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ISU @ Illinois Exhibition Game Thread* - biclops October 19, 2025, 13:56:38

CBS Sports top 101 players - biclops Yesterday, 17:54:04
Bardo not broadcasting games this season? - DocWalk20 October 27, 2025, 20:05:17
- Is he married?* - gullit Today, 9:21:43
- Saw something that he's leaving the US? (Oh, and please call him "Coach Bardo". ) - osklister Yesterday, 18:17:24
  - Per Facebook, now living in Playa del Carmen. (That's quite a commute for BTN games...) - osklister Today, 9:17:31
- he's talking chem trails today ..* - baconface Yesterday, 15:06:36
  - another one lost to the conspiracy theory rabbit hole* - ECEIllinois Yesterday, 15:25:46
  - CTE causing this? It's very bizarre. - Kajagoogoo Yesterday, 15:11:32
- Missed the subthread below. My bad.* - DocWalk20 October 27, 2025, 20:07:16
What’s the scuttlebutt on Rodgers this year? Do we think he’ll be on the court at some point? - Toonces October 27, 2025, 17:16:32
- I assume that he is out for the year * - ATL October 27, 2025, 17:44:28
  - Has an official redshirt been announced? It seems like he's kind of practicing.* - Warrin'_Illini Today, 9:19:14
Petro cleared by the NCAA - assassin October 27, 2025, 13:28:37
- But now is injured…* - OB25 October 27, 2025, 14:33:34
  - Pretty sure they mentioned he was already banged up a bit. - DocWalk20 October 27, 2025, 15:36:31
    - Sounds like there are two different injuries now* - OB25 October 27, 2025, 15:48:46
      - Not too worried about it at the outset - Blazer October 27, 2025, 17:18:08
      - Ugh. I guess better to have them both now than to heal one and then get the other. #silverlining?* - DocWalk20 October 27, 2025, 17:09:18
  - yea, I don't recall hearing that* - OWWDig October 27, 2025, 14:52:04
  - and contains potassium benzoate* - Sammich October 27, 2025, 14:35:29
    - (dots) - MojoJojo October 27, 2025, 14:52:43
- Classified as Soph with 3 years of eligibility* - Dilbert October 27, 2025, 13:45:07
  - He already looks a like a middle aged man* - CWR10 October 27, 2025, 15:19:58
  - Age 22. - osklister October 27, 2025, 13:51:56
    - Some people go to college for 7 years.* - Warrin'_Illini October 27, 2025, 13:53:03
      - Some people are Evan Eschmeyer* - Chilango October 27, 2025, 14:56:21
        
        Jordan Buchannon gets the Senior Citizen discount at the Ioway training table. - osklister October 27, 2025, 15:09:07
        
        Jess Settles says take a seat, young buck.* - DocWalk20 October 27, 2025, 15:37:21
        
        THAT was the name I was trying to recall. And I thought ya had me there... Bohanon: 179 gm. - osklister October 27, 2025, 16:10:51
        
        Jess Settles and Evan Eschmeyer were the guys who played lots of minutes for more than 4 years - DocWalk20 October 27, 2025, 17:08:39
      - they're called doctors - IlliniSax05 October 27, 2025, 14:02:45
        
        Did I catch a niner in there?* - uofi1998 October 27, 2025, 15:45:23
        
        hes getting his PhD in hoopology and ball distribution* - OrangeSox October 27, 2025, 14:59:41
        
        How quickly we forget about Senator Blutarski.* - MojoJojo October 27, 2025, 14:53:12
        
        Dr. Petrovic, your table is ready* - OWWDig October 27, 2025, 14:03:19
- Great news. Let's go! * - jjlocke923 October 27, 2025, 13:41:00
  - I knew it all the time, no surprise here. * - osklister October 27, 2025, 13:43:59
I’ve seen 2 tweets - one saying Illini won secret scrimmage, the other saying FLA won. Lol* - OWWDig October 25, 2025, 13:38:57
- video clips - jdl October 26, 2025, 19:42:07
  - Sup mirk* - snipes824 October 26, 2025, 19:49:13
- Consensus seems to be 96-86 Fla win - Blazer October 25, 2025, 18:06:04
  - and no Fland for FL, right?* - biclops October 25, 2025, 18:14:19
    - Believe so* - Blazer October 25, 2025, 18:27:19
      - and no Andrej either* - illinilosch October 25, 2025, 18:47:35
  - And positive reports on how Mirkovic and Wagler played* - OB25 October 25, 2025, 18:06:55
    - I might be higher on Mirkovic than Wagler. - illinilosch October 25, 2025, 18:51:11
      - Well, he is a 19 yr old "freshman" that's played a ton of international ball, helps alot* - ilinni11 October 26, 2025, 14:47:35
        
        We’ve also only seen him play against Illinois State.* - Herman Blume October 26, 2025, 15:50:25
    - Kylan too* - Blazer October 25, 2025, 18:12:15
- The fact Werner hasn’t come out with a decisive post suggests Florida won - ilinni11 October 25, 2025, 14:29:47
  - He put it behind premium board, according to his tweet* - assassin October 25, 2025, 15:11:51
    - Indeed he did* - Mrap24 October 25, 2025, 15:18:39
      - nm* - biclops October 25, 2025, 15:19:58
Dave Wischnowsky UPDATE - Poldark October 24, 2025, 15:45:28
- Hopefully one day Wisch will regale the internet with his most interesting story: - Warrin'_Illini October 24, 2025, 16:42:36
UConn 5-star freshman (Mullins) expected to be out 6 weeks. We play them 5 weeks from today* - OB25 October 24, 2025, 13:59:01
- Lucky break for UConn* - snipes824 October 24, 2025, 14:09:54
- *hits 6 threes in his first game back against IL. ESPN declares it gutsiest performance since Duhon* - CWR10 October 24, 2025, 14:05:16
New basketball commit - assassin October 24, 2025, 13:16:59
- Live from the driver's side seat - jdl October 24, 2025, 16:36:08
  - I thought Tupper had trademarked the "drive a truck while making a video" idea. - osklister October 27, 2025, 15:10:30
- long and cerebral but not overly athletic. BU has a type these days* - John Coctostan October 24, 2025, 13:57:02
- Anyone know what these percentages represent? - biclops October 24, 2025, 13:36:32
  - Guessing those were their version of the "crystal ball" predictions * - jdl October 24, 2025, 13:47:08
    - Right but I’m wondering if it is based on guesses by actual people or some sort of algorithm * - biclops October 24, 2025, 13:50:46
      - I think it's mostly an algorithm* - UIHuskie October 24, 2025, 14:01:01
- Amazing how things have changed, this is the first I’ve even heard of this guy. - OB25 October 24, 2025, 13:31:44
- He can make layups - jdl October 24, 2025, 13:26:55
- 6’7” shooting guard. Underwood has a type. - biclops October 24, 2025, 13:21:27
  - SIX SEEEEVEN* - Orangeillini October 24, 2025, 16:19:20
  - Apparently Newman has left his post office job and has started up a school. - osklister October 24, 2025, 13:27:26
Evan Miya's preseason analysis. We show out favorably. - Tuscy October 24, 2025, 12:38:55
- ooo - jdl October 24, 2025, 13:47:58
- I believe that says we could finish anywhere from first to last* - Quiz October 24, 2025, 12:43:39
  - It’s true. If you ain’t first you’re last* - CWR10 October 24, 2025, 14:04:20
Single Game Tix now on sale - aimlessillini October 24, 2025, 12:15:26
Norlander has us #9 in his preseason ranking. - OB25 October 24, 2025, 10:41:18
As Good as place as any, Bardo not calling games this year - illini222 October 23, 2025, 23:12:17
- This news does not give me bitter cerveza face* - Herman Blume October 24, 2025, 13:20:07
- Saw this somewhere previously, maybe posted here? - EffinIllini October 24, 2025, 12:22:40
- I had heard he was taking a weird turn on social media... :-O - osklister October 24, 2025, 9:58:01
- I tell you what…* - OB25 October 24, 2025, 9:01:59
- Best news in a long time* - Chilango October 24, 2025, 6:03:41
- …what?* - assassin October 23, 2025, 23:20:48
  - yeah it's on his Facebook page* - Poldark October 24, 2025, 5:45:04
    - lol ok - biclops October 24, 2025, 7:20:59
      - Coach? * - ijustkrushalot October 24, 2025, 9:53:02
        
