altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Leaving St. John Arena for the Schott ~25 yrs ago was the worst choice OSU basketball ever made.
Pregame: Illinois vs Houston, Thursday, March 26th, 9:05pm CT, TBS
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Rob the dealer?
"How many visiting locker room signs do you want?"
ChatGPT: "yes."
Headed to Houston...Go Illini!!!
It's GTA time!
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
I wouldn’t say that, at least from a fan’s perspective. Those seats were meant for 1920s butts… not modern America’s more — ahem — *ample* behinds. Great environment… horrible fan experience.
Let's be in the lead with 2 minutes to go in regulation.
By my count, we're 26-1 in games where that happens (MSU the only loss), and 0-7 in games where we're losing or tied with 2 minutes to go.
We've only had four games that have had lead changes in the final 2 minutes of regulation (Nebraska (ug), MSU, and both Wisconsin games), and sadly have lost all of them so far.
By my count, we're 26-1 in games where that happens (MSU the only loss), and 0-7 in games where we're losing or tied with 2 minutes to go.
We've only had four games that have had lead changes in the final 2 minutes of regulation (Nebraska (ug), MSU, and both Wisconsin games), and sadly have lost all of them so far.
The social media game announcement has Ben in the Fighting Illini blues. Not sure if that's a clue...
Brad has said multiple times he relishes in teams trying to press so shouldn’t be a worry. Think he has it covered.
CrazedUIFan
UI Fan in QC Land
I don’t worry about teams pressing us. We have excellent ball handlers, passers, and height on this team, which makes it difficult to pressure us full court
skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
I mean, if I’m committed to robbing a bank to retain Mirk (I AM), I will absolutely need a reliable vehicle to get me across the border.
(spoiler alert for our law enforcement lurkers: it’s a bit)
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
My early 1980s butt fit in them just fine, and when I visit CBus I usually worm my way in and sit there absorbing the memories. Seats feel fine. But I get what you mean: they're wooden. Replacing the seating is easy, though. Much cheaper than replacing the arena. As far as a home-court advantage, the aluminum roof on that place made it Mackey Junior. I loved watching games there. The Schott is generic and dull.
IbleedOandB2014
In BU we trust
- Chattanooga
I have a feeling Houston fans will get outnumbered tomorrow night. I'm sure it will get loud for Illini with our fans and B1G supporters from Iowa/Nebraska.
Am I the only one that thinks the other big ten teams aren’t going to be rooting for us?
Personally I’m not rooting for Purdue, MSU, or Michigan.
I’m here in Houston. I’ll buy a drink
for any of my fellow Illini fans I see!Retro62
- North Bethesda, Maryland
I'll root for Purdue, mostly for Painter's sake. Both MSU and scUM can kick sand.
Illini4Chief
- TENNESSEE
Maybe Sampson will save a seat behind the bench for Eric Gordon
Retro62
- North Bethesda, Maryland
What if I post a picture? Venmo?I’m here in Houston. I’ll buy a drink
Illinicpa14
- Chicago
Think they’ll root for us as they’ll think we are the worse team.
That's generally what I think as well. They'll probably root for the team they think they have a better chance of beating in the Elite 8. And despite personally liking our chances vs Houston, if I'm an Iowa or Nebby fan, I'd like my chances against the Illini far more than my chances against Houston.
A better question is whether those fans actually stay for the second game due to the late tip-off. Obviously, they paid for both games, and some will want to get their money's worth, but I expect a lot more will leave after their game than other Sweet 16 sessions just because of the late tip.
I always hate to say anything decent about anOSU, but St. John Arena was a really nice facility.
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