Pregame: Illinois vs Iowa, Wednesday, January 25th, 8:00pm CT, BTN

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Orangetool
A ladder, really?


My God, the whole concept stinks of Beckmania and desperation.
 
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whovous
eMitch said:
Can't remember exactly which game it was, but my best guess is Missouri, he lunged to steal a pass along the sideline and when he tried to recover and get back he seemed to pause and took a lot longer than normal to get back up. My first thought was, hope he didn't re-injure anything. Saw something similar the next game. I've been thinking for a while now that something is wrong.
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There have been a couple of times, both with him and with Big Bo, that they took what seemed to me way too long to get up. Now, back in the day, a coach would tell a player to suck it up and just play hurt, but I don't think things work that way nowadays.
 
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KRSAS
I'm thinking we win this game only to lose at Penn State and be embarrassed at home by Wisconsin. The problem with this game is that some supporters will believe that this is a turning point, only to be disappointed and brought back to reality with a thud.
 
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ChiefIllini
KRSAS said:
I'm thinking we win this game only to lose at Penn State and be embarrassed at home by Wisconsin. The problem with this game is that some supporters will believe that this is a turning point, only to be disappointed and brought back to reality with a thud.
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This could totally be a turning point though. I think its gonna come down to what the rest of January brings. Go 2-1 and we are still in it. 1-2 and we are in bad shape. 0-3 and its over. Iowa is the easiest of the three, we need this win. Its not a must win, but its important. No game is unwinnable.
 
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peace davids
ChiefIllini said:
This could totally be a turning point though. I think its gonna come down to what the rest of January brings. Go 2-1 and we are still in it. 1-2 and we are in bad shape. 0-3 and its over. Iowa is the easiest of the three, we need this win. Its not a must win, but its important. No game is unwinnable.
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This is the problem with a Groce-led team. No game is unwinnable, but no game is unlosable.
 
#136      
The Dave
This is actually a good test for us. Iowa is just as desperate for a win as we are. We'll see who wants it more and which coach has their team the most prepared.
 
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TownieMatt
The Dave said:
This is actually a good test for us. Iowa is just as desperate for a win as we are. We'll see who wants it more and which coach has their team the most prepared.
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Two really similar teams. Both rely too heavily on one guy for scoring. Both have a couple good wins and a couple really bad loses. Both teams on losing skids in desperate need of a win. Should be interesting.
 
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