I believe that would make us double digit favorites in all 8 of our Big Ten home games so far.

Posted by OB25 on February 14, 2026, 21:35:44, in reply to "-10.5 tomorrow*"

Evraska line was -10.5 or -11.5 if I remember correctly, since no one was buying into them yet at the time. Previous Message Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking. When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

He does not seem like he’s in a good place right now *

Posted by biclops on February 14, 2026, 16:54:13, in reply to "I'm no JFG, but Underwood's presser was interesting today"

Previous Message No hints on Kylan or Andrej, but did confirm that they had no idea Andrej was going to be out until 30 minutes before the Wisconsin game, which would seem to confirm the rumors of a self-scratch and explain Brad's frustration after that game. Also talked more about the reffing and specifically mentioned several times that the ref who hadn't called one of our games in 2+ years was horrendous. Also said he tried to get T'd up in that game but they wouldn't give it to him. Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking. I'm so ashamed of the lie I'm living Right on the wrong side of it all

nm*

Posted by Blazer on February 13, 2026, 19:37:26, in reply to "So… Wisconsin Top 15 next week? Goodness gracious.*"

Previous Message Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

Give it a minute. They build big leads and then give them up

Posted by Blazer on February 13, 2026, 19:37:25, in reply to "So… Wisconsin Top 15 next week? Goodness gracious.*"

And MSU goes down early and comes back. That said, would be great for us if they can get to top 30 Previous Message Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

While we’re bagging on Krush I would note that Kohl sounds good not great right now given

Posted by meanjeans on February 13, 2026, 19:36:42, in reply to "So… Wisconsin Top 15 next week? Goodness gracious.*"

the magnitude of what’s going on Previous Message Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking. BLAM, there's my opinion people - behold

While I'm at, offensive numbers

Posted by Blazer on February 13, 2026, 20:23:24, in reply to "Avoiding other work today, so I spent some time digging into kenpom data on defense and title teams"

Pre tourney: 8.25 average/3.25 median Post tourney: 5.8 average/2.5 median In other words national champs trend towards much higher offense than defense. Both are important, but if you need one, pick offense. Defense tends to improve much more, and a non insignificant number of title teams improved dramatically (good for us). Previous Message You see different numbers cited all the time about the historical cutoff for defenses of national champs (usually top 20), but that always strikes me as problematic because the basic kenpom numbers include all of the games played in the Tourney, and naturally a team's numbers will improve after winning 6 games in a row against high level competition. Kenpom has pre-tourney data going back to 2001, so I sorted through all the national champs and compared the pre-tourney with post tourney data for the 24 champs in that span: Average defensive rating pre tourney: 16.29 Average defensive rating post-tourney: 8.78 Median defensive rating pre-tourney: 12 Median defensive rating post-tourney: 7 Pre tourney the defensive ratings broke down to: 8 teams with pre-tourney defensive ratings at 20+ (including a 44, 37, 37, and 31!) 8 teams with pre-tourney defensive ratings from 10-20 8 teams with pre-tourney defensive ratings in the top 10 Also randomly looked at a few non-champ examples. 2015 Wisconsin, for example, which made the title game had the #1 offense and #16 defense before the tourney, and then ended up with the #1 offense and #35 defense after the Tourney. At any rate, TL:DR, seems like yes, you still need a top 20 defense to be a true contender, but not having one doesn't necessarily eliminate the possibility historically (which is what bracket prognostications usually claim). Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

That is incorrect. All the data is from before the start of the tourney.*

Posted by bucktownillini on February 13, 2026, 18:04:58, in reply to "Avoiding other work today, so I spent some time digging into kenpom data on defense and title teams"

Previous Message You see different numbers cited all the time about the historical cutoff for defenses of national champs (usually top 20), but that always strikes me as problematic because the basic kenpom numbers include all of the games played in the Tourney, and naturally a team's numbers will improve after winning 6 games in a row against high level competition. Kenpom has pre-tourney data going back to 2001, so I sorted through all the national champs and compared the pre-tourney with post tourney data for the 24 champs in that span: Average defensive rating pre tourney: 16.29 Average defensive rating post-tourney: 8.78 Median defensive rating pre-tourney: 12 Median defensive rating post-tourney: 7 Pre tourney the defensive ratings broke down to: 8 teams with pre-tourney defensive ratings at 20+ (including a 44, 37, 37, and 31!) 8 teams with pre-tourney defensive ratings from 10-20 8 teams with pre-tourney defensive ratings in the top 10 Also randomly looked at a few non-champ examples. 2015 Wisconsin, for example, which made the title game had the #1 offense and #16 defense before the tourney, and then ended up with the #1 offense and #35 defense after the Tourney. At any rate, TL:DR, seems like yes, you still need a top 20 defense to be a true contender, but not having one doesn't necessarily eliminate the possibility historically (which is what bracket prognostications usually claim). Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

