Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Holy cow, I am ready! I can't believe we have to wait more than FIVE hours!
Very true, but to turn this great (hopefully) season into something more we need to get one of these guys drafted at some point. I'm sure it doesn't help our recruiting that the last Illini drafted by the NBA is Meyers Leonard. Now if Ayo can lead this team to great things this year AND improve his draft stock that's a huge win/win.I’m probably going to say this a lot this year, but to all those who were adamant that Ayo and/or Kofi going to the league after last year would “great for the program,” this game is why some of us pushed back so hard on that view. I never understood it.
Playing tonight and vs Duke is what’s good for the program. So much better than coaches being about to sit in a living room and tell recruits that they “got” a super talented player to the NBA.
Three of my five favorite basketball announcers of all time (along with Dick Enberg and Al McGuire)!!!!!!!My nightmare scenario is a team of Dicky V, Bill Walton, and Dan Dakich working a game. (I know they're all color commentator guys, so that would never actually happen.) If I had to follow that up with watching Chris Collinsworth call a SNF game the next day, I might toss myself out of a window.
Been so nervous all day, I can't get any work done.Holy cow, I am ready! I can't believe we have to wait more than FIVE hours!
Seems to be something missing.
For your pregame listening pleasure - can't wait until we get the Marching Illini back at the games along with everyone else
Pre-Dukey V days, I loved Vitale. He was a huge fan of the game, but somewhere along the line, he became a huge ACC hack.Man, what do you have to do as a color announcer get a pass from Illini fans? So critical.
Come up with the greatest basketball team nickname of all time? (Vitale)
Nope
Play on the greatest team in your schools history? (Bardo)
Nope
Have the gonads as a student announcer to come up with SHMACK!! when we make a three point shot? (Shmack Kid)
Nope
Vitale can be annoying, but he gets a pass, if not an occasional mute button.
Try a Vitale drinking game during his games. Drink when you hear: "Diaper dandy", dipsy do dunkaroo", "get a TO baby" etc. etc.
His V Speak is pretty fun. http://www.espn.com/dickvitale/vspeak/
Shmack Kid should never have to pay for another drink in Chambana.
Perfect! And then top it off with this....
For your pregame listening pleasure - can't wait until we get the Marching Illini back at the games along with everyone else
CHIEF!!!
For your pregame listening pleasure - can't wait until we get the Marching Illini back at the games along with everyone else
Chief is there in spirit.Seems to be something missing.
I love this "Shmack kid should never have to pay for another drink in Chambana", so true!Man, what do you have to do as a color announcer get a pass from Illini fans? So critical.
Come up with the greatest basketball team nickname of all time? (Vitale)
Nope
Play on the greatest team in your schools history? (Bardo)
Nope
Have the gonads as a student announcer to come up with SHMACK!! when we make a three point shot? (Shmack Kid)
Nope
Vitale can be annoying, but he gets a pass, if not an occasional mute button.
Try a Vitale drinking game during his games. Drink when you hear: "Diaper dandy", dipsy do dunkaroo", "get a TO baby" etc. etc.
His V Speak is pretty fun. http://www.espn.com/dickvitale/vspeak/
Shmack Kid should never have to pay for another drink in Chambana.
Took me over a decade to suppress the urge to throw something at the tv every time he is on, but I've actually started to enjoy him calling a game or two each year.Could be my memory has conflated events, but didn’t Walton homer-call a certain tourney game? And wasn’t Illini Nation more than a little put out with him at the time?
Man, what do you have to do as a color announcer get a pass from Illini fans? So critical.
Come up with the greatest basketball team nickname of all time? (Vitale)
Nope
Play on the greatest team in your schools history? (Bardo)
Nope
Have the gonads as a student announcer to come up with SHMACK!! when we make a three point shot? (Shmack Kid)
Nope
Vitale can be annoying, but he gets a pass, if not an occasional mute button.
Try a Vitale drinking game during his games. Drink when you hear: "Diaper dandy", dipsy do dunkaroo", "get a TO baby" etc. etc.
His V Speak is pretty fun. http://www.espn.com/dickvitale/vspeak/
Shmack Kid should never have to pay for another drink in Chambana.
I think people accuse Bardo of being a "reverse-homer", and the Schmack kid, I don't know.There are people who don't like Bardo or Schmack kid?
There are people who don't like Bardo or Schmack kid?
Interesting................Baylor has never beaten us in basketball. We're 3-0 all time. Plus we spanked them in football the last time we played (the infamous RG3 game).
I guess we clearly hold the upper hand in both athletics and academics!