Me too, because this GIF plays on repeat in my mind for most games, and after that point I'm never sure if I'm laughing or crying harder.Remember when Fran cried after beating Rutgers
watching Iowa makes me tear up too
We're going to win.
Get out of here. Iowa loses at least 8 out of 10 games to Drake. 😉Not just tonight. They would lose 7 out of 10 times to Drake. Soft and undisciplined.
And this threads OP predicted we would beat Illinois.But we will be in i predict beating Michigan State at home
Well...Illinois is not that good. They'll be an 8 or 9 seed.
But we will be in i predict beating Michigan State at home
Ok.
I didn't know WTF I was talking about about. First half was promising. Then again, so was the first half at Maryland.
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Illinois was very good this season until the illness and injury. Illinois had 9 different starting lineup in the last month. Ivisic had mono, a bad ankle sprain and then the flu. Jakucionis missed two games with injury then played others with the flu. White, Riley, Davis, Gibbs-Lawhorn all had the flu. Morez broke his wrist just as he was playing very well. Illinois and Wisconsin last week just waved to each other after the game so that Wisconsin didn’t have to shake hands with the sick Illini. Yes, some excuses, but Illinois hasn’t had its whole team since the Indiana game when they had Indiana down 32 in the first half. They won by 32 at Oregon. They beat Wisconsin, Missouri, Arkansas, UCLA. Health is the key. They are not a great team. Youngest power 5 team in the country. But they are pretty good when they are healthy.YOu were right, Illinois is not very good.
You just forgot the mathematical relationship Iowa < Illinois.
That was a butt ugly game tonight.Only lost by 20, progress
Hope to keep the Top 25 rating for heart and effort
9 out of ten probably.Get out of here. Iowa loses at least 8 out of 10 games to Drake. 😉
I hope you don’t gamble heavily.Morez Johnson broke his wrist in the Michigan State game. He will be watching their 4th straight loss from the sidelines.
I think we out rebounded Illinois who, until the Duke game, was still the #1 rebounding team in the country.
Soft teams don't do that.
Drake would be favored over Iowa on a neutral court.I can't believe anyone truly thought this Iowa team would win at Illinois. Many better teams have failed. This Iowa team would probably lose to Drake and UNI if they played tonight.
How stupid..run up and down the court for two hours. spewing droplets everywhere and they worry about a hand shake? A good hand washing cures that. Nothing you can do about breathing...Illinois was very good this season until the illness and injury. Illinois had 9 different starting lineup in the last month. Ivisic had mono, a bad ankle sprain and then the flu. Jakucionis missed two games with injury then played others with the flu. White, Riley, Davis, Gibbs-Lawhorn all had the flu. Morez broke his wrist just as he was playing very well. Illinois and Wisconsin last week just waved to each other after the game so that Wisconsin didn’t have to shake hands with the sick Illini. Yes, some excuses, but Illinois hasn’t had its whole team since the Indiana game when they had Indiana down 32 in the first half. They won by 32 at Oregon. They beat Wisconsin, Missouri, Arkansas, UCLA. Health is the key. They are not a great team. Youngest power 5 team in the country. But they are pretty good when they are healthy.
Their program has had more talent than Iowa’s for a very long time now….it would be interesting to track how many players at Iowa the last 15-20 years even had offers from Illinois. I am guessing they would have liked to get Freeman, but had someone just as good lined up to commit…😎Two undisciplined teams but one far more talented than the other.
Illinois was simply terrible against USC in Champaign. A double digit loss.
Illinois was simply terrible against Maryland in Champaign. 20+ point loss.
Illinois was simply terrible against UCLA in Champaign. Gave up a 16 point lead with three minutes left, and won by 2. If the game was 30 seconds longer, they would have lost it.
Illinois was simply terrible against Michigan State in Champaign. Double digit loss. They didn't score in the last 8 minutes of the game. THE LAST EIGHT MINUTES OF THE GAME.
Illinois was simply terrible against Wisconsin. 20+ point laugher of a beat down.
And which of these teams did Iowa beat?
Illinois is totally broken. They're done.
They won't win another game this year.
There's blood in the water, boys. This Illinois team is set to get shredded.
I'm telling you...that program is in shambles right now. Ripe for the plucking.
Iowa is a better team than Illinois right now.
That program is chaos right now lmao
So how'd this game turn out for you, Herky????
Illinois is totally broken. They're done.
They won't win another game this year.
Good golly! I watched some of the second half of that Duke game....
From the players, to the head coach, to the staff, to the team managers, ...that is a team that has completely given up.
That $3M dollar roster just bought them the worst loss in the entire history of their program.
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We're going to win.
We “owned” Champaign … we throttled that team and now Beth is working on an extension for Fran …So I missed the game. How much did the Hawks win by?
Say again…………Past performance is not the most reliable predictor of future results. Current facts are more reliable. Iowa is a better team than Illinois right now.
Really impressive.Lighten up f***er. How many f***ing times do you get to use f***ing *******s?
Well...I got carried away with our Washington win and Illinois' 3 game skid where they looked legitimately horrible. I still don't think they're good, we just cant stop anyone good.I'll say @AmericaNeedsMe you were certainly sure of yourself!