deuce-ish: That was really really bad. And now come the halftime adjustments.

First game, let's go Thornton!* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 11:18:08

WSJ feature on Illini's eastern european connection - Potomac Today, 8:35:21
- I wonder whether the agent knows the Lithuanian from St Mary's - Potomac Today, 9:23:06
Houston scored 20 in last 6 and 1/2 - that didn't help nerves* - Potomac Today, 8:10:10
- Ha, I was cool as a cucumber. Had 'em all the way!! - osklister Today, 9:01:19
Sampscum, Iowa, Hurley, scUM could be our ultimate redemption tour!* - WesMantooth Today, 7:59:13
- with bruce pearl in the studio!* - Ari Gold Today, 9:06:40
Two freshmen with double-doubles is impressive* - Potomac Today, 6:36:29
- Mirk's two double-doubles in one tournament already makes Illinois record book* - Potomac Today, 6:42:01
  - Team also makes record book with only two steals (tie for second)* - Potomac Today, 6:45:34
I cannot tell you - DouchieHowser Today, 1:00:08
What a loser - WesMantooth Yesterday, 23:39:49
- There’s another no kings protest? Didn’t the first one work?* - AceFrehley Today, 0:54:08
  - I've been tearing down signs the last couple of days* - Xar Today, 8:25:04
  - Confirmed - We still do not have a king* - Figs Today, 7:24:41
- hope he gets shot * - Playoff Rondo Today, 0:19:11
  - And films it.* - Lexillini Today, 8:17:26
Shocking...I was totally wrong...glad for it* - Xar Yesterday, 23:35:56
- I am just thrilled with revenge from (was it 4?) years ago* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 23:39:30
We beat Iowa by 20 the first time, Fulgueras sucked and I don’t remember Sage - groupguy Yesterday, 23:35:12
Our honkies are better than theirs. Eff Iowa* - AceFrehley Yesterday, 23:31:28
Let’s fucking go!* - AceFrehley Yesterday, 23:30:31
I am without speech* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 23:26:39
- As much as NIL has hurt the continuity, I love this team* - Figs Yesterday, 23:29:32
  - yep. hated last years team. love this years* - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 23:31:22
    - yeah, still have KJ turnover flashbacks* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 23:37:31
packing* - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 23:26:12
- I TRAVEL* - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 23:53:19
Best efffing Iowa!!!* - Learning_and_Labor Yesterday, 23:22:30
- Beat them too!* - Figs Yesterday, 23:23:30
Obviously glad we won but what a ridiculous last 5 minutes. Beat Iowa!* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 23:22:03
- I was almost convinced we'd blow it* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 23:27:05
Ohhhh yeeeeaaaahhhhh* - Learning_and_Labor Yesterday, 23:19:03
Elite eight!* - Figs Yesterday, 23:17:38
How about a 2005 rematch with Arizona?* - Potomac Yesterday, 23:17:01
- Arizona scares me* - Figs Yesterday, 23:23:00
- Would love it: stakes would be too high vs Purdue or scUM* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 23:22:56
How about flagrant fouls. This is ridiculous. * - kokomojo Yesterday, 23:15:30
“Illinois doesn’t beat themselves”- obviously he hasn’t seen all our games - groupguy Yesterday, 23:13:33
- hahha, for real* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 23:27:36
- Yeah no kidding, really clueless* - Potomac Yesterday, 23:14:16
Horrible refs. Absolutely horrible. * - kokomojo Yesterday, 23:03:32
Please please don’t be UNC * - Potomac Yesterday, 23:02:44
WTF can’t we make FTs anymore?!* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 22:49:29
- Can we see a replay on that alleged foul?* - Potomac Yesterday, 22:59:25
- We might be taking a lot of them at the end* - Potomac Yesterday, 22:58:27
- What are we taking quick shots? We are we rolling the ball to preserve time?* - Xar Yesterday, 22:51:26
- freaking maddening* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 22:50:06
oh Z* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 22:45:00
Stomp these fuckers out!* - AceFrehley Yesterday, 22:39:11
- 2 freaking points since going up 18* - Potomac Yesterday, 22:46:10
  - 2 points and no buckets in 4:20* - Potomac Yesterday, 22:49:50
Stop smiling, keep playing* - Learning_and_Labor Yesterday, 22:36:50
Despite best efforts, refs can’t keep Houston in this game * - kokomojo Yesterday, 22:36:46
- I stand corrected. Refs are trying really hard to keep them in it * - kokomojo Yesterday, 22:47:56
- The off foul on Wagler getting raped was soenthing* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 22:37:44
Step on their mother fucking throats * - AceFrehley Yesterday, 22:29:36
- Damn right! Now out Boswell in for Wagler so Wagler has some energy last 8 mins* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 22:36:49
- 18 point lead better be enough* - Potomac Yesterday, 22:35:49
- 18 point lead better be enough* - Potomac Yesterday, 22:35:45
  - Would be most painful collapse in Illini history* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 22:37:14
- Three straight missed chances to extend * - Potomac Yesterday, 22:34:04
WTF ref?! Wagler was shoved * - WesMantooth Yesterday, 22:25:24
I thought we were about to go down 10 quickly and somehow were up 7* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 22:20:11
- Sampson adjusted to our hard hedging, but they only get twos and if Keaton makes some threes - groupguy Yesterday, 22:22:18
  - Or Keaton and Ben and Jake - groupguy Yesterday, 22:37:34
