I'm not a big fan of going up into the stands to celebrate. But that's my only quibble. A gifted guy who waited SO long for his opportunity, I think fans should be thankful for what they got and scale back on the quibbling. Anybody think he's not going to be a dynamite recruiter? Line forms at the l...

Beard is a +++ coach. End of story. Who was it who said I could shoot somebody in Times Square and my fans wouldn't care. Who WAS that?

IMHO a 1-seed puts a monkey on your back. There's enough pressure in the tournament w/o being, arguably, overseeded. Better to go in
with a chip on your shoulder about being underrated and not respected.

IMHO a 1-seed puts a monkey on your back. There's enough pressure in the tournament w/o being, arguably, overseeded. Better to go in
with a chip on your shoulder about being underrated and not respected.

Weber, the one honest coach in the system, gets the "clean up the act" call just like he did at Illinois when Self left. My guess is he'll do it; he's a lifer, and he's still alive. I spent 3 years in the Air Force up the road from Las Cruces in the Aggies Golden Years. the Sam Lacey Jimmy Collins t...

I'm hoping to go to Thurs in DesMoines. See if you can arrange that one.

Change of subject. I'm not Brad's biggest fan but he has this Illinois team playing great. They are in a dogfight at Indian right now.

Funny I don't recall a lot of posters making this point when Weber's conference champs lost in the first round in California.....Or to LaSalle in 2013...
I think most would think the Kentucky win in the round of 16 was a greater achievement..

Nobody said winning league championships isn't important. The point is that the tournament degrades the regular season in general and the league championship in particular. Would you rather win the regular season league championship and lose in the first or second round, or finish 3rd in the regular...

SKSCat-I truly loved Pack, but you've shown me one bright light should it happen that he doesn't make the tournament, or flames out once he does.