Ugh. At least one of OSU/Illinois has to lose in the Finals.
I really donāt mind Illinois the team. I assume if they win the whole banner thing becomes an non issue anyway.
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Iāll be rooting for every B1G team in the tourney, other than Illinois. But fear not Illini fans on the board, if history is any indication of whatās to come, the fighting shit-talkers are going to have a fantastic run.
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Of course āas of todayā doesnt matter all that muchā¦but they are hitting and have momentum. Perhaps none of that will matter when MM starts, but I like their odds of winning it all more than any other B1G team āas of todayā.
Illinois is playing well (and is really good and has been really good) but they arenāt really relevant to Michigan unless they meet in the Final Four. I think UM would take that at this point.
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Pre Livers injury Iād take Michigan as the most likely championship team. But without Livers itās Illinois by a mile. I donāt like Iowa or OSUās chances
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I agreeā¦Iād love to meet them in the FF. I just really hope that Mich hitās on all cylinders and shakes this inconsistent play blues from the last couple weeksā¦and that Livers will be ready.
I LOVE Michigan, but, without Livers I donāt think we would beat them. Illinois is REALLY good, final four good, NCAA finals good, National Championship good. They are the REAL deal! So, hereās my order, Gonzaga, Illinois, Baylor, probably Michigan and CERTAINLY Michigan with Isaiah, OSU or Houston, Houston or OSU, and Iowa. Top seven teams in my āhumbleā opinion. By the way, Villanova would be right there, too, except for their exceptional player and leader, Gillespie and now their PG Moore.
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Just get through the first weekend. And then hopefully by then theyāll have better chemistry without Livers.
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If weāre in a position to play Illinois again, Iāll be over the moon with this season because it would mean weāre in the Final Four.
Williams wasnāt bashful about shooting earlier in the year. If he can knock down the occasional open 3, that would be huge.
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Thatās what I was referring to.
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And realistically speaking, it would mean weāre in the national championship game. Thereās no way weāll be the #2/#3 overall, and is there any way the 1 seeds get paired out of order this year with no geographic considerations?
Itās gonna make me very unhappy when Washington goes 2-13 tomorrow.
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Anyone can lose asap for all I care. This aināt the sec.
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Count on it. Probably two hands will be sufficient.
Heās 9/28 in two games against Illinois this season so this is 100% in the realm of possibilities.
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And I remember Archie being considered the big prize that year. Ouch.
Was Archie really being hyped that much? I donāt remember. Archie and Holtmanns resumes were identical
Archie definitely got a good amount of National media hype because of his notoriety from the elite 8. I donāt believe it was a super hyped hire though (like a Harbaugh)
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