- Gonna make this collapse sting even more* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 22:22:12
  - totally* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 22:23:14
My god Underwood screwed the pooch end of half 1* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 22:19:12
Gee Brad, how did Kylan get three fouls?* - Potomac Yesterday, 22:18:56
- Just unreal incompetence with an 8 man rotstion* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 22:21:40
  - Why not Mahailo there? - groupguy Yesterday, 22:26:05
Wagler rising. And Mirk is having his worst game of the season* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 22:18:05
if we had half the guts of iowa we’d be up 12* - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 22:03:13
- yep* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 22:14:38
just effing remarkable we only have 24. and their defense simply has not been anything above averag - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 22:00:02
- our guards are mental midgets. one may thrive in the nba regular season* - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 22:01:56
- Arizona at half with more than both teams here * - Potomac Yesterday, 22:01:34
if i’m a houston fan (are there any really?) id be in shock to only be down 2 - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 21:57:44
I want to break something after those last 3 minutes - WesMantooth Yesterday, 21:56:22
- I will skip Pearl talking about how this game sucks* - Potomac Yesterday, 21:57:31
brad is an assistant or adviser. not head coach* - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 21:53:20
- That was really really bad. And now come the halftime adjustments. - groupguy Yesterday, 21:59:00
- Did he tell Boswell to foul there? If so, coaching malpractice* - Xar Yesterday, 21:55:57
Fire underwood! What a mental midget* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 21:52:53
What a fitting idiotic finish* - Potomac Yesterday, 21:52:39
- Kylan and Andrej waste fouls, JFC* - Potomac Yesterday, 21:54:01
Stop with the quick 3s! Shooting Houston back into this game-* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 21:49:14
- all freaking year* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 21:50:42
  - As you would say, make some shots!* - Potomac Yesterday, 21:51:15
Our def rebounding sucks and WTF Mirk?!* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 21:48:37
Mirk and Wagler struggling. Andrei and Z looking good* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 21:42:52
You know Houston is going to hit some prayers - groupguy Yesterday, 21:40:18
Ugly game but have to be super happy with the effort on defense* - Xar Yesterday, 21:39:19
- Mirk already with three terrible turnovers * - Potomac Yesterday, 21:42:47
  - So ridiculous. Needs to pull his head out of his ass-* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 21:43:30
    - just LOVE beating ourselves* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 21:44:50
terrible. dumb turnovers. andrej should’ve passed the shot. going to lose this - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 21:35:36
oh Tomi* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 21:33:06
- Wagler is 0/4* - Potomac Yesterday, 21:34:52
  - yikes* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 21:35:12
man, feels like we are not taking advantage* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 21:26:47
- Stop dribbling against these guys* - Potomac Yesterday, 21:31:55
  - When your guy leaves to double team and you say nothing, what should be the punishment? - groupguy Yesterday, 21:33:22
- Like two straight dopey turnovers and a bad shot?* - Potomac Yesterday, 21:31:04
I hate the 30-sec reviews turning into a free long timeout* - Potomac Yesterday, 21:15:14
- under 16. but yeah. that happens too* - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 21:17:46
- But not as much as missing 10 straight shots* - Potomac Yesterday, 21:16:36
at least both teams are terrified of this game* - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 21:14:33
- We are 4-14 and they are 3-14. Wasting an opportunity * - Potomac Yesterday, 21:24:04
Wagler missing 2 layups is not good* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 21:11:25
Three missed layups already * - Potomac Yesterday, 21:10:53
Refs gonna screw us like that no-call?* - Potomac Yesterday, 21:10:08
Here we go!* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 21:09:09
it’s no crown but nice consolation for fartstud* - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 20:49:53
We have a gift in the next round, boys. Show up and play tonight* - Potomac Yesterday, 20:38:02
TKR shoves his elbow into Texas player for tip* - WesMantooth Yesterday, 20:34:51
- Nope. Sadly, good no call. - IlliniHimey Yesterday, 20:42:49
- Nah, not a foul and a beautiful tap by a known jerk* - Potomac Yesterday, 20:36:01
Cluff was just standing there* - Potomac Yesterday, 20:30:54
- great game. was rooting for TX though* - Xar Yesterday, 20:34:35
  - F T U* - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 20:50:49
  - Close but way too long* - Potomac Yesterday, 20:36:31
- pretty horrible. poor purdue. * - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 20:31:50
  - ball don’t lie (except when zach edey is playing)* - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 20:32:52
- pretty horrible. poor purdue. * - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 20:31:49
