I'll trust Underwood's judgement. He got us to 22 wins out of 25 games, didn't he? I'll take him over, with all due respect, people who aren't him.
Pregame: Illinois vs Wisconsin, Wednesday, February 2nd, 8:00pm CT, BTN
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Any chance the storm impacts when this game is played?
Grandison and damonte
Damonte on Davis (who has cooled off lately)
Trent on the nut puncher
Plummer hides on their frosh (with a quick hook for Curbelo if he’s getting burned)
Grandy on Wahl I guess (and this is where Coleman getting his act together would be so beneficial from a size and length standpoint on D)
Kofi on pre-pubescent Wisconsin big.
I truly love how we match up with these guys and advanced analytics indicate they are an overrated squad. Let’s go.
Trent on the nut puncher
Plummer hides on their frosh (with a quick hook for Curbelo if he’s getting burned)
Grandy on Wahl I guess (and this is where Coleman getting his act together would be so beneficial from a size and length standpoint on D)
Kofi on pre-pubescent Wisconsin big.
I truly love how we match up with these guys and advanced analytics indicate they are an overrated squad. Let’s go.
Yes I think DW on Davis would be best. Not only does Davis score but he also rebound well and gets a lot of put back baskets. DW would definitely be the best one for fighting him for those rebounds.
BillyBob1
- Champaign
Not unless Wisconsin travels on the day of the game. Only calling for rain Tuesday.
Their trip home probably won’t be fun. Supposed to continue snowing Thursday most of the day, but then again, the weather people are not sure about this storm and don’t know what is going to happen.
DB11Headband
- Chicago Burbs
Water is wet
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
One time when I was living in Bloomington, IN (aka Belly of the Beast), a blizzard hit on game day and the announcement went out that the doors of Assembly Hall (aka the FAKE one!) were open for anyone who could make it - come on in for free! If they had been playing the Beloved that day, I would have strapped on the skis…
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
ATMOS 101
If we play like we did yesterday, we don’t stand a chance.
And that man’s name was GBIllini.
I wish, I was never in the games long enough to break a sweat.
sacraig
- The desert
sacraig
- The desert
Miss Lippy's car is green.
Yep, as much as people are giddy about being in first place, we haven't really gotten a great win to our name. I'd argue at Iowa might be our best. We've had two home games that could have been signatures and we came up short.
This teams has a lot to prove yet. Hopefully we get healthy and play like the preseason top 10 team we were. But we're pretty far off from that.
At the same time, there's really no great team in the conference as the scores over the first half of the season are showing.
We are sort of in an interesting spot. With road games @scUM, @MSU, @Purdue, @IU, @Rutgers that is a very tough road schedule to close with. I am hoping we can somehow avoid a 4/5 seed in the NCAA tourney.
To that end, I think the way to do that best is to end up a 2/3 seed. I think we could get there by winning out at home, beating Rutgers and any 1 of the other 4 road games. AND, winning the BIG tourney. I “think” that gets you off the 4/5 line.
If we can’t do that then I would rather be a 6 seed somehow. Wednesday’s game will be hyped as a battle for first place, but in reality it is a battle for where we ultimately get seeded in the NCAA tourney. It is a critical game for Illinois as if you look at Wisconsin’s closing schedule if for sure is easier than ours.
Obviously just winning out would be what the eternal optimist would say, but really we are a few weeks away from playing at our “top” level (injuries, illness ect). The good news is that if we get back to full strength we would be a really tough out in both the BIG and the REALLY BIG tournaments.
To that end, I think the way to do that best is to end up a 2/3 seed. I think we could get there by winning out at home, beating Rutgers and any 1 of the other 4 road games. AND, winning the BIG tourney. I “think” that gets you off the 4/5 line.
If we can’t do that then I would rather be a 6 seed somehow. Wednesday’s game will be hyped as a battle for first place, but in reality it is a battle for where we ultimately get seeded in the NCAA tourney. It is a critical game for Illinois as if you look at Wisconsin’s closing schedule if for sure is easier than ours.
Obviously just winning out would be what the eternal optimist would say, but really we are a few weeks away from playing at our “top” level (injuries, illness ect). The good news is that if we get back to full strength we would be a really tough out in both the BIG and the REALLY BIG tournaments.
Home or not, we beat sparty. Hopefully we have better wins but that's a great win
You're right. Didn't look great but got the job done.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
You really sound like a weather person
You really really do...
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
pruman is high
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
I mean, we were missing two preseason All-Americans. We have a signature win despite hellacious luck. Yeah, the upcoming schedule might be tricky, but considering what we've been through, I don't think there's a legitimate gripe to be made on where we're at. And we still have no idea what this team will look like once they can all practice together for longer than two days.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Saw Robert post this on Twitter:
“8-2 in the Big Ten. Eight conference wins is more than 2019, 2018, 2016, & 2014, it’s tied with the eight B1G wins in 2017 & 2013, and one away from the nine wins in 2015 & 2012. Never got to double-digit B1G wins 2011 through 2019. And now at 8 wins in January.”
Enjoy the ride
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