Pregame: Illinois at Rutgers, Saturday, December 2nd, 3:00pm CT, BTN

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battle

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Battle89 said:
Beyond the engineering and acoustics, I think it is short attention spans. As someone here mentioned the other day, people are looking at their phones half the the time, instead of the game. Even the older folks (looks in mirror).
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Agree we aren't able to sustain volume ... eg, In Marquette game, a couple of times when we scored to be within a bucket or tie, the first 20 seconds on defense was very loud but then at about 10 seconds of game clock it became relatively quiet
 
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DeonThomas

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I-L-L said:
Co-Hawk's availability probably moves the line a bit, I'd think. Honestly, I'd just like to get out of there with a win. Don't care if it's 49-48. Any road win in the Big 10 is a good win. It seems we have a little momentum based on the 5-1 start, win over Kansas in the scrimmage, and practices seem to be very competitive and solid. To open with a road conference win could be huge for confidence and momentum. I think this team has a pretty high ceiling. That Oakland win is looking decent since they had Ohio St. worried late and have gone to Xavier and won. I could see us 11-2 heading to Purdue for a monster matchup of something like #3 vs. #14. If we can stay healthy, this might be the year we make a deep run with our depth. I could see an Elite Eight appearance, but really think Co-Hawk is the key. Shannon is Shannon - a stud. Goode can shoot it. Love how Guerrier hits the glass. Harmon provides meaningful minutes. Domask hasn't even shot well yet, but does a little of everything. Dain gives us good size. Rodgers plays very hard and has good size. Our freshmen also play hard and have talent and could provide a few important minutes here and there. If Co-Hawk plays up to his potential and doesn't get complacent we could be REALLY good. He's the wildcard in my opinion. The question is, is he all in and focused on this year's team or is his mind thinking about the next level? If he's all in for this year we are one of the top 10 teams in the country, in my opinion.
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That's what Purdue said.

Just sayin'...........
 
#179      

Deep

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I need this team to show me. Right now I really don't have major expectations from this team because for some reason we refuse to bring on a legit point guard

But the next 3 games will tell me a lot.
 
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kyillinifan

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This game will be tough. Look at last nights games. It is always tough on the road. We haven’t played in a week. Rust will have to fall off.
 
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altgeld88

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I had extremely low aesthetic expectations of seeing the RAC in person. It failed to come within a country mile of these. It’s as if the architects were told to study the least attractive Brutalist and Soviet buildings and ballistic missile shelters.

And then design something uglier.

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GallopingGhost

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Denver, CO
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Line shifted heavily in Rutgers favor. Rutgers now -1.5. Not good. Vegas doesn’t always have it correct but a big shift the day of a game usually means a big shark(s) pouring on one side
 
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DeonThomas

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South Carolina
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altgeld88 said:
I had extremely low aesthetic expectations of seeing the RAC in person. It failed to come within a country mile of these. It’s as if the architects were told to study the least attractive Brutalist and Soviet buildings and ballistic missile shelters.

And then design something uglier.
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DeonThomas

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South Carolina
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altgeld88 said:
I had extremely low aesthetic expectations of seeing the RAC in person. It failed to come within a country mile of these. It’s as if the architects were told to study the least attractive Brutalist and Soviet buildings and ballistic missile shelters.

And then design something uglier.

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My sons' High School won a State Title in that arena! Great team....nice memory.
 
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