damn..quite the run by iowa* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 20:29:16
If we win, we’ll have played a 14, 11 and a 9 besides Houston* - Potomac Yesterday, 20:28:43
Nebraska kind of blew it* - Potomac Yesterday, 20:21:59
- More than kind of* - Potomac Yesterday, 20:26:59
Purdue game so darn slow the other is about caught up * - Potomac Yesterday, 20:20:30
I don’t want to hear Purdue fans bitching about the refs the rest of this tourney - WesMantooth Yesterday, 19:49:19
is it possible for a heart attack to actually explode out of the chest? if so please do that bruce - Playoff Rondo Yesterday, 19:34:45
I am so sick of reviews that take forever. Review the tape and effing decide* - Potomac Yesterday, 19:25:05
- seriously* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 19:40:09
  - Does the ncaa even realize it has a problem* - Potomac Yesterday, 20:19:16
    - I bet not at all* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 20:30:04
Neb beating Iowa by 10..about what I figured* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 19:04:33
Purdue game started* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 18:13:06
Nick Anderson doing Magic pre-game right now - AceFrehley Yesterday, 17:24:36
I always like Mike LaTulip's analysis (link) - Potomac Yesterday, 14:44:23
- He said Illinois matched up well against Michigan* - Xar Yesterday, 14:57:48
  - Maybe we did but didn't have the right plan, hard to say* - Potomac Yesterday, 15:29:19
This week went too fast - Learning_and_Labor Yesterday, 7:23:49
freaking Hawkeyes on my flight to IAH* - Rantucky Yesterday, 4:58:28
- That’s a first class humble brag* - AceFrehley Yesterday, 7:12:33
line back to 2.5 from 3.5 the last couple days - Playoff Rondo March 25, 2026, 21:20:31
- that's our only chance - Xar Yesterday, 2:56:30
  - an unexpectedly good clip from 3pt range might do it. im not optimistic though.* - arthurkirkland Yesterday, 18:10:45
    - this, said it all week...gonna have to get hot from 3..and rebound* - Mismysteri Yesterday, 18:14:02
  - I should screenshot this but I am too lazy - Xar Yesterday, 7:24:32
McDermott retiring at 61 - WesMantooth March 25, 2026, 17:39:32
- For fun: McDermott salary $2.9mm, Undy maybe $4.8mm. * - osklister March 25, 2026, 17:49:33
  - More than that with guaranteed retention bonuses* - Potomac March 25, 2026, 21:31:30
    - I hear ya. The Creighton Barrels have the big money twins behind them, no??? * - osklister Yesterday, 15:17:05
Wagler makes Dickie V’s Diaper Dandy first team* - Potomac March 25, 2026, 14:16:11
- I mean, if he didn't..... Dickie V oughta go to the box, feel great shame... - osklister March 25, 2026, 15:02:08
ending the season having only beaten penn and vcu kind of falls flat - Playoff Rondo March 25, 2026, 13:41:17
- It feels like we are meeting UH a game too early. The Illini should be an Elite 8 team. - Lexillini March 25, 2026, 16:09:59
  - And I am confident that we will be an Elite Eight, then Final 4, then all the way to Nat'l Champs. * - osklister March 25, 2026, 16:19:48
- correct.* - Ari Gold March 25, 2026, 16:07:57
  - it’s acceptable if it’s a close reasonably played game. * - Playoff Rondo March 25, 2026, 16:34:41
New Mexico's 23-year-old freshman from Croatia averages a double-double - Potomac March 25, 2026, 6:07:39
- gotta be an age limit, right?* - Mismysteri March 25, 2026, 18:23:49
- St Mary’s star from Lithuania entered portal * - Potomac March 25, 2026, 15:19:58
Would you rather coach UNC or Kansas? Davis out, Self maybe* - Potomac March 24, 2026, 20:22:46
Limiting turnovers in this game will be like limiting Indiana breaking db tackles… - groupguy March 24, 2026, 10:48:13
- Obligatory post - Figs March 25, 2026, 9:42:22
lol. which 1 seed does lil miss thang think she can be shipped out to and compete with - Playoff Rondo March 24, 2026, 9:00:14
In my pool, we re-pick after each week. What do you think for next two rounds?* - Potomac March 24, 2026, 7:47:19
Why Nebraska scares me - fratstud March 23, 2026, 15:48:29
- Children of the Corn?* - Lexillini March 23, 2026, 17:40:49
Even Iowa women get the calls* - Potomac March 23, 2026, 15:19:48
- thank goodness they ended up spitting the bit as their fan base has become insufferable - Ari Gold March 23, 2026, 16:11:44
Final scoring numbers this season for former players (> 100 ppg!) - Potomac March 23, 2026, 12:05:53
- I have sources who said that agents were paid to direct certain players to scUM - Learning_and_Labor March 24, 2026, 7:08:05
- In retrospect, who should we have kept? And who on the current roster would . . . - Lexillini March 23, 2026, 14:27:49
  - This year’s roster could have used White and/or Morez - Potomac March 23, 2026, 15:18:58
  - DGL for Petro* - Xar March 23, 2026, 14:47:56
    - I kept waiting for DLG to blossom into the player it seemed he could be.* - Lexillini March 23, 2026, 14:51:34
      - He's had a good season and certainly would have been better than Petroo - Xar March 23, 2026, 14:53:25
  - morez is the only one that stings. i don't think that was our choice though.* - arthurkirkland March 23, 2026, 14:37:34
    - I agree. Michigan $$ just wasn't going to take no for an answer. C'est la vie. * - osklister March 23, 2026, 14:40:10
    - My recollection is that he wanted assurance that he would like start and/or . . . - Lexillini March 23, 2026, 14:39:26
      - I believe he also wanted the freedom to shoot 3's and Brad pretty much told him no. - Figs March 24, 2026, 8:06:13
        