so, you need a top 20 defense, but not really? So, you’re saying we have a chance*

Posted by bbonb on February 13, 2026, 17:56:42, in reply to "Avoiding other work today, so I spent some time digging into kenpom data on defense and title teams"

Previous Message You see different numbers cited all the time about the historical cutoff for defenses of national champs (usually top 20), but that always strikes me as problematic because the basic kenpom numbers include all of the games played in the Tourney, and naturally a team's numbers will improve after winning 6 games in a row against high level competition. Kenpom has pre-tourney data going back to 2001, so I sorted through all the national champs and compared the pre-tourney with post tourney data for the 24 champs in that span: Average defensive rating pre tourney: 16.29 Average defensive rating post-tourney: 8.78 Median defensive rating pre-tourney: 12 Median defensive rating post-tourney: 7 Pre tourney the defensive ratings broke down to: 8 teams with pre-tourney defensive ratings at 20+ (including a 44, 37, 37, and 31!) 8 teams with pre-tourney defensive ratings from 10-20 8 teams with pre-tourney defensive ratings in the top 10 Also randomly looked at a few non-champ examples. 2015 Wisconsin, for example, which made the title game had the #1 offense and #16 defense before the tourney, and then ended up with the #1 offense and #35 defense after the Tourney. At any rate, TL:DR, seems like yes, you still need a top 20 defense to be a true contender, but not having one doesn't necessarily eliminate the possibility historically (which is what bracket prognostications usually claim). Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

Very interesting, thx for doing that*

Posted by Orangeillini on February 13, 2026, 15:36:40, in reply to "Avoiding other work today, so I spent some time digging into kenpom data on defense and title teams"

Previous Message You see different numbers cited all the time about the historical cutoff for defenses of national champs (usually top 20), but that always strikes me as problematic because the basic kenpom numbers include all of the games played in the Tourney, and naturally a team's numbers will improve after winning 6 games in a row against high level competition. Kenpom has pre-tourney data going back to 2001, so I sorted through all the national champs and compared the pre-tourney with post tourney data for the 24 champs in that span: Average defensive rating pre tourney: 16.29 Average defensive rating post-tourney: 8.78 Median defensive rating pre-tourney: 12 Median defensive rating post-tourney: 7 Pre tourney the defensive ratings broke down to: 8 teams with pre-tourney defensive ratings at 20+ (including a 44, 37, 37, and 31!) 8 teams with pre-tourney defensive ratings from 10-20 8 teams with pre-tourney defensive ratings in the top 10 Also randomly looked at a few non-champ examples. 2015 Wisconsin, for example, which made the title game had the #1 offense and #16 defense before the tourney, and then ended up with the #1 offense and #35 defense after the Tourney. At any rate, TL:DR, seems like yes, you still need a top 20 defense to be a true contender, but not having one doesn't necessarily eliminate the possibility historically (which is what bracket prognostications usually claim). Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

we need 15,000 other fans like the lady in the front row who directs plays from the sideline*

Posted by lcubed on February 13, 2026, 14:48:51, in reply to "On the Krush topic, they deserve a lot of criticism but that focus misses the bigger issue"

Previous Message Krush provides a baseline level of noise and atmosphere around the crowd, but the only way it’s a good atmosphere is if the other 15,000 people make it so. Any time I’ve been at a game at Assembly Hall where the atmosphere was electric, it was never because of Orange Krush. It was from looking around the arena and seeing the whole place going nuts. The reason places like Kansas, Purdue, Indiana, Kentucky feel different is the rest of the crowd feels indistinguishable from the student section. So we can blame Krush all we want and much of it is justified, but if the atmosphere sucks it is much more on the rest of the crowd.

