Illinois Post Game Thread

[Edward Sargent]

Love that "hold a top 10 offense to 61 points" something our post-game rehash didn't really cover.

 

[HooperScooper]

ESPN general article about teams doing well and teams in trouble. Florida and St. John's in trouble. UConn doing well. They have a question about how important the Illinois win was. Borzello says, "At full strength, this team is as complete as it gets."

Men's Feast Week lessons: Michigan No. 1? St. John's, Florida in trouble?

From the Players Era in Las Vegas to a top-25 showdown in New York, here's what we learned last week.

www.espn.com

I had to laugh at the bolded part in this. Never gets old seeing digs on the fruit.

Is the Players Era criticism warranted?​

Borzello: Depends on the specific criticism.

The primary issue was how the third-day matchups, apart from the championship and third-place game, were set. Pitting a 2-0 Iowa State team against a top-10 Alabama team and creating a top-15 matchup between Houston and St. John's would have given the event a few more marquee matchups. Instead, not only were the Cyclones the only 2-0 team not to get a chance to play for extra money, they were given Syracuse as their third opponent in a game that will do very little for their résumé.

 

[KingAG]

I had to laugh at the bolded part in this. Never gets old seeing digs on the fruit.

Is the Players Era criticism warranted?​

Borzello: Depends on the specific criticism.

The primary issue was how the third-day matchups, apart from the championship and third-place game, were set. Pitting a 2-0 Iowa State team against a top-10 Alabama team and creating a top-15 matchup between Houston and St. John's would have given the event a few more marquee matchups. Instead, not only were the Cyclones the only 2-0 team not to get a chance to play for extra money, they were given Syracuse as their third opponent in a game that will do very little for their résumé.

I actually came away impressed with Syracuse. If Autry could coach they’d be alright. Remind me of the first Hurley UConn teams

 

[BFieldHusky]

I actually came away impressed with Syracuse. If Autry could coach they’d be alright. Remind me of the first Hurley UConn teams

Cuse fans want him gone NOW if they lose at home to Tennessee this week.

 

[Excalibur]

Cuse fans want him gone NOW if they lose at home to Tennessee this week.

Cuse fans don’t understand their program’s natural state.