        Perhaps so. How that ties in with the concept of him getting more cash... dunno. - osklister March 24, 2026, 8:59:43
- Man, having let's say TWO players on other teams was a lot. :-O Different era.... * - osklister March 23, 2026, 12:39:58
Ooo - stubborn March 23, 2026, 10:37:04
Was listening to. Houston podcast- they think their defense will handle us np - Learning_and_Labor March 23, 2026, 10:28:20
- I think that too - Xar March 23, 2026, 12:11:18
  - VCU is a solid team, but they were cooked when Lewis went down early. Just - fratstud March 23, 2026, 14:36:00
  - Was his offense in place when we played Iowa St 2(?) yrs ago?* - Learning_and_Labor March 23, 2026, 13:54:52
- We have struggled with better defenses, so I get their optimism. - Figs March 23, 2026, 11:32:43
if we beat houston and lost to Nebraska, OK. Lose to Iowa in E8, not OK* - Potomac March 23, 2026, 8:56:48
- exactly.* - arthurkirkland March 23, 2026, 9:36:59
- ANY loss to those corn jerk-offs is unacceptable. * - osklister March 23, 2026, 9:12:37
Racist jackasses ruined the tournament - fratstud March 23, 2026, 8:35:06
- man, that steams me. hopefully you were able to find an usher to complain to. - arthurkirkland March 23, 2026, 9:38:02
espn.com ranks the sweet 16 - we're fifth - Potomac March 23, 2026, 8:02:09
Hmmm, will the other B1G fans in Houston be rooting for or against us?* - Learning_and_Labor March 23, 2026, 7:43:52
TTech total no show, oh well. Poor Toppin* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 23:18:55
Our strength of schedule not bad: S16: Mich, MSU, Iowa, Neb, Purdue, Tenn, Ala/TT, UCLA/UConn* - Potomac March 22, 2026, 21:18:24
Bill Self kinda said he might stop* - Potomac March 22, 2026, 21:01:51
wow. beat houston* - Playoff Rondo March 22, 2026, 20:38:14
HELL YEA!!* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 20:36:39
- I did not like the free timeout to check the clock - Potomac March 22, 2026, 20:41:36
  - so many of these stoppages are awful in general* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 20:42:24
- If UCLA wins it’s a sweep* - Potomac March 22, 2026, 20:38:34
Daaaaayum* - Learning_and_Labor March 22, 2026, 20:35:13
Unreal. Iowa or Huskers in Elite 8* - Potomac March 22, 2026, 20:34:31
- Now we really gotta beat Houston* - Potomac March 22, 2026, 20:36:02
- Barf* - OskeeWowWowDig March 22, 2026, 20:35:54
Iowa blowing this in grade school fashion* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 20:09:44
- A UCLA finish?* - Potomac March 22, 2026, 20:33:41
- We could beat Gators if the game isn’t too fast* - Potomac March 22, 2026, 20:23:13
- We know what that’s like * - OskeeWowWowDig March 22, 2026, 20:16:00
keep it up!, FL flustered* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 19:44:17
Come on Iowa!* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 19:39:55
that was great. I was rooting for Self. Sorry not sorry. But what an ending. - AceFrehley March 22, 2026, 18:39:19
YEEESS!!* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 18:38:56
Rooting against Trey White - Xar March 22, 2026, 16:36:27
- 4 schools in 4 years. don't tell me this isn't completely broken.* - AceFrehley March 22, 2026, 18:54:55
  - something has got to change eventually* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 18:55:28
- St. John's pretty bad collapse* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 18:33:44
  - I'd be so ticked if a St Johns fan right now* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 18:37:02
- hehe, me too..furious comeback, dammit* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 18:31:18
- Hang on SJ. 4 points since 7:22 mark* - Potomac March 22, 2026, 18:31:12
- Yep* - OskeeWowWowDig March 22, 2026, 17:43:43
how many kentucky players can spell “basketball”? - Playoff Rondo March 22, 2026, 15:23:34
would so much rather iowa st was our 2 seed. they just aren’t much* - Playoff Rondo March 22, 2026, 14:49:06
- just a little better in the 2nd half - Playoff Rondo March 22, 2026, 15:43:08
- especially with the huge injury. I actually took them as my "upset" pick to go to the final game.. - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 15:09:06
- or uconn. ucla only 4.5 pt dogs. we’d be favored by 3* - Playoff Rondo March 22, 2026, 14:59:16
  - to me Houston is one of the worst draws for this round. If we hit our 3s..have a chance* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 15:10:34
    - their defense coupled with the wrong ref crew is almost unstoppable * - Playoff Rondo March 22, 2026, 15:17:11
- didn't one of their best players get hurt?* - AceFrehley March 22, 2026, 14:55:05
  - yep..big time* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 15:09:42
I root against every big ten team not Illinois. Is it just me? - Xar March 22, 2026, 11:03:11
- It depends - Learning_and_Labor March 23, 2026, 7:07:07
- For financial reasons, I root for all of them unless Illinois plays one. * - harb99 March 22, 2026, 15:02:29
  - I think the league gets about $2M per game* - Potomac March 22, 2026, 15:53:42
    - Yep. * - harb99 March 22, 2026, 16:01:29
- all but nebraska so far* - Playoff Rondo March 22, 2026, 12:59:19
  - and ucla today* - Playoff Rondo March 22, 2026, 12:59:32
- That’s my default position. I do make exceptions from time to time. - AceFrehley March 22, 2026, 12:37:36
- for me it depends...rooting for Nebraska..definitely not MI* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 12:02:41
  - agree. I wanted OSU to win against TCU and want Purdue to win today* - Potomac March 22, 2026, 12:37:48
    - yes, never thought I'd root for OSU, but I really liked Thornton* - Mismysteri March 22, 2026, 13:18:29
- No. Me too* - OskeeWowWowDig March 22, 2026, 11:34:38
Illini women advance to second round* - Potomac March 22, 2026, 6:04:08
- Against Vanderbilt, @ Vanderbilt. :-/ - osklister March 22, 2026, 9:36:10
Wow that winning bomb for Vandy rattled out* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 22:15:26
- indeed..that was wild* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 22:58:22
So we are playing Houston in Houston - AceFrehley March 21, 2026, 22:09:46
