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@IlliniMBB @CoachUnderwood @The200Level long nightmare continues

The elite are in Champaign. @CoachUnderwood is locked in through 2032 and could extend through 2036 based on team performance over the next four seasons. 🖊️ go.illinois.edu/BUlockedin

@rst100iclicker youtube.com/watch?v=eSiVIc…

@JWerner247 Someone post the deleted tweet because @NMungor is a pussy

We just watched them completely control Houston.

@illiniburner1 @FanboyCarp

@OPoundage @FanboyCarp People are wrong sometimes. He’s owning up to it and we can celebrate together

I questioned if Brad Underwood was the guy to get you to a Final Four. I was dead wrong. Masterful job. Thank you to Underwood, the players, the staff, ALL of them, for delivering #Illini fans a lifetime memory. Currently Googling "how to eat a hat" to stay true to my word.

@FanboyCarp @The200Level Hope you don’t act like you’re a fan now, clown ass

Going live with @The200Level at 9am with cup of coffee in hand, basking in the glow! #Illini

CONGRATS ILLINI #STLBLUES FANS! I-L-L! #illini #illinois #stlouis #stl #marchmadness

@IlliniMBB Can confirm that @FanboyCarp is not with you

ARE YOU WITH US? For the first time since 2005, we're heading to the FINAL FOUR.

HAT TIME STUPID HAIRCUT @FanboyCarp

@CharlieMarlow_ A+ reference

Even more impressive is Dylan Cease did this while playing lead guitar for Stillwater

@suntimes_sports @SLGreenberg

The Sun-Times Sports cover, featuring the Illini, whose ceiling in the NCAA Tournament might be a mere two wins, by @SLGreenberg. mrf.lu/06nJ

@BCD123_ @FanboyCarp

It is a promise I hope to keep come Sunday.

THE #illini ARE ELITE youtu.be/CWBt8PCSDxs

No two ways about it. Incredible performance.

@BCD123_ @TheConnorPils

@TheConnorPils No - not good enough. Need a final four.

“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?

@Collinoscopy1 @FanboyCarp @0ld_AF he's either "right" or illinois wins, there's no way he can lose!

@FanboyCarp @0ld_AF Your history precedes you Mike. You hide behind the guise of “I like him I’m just being critical”.

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.

@FanboyCarp @Collinoscopy1 @0ld_AF

@Collinoscopy1 @0ld_AF Ye of little faith.

@BCD123_ @ALionEye 🤡

Do you favor season-long KenPom stats over what the experts in Vegas think should actually occur in a single game when incorporating momentum, injuries, and specific matchups? "Everyone said" is the media, fans, and oddsmakers - there was general consensus before most of these games on if they should be close, we should win, or we didn't haver much chance. In the Kentucky game specifically, Illinois was a 2 point favorite, and we all thought it should be a close game that could go either way. Instead, we got dog walked. Other notable results compared to Vegas's expectations (which I think largely were consistent with Illini fan expectations give or take a couple of points): - Illinois was 7.5 point favorites against Loyola and lost by 13 in a game we trailed essentially the entire game. - Illinois was an 8 point favorite against Chattanooga and won by 1 point after trailing for much of the game thanks to a fortunate late push. - Houston closed as a 3 point favorite and wiped us off the floor winning by 15. - UConn was admittedly the better team and 8 point favorites but won by 25. - Arkansas closed as 2.5 point favorites and beat us by 10 in a game that wasn't as competitive as the final score looked. This is six instances of what I am describing - results that don't align with expectations. The one exception to this is probably the most important win of BU's tenure where he beat ISU by 3 as a 2.5 point dog. Literally every NCAA tournament game against a team better than an 11 seed we have significantly underperformed consensus expectations except one game. I don't know how you look at those numbers (as opposed to KenPom and all the "advanced analytics" which keep saying we should win games we lose) and don't also come to the conclusion that we have underperformed expectations in the tournament. --- One can be both appreciative of sustained relevance while also very frustrated with underperforming when it matters most. This is why I refute claims that say "Illinois fans would be mad if we made the elite eight every year but never went further". If we played 2024 UConn every year and were 8 point dogs and consistently lost by 8, that would be one thing, but instead...

Again, these same criticisms were levied against Lou Henson and, yes, Bill Self when he was here. It's a function of the fans of 30 programs screaming "Elite 8 or this season was a bust!" Every year, 22 of them can claim "this coach always comes up short" because math can be so elusive. That disconnect is what allows you to say "have appeared so wildly outmatched against all but the worst few opponents". So let's stick with the numbers. Using KenPom ratings for the opponents... 2020: Tournament canceled 2021: Beat #158 Drexel, lost to #10 Loyola 2022: Beat #67 Chattanooga, lost to #2 Houston 2023: Lost to #22 Arkansas 2024: Beat #116 Morehead State, beat #88 Duquesne, beat #8 Iowa State, lost to #1 UConn 2025: Beat #43 Xavier, lost to #16 Kentucky The only game where Illinois was favored and lost: Loyola. The only game where Illinois was an underdog and won: Iowa State. And the five losses were to KenPom #1, #2, #10, #16, and #22. Also noteworthy: after beating Illinois, 8-seed Arkansas and 5-seed Houston both knocked off a 1-seed in the next round. So yes, this is pretty much how the NCAA Tournament feels for fans of teams with those rankings at the end of the regular season (2026 expectations for the #9 team pending). One horrific loss to an 8-seed (Loyola), one solid upset of a 2-seed (Iowa State), and everything else mostly chalk.

@BCD123_ @CoachUnderwood @IlliniAD 🤡

A few years ago @CoachUnderwood’s agent convinced @illiniad to give him essentially the lifetime contract. After multiple offseasons of actively having his agent try to campaign (despite being under contract) for jobs at Texas and KSU, Josh caved. Talk about getting punk’d

@BCD123_ @ica_v3 🤡

@ica_v3 Slow, poor shooter, and low efficiency. Exactly what he was last year, shouldn’t be a shock.

2 has to be the worst transfer addition of the underwood era given the price