| Some Illini basketball updates today from Underwood 
Posted by OB25 
 
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| Hard to believe this is Brad’s 9th year* 
Posted by opossum jenkins 
 
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| Looks like Stojakovic is at least doing some light shooting drills 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| Geoff Alexander hinted on the radio today we will see some zone this season* 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| ISUs best players not playing 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| Tomi, Andrej, and Mihalo all out as well. I don’t think Petrovic even could play, but… 
Posted by OB25 
 
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| Exhibition vs ISU Sunday. Are we thinking Tomislav and Stojakovic will be out? 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| Is Stojakovic still injured? 
Posted by illinilosch 
 
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| I think he's just getting back to practice 
Posted by jdl 
 
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| I have no idea* 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| Discount code for BTN Plus 
Posted by jdl 
 
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| That time a year ago or so when it was free for a year 
Posted by timmer 
 
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| god damn it. I wasn’t gonna let them get me this year, but here we are* 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| Was hoping for Ayo vs Shannon tonight, but Ayo is in street clothes 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| Looks like he’s got a brace on his thumb. Great.* 
Posted by Toonces 
 
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| Petrovic & Mirkovic 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| At what point do we start worrying about Petrovic’s eligibility?* 
Posted by opossum jenkins 
 
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| Wasn't Ivisic's eligibility not determined until the very end of Oct last year? 
Posted by illinilosch 
 
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| I’m more worried that we aren’t getting the full story on Stojakovic’s injury 
Posted by OB25 
 
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| Rodgers has announced his injury 
Posted by LWillhite 
 
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| Rumor is end of the month * 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| Nice* 
Posted by opossum jenkins 
 
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| my source is Loyalty, so consider it* 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| I’m hearing the same… 
Posted by shua 
 
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| Link?* 
Posted by DocWalk20 
 
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| ooo 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| nm paywalled* 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| nm* 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| Werner, Trotter, and Latulip talk hoops for an hour fifteen 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| I've listened to the first half of this. I'm now as excited about the 2025-26 season as 
Posted by Philo 
 
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| random tweet log on the Wagler fire 
Posted by assassin 
 
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| man, i can't wait to see this kid play 
Posted by illini21 
 
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| 17 in the preseason AP poll 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| Highest vote from the NG guy - #6 * 
Posted by jdl 
 
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| Wonder if he KenPom’d it.* 
Posted by voiceofreason 
 
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| KenPom wasn't out when ballots were due* 
Posted by LWillhite 
 
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| The way some of you feel about Indiana's success in football 
Posted by Sounder 
 
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| Purdue has won more B1G basketball titles than any other team. 
Posted by GMAW 
 
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| it's just makes no sense to me that they're historically that good 
Posted by Sounder 
 
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| Kansas University is one of the five best college basketball programs in history 
Posted by GMAW 
 
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| Maybe favorite KU fact - James Naismith is the only coach in school history with a losing record. * 
Posted by illini 
 
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| Hell 3 of the top 5 make no sense from a demographics standpoint. UK, KU and UConn. 
Posted by Carl Spackler 
 
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| Nor do Alabama, Nebraska or Oklahoma in football, or even OSU before Columbus became a metropolis... 
Posted by uofi1998 
 
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| Ohio State makes a lot of sense 
Posted by illiniranger 
 
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| Oklahoma is close enough to Dallas/North Texas that they feast down there 
Posted by illiniranger 
 
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| Talking about how they became powers, not the fact that they are powers... 
Posted by uofi1998 
 
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| why wouldn't OSU and PSU be great at football? 
Posted by illiniranger 
 
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| tOSU has had payoffs as long (or longer) than schools like Texas, etc. 
Posted by osklister 
 
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| Hasn’t Purdue won more B1G championships than any other school?* 
Posted by ATL 
 
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| but Purdue is always good at basketball* 
Posted by assassin 
 
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| Yes, but it makes no sense that the third most important school in the state 
Posted by Sounder 
 
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| sure, it's just in no way comparable to Indiana football * 
Posted by assassin 
 
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| And not the losingest program in their sport like IU* 
Posted by bjl63 
 
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| Big difference between that and the metrics projections.* 
Posted by voiceofreason 
 
