I sincerely don't know what would make this trainwreck of a season worth it for me anymore. Maybe a Final Four? I came in wanting a Sweet Sixteen, but two wins is not enough to make up for the frustration anymore.Sure we are 20-12 and going to the dance
But on the Bright side - we've only lost to 9 teams this year.
Wow, I have to keep watching because I'm starting to enjoy the pain.
Please oh please, get to the 2nd weekend to make the pain worth it.
I wanna see video too...........That would definitely spruce up the game threads.
Think he was thinking march out of the stadium maybeCoach says this team is March ready...any idea which March he's talking about??
I sincerely don't know what would make this trainwreck of a season worth it for me anymore. Maybe a Final Four? I came in wanting a Sweet Sixteen, but two wins is not enough to make up for the frustration anymore.
Yep, anyone else remember what happened to the '79 team when we lost our PG?I take the bottom three. The one that hurts is the Clark for podz trade. But, hard to predict a guys just quits in the middle of a season.
That’s fine. I just look at is a year where we lostI was actually thinking this is the least fun I've ever had following a sports team.
Yes. Our resume is still worthy of an at large.Looking at our resume now are we even deserving of an at-large?
2-11 in quad 1 now? That’s an NIT team. This team is trash. I’ve been extremely optimistic all year but I just can no longer see it.
Failure of a season. Complete failure.
You’d lose everything thenI’d bet anything we draw Missouri in the tournament, one and done.
Absolutely, most important thing that happened today for us was seeing Epps able to play a little.The one good thing about this game for me is that there are bigger things than Illini hoops. As much as I love our Illini. I am very thankful that Jaden Epps is ok and I do think we miss him more than we may realize. He is second in the team in Plus Minus when he is on the floor. I’m glad he is ok.
Relax. You'll watch our tournament game. Take a breath and enjoy the rest of the conference tournaments. Still a fun time of year.Like I said, made this account this year after the Northwestern loss on the road I believe. Held out and started trying to talk all optimism. Saw so many great flashes but this team is what it is and my glasses are no longer foggy.
Don’t play with a purpose
Don’t run anything on offense
Lazy on defense 75% of the time
Freshman play tough but can’t beat B1G teams on their own
Veterans don’t care at all
Can’t shoot for s***
They just have 0 purpose, they don’t care about this loss. It’s all talk. I’m sick of it. Won’t be watching our tournament game and will lose by 15+ first round. Done with this disaster.
Agreed. Frankly, it’s the best long term outcome for the fan gene pool.Sometimes you just have to let them jump
This team was picked second in The Athletic's preseason Big Ten poll. They scratched and clawed to finish seventh and got embarrassed by Penn State three times. That's a trainwreckTell me you don't know what a "trainwreck" is without telling me you don't know what a "trainwreck" is.
Dain's technical changed the game (not blaming him- freak celebration technical).
I can agree on 1 of the above. Goodbye.
I'm guessing we would be in a far worse place this year without the transfer players . . . just sayin'2-11 vs quad 1s, and have needed some absolute late miracle comebacks in a couple other games (NW, MI). We’re better than the absolute bottom of the Big 10. That’s all you can say right now.
Were those results worth it to bring in a couple 1 year guys and forfeit building a team the traditional way? Portal ball I don’t think is going to be a long term winner.
Pretty big straw man there. The entire league finished with the same record essentially. They finished right around where most knowledgeable people thought they would.This team was picked second in The Athletic's preseason Big Ten poll. They scratched and clawed to finish seventh and got embarrassed by Penn State three times. That's a trainwreck
I'd like to think Epps can be that floor general, and I think Harris or Rodgers can step up in that leadership role. As for Underwood...he's probably just out of options at this point. 30+ games in and no matter what you do or say your team is what it is.Agree 100%. Need a PG/Floor General. Hard to believe we can make a run no matter what seed we are. No PG and no leadership. Wish Rogers and Harris would've played more to be honest. They bring EFFORT. Next year is a lot more exciting with those guys having experience under their belt having played together. I feel like Rogers, Harris, and Goode can be leaders and will build chemistry. I sure hope we make a run. But I don't have much for expectations at this point.
Did anyone else notice that Underwood wasn't typical Underwood? Wasn't in people's face, yelling, super pissed off. He sat down a lot. He chewed his gum. Wondering what's on his mind. Don't get me wrong, I really like him as our coach. Just wondering what's up.
I think this year was an eye opener to be sure. Rebuilding the core of a team through the portal just may not be a viable option. The focus should probably be on developing and keeping (if that is even possible anymore) a young core and then supplementing with an occasional portal player to fill a gap.Were those results worth it to bring in a couple 1 year guys and forfeit building a team the traditional way? Portal ball I don’t think is going to be a long term winner.
This team was picked second in The Athletic's preseason Big Ten poll. They scratched and clawed to finish seventh and got embarrassed by Penn State three times. That's a trainwreck