Pregame: Illinois vs Iowa/Ohio State

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Butters

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Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there are any university or alumni sponsored gatherings this weekend in Minneapolis? I know they've happened in the past, at least in Indianapolis. Sitting at a bar where there is an MSU alumni event currently... Way too much green...
 
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CoalCity

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Calvin said:
Coleman sounded like he was just waking up. Hope these guys are hungry come game time --they're really going to wish they gave everything they could in the last games of the year.
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I thought he looked and sounded like a guy that just had his braces tightened. I remember that feeling from many decades ago
 
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OrangeKrush1981

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ptgrd23 said:
My BTT bracket wish list

1. Iowa beats OSU in quadruple OT 125-124 so they only have 18 hour rest before our game
2. Michigan beats Penn State Indiana and Nebraska so they are playing us as their 4th game in 4 days (added bonus this makes sure Juwon is not fired)
3. Wisconsin wins 3 straight to reach the Finals where they meet Illinois with tired legs. I think we match up very well vs Wisconsin.
4. Illinois beats Wisconsin 80-50 in finals so Brad can play Nico, Luke, Dain, Amani and DGL the entire 2H. Luke goes 10 for 12 from 3 point land.

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illinitiger

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Zorak said:
I don't fear anyone in this conference besides Purdue, and we've proven we can hang with them. Whatever the draw is, I say bring it on.
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I fear any team that can go 8 for 10 3p in a single half. Repeat our D at Iowa City could be a game changer.
 
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danielb927

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Bbuck21 said:
And Auburn of course.
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LvilleILL said:
Only way they jump us is if they win the SEC title. 1 quad one win
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I'm not ready to root against Auburn - more worried about them dropping to a 5 seed that we might see across from us in a 4/5 pairing than them jumping us.

Ideally they'll win Friday (to stay 4-ish), then do whatever against TN on Saturday. Either they lose, and it helps TN grab that last 1 seed - we're more likely to be in TN's region, where we couldn't have an SEC 5 seed anyway - or they win, they're solidly a 4, and we wouldn't see them in a 4/5 game either.
 
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danielb927 said:
I'm not ready to root against Auburn - more worried about them dropping to a 5 seed that we might see across from us in a 4/5 pairing than them jumping us.

Ideally they'll win Friday (to stay 4-ish), then do whatever against TN on Saturday. Either they lose, and it helps TN grab that last 1 seed - we're more likely to be in TN's region, where we couldn't have an SEC 5 seed anyway - or they win, they're solidly a 4, and we wouldn't see them in a 4/5 game either.
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Sorry. I guess I was too subtle. Just a personal thing. I always root agianst Pearl (right now it's Auburn) regardless of how it may or may not affect Illinois.
 
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Fighter of the Nightman said:
A little Illini BTT history! I believe until the Groce Era we had by far the best BTT record all-time.

1998 - Chicago, IL
#22 Illinois 66, Wisconsin 61 (Quarterfinals)
#9 Purdue 68, #22 Illinois 47 (Semifinals)

1999 - Chicago, IL
Illinois 67, #23 Minnesota 64 (First Round)
Illinois 82, #17 Indiana 66 (Quarterfinals)
Illinois 79, #11 Ohio State 77 (Semifinals)
#2 Michigan State 67, Illinois 50 (Championship)

2000 - Chicago, IL
#21 Illinois 72, #13 Indiana 69 (Quarterfinals)
#21 Illinois 94, Penn State 84 (Semifinals)
#5 Michigan State, #21 Illinois (Championship)

2001 - Chicago, IL
#4 Illinois 83, Purdue 66 (Quarterfinals)
Indiana 58, #4 Illinois 56 (Semifinals)

2002 - Chicago, IL
#10 Illinois 92, Minnesota 76 (Quarterfinals)
#21 Ohio State 94, #10 Illinois 88 (Semifinals)

2003 - Chicago, IL
#13 Illinois 94, Northwestern 65 (Quarterfinals)
#13 Illinois 73, Indiana 72 (Semifinals)
#13 Illinois 72, Ohio State 59 (Championship)

2004 - Indianapolis, IN
#12 Illinois 71, Indiana 59 (Quarterfinals)
#12 Illinois 74, Michigan 60 (Semifinals)
#10 Wisconsin 70, #12 Illinois 53 (Championship)

