January 26, 200521 yr Awesome win by Illini. Showing the poise of a good team being down by 8 in a hostile enviorment and then coming back to win. Good job Illini!!!!!!!!! and props to Wiscy
January 26, 200521 yr Go back to the Rich McBride three that he made when Illinois was down 8, he's been struggling with his shot this year, then the 2 Ingram threes. Those plays really turned the game around and Illinois never looked back. 2 bench players. Great game for the Illini!
January 26, 200521 yr One Word: BOOYAH Illini played their hearts out....big jack coming in big at the end. Quality, quality.
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(3E8 @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 09:57 PM) Cheat Jr, they let UofI go on something like a 10-0 run in the last two minutes. They choked hard. Cheat junior? Thank you for the compliment. Either way they played a hell of a game. If the illini lost this game would you consider it a choke job?
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 05:57 PM) Wisky by 6. Oh, I'm good Congrats Illini fans that was a great win.
January 26, 200521 yr Let's knock that 38-0 back down to ZERO shall we? Gimme some Illinois... Double-digit win at the Kohol Center Back to the streets, later all!!!
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 11:08 PM) Oh, I'm good Congrats Illini fans that was a great win. I'm even better. Wisconsin by 15+. That was a great game to watch. In the first half when both teams knocked down something like 5 three pointers in a row, that was awesome.
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(qwerty @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 10:04 PM) Cheat junior? Thank you for the compliment. Either way they played a hell of a game. If the illini lost this game would you consider it a choke job? Well that depends. If they were to let Wisconsin go on a double-digit unanswered scoring spree in the last minutes of the game and miss more than half of their free throws, coughUWcough, then I'd consider labeling it as such.
January 26, 200521 yr the talk radio-talking heads effect of extreme exaggeration has led to nearly every loss being determined a choke. It's like hearing someone got "beaned in the foot". It's out of control
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 10:20 PM) the talk radio-talking heads effect of extreme exaggeration has led to nearly every loss being determined a choke. It's like hearing someone got "beaned in the foot". It's out of control What do you call performing terribly in the last stretches of a game?
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(3E8 @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 10:31 PM) What do you call performing terribly in the last stretches of a game? If illinois did not have the lead in this game and lost you would be hearing people refering to this game as a choke and that the illini are overated.
January 26, 200521 yr That's pure speculation. You wouldn't hear choke unless they had a comfy lead and blew it due to a meltdown not yet seen this year from UofI. You'd probably only hear overrated from some liquored up UW students.
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(3E8 @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 10:40 PM) That's pure speculation. You wouldn't hear choke unless they had a comfy lead and blew it due to a meltdown not yet seen this year from UofI. You'd probably only hear overrated from some liquored up UW students. I know for damn sure espn would be saying it and as much as they could.
January 26, 200521 yr Was anyone else getting pissed off when Dick Vitale kept saying "They should all give these Wisconsin kids a standing ovation?" Umm, what about the team that snapped it Dickie?
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 10:47 PM) Was anyone else getting pissed off when Dick Vitale kept saying "They should all give these Wisconsin kids a standing ovation?" Umm, what about the team that snapped it Dickie? and also didnt he say on a even territory he likes UNC as the best team...The same UNC that Wake beat .and thats the same Wake that Illini owned
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(Spod=Ratings @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 10:50 PM) and also didnt he say on a even territory he likes UNC as the best team...The same UNC that Wake beat .and thats the same Wake that Illini owned UNC is a very good basketball team. He didn't say they were the best team but that is the team he thinks will win the NCAA championship.
January 26, 200521 yr Dick Vitale= :sleep He's a f***ing moron...i needed to take some tylenol after the game...not cuz of the closeness of the game, but because of Dick ......BABY!!!!!!!!
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 10:47 PM) Was anyone else getting pissed off when Dick Vitale kept saying "They should all give these Wisconsin kids a standing ovation?" Umm, what about the team that snapped it Dickie? He is right up there with al michaels and bill walton as most ammoying announcers in sports. Well, big name announcers that is.
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(TheBlackSox8 @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 11:07 PM) Well now that Chip is gone from Cubs announcing.....who is the worst???? Chip............on Braves announcing.
January 26, 200521 yr QUOTE(3E8 @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 11:14 PM) Chip............on Braves announcing. :shiver: really?? didn't know that. :headshake
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