IlliniKrush

It never stops with this team this year. Thoughts and prayers with both of them. Also, as illinilaw said, the road were terrible, and as Champaign goes, there is zero snow removal or salt usage when it snows. This appears to be a really bad skid.

Watching the Wings give up 5 goals to the Flyers (by far the worst team in the NHL) in the third period to lose 6-1 is enjoyable.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Feb 11, 2007 -> 07:09 PM) Car got broken into last night. Step 1. filed police report. Then what? Call the insurance company? What type of insurance do I need have my $300 radar detector covered for? Who fixes my glass? I was told to go to a car dealership, but then I heard people can come to your work an do it. Had mine broken into at U of I, it's such a pain in the ass afterwards. Hope you didn't lose a ridiculous amount of stuff. Once i had the police report, I called the insurance company and got all that figured out. They directed me to an estimate place when i got home (for the car damage) and then we talked about stolen property. Like Steff said you'll need proof of cost for stuff that is gone, and they should be able to figure out the rest from there.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 11, 2007 -> 01:26 AM) That performance by SIU was epic. Their best player could hardly walk, the refs screwed them over all game on their floor (FT's were like 32 to 14) and yet they shoot 82 percent in the 2nd half and beat a really good Creighton team to take full control of their league. That's why they win that league every year. Oh, and I'm sorry, but if you think that call of 5 seconds was right, you just weren't watching. Through TIVO, the clock went from 9.8 when Pruitt had it to 5.8 when the whistle blew (although about half a second more than that ran off after the whistle IIRC so that might have been deceptive). That's 4 seconds flat, and White didn't even have him closely guarded the whole time. That was a horrible call. It's not why Illinois lost (4 minutes of offensive choking is, and Indiana got some raw calls against them too), but that call was still pathetic. Correct. The ref just thought 'hey, he's had it a while, 5 seconds' without actually counting anything, or paying attention to White. Although RW's tivo will show it closer to 10 seconds.

QUOTE(SAVVY18 @ Feb 9, 2007 -> 09:26 PM) Looks like someone already started a league....I will cancel this one. QUOTE(sayitaintso @ Feb 10, 2007 -> 12:13 PM) I joined that one already.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Feb 10, 2007 -> 11:59 PM) The odd thing is everyone else in my family drank 2% when I was a kid, as did I. I made the switch around age 12 and haven't looked back. Why doesn't he just inject it right into his arteries and cut out the middle man? Ugh, I've actually had a glass of whole milk before and as someone who prefers the thinnest form of milk, it didn't stay down long. Whole milk actually does seem thick to me. Also, I've caught myself staring at your sig for practically minutes at a time. If you did that yourself, well done.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Feb 10, 2007 -> 11:51 PM) I love skim milk, always have I don't know what it is but the stuff is just so damn good. I can't stand 2%, it's like drinking cream. Disgusting. I just thought you'd like to know this. I think it's whatever you grow up with, perhaps. I grew up with 2%, and it doesn't seem 'thick' or nasty to me at all. Then when i taste skim milk, it tastes like s***. So who knows.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 10, 2007 -> 02:21 PM) What an amazing choke job, congrats on that. Time to get the NIT reservations settled and get ready for that fine recruiting class that will for sure make up the loss of Carter and McBride (and apparently Arnold too). What a waste of a season. LMAO. You are my favorite poster.

And we lead at half on the Carwell dunk. A lead at half with Pruitt being taken out early, that's huge. That half could have really went downhill after he came out.

This one ref is awful, takes us out of our game early. Both those calls were terrible, Raftery agreed on both. IU students showing their intelligence, chanting "ILL-DUI" at Chester Frazier.

QUOTE(SnB @ Feb 10, 2007 -> 11:50 AM) if the illini can pick up this W today, they'd do themselves wonders. To say the least.

Two long but interesting reads on the bracket selectin process, one by Forde, one by Katz http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/stor...&id=2758650 http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/sto...&id=2758770

You guys may want to check this thread out: http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=56482

QUOTE(Steff @ Feb 9, 2007 -> 04:19 PM) It sucks for a lot of you guys. I don't know what I would do if I couldn't see the Sox as much as I do. Chill in your pool, duh

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 9, 2007 -> 01:08 PM) That is correct. It is part knock on Bruce and part I love Deron and Dee as much as another man can. I don't accuse Indiana of cheating at all in the Gordon thing, the only person I blame AT ALL in it besides Bruce is Gordon A LITTLE, because he ditched Illinois very late in the process. Bruce still should have had a backup plan though, it was obvious Gordon was gone for a while, and Darquavis Tucker could have been had. Are you serious? You're the one that said Gordon was committed until the night before. LMAO.

Parking is up to $20

QUOTE(Felix @ Feb 8, 2007 -> 11:58 PM) I think that these coaches respect their commitment, and simply give the recruits something to think about. For example, say that player A commits to Iowa, but Brewster/whomever comes up and says "Iowa is a good school.. but think about this:", and lists the reasons why that player should come to Minnesota/wherever. I don't know if this is exactly what happens, I'm not well versed in this sort of thing, but is that so wrong? The problem is I don't think coaches who do this do it in that sort of manner. I think a lot of football recruiting in this situation is negative recruiting. "You don't want to go to Iowa, Ferentz is leaving next year" I know Illinios lost recruits to other Big Ten schools in recent years due to negative recruiting. Football recruiting seems a lot more cut throat and a lot less honorable than bball recruiting. Of course, the NCAA should just rework the whole recruiting process, and let guys sign earlier, not just a certain date. Then you'll know if guys are committed.

I'm an ND fan, but wow is Weis ever talking out of both sides of his mouth/wants to have his cake and eat it too when it comes to recruiting. He's gonna get torched for this, and rightly so.

A picture is worth a thousand words

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Feb 8, 2007 -> 05:06 PM) I think the big 10 only gets 4 teams in with Michigan State and Illinois battling for the last spot and Iowa being a sleeper (still have two games left with Illinois) No, you were defeated at AH earlier. Unless you are guaranteeing a BTT game.

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Feb 8, 2007 -> 03:34 PM) Its wierd thinking about a 1-2 seed for Wisconsin. The difference in the quality of opponents is astounding compared to where they generally are put (between 5-8). (And looking at that bracket I dont know how Illinois didnt get in. Barring some major loss id say they are about 80% chance of making it right now.) Beat NW, Mich, at PSU, win at least one BTT game and we should be in good shape i'd say. Win at IU or Iowa is a huge bonus and a real good win at this point.

Highlights from NW/Illinois last night

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 8, 2007 -> 09:03 AM) The samething is in the Chi Trib today... I guess that is karma paying back for all of the accusations made during the Gordon fiasco. This makes zero sense.

Don't come back home...

QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Feb 7, 2007 -> 12:11 PM) I know nobody else cares, but UNC is having a ridiculous day. 3 star Devon Ramsey, 4 star Greg Little, 4 star Kevin Bryant, 5 star Marvin Austin, 5 star Dwight Jones, and now 4 star Weslye Saunders all in one day. I don't even know what to say right now, I don't even know what to say, but this makes tonights basketball game almost irrelevant. I hear you there with Illinois as well...except we can't lost to NW tonight, lol.