I'm a Hawk fan to the bone, but I have zero problem appreciating special players on opposing teams - and that kid is special. I don't care who you root for, I don't know how you can't love watching him play (except against your own team, of course!) Hopefully, he gets on track - in about 10 days!
Thats why Iowa needs to be a worse matchup for Illinois.
Koffi is no where near the passer HD is but he's not as bad as he was last year.
Yeah, I feel like the conference was clearly better overall last year but that grind of having to battle a good team every time wore the whole conference down.
Oh, I agree he's a freak of nature and runs the floor well and all that. But he's like most other big guys that are really muscular, their running endurance isn't great. I think he's a fantastic college player, don't be offended. But when we played him it looked like he was in need of a frequent breather.lol so many bad takes in one short post. 🤣 First off, thinking Kofi's "stamina is not great" is so laughably ignorant and untrue . He's a freak of nature (7 ft tall, 285 pounds of muscle ) runs the floor really well, gets hacked a ton of times every game he's played in this season alone and his stats are insanely impressive as well.
Kofi Cockburn - 2021-22 - Men's Basketball - University of Illinois Athletics
Kofi Cockburn (21) C - Cockburn for Player of the Year | Cockburn's Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF) 2021-22 Junior NCAA Consensus First-Team All-American Only NCAAfightingillini.com
and lol at thinking Illinois "isn't playing for squat". jfc you couldn't be more wrong on that one as well. Illinois is also playing for a good seed for the tourney and it'll be Trent Frazier and Damonte Williams' final home game in front of a sold out crowd for Senior Night.
Sorry not sorry but I can't help but be hyped and confident for this home game vs you guys(not cocky though cause you guys are playing lights out as of late, more so cautiously optimistic since we're playing at home )
May the best team win and here's to ZERO injuries!
Northwestern doesn't rise to the level of hate, they are just an annoying little brother. Illinois doesn't really have a true rival. St Louis area Illini will say it's Mizzou, Quad Cities folks will probably pick Iowa, those near Champaign would probably go with Indiana or Michigan.
oh no doubt but I think its safe to say Illinois is quite superior to scUM this season.
He might still be what you call a killer. Maybe he won't remember last year. We won't tell him. It will be our secret.
Depends on geography. Illini fans in the STL area and Southern IL definitely hate Mizzou the most, with Eastern IL fans usually defaulting toward Indiana and Western IL/Quad Cities fans definitely choosing Iowa. Chicago fans (like me) and everyone in between in the state kind of fluctuates, but right now Iowa is hot again! Great for both programs, IMO.
Nebraska Senior Night vs Iowa = Hawkeyes win
Iowa Senior Night vs Northwestern = Hawkeyes win
Michigan Senior Night vs Iowa = Hawkeyes win
Illinois Senior Night vs Iowa = ????? wins
Saw this too. Unusual enough to play in 4 senior nights in one season, but to have a chance to go 4-0. Probably fairly rare feat if it happens.
Kofi still won't win the BIG POY. He is a freakesh athlete. But still has polishing to do to his game. You get to see a healthy Keegan this time around.lol so many bad takes in one short post. 🤣 First off, thinking Kofi's "stamina is not great" is so laughably ignorant and untrue . He's a freak of nature (7 ft tall, 285 pounds of muscle ) runs the floor really well, gets hacked a ton of times every game he's played in this season alone and his stats are insanely impressive as well.
Kofi Cockburn - 2021-22 - Men's Basketball - University of Illinois Athletics
Kofi Cockburn (21) C - Cockburn for Player of the Year | Cockburn's Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF) 2021-22 Junior NCAA Consensus First-Team All-American Only NCAA
and lol at thinking Illinois "isn't playing for squat". jfc you couldn't be more wrong on that one as well. Illinois is also playing for a good seed for the tourney and it'll be Trent Frazier and Damonte Williams' final home game in front of a sold out crowd for Senior Night.
Sorry not sorry but I can't help but be hyped and confident for this home game vs you guys(not cocky though cause you guys are playing lights out as of late, more so cautiously optimistic since we're playing at home )
May the best team win and here's to ZERO injuries!
I know I'm alone, but I wouldn't mind seeing the BTT go away and have the B1G play a true round robin schedule to determine the league champion. Wouldn't add any more time to the season and there wouldn't be the spate of games all played in a few days time wearing down the teams. I realize that the BTT is a money maker, but I think it hurts our teams in the important tournament, the NCAA's. Again, I know it won't happen.
What I like about league tournaments is that, in addition to getting the “best” teams in the Dance, they can also get the teams playing the best basketball into March Madness. The teams who come out of nowhere and make a run in the NCAA’s is what makes March Madness what it is, imo
This. Plus, all leagues play a conference tournament. Hard to use that as an excuse for the B1G doing poorly in the dance.
