Did he get benched for speaking ill of the coach?
Pregame: Illinois vs Iowa, Sunday, March 6th, 6:30pm CT, FS1
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GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
That's big, especially if Grandy might be out.
One (me) may think that if Wisky wins earlier in the day, Jake sits to get healed.
Because they don't leave him in long enough.
Joel Goodson
- dawgville
Flippin' huge, especially in light of Grandison's status. Iowa has good height and outside of the 5 and Hawk, we don't. We have excellent defenders, but they're undersized (compared to Iowa, anyway). When you're giving up 3" or more, things could go south.
He had 19 mins against MI when pregame said he probably wouldn't play. We'll see. There's a lot of gamesmanship that goes on with these reports.
Appendectomys aren't exactly major surgeries anymore. Most are minimally invasive and people recover very quick.
Does anyone know if RJ and Bosman Verdonk will be back for Iowa?
See above.
Whether the Illini win or lose on Sunday, two things do need to happen:
1. Super Seniors just have fun and play loose and enjoy the moment. They will always be remembered as working as heroes to restore the rightful and proper success and glory of Illinois ball.
2. Illini make a vow to play ONLY 40 MINUTE GAMES from now on. None of this, ‘Play 35 minutes and don’t score for 5 minute stretches’ games. We’ve seen too many 35-minute Illinois games when the Opposition has their offense going for the full 40.
1. Super Seniors just have fun and play loose and enjoy the moment. They will always be remembered as working as heroes to restore the rightful and proper success and glory of Illinois ball.
2. Illini make a vow to play ONLY 40 MINUTE GAMES from now on. None of this, ‘Play 35 minutes and don’t score for 5 minute stretches’ games. We’ve seen too many 35-minute Illinois games when the Opposition has their offense going for the full 40.
Updated for Purdue's win over Indiana- Not much changes other than about a 10% greater likelihood we finish with the 3 seed and Purdue finishes with the 2 seed. A win over Iowa means we're the 1 or 2 seed, a loss and we are the 3 seed.
Current projections for the BTT considering kenpom win probabilities. So far Indiana has clinched the 9 seed and Northwestern has clinched the 12 seed.
To summarize:
1: Wisconsin or Illinois
2: ILL, Pur, or Wisc
3: Pur or ILL
4-6: Iowa/OSU/Rut
7-8: MSU/Mich
9: Indiana
10-11: MD/PSU
12: Northwestern
13-14: Minn/Neb
Our Illini are most likely a 2-3 seed, with a small chance at the 1 seed. A win over Iowa cements at worst a 2 seed. Purdue owns tiebreakers over all teams close to them so they are locked in as a 2 or 3 seed. Iowa/OSU/Rutgers for the 4-6 seeds is extremely interesting as Rutgers owns tiebreakers over both OSU and Iowa but they're a game behind in the standings.
As for Matchups, it will be:
1 seed vs Winner of Mich/MSU v Ind
2 seed vs Winner of Mich/MSU v PSU/MD
3 seed vs Winner of Iowa/OSU/Rut v (Winner of PSU/MD v Minn/Neb)
4 seed vs Winner of Iowa/OSU/Rut v (Winner of NW v Minn/Neb)
A win against Iowa and we're the 1 or 2 seed. A loss to Iowa and Iowa gets the 4 seed with us dropping to the 3. In the scenario we fall to a 3 seed the likely opponent will be OSU/Rut (Maybe MD?). I think we likely want to avoid that, so in my opinion best to go out and beat Iowa and get the much more favorable 1 or 2 seed draw.
Current projections for the BTT considering kenpom win probabilities. So far Indiana has clinched the 9 seed and Northwestern has clinched the 12 seed.
To summarize:
1: Wisconsin or Illinois
2: ILL, Pur, or Wisc
3: Pur or ILL
4-6: Iowa/OSU/Rut
7-8: MSU/Mich
9: Indiana
10-11: MD/PSU
12: Northwestern
13-14: Minn/Neb
Our Illini are most likely a 2-3 seed, with a small chance at the 1 seed. A win over Iowa cements at worst a 2 seed. Purdue owns tiebreakers over all teams close to them so they are locked in as a 2 or 3 seed. Iowa/OSU/Rutgers for the 4-6 seeds is extremely interesting as Rutgers owns tiebreakers over both OSU and Iowa but they're a game behind in the standings.
As for Matchups, it will be:
1 seed vs Winner of Mich/MSU v Ind
2 seed vs Winner of Mich/MSU v PSU/MD
3 seed vs Winner of Iowa/OSU/Rut v (Winner of PSU/MD v Minn/Neb)
4 seed vs Winner of Iowa/OSU/Rut v (Winner of NW v Minn/Neb)
A win against Iowa and we're the 1 or 2 seed. A loss to Iowa and Iowa gets the 4 seed with us dropping to the 3. In the scenario we fall to a 3 seed the likely opponent will be OSU/Rut (Maybe MD?). I think we likely want to avoid that, so in my opinion best to go out and beat Iowa and get the much more favorable 1 or 2 seed draw.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
undecided , as of yet .....gummy bears are influencing me tonight .....that , and of course NL # 3.....she is prancing around and all thoughts of a pregame meal went out the window .....Will update tomorrow for the 6:30 pm CT tip off.................
Regardless of B10 seeding, a big game for the actual tournament seeding. Really hoping they can get up to a 3 seed and avoid the 1 seeds in the S16 potentially.
I would be ok with that, even at the cost of the game. Better IMO to play for the post-season.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
One day at a time; live in the moment. Tomorrow, and its menu, will take of itself when it arrives.
Homecoming 2019
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Fun fact I just discovered:
Illinois is 14-0 when damonte scores 4+ points.
Let's hope he can build off the PSU game and start being a threat on that end of the floor.
Illinois is 14-0 when damonte scores 4+ points.
Let's hope he can build off the PSU game and start being a threat on that end of the floor.
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