I'm excited, but I'm nervous. I'm not sure I'd be confident either. Cautiously optimistic
but we're still not sure what we've got or who is going to truly play. We are a work in progress, even though we have looked really good so far.  Previous Message and they are not confident at all Previous Message
Ok, so....what are we thinking?
1. Alabama lost to Purdue, so I'm sure they're gonna go hard to try to avoid two losses to top teams.
2. Assume Tomi is still out and now Big Z is tender? That could be a problem.
3. Does Mahailo Petrovich end up playing? Heck of a game to have to jump into.
4. Game is at the UC but probably not a sell out...not sure if it's gonna have the "home energy" that the game against Texas Tech had.
This one feels like a loss to me. I wouldn't feel that way if Tomi was able to play, but if he can't play plus Big Z is kinda hurt too and limited, I'm not sure we can pull this one off.
Happy to be wrong, but this feels like the game where we get exposed a bit and realize we still have a ways to go.
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 Illini vs. Alabama pre-game discussion thread - JFG November 17, 2025, 10:19:00
- I’m starting to think our game might be delayed a few minutes* - shua Yesterday, 19:58:51
- Paul Szelc, D.J. Carstensen, Jeb Hartness * - jdl Yesterday, 19:37:17
- Tickets seem to have moved through aside from 3rd deck end zones * - assassin Yesterday, 17:15:58
- is Tomi playing tonight?* - Tooldresser Yesterday, 17:06:26
- I assume CBS Sports latest bracketology sim hasn't been discussed? - tvillini Yesterday, 15:27:39
- Beat Bethune-Cookman/Little Rock!* - bbonb Yesterday, 16:30:28
- RIP Jerry Palm * - jdl Yesterday, 16:25:24
- I don't like that blurb about IU improving.* - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 16:13:14
- Win tonight... then we talk.*
 - uofi1998 Yesterday, 15:42:28
- 2-4 stacked with blue bloods, sounds about right * - meanjeans Yesterday, 15:40:17
- Illinois and Arizona meeting in the elite 8, in Chicago again. OH MY!* - voiceofreason Yesterday, 15:32:52
- And if we get the Midwest 1 seed......that's the StL/Chi/Indy trifecta. - Illiniphil Yesterday, 15:32:14
- Boioioioing indeed * - jjlocke923 Yesterday, 15:29:14
- 6 posts in the Illinois-Bama thread on the bama 247 board - illini21 Yesterday, 14:47:18
- An Arizona/UConn and Alabama/Illinois doubleheader is way more interesting and has better teams - GMAW Yesterday, 10:55:55
- sleepers love the team...and the boost of I-L-L fan views* - Nobster Yesterday, 10:14:04
- If Tomi can even go for a bit tonight, I think we’ll win. - JFG Yesterday, 8:46:21
- Favored by 3.5 tomorrow, interesting.* - voiceofreason November 18, 2025, 15:09:29
- Women’s team hit 67 at the field trip game today - digs November 18, 2025, 13:53:37
- Rothstein interview - jdl November 18, 2025, 11:23:07
- Same as any game against Alabama when the quality of teams is within a reasonable range… - OB25 November 17, 2025, 20:18:47
- Roll call: I’ll be there with a big group* - Carl Spackler November 17, 2025, 19:17:43
- I'm bringing the yutes Parmesan* - Gene Parmesan November 17, 2025, 23:03:30
- Same and same * - biclops November 17, 2025, 20:59:09
- I’ll be there* - bjl63 November 17, 2025, 20:32:02
- Me and Dilly* - reggiedunlop November 17, 2025, 20:23:59
- Confirmed* - Dilbert November 17, 2025, 20:33:09
- And CIB* - reggiedunlop November 17, 2025, 20:24:09
- I’d like to go to the Final Four this year* - opossum jenkins November 17, 2025, 19:12:56
- Mirkovic B1G FOTW (again) - biclops November 17, 2025, 18:14:07
- Cool blurb in the Athletic - Jersey November 17, 2025, 13:22:00
- Anybody going to be grabbing drinks before hand?* - IlliniJuice07 November 17, 2025, 12:57:56
- Wrong time to play them... as deep as we are, it's crazy how injured we are. - uofi1998 November 17, 2025, 12:48:51
- I think we beat them at full strength - illini November 17, 2025, 12:34:06
- Up to #8 in the AP* - Blazer November 17, 2025, 12:07:45
- From my early viewing, one of our key differentiators this year is going to be our 40 minutes - snipes824 November 17, 2025, 10:37:28
- Alabama looked pretty good (and big) from what I saw against Purdue. - Warrin'_Illini November 17, 2025, 10:25:04
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