2005 - Chicago, IL
#1 Illinois 68, Northwestern 51 (Quarterfinals)
#1 Illinois 64, Minnesota 56 (Semifinals)
#1 Illinois 54, #23 Wisconsin 43 (Championship)

2006 - Indianapolis, IN
Michigan State 61, #9 Illinois 56 (Quarterfinals)

2007 - Chicago, IL
Illinois 66, Penn State 60 (First Round)
Illinois 58, Indiana 54 in OT (Quarterfinals)
#3 Wisconsin 53, Illinois 41 (Semifinals)

2008 - Indianapolis, IN
Illinois 64, Penn State 63 (First Round)
Illinois 74, #16 Purdue in OT (Quarterfinals)
Illinois 54, Minnesota 50 (Semifinals)
#6 Wisconsin 61, Illinois 48 (Championship)

2009 - Indianapolis, IN
Illinois 60, Michigan 50 (Quarterfinals)
#24 Purdue 66, Illinois 56 (Semifinals)

2010 - Indianapolis, IN
Illinois 58, #13 Wisconsin 54 (Quarterfinals)
#5 Ohio State 88, Illinois 81 in 2OT (Semifinals)

2011 - Indianapolis, IN
Michigan 60, Illinois 55 (Quarterfinals)

2012 - Indianapolis, IN
Iowa 64, Illinois 61

2013 - Chicago, IL
Illinois 51, Minnesota 49 (First Round)
#3 Indiana 80, Illinois 64 (Quarterfinals)

2014 - Indianapolis, IN
Illinois 64, Indiana 54 (First Round)
#8 Michigan 64, Illinois 63 (Quarterfinals)

2015 - Chicago, IL
Michigan 73, Illinois 55

2016 - Indianapolis, IN
Illinois 85, Minnesota 52 (First Round)
Illinois 68, #20 Iowa 66 (Second Round)
#13 Purdue 89, Illinois 58 (Quarterfinals)

2017 - Washington, DC
Michigan 75, Illinois 55 (Second Round)

2018 - New York, NY
Iowa 96, Illinois 87

2019 - Chicago, IL
Illinois 74, Northwestern 69 in OT (First Round)
Iowa 83, Illinois 62 (Second Round)

2021 - Indianapolis, IN
#3 Illinois 90, Rutgers 68 (Quarterfinals)
#3 Illinois 82, #5 Iowa 71 (Semifinals)
#3 Illinois 91, #9 Ohio State 88 in OT (Championship)

2022 - Indianapolis, IN
Indiana 65, #16 Illinois 63 (Quarterfinals)

2023 - Chicago, IL
Penn State 79, Illinois 76 (Second Round)

2024 - Minneapolis, MN
#13 Illinois vs. Iowa/Ohio State (Quarterfinals)

Some truly great and truly awful memories in that list, haha. I remember one-and-done performances in 2006 and 2022 being especially disappointing and (IMO) costing us a seed line. I remember our 2019 loss to Iowa, while disappointing and a blowout, truly giving me hope for the future ... and the very next year was a bit of our "we're back" campaign. I wish I had been old enough to witness the surprise run to the title game in 1999 ... but I DO remember a similar run in 2008 and just praying we could somehow knock off Wisconsin and extend our NCAAT streak to 10 years. Alas, it was not to be.

Even after some VERY mediocre years thrown in there, according to Wikipedia Illinois' all-time stats are still pretty good. 3 championships is the third most after MSU (6) and Ohio State (4). Our 7 championship game appearances is tied for second, only to OSU's 9. Our all-time winning percentage in the BTT of .585 is also third, only behind OSU (.647) and MSU (.642).

I also just want to take a moment to laugh that Indiana has a .390 all-time winning percentage in the BTT, inclusive of 1 championship game appearance and 0 titles.
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1999. What a great memory.
 
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Big Jack

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FYI I know this isnt basketball related but Dan please leave this here...

June 26th 2024 REO is at the Devon in Decatur. Tickets go on sale this Friday...
 
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ptgrd23

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alaskaillini said:
Last time I saw them was 48 years ago. Can that be right? Wow, just realized I'm really getting old.
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I saw them freshman year in Assembly hall 1979. They had just sold out for money with their bubble gum pop album Hi Infidelity.
 
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