        Thoughts? - SurfTheBoneyard October 24, 2025, 10:55:38
EDG: Humrichous & Davis - biclops October 23, 2025, 19:43:03
EDG: Wagler, Lee, and Fagbemi - biclops October 21, 2025, 21:46:56
- Kinda surprised the old Six-Pack of dorms is being replaced piecemeal. Some still stand. :-O - osklister October 22, 2025, 9:38:38
  - Scott Hall FTW. - voiceofreason October 23, 2025, 16:34:06
    - Forbes 219, 1998-99* - Gene Parmesan October 24, 2025, 8:59:33
      - Howdy neighbor from the future (215)* - biclops October 24, 2025, 13:39:20
      - I was also 2nd floor Forbes Fall of 1984. Glynn Blackwell was down the hall* - JeffFrank October 24, 2025, 13:08:03
    - Snyder Hall here - Chilango October 24, 2025, 6:05:17
      - Snyder 486 '86-'88* - ibdoc Today, 10:21:01
    - 1994-95: Room 267* - GMAW October 23, 2025, 21:22:59
    - That time he threw a pebble at The Deuce * - Philo October 23, 2025, 20:06:57
      - That time he bought his wife a toothbrush* - DocWalk20 October 23, 2025, 21:09:38
        
        That time he waved his hands like Arthur Fiedler* - Tortillini October 24, 2025, 5:56:15
        
        he texted me last week that he shat himself at the Wynn* - VIV October 24, 2025, 9:10:05
        
        It's been a few (many) years, but I posted here I was going to Vegas for work. - EffinIllini October 24, 2025, 12:25:42
    - I’d love to see what a Fat Don’s steak actually tastes like now that I have actual life experience* - OB25 October 23, 2025, 17:17:40
      - I don’t want to know - AintHatin October 23, 2025, 20:09:01
      - That reminds me: did we ever get closure on the Arby’s steak bites?* - biclops October 23, 2025, 17:24:15
        
        They're not great. Taste more like pot roast than steak.* - Sammich October 23, 2025, 21:18:13
        
        Misread the post sequencing and thought you were answering about Fat Don’s. - OB25 October 24, 2025, 9:58:10
        
        I don't think I ever ate Fat Don's - Sammich October 24, 2025, 10:13:57
        
        Sadly no, I don’t know what was going on with the Arby’s here. I may try again this weekend* - OB25 October 23, 2025, 17:30:17
    - Hell yeah - AintHatin October 23, 2025, 17:12:45
  - You can’t knock them all down at once. You still need to house people. * - assassin October 22, 2025, 9:42:32
finally watching now, Mirk is an absolute menace rebounding and then pushing the ball - assassin October 20, 2025, 15:29:15
- We have a man-sized team like 01. Nothing wrong with a basketball team of heft. - Warrin'_Illini October 20, 2025, 15:30:33
  - Good comp--Mirk reminds me of a stronger, more skilled Krupalija* - Blazer October 20, 2025, 15:56:48
    - There's a blast from the past. - osklister October 20, 2025, 16:41:42
      - I just remember he was supposed to redshirt and then Kruger burned the redshirt - Blazer October 20, 2025, 17:23:44
        
