Vegas odds down to 5.5 points. Are they now taking a bus? 9 hours to DC for a noon tipoff tomorrow will make for an exhausting game
Seems like kind of a late departure when you're playing at noon the next day. Maybe Michigan ends up forfeiting, thus costing Illinois a chance at a much needed resume building win....
@BFQuinn
The option of Michigan busing to Washington D.C. is not being considered at this time.
Ha I thought about the same thing. That would be sooooo Illinois. Just when you think Groce is due for some luck.
I'm guessing there will be a contingency plan if things don;t go smoothly in the morning like pushing games back, moving the MSU game up, etc.
I wish that was Iowa. Could have been some great video of Fran McCaffery yelling at the air traffic controller and refusing to shake the pilot's hand on the way down the ramp.
Seems like kind of a late departure when you're playing at noon the next day. Maybe Michigan ends up forfeiting, thus costing Illinois a chance at a much needed resume building win....
I thought the Big 10 had a rule that you had to be at the location of the game a day ahead in case of travel problems. Has that been changed?
If they had a ladder, I'll bet they could have deplaned much more easily. But only the Illini have a ladder, so . . . .
Just what Illinois doesn't need...a distraction and the team thinking all they need to do is show up now. Would be SO Illinois to lose by 20 to a team that just went through a plane crash 24 hours prior.
I wish that was Iowa. Could have been some great video of Fran McCaffery yelling at the air traffic controller and refusing to shake the pilot's hand on the way down the ramp.
Uh, I think "our plane crashed" is a valid excuse to ask for an exemption.
I actually talked to a Michigan fan who attributes the turnaround in the Wolverine's toughness to that jab by MM. There are a few joking suggestions to have Mav be Michigan's MVP this year, as his barb caused the team to form a more cohesive identity and play for something.My fear is that Michigan will use this as motivation to prove that they are blue collar.
Uh, I think "our plane crashed" is a valid excuse to ask for an exemption.