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For being so big, the Morris twins sure can hit the ground easy.

Kansas is just so unlikable. I feel like half their team belong in jail.

Yeah, I don't know if the refs are going to let us win it. We'll see. We still have to play better, first.

Lastings will be an above average, starting outfielder.

Jamie Dixon has to be one of the dumbest coaches out there.

Pretty much how I have it

So to address the situation of Duke players being "Uncle Toms", you're going to write a New York Times editorial? REALLY? I know it was hardly his point, but come on man!

If Turner was serious about this whole CBB thing, they would hire actual CBB analysts. You can tell Barkley and Kenny Smith have never seen a game.

Wisky literally places at the slowest tempo of anyone in the country. No surprise they never gave up 70. Defensive efficiency is indeed their problem though.

Pretty sure essentially every 8 team since the inception of kenpom (except one when a bracket did place a qualifier) has had a top 40 offense and defense. ND doesn't qualify.

Illinois beat 4 conference champions from mid-major conferences this year by a combined 50 points. I'll go with that they are better.

Kansas won't get by Boston U.

Looking like the Big Ten will send 7 after all. Just not the ones everyone had predicted pre season.

Could someone point me in the direction of a good beginner workout plan for someone looking to put on weight/muscle? Thanks you. Would something like p90x be good for this?

Unless they are 68/69 with pretty much anything else identical, head to head won't be looked at.

Illinois should still be ahead of Michigan, as well as many other bubble teams. They'll be safe.

Congrats fathom.

I remember when Terrero had big time power.

Lupe with another classic album. Man is amazing.

That technical was a violation of the honor code.

Illinois would still have to be in over Michigan despite today. Doubt it matters unless UM decides to win tomorrow.

It's too bad Northwestern can't rebound in the least bit.

Shout out to fathom's boy, putting on an absolute show tonight. Gunning for Reggie Miller's Pac-10 scoring record.

QUOTE (hitlesswonder @ Mar 11, 2011 -> 06:12 AM) Maybe, but I think we all know Illinois is not actually a tournament quality team. And I am not sure they will make it in. Using ESPN's bubble watch as a guide, there's like 10 spots for 14 bubble teams (unless I miscounted). I can easily come up with 10 bubble teams I'd take over Illinois: Utah St, UAB, Georgia, BC, Saint Mary's, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Colorado, Nebraska, Alabama And there's probably more (Michigan...maybe USC....probably some mid-majors with lousy RPIs but who have actually won a bunch of games which Illinois did not). The expansion of the field helps Illinois a lot, but I think until you know if there are any upsets for the automatic bids, it's really hard to say. I don't think Illinois is in now and I don't think beating Michigan moves them to safely in. In fact, unless they beat tOSU they should be sweating. You're hatred for Illinois has turned insane. Literally none of those teams mentioned would likely get in over Illinois, except perhaps Utah State. Out of the 68 "bracketolgists" used for the bracket matrix, all 68 have Illinois in. And they have them pretty comfortably in. Only one of those 68 has them as low as even an 11.

Protip: every year the bubble is weak. This weak more than ever but only because there aqre three more teams. Illinois would not be one of those last three teams in anyways however, nor are they really even on the bubble.