- Hosted by Rice so it’s A-OK. * - harb99 March 22, 2026, 15:04:11
- Can’t play on your home (school) court* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 22:11:54
  - Ok, thank you I thought there was a distance rule. Apparently there isn’t.* - AceFrehley March 21, 2026, 22:12:39
houston -2.5. 140.5. * - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 21:51:05
dopey (more gonzaga retard) - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 21:35:32
- right up there with undy!* - Ari Gold March 22, 2026, 9:06:46
wooohooo!* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 21:21:44
- Ever since Brad called that timeout (!) we dominated * - Potomac March 21, 2026, 21:30:46
  - probably not much of a coincidence. Happy right now!* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 21:53:54
playing the 2 we didnt want and we are the 3 they didn’t want - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 21:16:19
- Anything now is gravy but we can take them * - Potomac March 21, 2026, 21:17:43
  - Anything is possible with this team* - OskeeWowWowDig March 21, 2026, 21:28:48
Now that rim hang was Technical worthy lol* - WesMantooth March 21, 2026, 21:09:12
Now just effing finish it * - Potomac March 21, 2026, 21:05:47
Great end to half 1 after getting railroaded by Refs - WesMantooth March 21, 2026, 21:04:06
stop the lazy ass turnovers* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 20:49:31
Holy cow on Z’s jam* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 20:42:31
- His block may have been even better. Drew with 2 awesome ones as well* - WesMantooth March 21, 2026, 20:53:39
  - has to be a top 5 illini tournament sequence* - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 21:01:01
Illini women on espn2 - good for endless commercials * - Potomac March 21, 2026, 20:40:38
- lots of feminine product breaks?* - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 21:00:30
- Ahead 20-18 after Q1* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 20:50:22
About to waste a challenge* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 20:32:36
- Horrible* - WesMantooth March 21, 2026, 20:36:21
- Ok I was wrong - still wasted it* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 20:35:41
  - How did I miss that?!* - WesMantooth March 21, 2026, 20:37:08
annual cuck dumdom about gonzaga - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 20:23:32
nebraska out traveled houston and atm combined* - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 20:11:00
If Purdue wins, they’ll get an 11 seed next week * - Potomac March 21, 2026, 20:08:33
- at least it’s a 7-8 seed per metrics. and playing well* - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 20:26:00
Refs have no problem with their body contact pressure on D* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 20:03:56
I was told our offense was unstoppable* - Xar March 21, 2026, 19:57:39
we're screwed if we can't hit our 3s..per usual* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 19:56:08
- Wagler has not even been close * - Potomac March 21, 2026, 20:02:05
  - no, not at all* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 20:28:25
Lolol* - Learning_and_Labor March 21, 2026, 19:51:30
Fix is in* - DouchieHowser March 21, 2026, 19:51:12
Hate blaming the refs but that was a crazy call* - Xar March 21, 2026, 19:49:53
Six turnovers* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 19:47:08
man wagler is weak. houston will snap him in half* - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 19:44:03
- and no confidence in his shot from any range l. doesn’t really offer much* - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 19:47:53
Embarrassing stretch here Brad* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 19:43:01
- par for the course for him in the tourney.* - Ari Gold March 21, 2026, 20:05:48
- The refs are letting VCU rape us* - WesMantooth March 21, 2026, 19:44:47
They fouled Ivisic you corrupt blind idiots* - WesMantooth March 21, 2026, 19:41:31
That’s not a foul on Mirk you crooked zebra idiots* - WesMantooth March 21, 2026, 19:37:30
That’s not a foul on Mirk you crooked zebra idiots* - WesMantooth March 21, 2026, 19:37:30
Baba O’Riley in a Burger King commercial, lol* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 19:25:04
If Tomi doesn’t suck, that’ll be great* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 19:24:01
- If Mirk is gonna play stupid, that’s bad* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 19:36:25
I don't think even Brad can blow this one now* - Xar March 21, 2026, 19:21:44
- oh come on* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 19:27:06
  - 33-10 lead blown comes to mind* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 19:33:46
Ouch!* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 19:19:44
finally getting nervous, I just don't trust this team..oh well* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 18:44:57
all these blow outs..why do I fear our game will be the nailbiter?* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 18:43:58
let’s go aggies. we are due for a bracket collapsing before us* - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 17:08:18
- god help us if the potential game against houston is called like that mess* - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 19:00:20
boring day so far, 84 outside..been out there some* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 16:08:01
looks like Sparty gonna win it* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 15:41:22
fears horrible. keeping louisville in the game. someone’s getting kicked in the nuts* - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 14:25:31
- 2-10. 5 turnovers. but lets knob him for the 11 assists. many just off a regular pass - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 15:21:08
  - They need to Glaze somebody* - OskeeWowWowDig March 21, 2026, 16:03:39
    - Jesus. He was 3/13 from the floor. Get off his dick* - OskeeWowWowDig March 21, 2026, 16:07:11
      - it was crazy how much they were slobbering on about him* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 16:08:36
        
