IlliniKrush Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Jas, odd twist of fate... Games are on ESPN Plus, but i don't think we get them here in Champaign, so i might need to find a place that has Full Court as well... I'm looking for answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Fun time today Illinois just kinda cruised. Bruce got a good look at the bench, it's key not to burn the starters out for 3 games in 3 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Yeah, but McBride is still playing like s***. It's very disappointing, and he has shown some real attitude from what i can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Mar 11, 2005 -> 01:34 PM) Jas, odd twist of fate... Games are on ESPN Plus, but i don't think we get them here in Champaign, so i might need to find a place that has Full Court as well... I'm looking for answers. Ya, the Wisc game is on plus too. How weak is that?? The Big 10 tourney is getting no love. Someone should have the feed live without having to subscribe, imo. I did see one really cool thing. CSTV is gonna have a package where you can get all the NCAA games. Its 19.95 for the tourney but buy one get one free with Amex. I just need to find someone to split it with cause that sounds like a sweet deal if Iowa and/or Fullerton get in cause I know those games won't be broadcasted, well maybe Fullerton, but Iowa wouldn't be on down here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Mar 11, 2005 -> 01:35 PM) Yeah, but McBride is still playing like s***. It's very disappointing, and he has shown some real attitude from what i can tell. I didn't realize they could of had Igudala instead of him but Weber saw Ig on a bad day and I guess opted for McBride instead. The Illini would of been sick last year with Iggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Yeah...what might have been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Mar 11, 2005 -> 09:36 PM) Ya, the Wisc game is on plus too. How weak is that?? The Big 10 tourney is getting no love. Someone should have the feed live without having to subscribe, imo. I did see one really cool thing. CSTV is gonna have a package where you can get all the NCAA games. Its 19.95 for the tourney but buy one get one free with Amex. I just need to find someone to split it with cause that sounds like a sweet deal if Iowa and/or Fullerton get in cause I know those games won't be broadcasted, well maybe Fullerton, but Iowa wouldn't be on down here. I got an AMEX. For $10, I'd watch the games. Hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 QUOTE(kapkomet @ Mar 11, 2005 -> 01:49 PM) I got an AMEX. For $10, I'd watch the games. Hehe. I got one too. If your in I can order it and then we'll just doc the 10 bucks or whatever from server costs...ehh I hear its pretty good online and you can watch multiple games at once and stuff. I figure 10 bucks is a small price to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Iowa fighting for berth; Alford fighting for much more By Pat Forde, ESPN.com CHICAGO -- With 30 seconds left in Iowa's 71-52 victory over Purdue Thursday, a Hawkeyes assistant coach sent a breaking bubble bulletin down the bench: Clemson had beaten Maryland in the ACC tournament. "I got kind of excited," Iowa guard Jeff Horner said. When you're the Hawkeyes, you watch your scoreboard and everyone else's, too. You tune into the Big East tournament Wednesday night to watch Notre Dame fold against Rutgers, and you gain a little hope. You hear that the Terrapins somehow have pulled the choke-ola trifecta against Clemson, and you can hardly believe your good fortune. You know you must help yourself to make the NCAA Tournament, and that it's probably not a done deal yet. But you're also keeping your eyes open for a little help from your friends. "You watch that kind of stuff and hope that you get in, but you don't know if it's going to be true," Horner said. "The only thing that will be true is what happens on Selection Sunday." What happens with Iowa on Selection Sunday could be the most fascinating story of the day. Start with the fact that the NCAA selection committee is chaired by Iowa athletic director Bob Bowlsby. He'll have to leave the room when the Hawkeyes are discussed, but the rest of the bubble brethren will be hoping this doesn't turn into New Mexico Revisited. In 1999, with New Mexico AD Rudy Davalos in his final year on the committee, the Lobos miraculously came in the back door with an RPI in the mid-70s. Whether Iowa is in or out, Bowlsby will be asked about it. Now consider the team's resume. After ending Gene Keady's great run at Purdue, the Hawkeyes have 20 wins. That includes victories over likely Tournament teams Louisville, Texas, Texas Tech and Minnesota, and over bubble teams Northern Iowa, Iowa State and Indiana. A good body of work, to use the committee's term. "We haven't been talked about enough, in my opinion [as a potential Tournament team]," Alford said. "We did the things we were supposed to do from a scheduling standpoint. We're at 20 wins right now. We just need to keep doing the things we've been doing all year." But here comes the great complicating factor: None of those quality victories has happened since Steve Alford suspended and ultimately dismissed Pierre Pierce, the troubled star who might ultimately be the coach's undoing in Iowa City. Without Pierce, Iowa is 5-5. The positive side of that is the Hawkeyes' current four-game winning streak. The negative side of that is the fact that those four victories have been over teams with cumulative Big Ten records of 16-48. And that one of the losses without Pierce was to this train wreck of a Purdue team. In other words: Iowa has staved off collapse without Pierce, but hasn't yet demonstrated that it can play NCAA Tournament-level ball without him. The Hawkeyes will get their chance to prove that Friday when they play No. 10 Michigan State in the Big Ten quarterfinals. An NCAA bid could be on the line. So could Alford's job. Bowlsby hasn't said what he'll do with his sixth-year coach. In an interesting twist, