Pregame: Illinois at Northwestern, Tuesday, February 7th, 7:00pm CT, BTN

Second and Chalmers said:

So, I finally made my peace with the Groce era being over after the last game. At this point, the only thing that could muddy the waters and make things confusing and awkward is wins.

Knowing that nothing can ever be easy for Illinois, I therefore guarantee that we win our next two games and spend the week off after that chasing our own tails after Trent Frazier tweets something in support of Groce.

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Adnarel said:

I wouldn't mind that if it means that Malcolm gets to go out on a less depressing note.

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LurkLongandProsper said:

That's really been the only internal conflict point for me throughout this. Happy to be free of Groce, but really feel for Malcolm, Tracy, Mav, and Tate who deserve a (another in the case of TA) tournament appearance in their last year. Kills me inside, but also justifies my desire for a new coach because we shouldn't ever see guys come through our program and not get a tournament appearance if they stay four years.

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