Pregame: Illinois vs Notre Dame, Monday, November 29th, 8:00pm CT, ESPN2
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Homecoming 2019
- Chicago
Hutch being thrown into the fire at the start of this season. I'm hoping something clicks with him asap.
Looks like flu shots will be mandatory next year, lol. This is getting farcical with the bodies out—hope the boys keep their heads up and tread water until they mend up.
Someone other than Kof and Plummer needs to be a double digit scorer and hero tonight.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
At this point, I’ll be absolutely ecstatic with a win and will manage to keep my faith in the event of a close loss. Unbelievable how disruptive of a non-conference that we’ve had thus far. I can only hope this will pay dividends as the season progresses and we can manage to click/find our groove.
Regardless of what anyone says, this team and staff are still VERY capable of playing like a top 15 team come March if everyone can get back to speed … I just hope that 1) We don’t lose too much to cost us a good seed in the Midwest and 2) these guys don’t get too down on themselves to remember that.
Regardless of what anyone says, this team and staff are still VERY capable of playing like a top 15 team come March if everyone can get back to speed … I just hope that 1) We don’t lose too much to cost us a good seed in the Midwest and 2) these guys don’t get too down on themselves to remember that.
sacraig
- The desert
Maybe. At least ND is not good so we have a chance.
illiniswish09
- Northwest Suburbs
I'm feeling a Luke Goode game. He's gonna be fired up and scrappy tonight.
Is Podziemski healthy?
Agree, maybe. But we have already lost to the #76 Kenpom (Cincinnati) and #83 (Marquette) teams WITH Belo, Trent, and Grandson. Notre Dame is the #40 team.
As others have mentioned, and I failed to mention, hopefully Hutcherson can start to assert himself a bit more in the absence of those three. We need him to badly tonight.
sacraig
- The desert
True, though clearly Curbelo was not 100% in any of those.
Yes he is..
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
And Trent's shooting woes beginning with the Cincy game may have been due to his shoulder not being 100% as well.
Notre Dame isn't that good and poorly coached. Brey checked out a few years ago. Illinois will still win.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Might be foolishly searching for optimism here, but one thing that might help these guys in “big games” this week is the home crowd. Yes, we came out flat at home last Friday, but hopefully that was a travel hangover, and the guys come out with more energy for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge and the start of Big Ten play, both in front of full and hopefully rowdy crowds.
Win two winnable games this week, and we are likely ranked again when we head to Iowa City Monday. I’d like that, personally.
Win two winnable games this week, and we are likely ranked again when we head to Iowa City Monday. I’d like that, personally.
Thanks Mr Podz
Change that handle to Day Man with that attitude.
Yes Giorgi was outstanding at that, I felt he never got enough credit for it.
You are no longer allowed to give us injury updates. I think you said AC would be ready before previous game too.
illiniswish09
- Northwest Suburbs
Lol oh ok then.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Illini -4 means we're the favorite doesn't it ????....
I get confused .......................
Great Scott.....................................Damn..........Damn Damn..................................
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