You realize for years, NO ONE would play Gonzaga.....As tiime as went on, turns out losing to Gonzaga ain't all that bad anymore..
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Illinois fans have been dying for a reason to unleash their dormant homerism. I remember when they insisted they were better off with Weber than Self. Good times.
WHoa, wait.....The Big East is a MAJOR conference? I mean you don't the past 5 years or so, Gonzaga couldn't compete with...
Villanova
Creighton, Marquette, Butler, Seton Hall, Georgetown, DePaul, UConn , Xavier, Providence, etc, etc...??
Serious? I mean this ain't the BE of then once powers of Syracuse, UConn, Gtown, etc, etc... The Hoyas are not and have not been close to what they were...UConn either....Of course the Cuse has moved on to greener pastures...Creighton is solid---but by no means a team/program Gonzaga could not compete with...Xavier/Butler aren't who they were---Still solid. But again---Not teams Gonzaga could not beat---MOF, Gonzaga probably takes every BE team this year not named Nova or Creighton, to the woodshed.
Big East is a major confernce due to what it was ----Bit for it is(now).
To even insinutate Gonzaga would not compete in the BE is fukin hilarious...Dudes would be 1/2 every year...
According to Twitter it was the refs.
So let's give Illinois a break. The refs caused them to lose
So let's give Illinois a break. The refs caused them to lose
Look at you guys crawling out of the woodwork.
It’s too bad they cancelled KU-MU this year. Was looking forward to putting a nice beatdown on you for old times.
This place sucks, to bad you guys were too scared to play us this year.
Mizzou has a solid team this year. They have a lot of experience and that's huge in this crazy year. They are going to be a tough out in the SEC
That group Mizzou is in is deep.
Pretty much the entire conference could be in that Tier 3 group.
I don't know about Tennessee. Haven't seen them. They could be in that Tier 2 group. Possibly even Tier 1 as a Final 4 contender.
But Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Kentucky, S Carolina, ...
Going to be a dogfight for Mizzou and don't see them rising to the top of that
Pretty much the entire conference could be in that Tier 3 group.
I don't know about Tennessee. Haven't seen them. They could be in that Tier 2 group. Possibly even Tier 1 as a Final 4 contender.
But Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Kentucky, S Carolina, ...
Going to be a dogfight for Mizzou and don't see them rising to the top of that
Illinois has a good team...
Now. The Top 5 start and the Final 4 threat is hype because they are in one of the biggest states in the B1G.
Going to promote them when they are decent because of the Chicago market
Now. The Top 5 start and the Final 4 threat is hype because they are in one of the biggest states in the B1G.
Going to promote them when they are decent because of the Chicago market
All coaches for the most part have it in their head
The hardest part is having what is in your head happen on the court
Don't see it for Illinois.
I like Underwood as a coach. He could end up staying at Illinois for awhile
Not there yet.
Baylor isn't there yet either. Especially in the frontcourt
They had their way with Illinois
Nothing against Baylor because they have the players to get it there
But they are dodging teams right now
Didn't want to play Texas..
But I think Texas could be better by the end of the year.
Kai Jones could be the best player on the court at the end of the college basketball season.
That is how much upside he has.
The hardest part is having what is in your head happen on the court
Don't see it for Illinois.
I like Underwood as a coach. He could end up staying at Illinois for awhile
Not there yet.
Baylor isn't there yet either. Especially in the frontcourt
They had their way with Illinois
Nothing against Baylor because they have the players to get it there
But they are dodging teams right now
Didn't want to play Texas..
But I think Texas could be better by the end of the year.
Kai Jones could be the best player on the court at the end of the college basketball season.
That is how much upside he has.
Isn’t that kind of like saying that winning one tourney game is Underwood’s pinnacle?
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Something tells me you’ll think it sucks less and less if Missouri continues to win.
Cuonzo can win his super bowl every year for all I care. The program is irrelevant outside of that.
And the last time the Illini was relevant was when cheating Bill Self was coaching.
Illinois can claim that were cheated in this game by the refs, but keep in mind, Mizzou didn’t play with 2 of their best players nearly 80% of the game with Mark Smith and Tilmon in foul trouble because of that same poor officiating.
Illinois only has 2 players in the NBA...
Underwood has to change that.
We will see with these players
Underwood has to change that.
We will see with these players
You guys are down double digits in the series. You're our bitches. After this little run is over, we'll win 5-10 in a row like usual and put you back where you belong.
We went to a National Championship after Self. Pretty weak attempt. Mizzou beat a superior team. Good for them.
I know, but wasn’t that team Self’s recruits. That National Championship coach (Weber) that replaced Self was fired couple years later because he couldn’t recruit like cheating Bill Self.
That doesn't change the fact that we were relevant 3 years after Self was coach with those recruits.
But that was 15 yrs ago.
I think the Illini has a excellent squad and have final 4 talent.
Good luck ...I’ll be rooting for Illinois to win a Big 10 title 😀
What’s next? Are Cornell and Harvard fans going to argue over who is more relevant?
Lol Mizzou likely make the tournament and if they do, they'll lose in the first round. Typical Cuonzo Martinry.
Mizzou played harder, rebounded better, and won at home because of a terrible flagrant foul call and Illinois missing 10+ free throws which would have easily won them the game. We're the better team, and it was blatantly obvious. Came out flat against a bunch of kids playing their super bowl. Probably looked past them tbh. Understandable.
It's really good for Illinois that Cuonzo is doing this. He'll be around for awhile keeping your program mediocre. You have a bunch of Illinois rejects that are butthurt and angry and come out to play their wittle hearts out in their biggest game of the season. We have bigger things to worry about than the little sisters in Missouri.
You're our bitch.
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The potential best player in college basketball isn't even starting for his own team? Damn. Texas is going to be toying with every team in America. Not fair.
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