Pregame: Illinois at Purdue, Tuesday, February 8th, 8:00pm CT, ESPN

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Battle89
Chad Fleck said:
I'd like to say 2 things:

1. I respect Matt Painter and the program he has built. For that reason I have no real animosity towards Purdue.

2. "Boiler Up" is a really dumb rallying cry.
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Personally, intense dislike most of my life was directed towards Northwestern and Michigan. Then I got married. While my wife also is an Illini, most of her family went to Purdue (grandfather, mom, dad, sister, brother-in-law), and they are obnoxious about it. No single game defines my extended family happiness or sadness like this one.

You think that 'Boiler Up' cry causes intra-ear bleeding on TV, have your sister-in-law screeching it from five feet across the room.

Go Illini!
 
#302      
21ChampaignSt
I've spent a lot of time in Covington and in commemoration of the team dinner at the Beef House last night, here are my Beef House Players to Watch™️

Kofi Cockburn: Like the big juicy steak in the center of your plate, everything revolves around him. Vegans probably fear him.

Grandison and Williams: The potatoes. Often overlooked but an essential part of a proper steak house meal. Baked, mashed, fried, they just find a way to impact games one way or another.

Frazier: The salad bar. Just like the salad bar keeps the lettuce ice cold, Frazier is going to keep Stefanovic ice cold from three. Also might low key be the real MVP.

Belo: The famous Beef House rolls. Comin in hot and running the pick and roll to perfection. They're so good, but you probably have to limit your intake.

Plummer: The apple butter on top. Smooth and sweet just like his stroke from deep.

The last game of the year that won't upset me if we lose. I really do think we're the better team, but it'll be a tall order to win this one at Mackey.

Illinois by 1.
 
#304      
skyIdub
21ChampaignSt said:
Frazier: The salad bar. Just like the salad bar keeps the lettuce ice cold, Frazier is going to keep Stefanovic ice cold from three. Also might low key be the real MVP.

Belo: The famous Beef House rolls. Comin in hot and running the pick and roll to perfection. They're so good, but you probably have to limit your intake.

Plummer: The apple butter on top. Smooth and sweet just like his stroke from deep.

The last game of the year that won't upset me if we lose. I really do think we're the better team, but it'll be a tall order to win this one at Mackey.

Illinois by 1.
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While I get the analogy, I simply cannot ever endorse Trent Frazier as a salad, or salad bar.
 
#307      
altgeld88
21ChampaignSt said:
I've spent a lot of time in Covington and in commemoration of the team dinner at the Beef House last night, here are my Beef House Players to Watch™️

Kofi Cockburn: Like the big juicy steak in the center of your plate, everything revolves around him. Vegans probably fear him.

Grandison and Williams: The potatoes. Often overlooked but an essential part of a proper steak house meal. Baked, mashed, fried, they just find a way to impact games one way or another.

Frazier: The salad bar. Just like the salad bar keeps the lettuce ice cold, Frazier is going to keep Stefanovic ice cold from three. Also might low key be the real MVP.

Belo: The famous Beef House rolls. Comin in hot and running the pick and roll to perfection. They're so good, but you probably have to limit your intake.

Plummer: The apple butter on top. Smooth and sweet just like his stroke from deep.

The last game of the year that won't upset me if we lose. I really do think we're the better team, but it'll be a tall order to win this one at Mackey.

Illinois by 1.
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Frankly, our entire team is one big steak-potatoes-and-Red Bull feast.
 
#308      
altgeld88
Battle89 said:
Personally, intense dislike most of my life was directed towards Northwestern and Michigan. Then I got married. While my wife also is an Illini, most of her family went to Purdue (grandfather, mom, dad, sister, brother-in-law), and they are obnoxious about it. No single game defines my extended family happiness or sadness like this one.

You think that 'Boiler Up' cry causes intra-ear bleeding on TV, have your sister-in-law screeching it from five feet across the room.

Go Illini!
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That's awful. Condolences.
 
#309      
Battle89
sacraig said:
So is the salad bar at Fogo de Chão (which is low key amazing), but that doesn't mean it's the start of the show. You don't go there for salad.
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100%. I've had the the pleasure of eating there several times, including a couple in Sao Paulo. Think the most I ever took from the salad bar was a long look.

Highly recommend the caipirinhas though!
 
#312      
RabidDawgClassic
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Where’s Curbelo?
 