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| KJ’s 1st preseason game - 8 points, 10 A, 3 TO, 25 min* 
Posted by memyselfandillini 
 
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| Ayo had 22 pts / 3 reb / 2 ast in 24 mins* 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| Calling my shot now, the Bulls will be a fun and good surprise this season. 
Posted by Warrin'_Illini 
 
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| It would also be nice if they valued draft capital* 
Posted by bjl63 
 
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| Surpirse as in what? 8th seed instead of 9 or 10?* 
Posted by bjl63 
 
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| 45-ish wins.* 
Posted by Warrin'_Illini 
 
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| The East is pretty much trash so it could happen* 
Posted by bjl63 
 
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| Buzelis might overtake Ayo as my favorite Bull. 
Posted by illinilosch 
 
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| He's awesome and would go top-2 in a redraft. Bulls are so fortunate he fell to them. 
Posted by Warrin'_Illini 
 
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| Will Riley made 2 FTs with 0.8 left to put Wiz up 1 over Raptors 
Posted by memyselfandillini 
 
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| Preseason KenPom rankings out. We are 6th 
Posted by GMAW 
 
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| AP Poll comes out tomorrow, really curious to see where we land. 
Posted by OB25 
 
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| How do they rank us so high with our player turnover?* 
Posted by TarheelIllini 
 
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| because we actually return a bunch of guys from last season? * 
Posted by jdl 
 
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| Analytics love us. Kenpom 6, Torvik 7, Miya 8* 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| Fun fact: KenPom is a curler in Utah* 
Posted by Sounder 
 
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| projected 23-8, 14-6 * 
Posted by jdl 
 
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| Yes, please* 
Posted by OWWDig 
 
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| kenpom coach rankings 
Posted by jdl 
 
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| Some stuff from B1G media days 
Posted by biclops ?si=v3EpgR1YvSav0EiO  ?si=5sChqEKLUOHmBSOl  ?si=vCohzOpAFS6hryDt 
 
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| undefeated 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| Chef’s kiss, the onion couldn’t do better* 
Posted by ab75 
 
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| Amazing amazing* 
Posted by PapaDels 
 
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| Dotz 
Posted by Sounder 
 
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| Someone had to have gotten to him. He’s gotta be trolling us at this point.* 
Posted by Carl Spackler 
 
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| Probably VIV.* 
Posted by Warrin'_Illini 
 
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| I still don’t think so* 
Posted by OB25 
 
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| Yeah I think it ~might~ not have been a bit at first but now it definitely is * 
Posted by meanjeans 
 
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| ROFFLES!! * 
Posted by illinijohn 
 
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| Fantastic* 
Posted by UofIL6 
 
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| lolololol* 
Posted by illini21 
 
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| Hot Ivisic Bros content 
Posted by assassin 
 
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| Big Z doesn’t even look like the same person that played at Arkansas* 
Posted by OB25 
 
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| Sidejack: I’m impressed with those of you able to keep up with the roster 
Posted by DT 
 
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| I've been following HS recruiting since the mid/late 90s. 
Posted by illinilosch 
 
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| How can it be a bummer when we are a new blue blood in this era?* 
Posted by JeffFrank 
 
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| We’re not a blue blood. * 
Posted by bjl63 
 
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| No where close. 
Posted by illinilosch 
 
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| A few new green bloods, but I'd guess those historically great programs won't be able to keep up. 
Posted by osklister 
 
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| Kind of expecting a complete roster turnover every year. But... here we are. Paid players. Eh. 
Posted by osklister 
 
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| No one actually prefers this, right? 
Posted by Sounder 
 
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| Everyone says it’s great for the kids but nobody talks about the kids who just wanted to go to one 
Posted by meanjeans 
 
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| Obviously the chances of going to the NBA are low 
Posted by Sounder 
 
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| Do I miss an era when you had guys for four years and watched them develop 
Posted by Blazer 
 
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| I think a revolution was sorely needed.* 
Posted by opossum jenkins 
 
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| It's a complete overcorrection, IMO 
Posted by Sounder 
 
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| I agree that the unlimited transfer options has to be changed. 
Posted by illinilosch 
 
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| Tampering should not be allowed 
Posted by bjl63 
 
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| Imagine trying to get that genie back into the bottle. :-(( 
Posted by osklister 
 
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| Contracts. I’ve accepted that I’m not going to be able to watch a guy come in as a freshman and 
Posted by voiceofreason FTR, I’m fully onboard with the players getting their piece of the pie. 
 
