED Cincinnati!)</p><p><strong>2002:</strong> #4 seed losing in the Sweet Sixteen (this was after losing some key pieces from an Elite Eight team and some ups and downs that year, after all!)</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(250, 197, 28)">Met Seed Expectations</span></strong></p><p><strong>2011:</strong> #9 seed losing in the Second Round</p><p><strong>2007:</strong> #12 seed losing in the First Round</p><p><strong>2001:</strong> #1 seed losing in the Elite Eight (making the Final Four is tough, and Arizona was damn good ... especially with it being 5 on 8)</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(209, 72, 65)">Underperformed Seed Expectations</span></strong></p><p><strong>2021:</strong> #1 seed losing in the Second Round (loved this team, but this was a TRULY gut-wrenching loss.)</p><p><strong>2009:</strong> #5 seed losing in the First Round (met my expectations after losing Chet, but we honestly still should have squeaked by WKU as a #5 seed.)</p><p><strong>2006:</strong> #4 seed losing in the Second Round (really thought Dee and James could get us back to the Sweet Sixteen at least ... MAN was my perspective warped toward extreme success at this point! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite18" alt=":ROFLMAO:" title="ROFL :ROFLMAO:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":ROFLMAO:" />)</p><p><strong>2003:</strong> #4 seed losing in the Second Round (after winning the BTT and with it being Cook's senior year, I expected way more than the Second Round.)</p><p></p><p>For better or for worse, I have absolutely no expectations - positive or negative - for this year's team... lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fighter of the Nightman, post: 1879962, member: 590800"] No, of course not on a "case-by-case basis," and I would have LOVED to have been around for that season. However, I did not have the time to go look at every single season, especially for every single Big Ten team, over that timeframe and make judgements like that; I barely had time to do what I did, so I had to stick to some type of objective measure. ;) However, I would love to go back and do the +/- thing someone mentioned when I have the time. When I actually look at Illini seasons (that I can remember, starting with 2000-01), I would [I]personally[/I] rank them like this: [B][COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]ILLINI RESULTS[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]Exceeded Seed Expectations[/COLOR] 2022:[/B] #4 seed losing in the Second Round (was disappointed with no Sweet Sixteen, but I never thought we were beating Houston, unfortunately ... plus the first Big Ten championship banner since 2005 and after the snub in 2021 helped ease the sting for me.) [B]2013:[/B] #7 seed losing in the Second Round (after how we finished the season, I considered the win against CU and taking Miami to the brink a win.) [B]2005:[/B] #1 seed losing in the National Championship Game (goes without saying) [B]2004:[/B] #5 seed losing in the Sweet Sixteen (you could definitely see the flashes when we WHOOPED Cincinnati!) [B]2002:[/B] #4 seed losing in the Sweet Sixteen (this was after losing some key pieces from an Elite Eight team and some ups and downs that year, after all!) [B][COLOR=rgb(250, 197, 28)]Met Seed Expectations[/COLOR] 2011:[/B] #9 seed losing in the Second Round [B]2007:[/B] #12 seed losing in the First Round [B]2001:[/B] #1 seed losing in the Elite Eight (making the Final Four is tough, and Arizona was damn good ... especially with it being 5 on 8) [B][COLOR=rgb(209, 72, 65)]Underperformed Seed Expectations[/COLOR] 2021:[/B] #1 seed losing in the Second Round (loved this team, but this was a TRULY gut-wrenching loss.) [B]2009:[/B] #5 seed losing in the First Round (met my expectations after losing Chet, but we honestly still should have squeaked by WKU as a #5 seed.) [B]2006:[/B] #4 seed losing in the Second Round (really thought Dee and James could get us back to the Sweet Sixteen at least ... MAN was my perspective warped toward extreme success at this point! :ROFLMAO:) [B]2003:[/B] #4 seed losing in the Second Round (after winning the BTT and with it being Cook's senior year, I expected way more than the Second Round.) For better or for worse, I have absolutely no expectations - positive or negative - for this year's team... lol. [/QUOTE]
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