This reminds me of the Northwestern game, gotta win these easier teams at home.
Will be interesting to see what we can do now that teams will try even harder to do to Ayo what we did to Lamar Stevens...
I'm not an insider, but I highly doubt the team's hunger to win and belief they could win every game (thus a winning streak) was ever extinguished. Now the same can't be said about the fans' belief. That ebbs and flows, but I doubt the team's does.We got our swagger back (), so keep winning! Hopefully this reignites a hunger to be on another winning streak ... I’m sure they were having as much fun as we were during it.
I’m not counting my chickens and I’m not expecting it ... but we could win out. Period. At OSU will be tough, and at home vs. Iowa will be another war (okay, no game - including Nebraska and Northwestern - is easy), but there aren’t any more games I’m penciling in an L for. How sweet would this look?
22-9 (14-6)
Likely top 20 or top 15 ranking
Double bye in BTT
6-game winning streak including at PSU, at OSU and vs. Iowa
All with a favorable path in the BTT in front of what’s likely to be a good Illini contingent in Indy ahead of us still. It starts tomorrow! Hope the players take it one day at a time, but a fan can dream!
I'm not an insider, but I highly doubt the team's hunger to win and belief they could win every game (thus a winning streak) was ever extinguished. Now the same can't be said about the fans' belief. That ebbs and flows, but I doubt the team's does.
I'll see your Wake Forest and raise you an Elite 8 vs ArizonaI think you're crazy. Check out: YOUTUBE ILL at home vs. Wake Forest in December 2004.
I think you're crazy. Check out: YOUTUBE ILL at home vs. Wake Forest in December 2004.
Like Purdon’t, twice this year?Wouldn't it be refreshing, just one time, to take a team that we're supposed to beat and win by 25?
I wouldn't put @ Purdue being a game we were supposed to win, plus we were losing at halftime at Mackey. 70% second half shooting helped a tiny bit. I'm talking the games where we shouldn't be sweating it out.Like Purdon’t, twice this year?
We got our swagger back (), so keep winning! Hopefully this reignites a hunger to be on another winning streak ... I’m sure they were having as much fun as we were during it.
I’m not counting my chickens and I’m not expecting it ... but we could win out. Period. At OSU will be tough, and at home vs. Iowa will be another war (okay, no game - including Nebraska and Northwestern - is easy), but there aren’t any more games I’m penciling in an L for. How sweet would this look?
22-9 (14-6)
Likely top 20 or top 15 ranking
Double bye in BTT
6-game winning streak including at PSU, at OSU and vs. Iowa
All with a favorable path in the BTT in front of what’s likely to be a good Illini contingent in Indy ahead of us still. It starts tomorrow! Hope the players take it one day at a time, but a fan can dream!
Honestly... I'd be ok with 2 -3 as long as one of the wins is against Hawkeyes. I think 2 more wins will get us in the dance....and I cant stand Garza!I like the optimism. Still suspect we'll lose at least one, maybe two more. @OSU is likely a loss with them playing well as of late. I give us about a 40% chance of winning that one. We'll be favored in the other four, but I won't be shocked if we lay an egg in one of those games. Gotta avoid losses to NW/Nebraska though. 4-1 is a good realistic goal in our remaining games but 5-0 is not impossible. 3-2 would be a bit disappointing but we'd still easily make the tourney. Just keep the momentum going!