IlliniKrush

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 1, 2007 -> 10:24 PM) That's not going to cause any confusion. Yeah, this seems pointless and stupid.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 1, 2007 -> 09:33 PM) Zona about to go down again to Wash State. For once having FSN Midwest instead of CSN down here pays off. Nope, you're missing the Hawks game.

Who is Gordon?

OmG mE

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 1, 2007 -> 06:54 PM) I'm with ya Rex, I am not a fan of rushing the court unless it's a real special occasion. For the most part it's a stupid thing to do. People rushing the court for basically everything now a days and the overrated chant are my two sports pet peeves. Obviously agree. 25 beating a 2 at home? What was the line in that game even? I chuckled when i saw kids rushing the floor. Rushing out from under those banners...yeah, act like you've done it before and show you expected to win that game. Huge, ridiculous wins should be the only that people rush the floor for.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 1, 2007 -> 01:54 PM) fixed That's fine with me. I thought i could throw that in there in case some little toddler ends up with pink sox gear. I'd never buy it, but let's say you go to take your niece and she's sporting it. However if Tex says no exceptions, then no exceptions damn it!

Watch more aqua teen and this wouldn't be a problem

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jan 31, 2007 -> 06:21 PM) Mmmm shorts + 4 degrees = cold. I thought for the first time in my life my hands were actually frost bitten, it was the most ridiculous s*** ever. f*** YOU WINTER They make things that help keep you warm in times of cold weather. You made it ridiculous s*** yourself.

QUOTE(SnB @ Jan 30, 2007 -> 10:52 PM) if we didn't win that game, i would be more pissed off than I"ve ever been in my life. This team is atrocious on offense and even when they give us chances at the line, we can't do anything with them. For a while in that game we were actually pretty decent on offense. Good movement without the ball, good screens, pretty good passing, and Frazier created well when we were late in the clock. Then it kind of went south. Frazier, Pruitt, McBride all nice games offensively. Carter and Randle pretty much worthless with foul trouble yet again. And oh yeah, those things that you shoot from that line thingy, we aren't very good at those, especially Pruitt. Good Lord that was tough to watch. I'm just glad it didn't cost us the game.

No man will go to a game with a chick wearing pink sox gear* *Unless she is 8 or younger.

Apparently she got a hold of a few tickets, and is now offering the chance for someone to accompany her to Miami.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Jan 30, 2007 -> 12:02 PM) nah. it's not nearly that dramatic. just because many illinois fans are drama queens doesn't mean the situation is. but it would be a nice win, probably their best win of the year, imo. Actually it almost is. The way i see it we'll lose at IU and at Iowa, and that'll give us 7 losses. I keep hearing that if we're 9-7 in Big Ten play and maybe win one tourny game, we'll make the tournament. We'd have to win the other 6. So yeah, you need to win at home, and this is against a decent opponent. A loss here certainly makes the...the...the...NIT more of a reality.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jan 29, 2007 -> 02:17 PM) LOL, I suspected that as well, but I thought I would let it lie. IlliniKrush, I take offense to the fact that you think Rowand44 is the biggest SIU fan on this site, I have been cheering on the Salukis since I was a freshman at SIU in 96, and I had to introduce R44 to salukitalk to expand his knowledge on Saluki folklore. We are interchangeable 1 and 1A. . If anything, he has the step up on me because he is actually on Campus and I am outta there. And I agree, tSIU is pretty lame. LOL, i really just wanted to throw Rowand and the mascot in the same sentence.

QUOTE(MarlinFan84 @ Jan 29, 2007 -> 01:10 AM) The only problem with this line of thinking is, it is stupid. Most national media, including ESPN suprisingly, considers the MVC on par with the BCS leagues in basketball. Well that's just wrong. Among other things, did you watch the selection show last year? BTW, it was unnecessary to get on your high horse, because i know the MVC is a good conference, and nowhere in my post did i say the MVC sucked. I simply gave a reason why IU would turn down that game, something Rowand also did, and he's the biggest SIU fan this side of the saluki mascot. BTW, i don't know who the hell tSIU is. Lame.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jan 28, 2007 -> 10:33 PM) I think the guy asking for the ticket is being a jerk about it. Harris has a big game next week and this drillrod is bugging him with this crap? Get a life! I didn't see the show, but willing to bet it was 100% sarcasm. I saw it, it was clear enough, regardless of whether the convseration was dead serious, which it wasn't. But he said it very clearly, and he should man up and buy the guy a ticket.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2742523