        Drag/getting old. Thought maybe it was Shelly Clark's freshman year... but no. - osklister October 22, 2025, 9:48:10
    - We have a bunch of bullies. As long as the young guys progress I think I'm going to love this squad* - Warrin'_Illini October 20, 2025, 16:02:55
wtf I didn’t even know this was happening * - Jackie October 20, 2025, 10:31:55
- Re: wtf is nukes * - jdl October 20, 2025, 15:32:34
  - wtf is a wizard (rip)* - Gene Parmesan October 20, 2025, 15:37:03
    - EVRASKA WTF?* - ATL October 20, 2025, 18:06:11
- It's ok, we're going to be really good.* - Warrin'_Illini October 20, 2025, 10:48:06
- ^^^big/bad fan ;-) * - ATL October 20, 2025, 10:33:03
  - Puh-leeze; it's hard to keep up with UIUC athletics from blocks away!! :-) - osklister October 20, 2025, 12:04:43
So 3 probable starters didn't play? - EffinIllini October 20, 2025, 10:28:37
- It was known he was going to be out a few weeks due to having his tonsils removed* - biclops October 20, 2025, 10:54:55
  - Totally missed that.* - EffinIllini October 20, 2025, 11:04:24
- I did see a lack of -ic's in the box score * - shua October 20, 2025, 10:29:47
Good to see some hoops action - jdl October 19, 2025, 19:34:21
- Ben has bulked up in a good way it looks like. He gave good effort on the boards - ATL October 20, 2025, 18:07:49
- With you on Ben. I’m glad he’s back* - CWR10 October 19, 2025, 19:52:38
  - And freshly engaged* - illini222 October 20, 2025, 12:49:02
Condensed game - ATL October 19, 2025, 18:57:58
Latulip with some Mirkovic film breakdown - biclops October 19, 2025, 18:57:33
- I enjoyed that* - Tortillini October 19, 2025, 19:28:13
Oh David, my sweet summer child - biclops October 19, 2025, 16:58:08
- He was clearly fired up* - CWR10 October 19, 2025, 19:27:14
- All that for a silly exhibition? - illinilosch October 19, 2025, 17:38:07
Lol, Big Z just got contacts. Says he couldn’t see the rim for the last 3 years* - OB25 October 19, 2025, 16:50:31
92-65 final - Blazer October 19, 2025, 16:03:48
- But who won?* - PapaDels October 19, 2025, 17:21:02
Mirkovic 19/14/6* - biclops October 19, 2025, 16:03:30
86-56 at the under 4* - Blazer October 19, 2025, 15:55:02
Zvonimir with 6 fouls* - biclops October 19, 2025, 15:52:43
Find someone who loves you as much as High Knees loves calling offensive fouls* - Blazer October 19, 2025, 15:46:54
72-45 with 8:14 left* - Blazer October 19, 2025, 15:39:07
I love that ColeHawk is there * - ATL October 19, 2025, 15:38:41
- BBV is also at the game for some reason. Now an associate at Sidley Austin* - ECEIllinois October 19, 2025, 15:48:46
  - Damn. Good for him* - gvibes October 19, 2025, 16:07:34
    - For not being at work right now* - Herman Blume October 19, 2025, 16:52:22
    - Most of them will be going pro in something other than sports * - ATL October 19, 2025, 16:17:12
      - Of course my only linkedin mutual is a sidley partner who is an illinois alum* - gvibes October 19, 2025, 16:52:11
  - Talk about a guy I had completely forgotten about* - illinilosch October 19, 2025, 15:56:09
How's Brandon Lee looked today?* - illinilosch October 19, 2025, 15:32:45
- Had a nice all around game* - WhitmansFolly October 19, 2025, 16:02:29
- He's comin' on strong* - Sammich October 19, 2025, 15:47:56
- Solid for a freshman - Blazer October 19, 2025, 15:38:43
- Lieb * - jjlocke923 October 19, 2025, 15:34:59