        Groce* - OskeeWowWowDig March 21, 2026, 16:12:25
welp* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 13:30:27
- So, here we are. Couldn't expect different: could hope for that, but.... :-/ * - osklister March 21, 2026, 14:10:47
let's go St Louis!* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 11:28:52
- Go Milk Chamberlain!! * - osklister March 21, 2026, 11:51:31
top seeds 16-0. nil sucks exhibit 832* - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 6:13:13
- Personally, I don't mind the lack of upsets - Xar March 21, 2026, 17:10:14
- had not occurred since 1985. then 2 in a row* - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 11:30:41
  - the women’s side ever sillier. likely no top seed will be within 17* - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 13:19:57
- just gonna be the top 25 $$ schools every year, basically, imo* - Mismysteri March 21, 2026, 9:47:01
- See, but they coulda lost if only Northeastern Idaho A&M woulda shelled out the big bux too!! * - osklister March 21, 2026, 9:42:56
- 16-0 last year also. i sense a trend. before that always some upsets* - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 7:04:16
  - at least we still got a 12 and a couple 11s. and illinois lucky to catch one * - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 7:07:06
    - would be nice if AM and Iowa could continue the favors* - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 7:08:49
- they had some very tough games in those 16* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 6:43:44
  - duke was the only one really in question at the 5m mark - Playoff Rondo March 21, 2026, 7:04:54
    - Virginia was down 1 with 5 to go, but I get it* - Potomac March 21, 2026, 7:43:15
Furman giving it all they've got against UConn* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 23:11:28
go miami. and it’s bs that mizzou gets to play in stl as a 10* - Playoff Rondo March 20, 2026, 23:00:03
- damn miami is pretty good* - Playoff Rondo March 20, 2026, 23:20:51
- the dennis gates i forgot where i am expression really instills confidence* - Playoff Rondo March 20, 2026, 23:14:49
Skyy Clark wth a chipped tooth! They found it on the floor, lol** - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 20:32:40
- Ouch. * - harb99 March 20, 2026, 20:34:36
UCLA game getting tense* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 20:01:35
- Dent only has 6 points, Billadeau not playing..still up 10* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 20:13:38
Looked up highlights of UK vs Santa Clara - wow that 4Q finish - Potomac March 20, 2026, 19:04:48
- nit: 2nd half* - AceFrehley March 20, 2026, 19:32:30
- one of the most wild sequences I've seen. Imagine the SC elation..and then the heartbreak* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 19:08:16
Yay Utah St!!* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 17:25:56
- Picked them to win; also Clemson over Iowa - a terrible first half* - Potomac March 20, 2026, 18:24:24
  - lotta air balls in this game* - Potomac March 20, 2026, 19:42:39
  - I think I took Iowa..did pick Utah St, too* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 18:46:00
    - just looked, took Iowa* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 18:47:13
      - Iowa got lucky that Clemson wasn't very good, at least today* - Potomac March 20, 2026, 20:10:10
let's go Utah St!* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 16:43:18
Miami of OH looking pretty bad today* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 16:02:55
- 31-17 TN..lots of airballs by M of OH* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 16:04:17
  - reality setting in..* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 16:18:47
    - 51-32 at half...ooof* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 16:26:22
this will be a heartbreaker for Santa Clara* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 13:28:16
- My sister has Kentucky in her survivor pool today. She was sweating* - Potomac March 20, 2026, 14:44:29
come on Sanat Clara..feel like KY pulls this off* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 13:23:33
- well that 3 helps* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 13:24:04
HOLY crap! Ky hits almost half court banked in shot to go to OT* - Mismysteri March 20, 2026, 13:18:53
- Amazing* - OskeeWowWowDig March 20, 2026, 13:20:13
Who lasts longer: Pope at Kentucky or Davis at UNC?* - Potomac March 20, 2026, 13:16:47
- Supposedly UK is rizzing up the dude from Iowa State hard* - fratstud March 20, 2026, 13:43:03
ESPN.com: 1.97 points per possession for us last night. Wow* - Potomac March 20, 2026, 9:33:48
- Correction: second half only, but still incredible * - Potomac March 20, 2026, 10:35:40
- That almost doesn't seem possible.* - Lexillini March 20, 2026, 9:55:16
  - Offensive board must count as same possession * - Potomac March 20, 2026, 10:15:25
Mirk and other records set last night - Potomac March 20, 2026, 6:14:13
- Nice. Pay him whatever he wants next year* - Learning_and_Labor March 20, 2026, 8:58:08
  - I hold out hope that he and Wagler return - Potomac March 20, 2026, 9:36:41
    - I regularly buy lottery tickets. - osklister March 20, 2026, 16:43:23
illinois -10.5 - Playoff Rondo March 20, 2026, 0:16:42
- Just win, baby. * - osklister March 20, 2026, 8:40:04
Were brockedick prole Illinois fans too poor to buy decent tickets to - fratstud March 19, 2026, 22:57:52
now that 2nd half was great! On to Saturday!* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 22:49:33
this is more like it* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 22:38:46
I was hoping to see some Fran-con level signs tonight :/* - Learning_and_Labor March 19, 2026, 22:21:22
- He’ll let this finish nicely under two hours* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 22:36:15
I don’t like the longer half times in the tournament * - Potomac March 19, 2026, 22:02:09
This team will only advance far if it gets lucky shooting * - Potomac March 19, 2026, 21:40:37
- 100%* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 21:55:20
- Agreed* - Xar March 19, 2026, 21:45:40
Why didn’t we foul them. We had fouls to give* - Learning_and_Labor March 19, 2026, 21:40:27
- Good point, but at least play D* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 21:41:51
That cobenfy ad is super creepy. I feel like I am watching Dan Saint* - Xar March 19, 2026, 21:36:24
- hfs. i was literally just coming here to do a dan saint callout. bravo!!!* - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 21:40:47
- Lolol. Yeah* - Learning_and_Labor March 19, 2026, 21:39:44
- lol, but yeah, it’s weird* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 21:39:37
except iowa* - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 21:34:56
our entire team revolves around hitting 3s. i guess that’s not unique - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 21:32:36
- Except Mirk* - Learning_and_Labor March 19, 2026, 21:40:54
not being able to put this team away early does not bode well* - Xar March 19, 2026, 21:30:27
- not at all. Half of them look like they don't even care to win..very weird* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 21:32:08
  - last year was even worse. i swear kj wanted it all to be over asap* - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 21:33:27
    - well he had the draft to prepare for* - Xar March 19, 2026, 21:34:47
- No. More crap from three. 4-16 when we can attack* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 21:32:08
  - the answer is KEEP CHUCKING THEM..duh* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 21:32:45
we are not very smart* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 21:24:16
- Good thing we can rebound* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 21:27:26
oh my..use a TO you moron* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 21:22:16
damn. waglers broke. zero confidence* - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 21:18:22
- He got mugged on that drive* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 21:19:37
  - yes. i just discovered i was 2m behind. caught up now. was referring to passing up shots* - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 21:23:33
lol, keep chucking!* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 21:01:08
- Andrej effective attacking, so take him out* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 21:18:11
  - said the same* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 21:22:38
    - Not sure what Jake adds here with healthy Andrej * - Potomac March 19, 2026, 21:24:07
      - he has been the 3 maker. not tonight* - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 21:25:23
  - did his job. got the pat on the ass* - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 21:18:49
    - We have done nothing since * - Potomac March 19, 2026, 21:22:30
      - needs to be in after the TO* - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 21:24:05
        
