Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
- Bloomington, IL
As they should be.
Pregame: Illinois at Wake Forest, Tuesday, November 28th, 8:00pm CT, ESPNU
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As they should be.
Captain Bubbles
- Fairfield, IL
Surprised that no one mentioned it in this thread yet that for Ayo's recruitment it came down to Illinois and Wake Forest. Still glad he chose Illinois.
I look for Illinois to win this game by 10+.
I look for Illinois to win this game by 10+.
Captain Bubbles
- Fairfield, IL
Awesome. Happy for AJ! Rob and family gotta be proud.
Pretty lame, but this is a snippet from Borzello's write-up on the challenge
Danny Manning and the Demon Deacons are struggling to start the season, losing four of their first six games -- while Brad Underwood has won his first six games in Champaign. For Wake Forest to right the ship, Bryant Crawford needs to take care of the ball, which isn't always easy against Illinois' pressure.
Wake Forest 85, Illinois 78
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21579304/picking-every-game-year-big-ten-acc-challenge
Danny Manning and the Demon Deacons are struggling to start the season, losing four of their first six games -- while Brad Underwood has won his first six games in Champaign. For Wake Forest to right the ship, Bryant Crawford needs to take care of the ball, which isn't always easy against Illinois' pressure.
Wake Forest 85, Illinois 78
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21579304/picking-every-game-year-big-ten-acc-challenge
That snippet is rather lame. Everything Borzello writes send to support an Illinois win but his prediction is just the opposite.
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*Seems not sendThat snippet is rather lame. Everything Borzello writes send to support an Illinois win but his prediction is just the opposite.
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No need to mention it. I think we're all pretty well aware.
I agree with your second sentiment. I'm truly surprised by the pessimism in this and the Illini Basketball thread. Wake has been terrible on the boards and has lost some truly shocking games, at home none the less. They have about the same level of experience in their squad as us and nowhere near as good of a coach. I think our main challenge will be that this is the first big road game for a lot of these guys in new roles (Alstork, Jordan) and the freshman.
Future Walk-On
- Peoria, IL
ESPN's Super Special Matchup Predictor has Wake Forest College as a 73.7% favorite...that seems a bit extreme, I am curious as to what the Vegas line will be. I haven't seen it yet.
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
The only thing that is clear about this game is that nothing is very clear.
Neither team has played anyone and the data makes a projection not very helpful.
Sagarin has us strongly favored, with Illinois at 78 points and Wake at 64. A 14 point differential less the 5 point home court advantage = 9 point Illinois win.
Ken Pom has Illinois losing by 5, 81 - 76.
The line will indicate which team has a bigger fan base more than any insight into who is playing better basketball.
TownieMatt
CU Expat
- Chicago
"Danny Manning and the Demon Deacons are struggling to start the season, losing four of their first six games -- while Brad Underwood has won his first six games in Champaign. For Wake Forest to right the ship, Bryant Crawford needs to take care of the ball, which isn't always easy against Illinois' pressure."
...but picks us to lose.
Smith is a gamer and will not just let it go ... I watched Smith play all yr last season and one his hidden assets was his ability to shoot the long ball....I don't know if he's hasn't adjusted to the depth perception but I think he's pressing with the jumper...he has been in double figures all but one game and I believe when the long ball clicks we are in for a real treat...
Pinch post is tough especially if players are open and not given the ball.... not just Smith but a ton of players flashing
Smith is a playmaker and a true leader/floor general .... looks like he's struggling because he doesn't have the.ball in his hands & TJL goes to the right side every trip up court to start the offense..
Our game is on ESPNU at 8 CST. The Rutgers game is on ESPNU at 6 CST. There are also a pair of B1G/ACC games at 6 and 8 on ESPN2.
What happens if both of the early games run long? Typically when a game runs long, the start of one of the late games is shunted over to ESPN-News. Is there a second cable option if both games run long? I know about ESPN3, but switching between the internet and cable can lead to slow handshakes on my system.
What happens if both of the early games run long? Typically when a game runs long, the start of one of the late games is shunted over to ESPN-News. Is there a second cable option if both games run long? I know about ESPN3, but switching between the internet and cable can lead to slow handshakes on my system.
Illini 82 Wake 77
Think your Sagarin numbers are off. Using his predictor, which is for point margin, he has Wake at 76, IL at 80, and home adv worth 3. That would put us as 1 pt favorites, which seems about right to me.
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
Or in other words, they need to prove themselves a bit more before I go through the trouble of motivating a benched starter. I’m fine with that, but I just hope the best players get the most minutes.
I’ll be disappointed in the new staff if we have to relive the playing time controversy we had last year with Abrams and Tate.
No 211.
Future Walk-On
- Peoria, IL
Was it the next poll after that WF game that we went to #1?
I had that poll from the newspaper cut out and framed, hanging in my bedroom. Now it's in my sports memorabilia box waiting for a future man cave.
I had that poll from the newspaper cut out and framed, hanging in my bedroom. Now it's in my sports memorabilia box waiting for a future man cave.
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
Yes, it was.
We were #3 and they were #1 coming in.
If I remember correctly, there was some thought that Kansas would move up from #2 to #1 (hope that memory is right), but we leapfrogged right over them and went to #1, where we stayed.
Great year.
Playing time and starters are two different issues. Need to see players in crunch time. May have that opportunity this week. Need to stop measuring best players by offensive numbers.
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
Yep. By virtue of our thorough trouncing of Wake we leapfrogged and took the #1 spot. I imagine it might have taken just a bit longer for us to nab that #1 spot had we just eaked out a victory.
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