Week of 1/6 Games & News Thread

[Mr. Roberts]

Weird game. Michigan shooting 70% (8/12 from 3) and UCLA 42% (0/9 from 3) - yet Michigan only up 10 at the half. They keep turning the ball over.

 

[Iloveorangekoolaid]

UCLA really clawed their way back into this game

 

[mysterio2525]

Auburn/Texas is resembling a Illinois vs Washington.

 

[AZILL]

Texas making a late run against Auburn but the clock is against them. Glad to see UCLA coming back on UM, don't want to to see them get many B1G road wins.

 

[Piotyr]

Auburn, Duke and Alabama are the 3 best teams I've watched this year

Florida looks great also, just beat #10 & #1

Florida just lost to Kentucky. SEC early looking a bit like B1G, everyone going to take some losses.

 

[New Creation]

Florida just lost to Kentucky. SEC early looking a bit like B1G, everyone going to take some losses.

And then just blew out the Vols by 30.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

scUM blowing away from UCLA

 

[IndyOrange]

Michigan is our biggest competition for B1G this year. They’re 5 points away from being undefeated.

 

[PleaseMakeABowlGame]

michigan might be damn good

 

[Birdus]

Michigan is our biggest competition for B1G this year. They’re 5 points away from being undefeated.

Yep. After watching what they did tonight, I am very sadly agreeing with you. I just hope that we can take care of business. Falling 2-3 games behind them in conference may wind up giving them the title. I really don't see anyone else beating them maybe beside us and we only play them once I think.

 

[Birdus]

michigan might be damn good

Wow. Yes they are. UCLA needs to practice free throws.

 

[abchew2]

The way they extended the lead with Wolf and Vlad in foul trouble shows they are legit. I never bought UCLA as a top 25 team or anything better than middle of the pack B1G team but the way Michigan closed that out was what great teams do.

 

[Birdus]

The way they extended the lead with Wolf and Vlad in foul trouble shows they are legit. I never bought UCLA as a top 25 team or anything better than middle of the pack B1G team but the way Michigan closed that out was what great teams do.

UCLA is good but I am with you. I think they are a 5-7 type team. They are good though.

 

[fatboyslim]

So they are going 19-1? OK This is a long season in a very tough conference. They are going to lose games.

 

[NarrowJ]

Ah, yeah, FLA did lose that game! Was going off memory which is typically pretty reliable but I am getting up there now lol. Still really like them and see them as a top 5 team.

 

[sharpshot16]

The Juwan move was the most impactful thing to happen this offseason in the BIG10..

 

[BBlock24]

Michigan should’ve gotten rid of Juwan years ago. May has his team playing some damn good ball. I think they’re the second best team in the Big Ten right now.

 

[bleedorange and blue]

Dusty May, this year's big ten coach of the year?

 

[Illiniguy13]

Dusty May, this year's big ten coach of the year?

 

[BDMAN]

No, not if BU keeps doing what he is doing with the reloaded team we have!

 

[foby]

Dusty May, this year's big ten coach of the year?

Co- .........just because that's how it seems to work out.

 

[AirNeazy]

Michigan is our biggest competition for B1G this year. They’re 5 points away from being undefeated.

And we're also 5 seconds away from having wins against two top ten teams, with one of them being #1.

I think we're better still

 

[chadbrochill420]

It’s a 3 horse race - us and the 2 michigans. I saw enough from UCLA last night to rule them out

 

[gibb52]

I wonder about the NIL that Cronin has available at UCLA. It seems I've heard they are struggling financially across their athletic programs. I've always thought the guy was a good coach, if he doesn't have the resources there it might be time to move on.

 

[Old Farm Illini]

Lol.