***Iowa vs Illinois NCAA ELITE 8 thread Saturday 3/28 5:10ish pm******

[26.2]

Holy shit is this really happening????

 

[HawkBall23]

 

[The Tin Man]

 

[BBK]

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

 

[BBK]

It's good that this will now be a neutral court game rather than essentially a road game at Houston.

We just beat a team with a lot of size on Sunday. And Illinois is kind of soft.

It's a tall task, but I'd hardly say it's undoable

 

[BluesHawk]

It's not like we took advantage of some upsets or got an easy draw. We beat some really good teams to get here. Obviously every game is kind of a crapshoot for shots falling, but our dudes aren't scared, they're well coached, and they play hard. The only thing that would surprise me now is if we completely shit the bed. Illinois ain't that great. CCMF, bring it in

 

[Mitchandrsn]

 

[Lee Beevers]

Let’s fucking go. One of the Douche’s best hoops rivalry. Toss it up

 

[The Tin Man]

Fuck Andy Kaufmann

 

[Shawneemicks]

Too much size, Illini roll 77-55

 

[OlePeep]

It's good that this will now be a neutral court game rather than essentially a road game at Houston.

We just beat a team with a lot of size on Sunday. And Illinois is kind of soft.

It's a tall task, but I'd hardly say it's undoable

This game weighs on thee more than most. I hope you’re rolling out the tarps around 7:30 tomorrow night.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

This is the first non-chalk game in how long?

 

[Fletch]

This is the first non-chalk game in how long?

1987 Oklahoma

 

[BBK]

I do care very much about the outcome of this game, but I know Illinois fan has to be absolutely terrified at the thought of losing to this Iowa team.

I feel really good about where we are at. Illinois fan feels "entitled" to win this game, however, which makes them that much more nervous about the possibility of pure misery in the event of a loss

 

[Squat Cobbler]

Illinois is a very difficult matchup. They're huge, rebound really well, and shoot well enough we have to guard the perimeter closely. They also have a defense that doesn't gamble and makes you shoot over the top. It will be interesting to see what McCollum comes up with.

 

[Shawneemicks]

Probably a game plan of some kind

 

[Stu Beagle]

Back to back big ten games and boarder rivals to go to the Final Four is insane

 

[BBK]

Back to back big ten games to go to the Final Four is insane

Big Life. Big Stage. Big Ten

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

 

[26.2]

Big Life. Big Stage. Big Ten

I wish there were some Big Tits in the mix too

 

[douglasbader]

I wish there were some Big Tits in the mix too

They are, your mom and her big saggy honkers are going to be in that latest commercial where they fly over the country and show all the Big Ten locations. Her girls are going to stand in for the Appalachian Mountains right before they get to Penn State and Maryland.

 

[Fletch]

Big Life. Big Sage. Big Ten

Fify

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Big saggy honkers is the visual I needed this morning lol

 

[Harbinger]

Let's rip out every Illinois fan's heart, Cliff Alexander style.

 

[douglasbader]

Knowing that the little guy was blowing the bearded guy in the White Sox zip up and they got caught on video doing this is the best.

 

[BBK]

Let's rip out every Illinois fan's heart, Cliff Alexander style.

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If we win, this will be on my Facebook page

 

[jabberjaw]

Iowa 72
Soviet National Team 68

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Knowing that the little guy was blowing the bearded guy in the White Sox zip up

Beg pardon

 

[KitKatApples]

They are, your mom and her big saggy honkers are going to be in that latest commercial where they fly over the country and show all the Big Ten locations. Her girls are going to stand in for the Appalachian Mountains right before they get to Penn State and Maryland.

 

[douglasbader]

Beg pardon

You serious?

