Ben
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It is a promise I hope to keep come Sunday.
Elliot@eberger_do
@FanboyCarp Eat the hat… as you promised
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“Illinois can’t make the second weekend”
“Brad can’t win the big one”
2 Elite 8s in 3 years. That good enough for ya?
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No two ways about it. Incredible performance.
Mike Carpenter@FanboyCarp
That is, without a doubt, the most impressive win of Brad Underwood's tenure. The #Illini were the better team from the jump, and controlled both ends of the court. Better coached, tougher, more talented . . . you name it. What a phenomenal effort from the tip.
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If you’re not *right now* booking a flight to Houston for tomorrow or Saturday morning, what are you even doing? Nebraska and Houston fans will be selling their tickets for cheap.
Just get here.
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@ChatCityTactics If a better player isn’t given a starting role AND can’t earn THE spot through being better at practice, what is the reason he’s there?
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This is less than ideal
Tom Timmermann@tomtimm
Fallou Fall and Mamadou Mbacke may well be City SC's best 2 center backs, but Yoann Damet likes the way his current 3 are playing so well he sees no reason to change yet. That and other things in this week's notebook stltoday.com/sports/profess… via @stltoday
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@TheOskeePowWow @pwME_Sully It should be the expectation of any program spending the 13th most in their sport when coupled with a massive fan base, great facilities, etc - all of which were here before BU.
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@BCD123_ @pwME_Sully I agree, Brad has lifted expectations. The new standard should be the Sweet 16s every season.
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You bailed on this team after regular season losses.
Claimed Brad can't get you over the hump.
Been a constant BU hater any chance you see the opportunity. Even so much as saying you don't think he is capable of consistent success.
Two sweet 16s in 3 seasons is consistency.
Mike Carpenter@FanboyCarp
This is only the 7th time in my life #Illini basketball has made the Sweet 16. I’m almost 40. By that metric alone, it is a successful season. Most encouraging, though? Underwood’s team showed a sense of urgency this weekend. Shoot your shot in Houston. Let’s see what happens.
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@TheOskeePowWow @pwME_Sully We live in a new era of CBB where the power conference schools will dominate more in the NCAAT due to resource disparity.
Illinois is one of SIX B1G teams in the sweet sixteen. It’s a nice accomplishment, but it should also be the standard and expectation for this program.
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@pwME_Sully I guess we have vastly different opinions of what an average coach is.
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@blueprintsmb22 At what point do these guys who are leading AI companies get held accountable by investors for some of the absurd things they are saying?
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LOL. How bad is the cash burn now?
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Hot take: I think Brad Underwood is a pretty damn good basketball coach.
Two times in three years among the final 16 programs alive nationally for the first time since 2004-05. Don’t take it for granted.
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@BobZuppke That his performance in the ncaa tournament against single digit seeds is still bad, because it is
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@Footy_Headlines Are you:
A.) disagreeing with generally accepted interpretations of uniform rules or
B.) shamelessly engagement farming?
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@CollegeHoopsTIk Also started the clock on the last play roughly a half second late. No idea if it was enough to matter, but shot is off with ~.5 seconds left.
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Two huge misses by the referees cost Santa Clara against Kentucky.
The first was a clean strip that led to two Otega Oweh free throws. The second? Not acknowledging a timeout by the Santa Clara head coach ahead of the game-tying buzzer beater.
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@CallM3Gonzo You can have really good food in a relatively smaller, crowded stadium, or…
You can go to a cavernous environment with fewer excellent local options.
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I wish we had prices like this #AllForCITY
The food is great but sometimes I just want basic stadium food that isn’t some $8 SINGLE taco, or a $10 hotdog
Idk I just feel like the food prices suck my wallet dry when buying food for everyone.
Sports Business Journal@SBJ
The Houston Dynamo is leaning into value for 2026 with a new $99 family pack, including four upper-level tickets and a $10 food and beverage credit per ticket 🌭 The club also expanded its $5 value menu across concessions. Via @HOUBizJournal | ow.ly/VfhX50YvWvl
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@RobbyNardini @Champaign_Room Was the issue last year as well when legs were tired late in the year.
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Illinois needs to get back into the top 10 of OR% if they want to make the Elite 8/Final 4
The #Illini are No. 23 in OR% since Feb 1 at Torvik
7 out of their 8 losses this year came when Illinois got less then 36% of their misses
15-1 when they hit 36%
9-7 when they don’t
Casey@csybcz
Best Offensive Rebounding Teams in the Tournament (Since February 1) 1. Tennessee (45.3%) 2. Florida (42.6%) 3. Saint Mary’s (40.1%) 4. Howard (39.4%) 5. South Florida (38.8%) 6. Tennessee State (38.5%) 7. Troy (38.3%) 8. Duke (38.1%) 9. TCU (37.7%) 10. Purdue (37.0%)
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@jackellyffc Further, if signals the club are committed to improving, and if Silva wants to go elsewhere, the club’s recent displays of intent would suggest they can do what it takes to get a Silva replacement of equal or better quality.
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Sealing the signing of Ricardo Pepi in March is a statement of intent from the Fulham hierarchy. It further demonstrates their willingness to back Marco Silva & to further enhance this squad. Another example of Fulham’s sign of long term planning. Exciting addition. #FFC
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@FulhamTransfer @TonyKhan If in July someone would’ve said we would’ve gotten Kevin, Bob, Chuk, and Pepi all in the 8 months, we all would’ve been ecstatic. The complaining amongst fans about the recruitment will never end 🤣
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How are we feeling about this one #Fulham fans? 👏 @TonyKhan & team for not giving up and getting it over the line.
⚫⚪#FFC
FulhamFanNews@FulhamTransfer
🚨Deal now agreed between #Fulham & #PSV for #USMNT striker Ricardo Pepi. The striker will undergo a medical before the upcoming international break provided there are no more changes between the clubs. 🩺 Fulham edging closer to getting their man! ⚫⚪#FFC #Transfers #TransferNews
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Totally disagree
The Swiss stock exchange runs on semi annuals
This is people just wanting to trade the news
High Yield Harry@HighyieldHarry
The loss of quarterly check-ins is so dangerous. This does not help the professional or retail investor.
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