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| I really don't think revamping or changing the portal should be all that challenging. 
Posted by illinilosch 
 
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| Marginally off-topic: I still recall when this all started, Dan Roan (CU and WGN-TV) said "fairness" 
Posted by osklister 
 
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| I 1000000% do 
Posted by digs 
 
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| Same. These kids were taken advantage of for so long. 
Posted by Carl Spackler 
 
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| I think it’s absolutely a far more just system, and way better for the athletes 
Posted by DT 
 
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| Meh, I still watch every single game, listen to all the pressers, and root just as hard as ever* 
Posted by Blazer 
 
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| I think it’s a worse fan experience for a smaller group than we’d like to admit. 
Posted by Carl Spackler 
 
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| Like I said below, it certainly helps that we're winning 
Posted by jdl 
 
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| I follow the team as close as I ever have, if not closer, probably due to our recent sustained 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| As someone that used to be obsessed with recruiting, it’s been a feature too. 
Posted by Carl Spackler 
 
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| I still follow the team, but have detached from caring about any particular players 
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes 
 
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| It's really killed my offseason interest. Offseason discussion just feels pointless 
Posted by IlliniOllie 
 
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| This for sure, but as others said, that's a feature, not a bug 
Posted by Blazer 
 
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| Yep, great for them, sucks for us* 
Posted by reggiedunlop 
 
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| i like every part of it except unlimited free transfers. 
Posted by assassin 
 
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| Completely agree* 
Posted by illini21 
 
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| Might be naive but I believe that will work its way out 
Posted by digs 
 
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| My latter point is someone like ben humrichous 
Posted by digs 
 
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| I don't like how Illinois prep hoops has degraded, but that seems like it was coming with or 
Posted by Warrin'_Illini 
 
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| Quite true re: Undy. Could anyone have foreseen this on the day he was hired? 
Posted by osklister 
 
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| Such a strange place we're in 
Posted by jdl 
 
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| I keep up with them as long as they are on the team. But, once they leave, 
Posted by jjlocke923 
 
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| Illini Basketball is the only thing I follow to this extent. 
Posted by JFG 
 
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| Same * 
Posted by jjlocke923 
 
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| You think I'm going to be able to tell any of these slavs apart?* 
Posted by ATL 
 
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| Sure, there’s the little guy that looks 35, the bald one, the handsome one 
Posted by assassin 
 
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| Athletic article on Terrence Shannon (subscription required)... 
Posted by Leif 
 
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| Stud* 
Posted by CWR10 
 
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| Have been getting caught up on Illini bball content--what do we make of the Wagler hype train? 
Posted by Blazer 
 
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| There's the UNDY gas factor going on, but it's not out of the ordinary for a 4 star 
Posted by Warrin'_Illini 
 
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| I do agree it's more than normal. 
Posted by JFG 
 
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| As usual, I’m taking it as somewhere in the middle 
Posted by snipes824 
 
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| Yeah, this sounds right. At a minimum, seems like he will be ready to contribute right away 
Posted by Blazer 
 
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| Game times, TV schedule is out 
Posted by jdl We've got your schedule all laid out for you. pic.twitter.com/CPNUvBgeQl 
 
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| Ugh 8 PM for the UC game. Daughter is gonna be asleep by halftime.* 
Posted by Carl Spackler 
 
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| Three East Coast games on Fox that day. They'll get a 7:00 pm local start... 
Posted by osklister 
 
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| That’s a ton of FOX games, good to see* 
Posted by OB25 
 
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| How would you tier these networks in terms of prestige? 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| In this order 
Posted by JacobRDaugherty 
 
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| 2025-26 Pronunciation Guide 
Posted by DocWalk20 
 
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| Just saw this from a UNC friend….hahaha 
Posted by TarheelIllini 
 
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| Tomislav is low key funny 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| "there's not one job I would leave here for" - brad underwood today 
Posted by snipes824 
 