        also we should be rolling the big guys* - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 21:24:31
let’s go. 9-0 start please * - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 20:56:21
- vcu as solid as ATL at his kids junior prom right now* - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 21:10:29
this soccer/lebron bullshit should be an immediate ejection - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 20:45:14
BYU sure could use Saunders back.ever since he got hurt, been tough* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 20:32:17
Please no Hill and Lewis pulling Boyd / Blackwell* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 20:29:49
so glad we don’t have to lose to unc* - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 20:26:16
- My first thought was we better effingvwin tonight - Learning_and_Labor March 19, 2026, 20:31:56
  - we are too physically dominant for an inferior team. the regular season has example after example - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 20:41:01
- was my first thought, too* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 20:28:48
HOLY COW!* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 20:23:09
Couldn’t happen to a more deserving scumbag program - kokomojo March 19, 2026, 20:23:08
- My daughter loved going there, so I restrain myself* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 20:26:22
- this* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 20:23:38
Carolina has 8 points in 12 minutes * - Potomac March 19, 2026, 20:18:59
- VCU 26-8 from that point* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 20:28:36
wow! Too familiar* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 20:01:17
- Yes, very, complete with OT loss, just not jacking threes* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 20:21:58
  - right on* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 20:24:08
- Wonder how many games Roy lost after being up 19* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 20:04:47
- Looks like our game could hit midnight eastern* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 20:03:12
Come on VCU!!* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 19:46:25
awesome end to the half Howard! Pull the miracle please* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 19:20:03
- Watching Carolina. What happened?* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 19:31:38
  - I barely remember as I'm watching all games, but instead of Mi - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 19:46:03
  - If VCU wins, they have a fast guy who could be trouble* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 19:32:41
    - Now with 31* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 19:49:43
      - he'd drop 40 on us* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 20:00:03
  - whaddaya mean?* - OskeeWowWowDig March 19, 2026, 19:32:07
    - What was awesome about the end of the half in the game I am not watching?* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 19:33:31
      - not sure. I've been watching but it's been a meh game* - OskeeWowWowDig March 19, 2026, 19:37:21
        