 

[douglasbader]

Beg pardon

The 5 second through the 15 second mark. There's some blowin' going on there.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

As a square, nerdy hetero hawkeye fan, I do not find knowing about Illinois dudes blowing each other to be the best part of anything. NTTAWWT

 

[Herky823]

As a square, nerdy hetero hawkeye fan, I do not find knowing about Illinois dudes blowing each other to be the best part of anything. NTTAWWT

That video is an all time halo great. In terms of youtube videos posted here it might be on the Mt Rushmore.

 

[26.2]

They are, your mom and her big saggy honkers are going to be in that latest commercial where they fly over the country and show all the Big Ten locations. Her girls are going to stand in for the Appalachian Mountains right before they get to Penn State and Maryland.

Is that the same commercial where your wife's chest is the stand-in for Nebrantska and Iowa's landscape??

 

[douglasbader]

As a square, nerdy hetero hawkeye fan, I do not find knowing about Illinois dudes blowing each other to be the best part of anything. NTTAWWT

I disagree, knowing your enemy and members of the Orange Crush are blowing each other is one of the little joys in life.

 

[douglasbader]

Is that the same commercial where your wife's chest is the stand-in for Nebrantska and Iowa's landscape??

You son of a bitch!

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

I disagree, knowing your enemy and members of the Orange Crush are blowing each other is one of the little joys in life.

It is funny, no doubt about it.

 

[TVan]

IL is one of the worst in the country guarding the 3, according to announcer’s in the game last night against Houston. Iowa has a lot of shooters. 3 ball could be big for Iowa if shots are dropping.

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

First time we played them we rallied to make it somewhat close, but we didn’t shoot well, didn’t get to the line and got pounded on the boards. They shot pretty average from the outside but they did what they wanted inside the paint.

 

[Uff Da]

1 turnover is pretty remarkable considering how much he has the ball.

Also, he is given the ball a lot of times with 5 or 6 seconds on the shot clock and told to figure it out.

Stirtz is a great player

 

[douglasbader]

First time we played them we rallied to make it somewhat close, but we didn’t shoot well, didn’t get to the line and got pounded on the boards. They shot pretty average from the outside but they did what they wanted inside the paint.

It was also Stirtz worst game of the year, likely because he and others were still sick. Banks wasn't supposed to play, came in and played like a monster and then was puking his guts out after the game.

 

[Kerky]

Will this be another game plan similar to Florida to draw their big men out of the paint?

 

[The Dad]

Will this be another game plan similar to Florida to draw their big men out of the paint?

You can bet you ass that’s what B-Rad is preparing for. Their bigs did a pretty good job on the perimeter against Houston.

 

[Stomper15]

Big Life. Big Stage. Big Ten

Big Sage

 

[Revolver]

Let's rip out every Illinois fan's heart, Cliff Alexander style.

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[Hawk&Balls]

I would hold hands with any of you for a 5 star qb

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Knowing that the little guy was blowing the bearded guy in the White Sox zip up and they got caught on video doing this is the best.

wait what

 

[douglasbader]

Will this be another game plan similar to Florida to draw their big men out of the paint?

I think the opposite actually.

Stirtz is due for a monster game (last night was only the 2nd game in the last 10 that he has shot near 50%), and if the role players can keep doing what they are doing, then Iowa can win.

Illinois actually plays at a really slow pace as well (#286 in the country) and the games they lost are actually the games they get involved in a higher paced shootout. 90 to Alabama. Gave up 74 to UConn. 83 to Nebrantska at home. 85 to Michigan State. 92 to Wisconsin. 95 to UCLA. 84 to Michigan. 91 to Wisconsin.

When they lose, they give up 80+ points except the one game to UConn where as Florida loses when they get drug down into the mud as they were #31 in tempo. Illinois wants to grind you out and use their size in isolation to drive you to the rim and punish you. I would look early to see how McCollum is on the sidelines. If he is jumping around like a psycho waiving his arm in a circle telling them to run, you will know that Iowa intends to try to avoid that and use it against them.

 

[Gushawk]

Gonna need Banks, Koch and Sage to all play very well. Probably something likeb8 and 8 out of Cam too.