danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
So either IL (pending win) or OK St / Or St will be at an arena they’ve seen before (S16 is only Hinkle and Bankers).
NCAA Tournament
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
will (hopefully) be heading to Indy this next Friday for the weekend. is there an unofficial Illini bar? used to hang out at the blind pig but i heard it's closed
dgcrow
- Kelso, WA
I understand that perhaps the Hot Shotz Bar and Grill, 4705 E. 96th Street in Indy is a "Fighting Illini bar".
sacraig
- The desert
Just to play devil's advocate, level of disappointment isn't about raw numbers. The Big Ten has been touted as dominant all year and two of our top 5 seeds fell yesterday.
The ACC has been pretty much assumed to be mediocre all year. It's expectations were lower. I think there's a reasonable debate to be had here.
I think he is still with us watching from above.
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Don't necessarily disagree, and certainly can be debated, but I think when you're making an absolute statement (Big 10 has been the biggest disappointment) and not even pointing out what the other P5 conferences have done, and actually ignoring one of the Big 10 teams that did win, (Rutgers is just not mentioned in the article) you're not exactly engaging in that debate. I have a feeling this guy was ready to write some version of this article and was just waiting for some Big 10 team to get upset to do it.
I also think halfway through the first round is just way too early to call the Big 10 a disappointment. Were OSU and Purdue disappointing? Yes absolutely. That's 2 of the 9 teams the conference sent. MSU barely made the field and lost to another team seeded on the same line, so I wouldnt necessarily call that one a disappointment. And two Big 10 teams beat higher seeds (though admittedly those weren't major upsets)
Cook
- Richmond, VA
Can Loyalty identify everyone is this pic?
It is not that universe is against you. It's that reality is just God's version of television. You happen to be a situational comedy. It could be worse. Once you KNOW you're a walking sit-com you can really enjoy life. When something particularly hilarious happens to me, I just point and wink at the sky like I'm in on the joke. I feel you big guy. Like the ONE time I was in the top four in an NCAA pool with something like $2500 in a winner-take-all pot, it was mathematically impossible for me to win because some bow-tie wearing pin head that didn't follow basketball had a one point lead on me with the same picks as me for final four on. Hilarious. I had Michigan to win. Michigan won. Pin head took it all. I'm not bitter. lol
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This might be the greatest Illini picture ever.
Easy ones are Bardo, Juice, Dee, Kenny and Gill
Leron Black to left of Juice?
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TJ Wheeler front left
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
Wow, really???
Can someone help a brother out? I'm outside the US and don't really watch streaming TV...
Any recommendations for how I should hook up the tournament games?
I probably need a VPN first? Then after that which streaming service would you go with?
Any recommendations for how I should hook up the tournament games?
I probably need a VPN first? Then after that which streaming service would you go with?
illini80
- Forgottonia
I’m no expert, but many services offer a free trial. You could probably try several different ones and get thru the tourney for free.
It wasn’t a mistake.
Smart move was to buy tickets for every elite eight game
Brian O’Connell in the back right?
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I do in some of my brackets. I definitely think they can beat Creighton who was very fortunate to win today.
dgcrow
- Kelso, WA
How sweet it is!
I hope Tillmon, Smith, and Picket enjoy watching from Columbia, while Damonte and Trent keep playing in Indy.
Creighton seems very overrated tbh
Go Bruins! I see Mac Etienne playing some big minutes in first half due to 2 fouls on Riley.
Cook
- Richmond, VA
Ryan Baker is my guess. Gene Cross next to him. Two on the left behind TJ and one on right behind Gene still unknown.