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- Illinois
Need to be focused for this game. I think Underwood will make sure this team isn't thinking about Iowa.
Yeah, as BU addressed in his pre-game comments, our focus is the ncaa tournament. He has emphasized to his players the need for the best seed possible. So these players may be disappointed, but their drive is only intensified. BU mentioned, for the first time that I have seen, about him talking with the team about the Final Four.I have 2 "concerns", if you even want to call them that.
1)As Ohio State most recently found out, don't stick your nose up at an opponent. It's these teams late in the season, that have nothing to lose, play free and easy and before you know it....you're behind. This happens, regardless of sport. Teams start doing things that they haven't done all year long.
2)With Wisconsin winning, did that take some wind out of our sail....a nothing else to play for thought process enters the mind?
I think that Underwood is way too good of a coach to not have addressed this, ad nauseam, with his guys.
This should be a double digit Illinois win. I'm not going to jinx us, so I'm going to leave it at that.
A reminder of how far we’ve come: Weber Groce UnderwoodI don't like the idea of scoring in the 60s vs PSU but it wouldn't totally shock me. They need to muck this game up and give us as few possessions as possible. Just win baby.
I remember that game unfortunately. That had to be the biggest Brick Fest I've ever witnessed between two teams. At some point, it's not good defense, just really bad offenses.It's way better than 38-33...
That game...A reminder of how far we’ve come: Weber Groce Underwood
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"I told the other coaches the other day I wasn't sure how well we would play," Weber said. "But I could have never anticipated this."
"Naismith probably rolled over several times," DeChellis said after Penn State's 38-33 victory over Illinois.
Let me go on record as saying I don’t mind if we lose on Saturday of the big ten tournament.
Wisconsin beat them 51 to 49 I believe early in Feb. If we can break, that will help.I don't like the idea of scoring in the 60s vs PSU but it wouldn't totally shock me. They need to muck this game up and give us as few possessions as possible. Just win baby.
Not so fast. This could get real interesting after tonight. Maryland could move into the 10 spot with our win against PSU tonight. Indiana is pretty much locked in the 9 seed as they will not beat a mad Purdue team. The battle to see who we might play will fall with the jumbled mess of Iowa, OSU, Rutgers, Mich and MSU. MSU has OSU and Maryland left. Mich has Iowa and OSU left. Rutgers has PSU left so that would give them a step up to get to the 12 win number and a small chance at the 4 seed. Iowa has Mich and us left. PSU has us and Rutgers left. PSU could easily fall into the 11 spot. Maryland can still get the 10 seed if they lose to MSU and PSU loses out as they have the tie breaker. Right now its a battle for 7th between MSU and Mich. We take care of business, we should play the winner of MSU/Mich vs Maryland unless some upsets happen.Looks like if we win out against PSU and Iowa, there is a strong possibility that we will play the winner of Michigan vs PSU in the BTT.
OSU was without Young and Key. Two very big parts of that program.Let's hope we don't have a let down against psu Thursday. O$U did last night against the last place team. You could see osu legs were not under them. Put psu out by the end of the first half. Can't look ahead to Sunday's game. Will be senior night and will it be Kofi's last game in State Farm Center. Trent and DMW go out winners and look forward to the BTT. When we win two games I would think we should be a 3 seed and no less than a 4 seed. Go ILLINI.
The advantage is that it could get us a day or even a two day extra rest. I think the B1G tourney wore us down last year mentally. Losing to PU a third time would lock us into the 4 seed. If we catch a break and play Friday, those two days will help. It affected OSU as they lost to Oral Roberts. I will say this, last year from the Semi's on to the final, those three games were hard fought brutal games.
I remember that horrorfest, we up 4 or 5 points in the second at one time and it felt like an insurmountable lead. Almost as bad as the 0 - 0 tie with Northwestern.Please don't ever mention that again. I'm going to have nightmares tonight.
Purdue is mad but Indiana is desperate after losing to Rutgers at home.Not so fast. This could get real interesting after tonight. Maryland could move into the 10 spot with our win against PSU tonight. Indiana is pretty much locked in the 9 seed as they will not beat a mad Purdue team. The battle to see who we might play will fall with the jumbled mess of Iowa, OSU, Rutgers, Mich and MSU. MSU has OSU and Maryland left. Mich has Iowa and OSU left. Rutgers has PSU left so that would give them a step up to get to the 12 win number and a small chance at the 4 seed. Iowa has Mich and us left. PSU has us and Rutgers left. PSU could easily fall into the 11 spot. Maryland can still get the 10 seed if they lose to MSU and PSU loses out as they have the tie breaker. Right now its a battle for 7th between MSU and Mich. We take care of business, we should play the winner of MSU/Mich vs Maryland unless some upsets happen.
If you look at our losses we were without Kofi and Andre. Come on Neb beat Wisc.OSU was without Young and Key. Two very big parts of that program.
Penn State is scrappy and generally plays us pretty tough and as sad as it is, I could certainly see us sleepwalking a little in this one especially considering what happened in the Wisconsin-Purdue game, us coming off a 90+ pt performance against Michigan, and with the Iowa game on tap. At this point, I'll be happy with any win in this one, even a tear your hair out one. In all I'm rather surprised by the line as PSU has kept most B10 games under a 10pt margin, so I'd take PSU against the line in this one. That said, whenever Vegas sets a surprising line, it seems inevitable for it to happen, so I'd be cool with seeing a big Illini victory todayVegas opens with Illinois -12.5
I agree... the B10 tournament, being the last one played was a disadvantage to our teams last year, in the NCAA tournament. We need to figure out how to get the teams at least some rest time before start of NCAA tournament play. This is the best, and most intense league in the country, night in and night out. These teams beat up on each other all season long. I hope our depth helps us out this year!The advantage is that it could get us a day or even a two day extra rest. I think the B1G tourney wore us down last year mentally. Losing to PU a third time would lock us into the 4 seed. If we catch a break and play Friday, those two days will help. It affected OSU as they lost to Oral Roberts. I will say this, last year from the Semi's on to the final, those three games were hard fought brutal games.
I want to believe we can cruise to an easy victory, but recent history has shown that’s not the case. I think it will be close at some point (hopefully more towards the beginning of the game than the end) but I believe we win this game somewhere in the range of 7-10 points.Vegas opens with Illinois -12.5
But Indiana is not very good. Best quote ever. Bob Knight once was caught on tape saying: "I'm f*ckin tired of losing to Purdue!" They might want to cue that up in the locker room at halftime. The Hoosiers are currently losing to Purdue by seven, with 34.1 second left in the first half.Purdue is mad but Indiana is desperate after losing to Rutgers at home.
I realize that, but the OP was saying OSU had a letdown as the reason for the loss. Just commenting that it was more of two key components (yes, just like our two) being out vs. a letdown.If you look at our losses we were without Kofi and Andre. Come on Neb beat Wisc.
But Indiana is not very good. Best quote ever. Bob Knight once was caught on tape saying: "I'm f*ckin tired of losing to Purdue!" They might want to cue that up in the locker room at halftime. The Hoosiers are currently losing to Purdue by seven, with 34.1 second left in the first half.
I'd bet the transfer portal would be exploding with Indiana players if that A-hole was still there.
For your listening pleasure. I truly miss his rants. As Pru would say.....I really really do.