#318      
WyattEarp
Chad Fleck said:
I'd like to say 2 things:

1. I respect Matt Painter and the program he has built. For that reason I have no real animosity towards Purdue.

2. "Boiler Up" is a really dumb rallying cry.
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I would also like to say 2 things:

1.) I agree Painter has built an exceptionally solid program. I think he hasn’t quite turned the corner YET. But their time will prob. come one day. I think he’s highly underrated as an offensive strategist.

2.) “ Boiler Up”…yep, kinda weak.
Alternative(s) Feel-The-Heat!…Burn-in-Up!
Boi-Ler-Room! (None other of ‘‘em great but it’s a low bar.)
 
#319      
pruman91
WyattEarp said:
I would also like to say 2 things:

1.) I agree Painter has built an exceptionally solid program. I think he hasn’t quite turned the corner YET. But their time will prob. come one day. I think he’s highly underrated as an offensive strategist.

2.) “ Boiler Up”…yep, kinda weak.
Alternative(s) Feel-The-Heat!…Burn-in-Up!
Boi-Ler-Room! (None other of ‘‘em great but it’s a low bar.)
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How bout .........

Boil on my Butt........
 
#321      
sacraig
Battle89 said:
100%. I've had the the pleasure of eating there several times, including a couple in Sao Paulo. Think the most I ever took from the salad bar was a long look.

Highly recommend the caipirinhas though!
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I've had the salad bar there. It's amazing. They have like a 300 lb wheel of parmesan. But I have to be careful not to spoil my appetite for the meat on swords.

Fun story: I was in Rio de Janeiro for a conference for work and my boss and I were in strong agreement that we had to find an authentic churrascaria. We asked the concierge, who directed us to one that was a few block inland from the beach in Copacabana. We get there and literally only the host speaks English and the menus are only in Portuguese. Luckily, it's a churrascaria, so you don't actually have to order anything other than the typical rodízio style all-you-can eat dinner. I am 100% sure that some of those meats were organ meats, but I had no idea what they were when I was trying them and no way of asking, so I continue to not know what I ate to this day. I just Googled the place and it appears they are now a bit more English-friendly (https://churrascariapalace.com.br/en/).

That was the second-best meal I had on that trip, which is really saying something about the food I had when I was there. The best was at a place called Casa de Feijoada. Our cabbie got lost on the way to the restaurant and ended up in a shouting match with the cabbie driving the other half of our group over which way to go. At one point we ended up at the same intersection but 90 degrees from one another, but we all arrived eventually.

EDIT: Just to keep this on-topic, I think Frazier is the caipirinha. The booze helps tie together the rest of the main course just like Trent does for the team.
 
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#322      
hoopsfan47
Pretty simple game plan for this game as I see it. Execution and energy on both ends...especially on defense. Offense must be quick and aggressive....and hit shots. Would be huge to see single digit turnovers and 80%+ from the FF line.

Defense is more important. These guys know how to defend Purdue but the question is can they bring the energy to do it for 40 min? The bench will be huge and their solid play at important times this season should give them the confidence to go 11 deep with high competence for 40 min.

Ilini must prepare mentally like this is a win or go home game since the first important goal of the season likely hinges on today's outcome....B1G Regular season title!
 
#323      
Rocky
sacraig said:
I've had the salad bar there. It's amazing. They have like a 300 lb wheel of parmesan. But I have to be careful not to spoil my appetite for the meat on swords.

Fun story: I was in Rio de Janeiro for a conference for work and my boss and I were in strong agreement that we had to find an authentic churrascaria. We asked the concierge, who directed us to one that was a few block inland from the beach in Copacabana. We get there and literally only the host speaks English and the menus are only in Portuguese. Luckily, it's a churrascaria, so you don't actually have to order anything other than the typical rodízio style all-you-can eat dinner. I am 100% sure that some of those meats were organ meats, but I had no idea what they were when I was trying them and no way of asking, so I continue to not know what I ate to this day. I just Googled the place and it appears they are now a bit more English-friendly (https://churrascariapalace.com.br/en/).

That was the second-best meal I had on that trip, which is really saying something about the food I had when I was there. The best was at a place called Casa de Feijoada. Our cabbie got lost on the way to the restaurant and ended up in a shouting match with the cabbie driving the other half of our group over which way to go. At one point we ended up at the same intersection but 90 degrees from one another, but we all arrived eventually.
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Now I'm hungry ! All this alcohol and I forgot to eat breakfast.
 
#324      
InDaAZ
Trent (Salad Bar) Frazier gonna dress his man down endive for a few loose melon balls, radish for some easy ice buckets for his croutons of times, chop, slice, dice, toss & peel the boilered eggs until they romaine beet down and someone sticks a fork in them…
 
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