        Carolina game is lively, up and down the floor. We better slow them* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 19:38:33
        
        VCU has been bad....meh game* - OskeeWowWowDig March 19, 2026, 19:40:46
        
        getting better now* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 19:47:06
        
        VCU should thank me* - OskeeWowWowDig March 19, 2026, 19:47:52
        
        Carolina staring at an Illini-like fold possibility * - Potomac March 19, 2026, 19:49:11
        
        complete with a missed FT* - OskeeWowWowDig March 19, 2026, 19:56:31
        
        lol, and maybe an OT in the process* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 19:58:57
        
        this is wild..from down 18* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 19:59:36
        
        Sloppy but in it anyway * - Potomac March 19, 2026, 19:43:57
- what I wouldn't give...* - OskeeWowWowDig March 19, 2026, 19:27:51
not wearing any illini gear. all my lucky stuff has let us down. time to reset* - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 18:15:33
- same* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 18:49:58
this tnt feed sucks unfortunately. low res on my big one* - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 18:14:51
Razorbacks look like a tough out* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 17:28:41
nephew is a Razorback, so watched AR a lot..Acuff is a terrific player* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 16:59:11
Poor Siena..that would have been one for the ages* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 16:36:14
Great! I had Wisconsin winning it all.* - Lexillini March 19, 2026, 14:58:25
Louisville led by 23, trying to hang on* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 14:45:06
Wiscy/High Point very close* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 14:17:56
- boyd didn’t get the crowd up enough today. * - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 14:55:52
- They won 30 games; we would have trouble, too* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 14:41:50
  - very glad we didn't draw them* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 14:48:51
    - Holy sh*t* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 14:49:57
      - Against us, Boyd gets the call* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 14:50:51
feel bad for Thornton, but that's about it* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 13:29:11
- Thornton with ten is not the way to win* - Potomac March 19, 2026, 14:08:31
  - nope, and just read he was the inbounder on the last play? Weird* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 14:17:26
great play call - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 13:28:15
- what happened? I switched to Wiscy game because I figured OSU would lose..thx* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 13:30:10
  - had 4 seconds and ran a dumb give and go all the way back at the far end line - Playoff Rondo March 19, 2026, 13:37:00
cut it to 2!* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 12:52:33
making a comeback, down to 3* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 12:43:29
- back to 9* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 12:49:37
or not..yikes* - Mismysteri March 19, 2026, 12:30:25

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