February 4, 201412 yr QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Feb 3, 2014 -> 10:21 PM) Gotta fun one going on in Stillwater. OT number 3
February 4, 201412 yr So Illinois only has to win the next 7 or so games and they're right back in this thing. IT CAN BE DONE.
February 4, 201412 yr QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 4, 2014 -> 07:17 PM) is only has to win the next 7 or so games and they're right back in this thing. IT CAN BE DONE. Illinois most realistic tournament chance: -Win the next 6. All very winnable games. Tonight will be the toughest. That gets you to 8 Big Ten wins. Lose any of these and the dream is officially over. The other 5 are Penn State, Nebraskax2, Ohio State, @Minny -Lose at Michigan State. There's 0 chance here unless MSU can't field a team do to injuries. -Michigan at home. Not a believer in them but we probably aren't winning this anyways. -Lose at Iowa. No chance again here. -Pray to the basketball gods that Mizzou only loses one more regular season game and UNLV too. That would leave Illinois at 8 and 10 going into the conference tournament. Nebraska can't win away from home so we take a free win Day 1. Beat Ohio State day 2 and BOOM! We did it. We're going to the first four! Just have to have everything go right while also replacing a bad basketball team with a good one. Edited February 4, 201412 yr by Buehrle>Wood
February 4, 201412 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 4, 2014 -> 01:36 PM) Illinois most realistic tournament chance: -Win the next 6. All very winnable games. Tonight will be the toughest. That gets you to 8 Big Ten wins. Lose any of these and the dream is officially over. The other 5 are Penn State, Nebraskax2, Ohio State, @Minny -Lose at Michigan State. There's 0 chance here unless MSU can't field a team do to injuries. -Michigan at home. Not a believer in them but we probably aren't winning this anyways. -Lose at Iowa. No chance again here. -Pray to the basketball gods that Mizzou only loses one more regular season game and UNLV too. That would leave Illinois at 8 and 10 going into the conference tournament. Nebraska can't win away from home so we take a free win Day 1. Beat Ohio State day 2 and BOOM! We did it. We're going to the first four! Just have to have everything go right while also replacing a bad basketball team with a good one. Frankly I'm not even sure that's enough. That would only give them two top 50 RPI wins (Wisc, OSU). Missouri is currently at 51. I think they'll have to beat MSU, MICH or IOWA in addition to getting to 8-10- or 9-9.
February 4, 201412 yr My theory would give us 5 top 50 wins. Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin and Ohio State x2. I think that would be enough for the first four.
February 4, 201412 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 4, 2014 -> 02:00 PM) My theory would give us 5 top 50 wins. Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin and Ohio State x2. I think that would be enough for the first four. Ah, didn't realize Minnesota was top 50. The problem is assuming Illinois does make that run they're fighting with Indiana and OSU for that last spot. And they both have more impressive wins.
February 5, 201412 yr Oh. The home team has 4 fouls to give at the end of the half? Love the Big Ten.
February 5, 201412 yr Any hope the second half was going to be officiated evenly just died. Movie time.
February 5, 201412 yr QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 4, 2014 -> 04:59 PM) Ah, didn't realize Minnesota was top 50. The problem is assuming Illinois does make that run they're fighting with Indiana and OSU for that last spot. And they both have more impressive wins. Indiana's only impressive wins are Michigan and Wisconsin. Both were at home, and that Wisconsin win is looking less and less impressive by the week.
February 5, 201412 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 4, 2014 -> 07:51 PM) Hope you picked a good movie Watching Lone survivor while checking the score. Big win. Should count as 2.
February 5, 201412 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 4, 2014 -> 08:03 PM) So Anthony Beane decided that he can score now. So that is good for SIU Things have started to change in Saluki land since the kiddies started to play. 3 frosh's and a sophomore starting now.
February 5, 201412 yr Cant wait for the renovation to be complete. All the empty A section seats are so annoying.
February 5, 201412 yr QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 4, 2014 -> 08:13 PM) And man, what happened to Wisconsin. They look terrible. Can't score for long stretches.
February 5, 201412 yr QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 4, 2014 -> 08:17 PM) Can't score for long stretches. 10th in offensive efficiency, 63rd defensively.
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