????trytrytry said:
Were your fingers crossed as you typed this?
Illinois might be the most UNDERRATED HCA.
Illinois has been a completely different team home vs. raod in the recent years. The record pretty much speaks for itself. I believe now 67-3 (90%) over the last 6 or 7 years or so. If they played like that everywhere they'd have banners all over the place there,
Tell me you were kidding.
D2, no kidding. I don't know where that post came from. I go to games all the time there, and it's very loud. It may have been different back in his day, and if so, he needs to get to a game immediately. I think all the students moving down has something to do with it, along with the new "everyone wear orange" theme. No team could beat them there. Best home court advantage in the entire country. For sure. And a damn good team too, without the advantage.D2bets said:
Illini said:
fair point, I have not been back to Champaign in 9 years to see a game. But its that same arena. Believe me I was there when Illini was NUMBER 1 in the country that year. I saw them almost lose to g Tech on Super bowl Sunday in an AMAZING game. Im a big big fan but that is not a great home arena for that extra advantage compared to other home courts. Neither is that football stadium a good home field, too big....
Great win tonight. I have on my Illini stuff. Grab me a LaBamabs my friend...
I was in 7th grade and was at that Ga Tech game. Triple overtime, if I'm not mistaken....and became the No. 1 team in the land after the win. Kendall Gill broke his foot that game and missed the next month. Seriously, you need to get to a game......the atmosphere is unreal, and is so loud and jacked up for the big games. Seems like the Mich St game in 2001 was the turning point, to where winning on the road there became nearly impossible. Paint the Hall Orange Night that night became a theme they use all the time now. Surely, though, you've noticed that Bill Self only lost once there, and Weber has only lost once. LaBamba's Burritos as Big As Your Head are still being sold too.trytrytry said:
Lou-dew & The '87-'88 High-Flying Illini, along with the '91 UNLV defending champs, are the two best non-title winning basketball teams of the past 25 years, and I was heartbroken when both lost.
Michigan pulled a Nova, as the third look at a conference foe was the charm on Rice's baseline J, and let's not even bring up the crime that was Duke in their revenger vs UNLV..something like 21-2 FT's Attempted edge by the Dukies..and just so happened to be an Extra-Large Play taking the DDs by The Machine!
Honorable Mention: Matt Othick's favorite school Arizona, lost in the National Semis with The GumbiCats..Kerr, Lofton, and Elliott were awesome!
Michigan pulled a Nova, as the third look at a conference foe was the charm on Rice's baseline J, and let's not even bring up the crime that was Duke in their revenger vs UNLV..something like 21-2 FT's Attempted edge by the Dukies..and just so happened to be an Extra-Large Play taking the DDs by The Machine!
Honorable Mention: Matt Othick's favorite school Arizona, lost in the National Semis with The GumbiCats..Kerr, Lofton, and Elliott were awesome!
