IlliniKrush

Well the people on the eastern seaboard can't pronounce anything that ends in an 'r' so whatever. I like my turn-a-ment damn it.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Mar 13, 2007 -> 01:44 PM) i do think there were some extenuating circumstances in a lot of the misses. but if he got one out of wright, collins, scheyer, gordon, or rose, probably the criticism is much more muted. to go 0-5 on that just looks bad, even if the circumstances dictated that you probably didn't have a real chance at the end of the day. i'm not sure how i expect him to improve this. some have questioned the assistant coaches and shaking up the staff, but i can't really say i'm familiar with how recruiting is divvied up to say who should go and who should stay. there are other ideas: offer kids earlier, try to force kids to take offers by saying it could go to someone else, being more "friendly" with kids, promising playing time, etc. but again, i'm not implicitly familiar with what is being done now, so it's hard to make an informed suggestion. generally, i do think there is hope. as talent often does in the state, we seem to be heading into a cycle when downstate talent is better. that has usually boded well for us. plus, we are in very good shape with the top 2010 kid (richmond) and the top 2009 kids (bertrand and richardson). in 2008 i know we are in on some good kids. but again, we just have to close. if over the next three years you pull in suggs, dunigan, bertrand, richardson, and richmond, i doubt anyone will be complaining. if you whiff on all those kids or most, you have to wonder. Well put my friend. Also nice posts by Addy. None of us really know exactly what's going on behind closed doors with recruiting; we just see the results. That's why i get so sick of the 'weber can't recruit' talk because we don't know what he is/isn't doing to lure them here, or for that matter why exactly recruits go elsewhere at the last minute. I wish i had an answer but i don't. I just hope something changes a little bit, as changing something seems to be a decent idea right now. I also have the hope that you have. I see things turning around soon. I think the fact that he stopped the season from being an absolute train wreck with all the injuries and other problems will help a ton. Now as far as getting help from Zook, I can't help but think that they have talked here or there about recruiting philosophies. Zook clearly knows a thing or two since he's recruited to a pretty much dormant football program. However, at the end of the day Weber is going to do things his way/the way that he feels will work best. What that way is i'm not quite sure, I just hope it works...or he thinks about changing a thing or two to maybe improve his chances with some of these guys in the future. Recruiting is such an inexact science and there are just so many variables. I often wonder if i was a recruit, what would i look for? What would make my decision? I wish some former coach would come out with a book on everything and anything about recruiting, as I think it would be fascinating (and if this book is already out than i'm not aware of it). It's something I think all of us wish we knew more about. It's not as black and white as signing guys to X money for X years or trading guys with X stats for other guys with X stats.

It was indeed not a typo.

Is there any way that Iowa can still hang a banner?

thug (1)

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 05:22 PM) Where you guys getting this from? ..............

YES

Well they just looked completely out of gas and we had no answer for Tucker nor Taylor. Good tournament run. I think we should be in, but we'll find out tomorrow.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Mar 10, 2007 -> 04:10 PM) a lot of touch fouls it seems, I dont think we are going to win this game with the way its going, and for us to have any success in the future McBride is going to have to grow a pair of balls and shoot the ball and MAKE it. Step one is even getting open, and he's had a ton of problems doing even that.

This officiating is horse s*** btw

QUOTE(hitlesswonder @ Mar 10, 2007 -> 07:41 AM) Everything I read still has Indiana as a lock. It's Illinois that should be worried -- Bracketography has them out after last night's win and in the Suntimes today Jerry Palm (who knows what he's talking about it) said that Illinois is still on the bubble at best and needs to beat Wisconsin. Thinking about it, I just don't see 6 Big Ten teams going. Unless Illinois beats Wisconsin today I still think they're out. Indiana has probably dropped down, but it's still the 3rd Big Ten team in. Or bracketology has them as an 11 seed.

We're going to be tired as hell later today. I hope they can make a game of it and have a chance to win. At least Randle won't be tired.

Finally done with the dvr'd version... f*** YES! WHAT A GAME

Chance of nailing a three > chance of making first, missing 2nd, and a put back. End of story.

Kentucky up 3 with 5 seconds left, doesn't foul (and had a good opportunity), Miss St takes it the length of the floor and drains a three. All Kentucky had to do was foul, right Soxbadger? Instead they have to play OT. Edit: And Kentucky loses

Had to wait til I found a clip of it.. This isn't pretty.

USC takes down Stanford in OT

Louisville up 44-27 then WVU up 45-44

/recovers from f***ing heart attack

QUOTE(The Bones @ Mar 8, 2007 -> 05:17 PM) Well, Penn St. pulled out to an early 13-2 lead but Illinois is now up 41-25 and looks well on their way to playing Indiana for the third time this year. The question now is does Illinois have to beat IU or at least keep it close or will this be enough to get them in? And after make this post, psu 8-0 run As far as your question, beat IU and you are in, lose and it's gonna be one hell of a bubble watch that i'm not looking forward to.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 8, 2007 -> 08:35 AM) It depends on the severity, the athlete, and the sex. Females take longer than males. This becomes hilarious if you take that part out.

Yeah i'm pretty sure we have a trophy in our trophy case for this terrible award...

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Mar 7, 2007 -> 11:44 AM) The useless jersey club is a pretty awesome one which includes: Damaso Marte, Billy Koch and Joe Borchard. So don't feel too bad. You forgot Bmac

Hawks beat the Kings tonight 3-0, habby with his first shutout in an indian head sweater. Bad news...Wiz done for the year with a torn ACL. He apparently did it in the 1st period, yet played the rest of the game with it. Wiz has been a solid player for us and plays hard every night (even if he's thrown up at forward) and i hope he recovers fully for next year. Koci and Buf have been called up.