So at the Hounds game today i had to write out all these penalties: Quad City - Brent Currie - (Instigator), 2 min, 9:02 Quad City - Brent Currie - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 9:02 Quad City - Brent Currie - (Fighting (Instigator) Misconduct), 10 min, 9:02 Quad City - Brent Currie - (Fighting (2nd Instigator) Game Misconduct), 10 min, 9:02 Quad City - Brent Currie - (Abuse of Officials Game Misconduct), 10 min, 9:02 Chicago - Steve Cygan - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 9:02 Chicago - Steve Cygan - (Fighting (Secondary) Game Misconduct), 10 min, 9:02 Chicago - Chris Gehrke - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 9:02 Quad City - Patrick Nadeau - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 9:02 Quad City - Patrick Nadeau - (Fighting (Secondary) Game Misconduct), 10 min, 9:02 Chicago - Sean Nicholson - (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min, 9:02 Chicago - Sean Nicholson - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 9:02 Chicago - Sean Nicholson - (Misconduct Misconduct), 10 min, 9:02 Quad City - Chad Woollard - (Instigator), 2 min, 9:02 Quad City - Chad Woollard - (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min, 9:02 Quad City - Chad Woollard - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 9:02 Quad City - Chad Woollard - (Fighting (Instigator) Misconduct), 10 min, 9:02 Quad City - Chad Woollard - (Continuing Altercation Game Misconduct), 10 min, 9:02 3 fights going on at once, it was ridiculous.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 28, 2007 -> 06:50 PM) Alright, I guess I'll continue this. It's not about paranoia, it's the fact that none of the top "mid majors" can get anyone to play them on their home court. Why would a major conference team want to play a "mid major" on their homecourt? That's why like greasy said it's looked at as non beneficial for a team like IU to play in Carbondale. Numbers wise, rpi wise, quality win wise there is great benefit to playing that game but nationally is it going to be perceived as a great W if IU came in here and won? Probably not. That's why so many SIU fans have a problem with that label, it has nothing to do with paranoia, it has everything to do with scheduling games and getting national notoriety. JT is great but he is no where near the whole team. We're still returning 3 starters including the most dominant big man in the league, we have 2 real good talents coming in/back from injury, and we return everyone who matters from the bench. 8 of our top 10 are still coming back. We'll also be a bigger team then we've been in a while which should help against teams like IU. The team will be fine next season. Justin you are spot on on this thing. Has nothing to do with fear. It has to do with conceivably nothing to gain, and everything to lose. How the basketball world sees things: Lose at Kentucky = Big deal Lose at Uconn = Big deal Win at Kentucky = Big win! Win at Uconn = Big win! Win at SIU = Ho hum, should beat em Lose at SIU = We f***ing lost to a mid major??!?!?!?!

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jan 27, 2007 -> 11:36 PM) Boy, I'm glad I was wrong about Chester Frazier and Marcus Arnold being fill in desperation players that Illinois only got after 300 other people turned the Illini down. Just remember, this team is better off without Dee and James.

QUOTE(SnB @ Jan 26, 2007 -> 05:07 PM) I just bet my roomate he couldn't eat a full bucket of harold's chicken in one sitting (16 pieces). And

I just thought you should know some pretty large and important stats before saying Brodeur isn't great anymore. I have no idea how you got that opinion is all.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jan 25, 2007 -> 08:02 PM) Clemson just jobbed. They started the f***ing clock late. Clemson shouldn't have let up an easy layup like that. I hate Duke, but the clock started basically on time.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Jan 25, 2007 -> 07:59 PM) And duke pisses it away, going to OT. Well nevermind that

And duke pisses it away, going to OT.

High scoring for the all-star game is perfectly fine. It's not a hockey game, we all know that. It's an offensive showcase, and boy was it last night. The passing is incredible. As far as Martin Brodeur goes, he's only 1st in the NHL in GAA, and 2nd in save percentage. If you want to compare it to his career alone, the GAA is his lowest since 97-98, and his save percentage is his highest since...well, it's his highest save percentage ever at .928 So i don't have a clue where you get that from. If he isn't great anymore, no goalie is.