On the drive home, the wife remarked how old our crowd seems.*

Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes on February 13, 2026, 14:31:46, in reply to "On the Krush topic, they deserve a lot of criticism but that focus misses the bigger issue"

Previous Message Krush provides a baseline level of noise and atmosphere around the crowd, but the only way it’s a good atmosphere is if the other 15,000 people make it so. Any time I’ve been at a game at Assembly Hall where the atmosphere was electric, it was never because of Orange Krush. It was from looking around the arena and seeing the whole place going nuts. The reason places like Kansas, Purdue, Indiana, Kentucky feel different is the rest of the crowd feels indistinguishable from the student section. So we can blame Krush all we want and much of it is justified, but if the atmosphere sucks it is much more on the rest of the crowd.

we should push the game time back to 11:59PM”

Posted by bbonb on February 13, 2026, 12:24:53, in reply to "Boswell a game time decision Sunday"

Previous Message Illinois guard Kylan Boswell is going to be a game-time decision on Sunday against Indiana, per coach Brad Underwood, as he nears a return from his fractured hand. He’ll be unrestricted in practice, and whether he will play will come down to how he responds. pic.twitter.com/avxnFyYkrG — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 13, 2026 .

Which hand did he fracture? Is it his non-shooting hand?

Posted by ibdoc on February 13, 2026, 9:04:45, in reply to "Boswell a game time decision Sunday"

I figured it might be as quickly as he's been brought back Previous Message Illinois guard Kylan Boswell is going to be a game-time decision on Sunday against Indiana, per coach Brad Underwood, as he nears a return from his fractured hand. He’ll be unrestricted in practice, and whether he will play will come down to how he responds. pic.twitter.com/avxnFyYkrG — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 13, 2026 .

Finally got around to watching the whole thing. That's as pissed as I can recall him being in awhile

Posted by Blazer on February 12, 2026, 23:27:45, in reply to "Brad nearly went full Walter Sobchak at the end of his postgame. Starts about 13:35"

Not just about the refs, but also reading between the lines, seems like there is some frustration with the situation with Andrej. Also Brad's ongoing disgust with and clear lack of respect for Doug Buschon remains a consistent source of entertainment. Previous Message It’s a league game Donny ?si=QgW0zuTYI7ROZgtX Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

It's not good this year. Someone needs to step in and change the culture*

Posted by OWWDig on February 12, 2026, 14:51:34, in reply to "I have always been impressed with Krush, but I was noticeably shocked/disappointed against Bucky"

Previous Message Both the sound and the look on TV just came across less than I expected.

I'll take a medium beef and cheddar and an order of mozz sticks.

Posted by Illiniphil on February 12, 2026, 15:17:35, in reply to "Barring huge improvements coaching and rotations "

We're eating at Arby's, right? Previous Message We are a 3 seed at best? We stumble and lose 2 more We "shouldnt" 4 more losses total? EFF you to the jinxed bastards who mentioned 1 seeding. We lose out We a 8-9 seed and that might include a stubborn 5 man rotation and zero subbing and not using timeouts. Disappointment would be a 5 seed? Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

Winning the rest of our conference games is entirely possible and we're a lock 2 seed

Posted by GMAW on February 12, 2026, 13:59:06, in reply to "Barring huge improvements coaching and rotations "

jinxes aren't real*

Posted by VIV on February 12, 2026, 13:49:01, in reply to "Barring huge improvements coaching and rotations "

Previous Message We are a 3 seed at best? We stumble and lose 2 more We "shouldnt" 4 more losses total? EFF you to the jinxed bastards who mentioned 1 seeding. We lose out We a 8-9 seed and that might include a stubborn 5 man rotation and zero subbing and not using timeouts. Disappointment would be a 5 seed? Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking. "the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

Also who are we to look down our noses at a 3 seed "at best"? This fucking fanbase*

Posted by Blazer on February 12, 2026, 13:05:43, in reply to "Barring huge improvements coaching and rotations "

Previous Message We are a 3 seed at best? We stumble and lose 2 more We "shouldnt" 4 more losses total? EFF you to the jinxed bastards who mentioned 1 seeding. We lose out We a 8-9 seed and that might include a stubborn 5 man rotation and zero subbing and not using timeouts. Disappointment would be a 5 seed? Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

Now I get why SFC sounds like a morgue*

Posted by illini21 on February 12, 2026, 12:52:41, in reply to "Barring huge improvements coaching and rotations "

Previous Message We are a 3 seed at best? We stumble and lose 2 more We "shouldnt" 4 more losses total? EFF you to the jinxed bastards who mentioned 1 seeding. We lose out We a 8-9 seed and that might include a stubborn 5 man rotation and zero subbing and not using timeouts. Disappointment would be a 5 seed? Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

This is the time we go sit down with the therapist and tell her where the bad man touched you.

