Just as quickly as Illini were off the Bubble, they are right back on with a big home loss to Purdue. That report, recruiting news, and video of Deon Thomas, and what Brian Randle likes to eat, inside.
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A season on the drink
With the help of a traveling band of the Orange Krush, this tenuous Illini basketball team placed themselves on the right side of the Bubble after Thursday’s victory at The Barn in Minneapolis.
The Razzle-Fizzle
With the men’s basketball team now sitting firmly atop the NCAA Bubble, questions are starting to swirl inside of Illini Nation.
Local millionaire abandons lady in a snow drift
Under 4000 folks braved the elements to see the Illini seek a measure of revenge against the Nittany Lions of Pennsylvania State University. From A and B section alone, they weren’t disappointed.
Penn State stuck in Evansville
Flight diverted, bus delayed. They think they’ll be driving up Tuesday morning. http://twitter.com/PSUSTRETCH
Indiana reclaims all-time series lead
There is little be said right now about the Illini’s road loss to Indiana, but Rob provides one particular nugget to rub a little salt in the wound.
Competition at the 5
Before yesterday’s practice, Meyers Leonard dropped ten straight buckets from behind the three-point arc. This is Tisdale territory, and Mike took some umbrage at the encroachment. Friendly competition? Perhaps. But don’t believe for a second …
lllini win most of the game against top ranked Buckeyes
For most of the game on Saturday, Illinois defeated the best team in the nation. Of course, there was that 14–0 run that turned the W to an L.
Mike Davis > Jared Sullinger
Friday’s player availability was pretty much like all of them. Guys waited for cameras to roll, and then answered boring questions. Illini who’d already run the media gauntlet relaxed, taking turns shooting the ball from …
The butterfly
Illini deployed one of its finest performances in the first half last night, and held on to take down Big Ten foes Michigan State.