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| so, several jobs? * 
Posted by jdl 
 
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| You get a job!* 
Posted by Toonces 
 
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| looking trim 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| This Wagler stuff has me really excited. A guy I wasn’t counting on for anything might be another 
Posted by Toonces 
 
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| I watched KW play in a local shootout last Winter. 
Posted by illinilosch 
 
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| Keep in mind we’re firmly in “bigger, faster, stronger” season right now. I was glad to hear 
Posted by voiceofreason 
 
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| Yea, I looked at all of these comparisons as the evolution of Daddy Brad's "Elite" comments 
Posted by OWWDig 
 
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| What’s the Wagler stuff?* 
Posted by shua 
 
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| ooo 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| also see the 18 minute mark here 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| I don't consume a lot of LaTulip content. Is he prone to exaggeration? 
Posted by AintHatin 
 
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| He’s really just starting to blossom as a pundit* 
Posted by CWR10 
 
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| I'm just hoping he doesn't soft-petal this team's potential* 
Posted by AintHatin 
 
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| Hey, Bud! Give him chance.* 
Posted by DocWalk20 
 
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| Our issues are going to stem from losing Riley* 
Posted by Chilango 
 
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| if healthy, I think Stoj is a better college player than Riley on a day to day basis* 
Posted by assassin 
 
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| something something bear fruit* 
Posted by assassin 
 
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| Sounds like we may be a decent seed in the tourney then* 
Posted by Chilango 
 
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| I don't actually believe him, but it's good to hear* 
Posted by Sounder 
 
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| too old to be hired by a blueblood, I think, which is really the only place you leave for, IMO* 
Posted by cpsteine 
 
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| Agreed, but doesn’t that make his statement technically untrue? 
Posted by Sounder 
 
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| Hey Blazer! 
Posted by Poldark "Black, gay, and with a potted plant on her head." 
 
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| lol* 
Posted by Blazer 
 
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| Also, obligatory 
Posted by Blazer 
 
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| I love that they redacted the name of the author * 
Posted by ATL 
 
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| Every Day Guys: Kylan Boswell 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| Nice ride, Kylan!* 
Posted by ATL 
 
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| BMW=everyday guy. :-O Eh, welcome to 2025. 
Posted by osklister 
 
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| Every Day != everyday* 
Posted by Chuck Woodaby 
 
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| Just got my tickets for the UC game vs Alabama * 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| Man, I really want to go but being on a Wednesday it's going to be tough* 
Posted by illini21 
 
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| Hey, made for TV so... give the (promoters) what they want. 
Posted by osklister 
 
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| Are these on sale to the public?* 
Posted by Carl Spackler 
 
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| Yes. Got the email from the athletic dept around 10:30* 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| I was in and out getting my first row upper level just before that* 
Posted by JeffFrank 
 
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| Dear Brad: the Mets are trash, the Bengals are worse. Illini football is fun, but 
Posted by voiceofreason 
 
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| The Bengals have singlehandedly taken down my fantasy team 
Posted by Sounder 
 
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| They are actually all awesome. The problem is that the whole Bengals system relies on 
Posted by voiceofreason 
 
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| I endorse this message and feeling 
Posted by OWWDig 
 
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| Based on this, I wouldn’t rule out a deep run in the tournament 
Posted by bbonb 
 
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| Also , this is a few days old, but Latulip was on some podcast 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| That David Niven/porn stache is something else. * 
Posted by illinijohn 
 
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| Brad Davison back at WI 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| you could have told me they gave him another year of eligibility and I'd have believed you* 
Posted by RVA 
 
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| Apparently our "secret scrimmage" opponent is Florida * 
Posted by jdl 
 
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| Another scrimmage against a scrub team* 
Posted by JacobRDaugherty 
 
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| been meaning to ask this. So, Coach Fletcher’s wife is… 
Posted by bbonb 
 
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| Kilee, what you wanna do?? 
Posted by osklister 
 
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| pets heads = still attached, but hanging on* 
Posted by assassin 
 
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| Tomi wasn't cleared until 10/31 last year 
Posted by jdl 
 
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| lots of teams loaded up on euros this year 
Posted by biclops 
 
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| It's the NCAA so every case is unique 
Posted by jdl 
 
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