  - Big fan* - illini222 October 19, 2025, 15:55:08
    - Lol my bad * - jjlocke923 October 19, 2025, 15:58:41
62-41 at the under 12* - Blazer October 19, 2025, 15:27:52
Are they not fouling guys out today?* - biclops October 19, 2025, 15:21:36
- No* - illini222 October 19, 2025, 15:26:46
High Knees still sucks* - WhitmansFolly October 19, 2025, 15:21:15
- I think he has called all three charges* - Blazer October 19, 2025, 15:28:14
  - Agreed. Not sure any of them were very close either* - WhitmansFolly October 19, 2025, 15:29:14
57-34 at the under 16* - Blazer October 19, 2025, 15:17:20
Mirkovic with a double double 30 seconds into the second half* - WhitmansFolly October 19, 2025, 15:12:21
Haven’t seen any comments here or on Twitter about Wagler. Not doing much?* - OB25 October 19, 2025, 15:10:16
- Hit a 3 but looks like a freshman. Needs some Jackson St type games first* - illini222 October 19, 2025, 15:23:55
  - I will say his three point shot looks smooth - Blazer October 19, 2025, 15:39:59
- Was saving it for postgame - Blazer October 19, 2025, 15:18:14
- Well he just picked up two quick fouls* - biclops October 19, 2025, 15:12:26
Mirkovic with 10 pts, 9 reb, 3 ast* - biclops October 19, 2025, 14:54:24
47-24 at half* - Blazer October 19, 2025, 14:53:37
Are we on triple double watch?* - biclops October 19, 2025, 14:48:57
Mirkovic as a competent ball handler on the break is not something I had anticipated* - Blazer October 19, 2025, 14:47:36
My soul needed Boswell making that 3 * - biclops October 19, 2025, 14:47:13
35-19 at the under 4* - Blazer October 19, 2025, 14:44:33
Big Z with the dunk-chin up-technical lol* - WhitmansFolly October 19, 2025, 14:41:24
- Never change High Knees* - Blazer October 19, 2025, 14:44:19
lol Zvonimir gets a T for hanging on the basket after a dunk * - biclops October 19, 2025, 14:41:20
- Sweet pass from Mirkovic though l* - Blazer October 19, 2025, 14:45:02
Don’t have stats but feels like we are 50% at the line* - biclops October 19, 2025, 14:39:59
- 10-for-13* - UIHuskie October 19, 2025, 14:41:04
  - ok well obviously I’m way wrong * - biclops October 19, 2025, 14:41:44
    - They're working on it* - illini222 October 19, 2025, 14:49:39
24-11 at the under 8* - Blazer October 19, 2025, 14:31:03
Did they change the charge rules again this offseason? - WhitmansFolly October 19, 2025, 14:30:35
Mirkovic is everywhere * - biclops October 19, 2025, 14:27:51
- Yeah, he’s really standing out - Blazer October 19, 2025, 14:30:47
Jason Jakstys sighting* - Blazer October 19, 2025, 14:26:35
Maybe better shooting this year? Mirkovic and Z both have hit from deep* - illini222 October 19, 2025, 14:24:21
It looked like Boswell and Stojakovic were talking about the layup Boswell missed* - biclops October 19, 2025, 14:23:34
16-9 at the under 12* - Blazer October 19, 2025, 14:21:08
We are tall* - biclops October 19, 2025, 14:18:46
9-2 at the under 16 - Blazer October 19, 2025, 14:11:45
Haha Lieb rejection!* - biclops October 19, 2025, 14:09:30
Who the hell are these guys?* - opossum jenkins October 19, 2025, 14:09:26
Also a little press * - biclops October 19, 2025, 14:07:13
Boswell, Wagler, Mirkovic, Humrichous, Z starting. Went to a zone on defense * - biclops October 19, 2025, 14:04:26
Boswell, Big Z, Hummer, Wagler, and Mirkovic starting - Blazer October 19, 2025, 14:04:16

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