Derwood
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There was so much quoting fail going on in that thread that I could barely follow it
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Chicago seems like one of the hardest cities to recruit. DePaul is inchicago and can't even sniff any worthwhile recruits. I have no idea what the magic formula is (outside of Calipari's $1000 handshakes)
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There's no in-state competition, true, but tons of out-of-state competition. Outside of staying close to home, why would a top Illinois recruit choose Illinois over Duke, Kentucky or North Carolina?
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To me its that if you just recruited Illinois (but could get almost anyone you want), you would compete for the title every year. I don't know if there is another state like that that doesn't also have other major in-state options. There is no other school in Illinois that competes with them for recruits, yet, we haven't been able to recruit Chicago very well. It would be nice if there was pressure for those kids to go to the state school like there is in Indiana. So what kind of coach does the school need to wrestle those Chicago kids away from the bigger programs? And it's one thing to say Illinois is on par with Michigan State based on available talent, but the Spartans have been to 6 Final Fours since 1999 and Illinois has been to 1. On paper, MSU is the better program.
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So no answer then?
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Serious (non-trolling) question: what is it about the Illinois program that makes you gus say its equal to MSU or better than Wisconsin? If its based on potential, what specifically makes Illinois better?
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I'm just going by what you guys have been telling me.
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again?
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Let me know when the coach from the 10th place finisher from the Sun Belt takes the Illini job
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It's a top 10 coaching job that nobody wants. Makes sense
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oh come on.
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Seriously. I was certain his NFL career was over. Must be that delicious 41.8 QB Rating he turned in last year. He's up there with Jonathan Quinn and Henry Burris as worst QBs to ever wear a Bears uniform. Cade McNown says hi
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Um... there's 2.8 seconds on the clock at the time he steps into the lane... Shut up, that's why.
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I only saw the replay (knowing the outcome), but Deng was in the lane for basically 5 seconds (he inbounded it, then sat in the paint till the tip). I guess they don't call that at the end of a game. Which is good, because holy [expletive], the Bulls won
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Agreed. Next season, I'm going to start an "Illinois/Indiana/Purdue Fan Dick Measuring Contest" thread then ask the mods to be ban me from it immediately. You forgot the Big 12 guys... To be fair, they're mostly just pushing the Illini fans' buttons to send them into endless frothy rants
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Epic meltdown is epic.
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I'm definitely not looking at it.
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Agreed. Next season, I'm going to start an "Illinois/Indiana/Purdue Fan Dick Measuring Contest" thread then ask the mods to be ban me from it immediately.
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Westbrook had 45 points but was a -5 for the game (lol)
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why is there even a photo of it?
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Indiana is scared to guard, now
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ballgame. Ohio was flat the entire OT.
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the higher seed almost always wins when these games go to OT