Posted by uofi1998 on February 12, 2026, 11:49:50, in reply to "Barring huge improvements coaching and rotations "

Jinxes aren’t real. And if we are down 2 starters we aren’t a top 8. Which applies to lots of teams

Posted by MC on February 12, 2026, 11:37:55, in reply to "Barring huge improvements coaching and rotations "

Quite literally a historically good offense but our coaching sucks now?*

Posted by OB25 on February 12, 2026, 11:36:43, in reply to "Barring huge improvements coaching and rotations "

Previous Message We are a 3 seed at best? We stumble and lose 2 more We "shouldnt" 4 more losses total? EFF you to the jinxed bastards who mentioned 1 seeding. We lose out We a 8-9 seed and that might include a stubborn 5 man rotation and zero subbing and not using timeouts. Disappointment would be a 5 seed? Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking. When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

:jdl*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini on February 12, 2026, 11:35:34, in reply to "Barring huge improvements coaching and rotations "

Previous Message We are a 3 seed at best? We stumble and lose 2 more We "shouldnt" 4 more losses total? EFF you to the jinxed bastards who mentioned 1 seeding. We lose out We a 8-9 seed and that might include a stubborn 5 man rotation and zero subbing and not using timeouts. Disappointment would be a 5 seed? Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking. You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.*

Posted by JFG on February 12, 2026, 11:34:56, in reply to "Barring huge improvements coaching and rotations "

Previous Message We are a 3 seed at best? We stumble and lose 2 more We "shouldnt" 4 more losses total? EFF you to the jinxed bastards who mentioned 1 seeding. We lose out We a 8-9 seed and that might include a stubborn 5 man rotation and zero subbing and not using timeouts. Disappointment would be a 5 seed? Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

Scout board?*

Posted by Blazer on February 12, 2026, 11:30:04, in reply to "Barring huge improvements coaching and rotations "

Previous Message We are a 3 seed at best? We stumble and lose 2 more We "shouldnt" 4 more losses total? EFF you to the jinxed bastards who mentioned 1 seeding. We lose out We a 8-9 seed and that might include a stubborn 5 man rotation and zero subbing and not using timeouts. Disappointment would be a 5 seed? Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

lol holy shit man.*

Posted by Ron McDon on February 12, 2026, 11:29:50, in reply to "Barring huge improvements coaching and rotations "

Previous Message We are a 3 seed at best? We stumble and lose 2 more We "shouldnt" 4 more losses total? EFF you to the jinxed bastards who mentioned 1 seeding. We lose out We a 8-9 seed and that might include a stubborn 5 man rotation and zero subbing and not using timeouts. Disappointment would be a 5 seed? Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

Huh? Just need to get healthy

Posted by jdl on February 12, 2026, 11:28:20, in reply to "Barring huge improvements coaching and rotations "

We're not losing out

Posted by IlliniSax05 on February 12, 2026, 11:25:59, in reply to "Barring huge improvements coaching and rotations "

I'll have to remember that. I parked in E14 and that was a cluster. A good 30+ minute wait to exit*

Posted by ibdoc on February 12, 2026, 10:24:58, in reply to "Also thanks to whoever gave me the tip to park north of SFC"

Previous Message We parked for free on Gregory and 1st, 10 minute walk to the stadium then a super easy exit right back onto Neil. Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

It was the right call*

Posted by Carl Spackler on February 12, 2026, 10:35:00, in reply to "One call sent me over the edge and that was the over and back when Jake threw it back to Keaton"

Previous Message Keaton saw it and jumped in the air. On the replay overhead it looked clearly not O&B. Was much said on the broadcast and was it also that obvious? I feel like that call just changed some momentum we had going at the time. Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

If he jumps from the backcourt and catches it in the air, that's a backcourt violation

Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes on February 12, 2026, 9:34:24, in reply to "One call sent me over the edge and that was the over and back when Jake threw it back to Keaton"

The player has to be established in the front court before touching the ball. That means both feet on the court in the front court. Previous Message Keaton saw it and jumped in the air. On the replay overhead it looked clearly not O&B. Was much said on the broadcast and was it also that obvious? I feel like that call just changed some momentum we had going at the time. Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

When Z was unguarded under the basket and fumbled it inexplicably. *

Posted by Tuscy on February 12, 2026, 9:32:10, in reply to "One call sent me over the edge and that was the over and back when Jake threw it back to Keaton"

Previous Message Keaton saw it and jumped in the air. On the replay overhead it looked clearly not O&B. Was much said on the broadcast and was it also that obvious? I feel like that call just changed some momentum we had going at the time. Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking. "I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

The longer it's been, the more difficulty I have being mad at him.

Posted by JFG on February 13, 2026, 8:43:48, in reply to "What is the fan reaction going to be when Morez visits the SFC later this month?"

1. Brad completely dissed Tim Anderson. I mean, I get Brad's angle, but I also think it's completely reasonable (given that Anderson was a huge person keeping us afloat after Chin and Antigua bailed on us), and it would piss me off too if I got passed over or compensated less once a person that bailed on the team decided to come back. And obviously Tim was Morez's guy. 2. Tomi. I very much doubt Morez was clued in that the staff was going to go get Tomi, and Tomi got a ton of love last year that Morez thought he was going to get. Add onto it that Tomi was clearly Antigua's guy, whereas Morez was Anderson's. 3. Money. Michigan paid it, and we didn't. The only thing that pisses me off were the passive agrressive comments at the beginning of the year that somehow Dusty May was letting Morez be the player he wanted to be, yet Morez is pretty much doing the same thing (granted with more minutes) at Michigan that he did at Illinois. And I doubt people would really care much if Michigan wasn't so damn good. So all in all, meh. Sucks to see him in those shitty colors, but this isn't Luke Recker breaking the unspeakable vow and switching Big Ten teams. This crap happens all the time now. Previous Message Will it be one of those deals when he gets booed every time he touches the ball? Maybe the standings at the time will determine how surly the crowd is. I like him and I’d kinda hate to see him booed, but I’m guessing it’s gonna be pretty bad. If the Eric Gordon game was a 10, this one might be a 7. Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

I hope they boo the crap out of him. I see no reason for him to be treated nicely.

Posted by voiceofreason on February 12, 2026, 9:58:35, in reply to "What is the fan reaction going to be when Morez visits the SFC later this month?"

He made a financial decision to leave. And that’s great for him. But he left. And he left for Michigan. That shouldn’t be treated with anything but disapproval by our home crowd. Previous Message Will it be one of those deals when he gets booed every time he touches the ball? Maybe the standings at the time will determine how surly the crowd is. I like him and I’d kinda hate to see him booed, but I’m guessing it’s gonna be pretty bad. If the Eric Gordon game was a 10, this one might be a 7. Previous Message We all watched Saturday night and it was right there for the taking, so this is a bounce back game that we need to get. No multi-game slides like Purdue and MSU have had. Wisconsin is unranked and currently 42nd in the NET. However, this is a team that has been as hot as anybody in the Big Ten lately. Their last "big" loss was on January 1st in a 16 point loss vs. Purdue. Since that game, they are 7-2 with wins vs. Michigan, UCLA, Minnesota (twice) and OSU. Their two losses have been from a combined 3 points (vs. USC and @IU). We are their highest ranked NET opponent from here on out, and a win against us tomorrow night would be HUGE for them. They are lead by Boyd and Blackwell at the guard position, as well as Winter on the wing. We know who we are. 8th in AP, 4th still in the NET. Does Wagler bounce back with a big game? Does Wisconsin try to do the same thing to him that MSU did? Do we have good energy or do we look tired due to 3 weeks of only playing 7 guys? If we want to keep on the track for an outside shot at a Big Ten title and a 2 seed in the NCAA's, hopefully we have good answers/results for all of these questions. It's Jake Davis wig night at the Hall, so hopefully it's rocking.

Depends how important that game is when it gets here.

Posted by illinilosch on February 12, 2026, 9:27:34, in reply to "What is the fan reaction going to be when Morez visits the SFC later this month?"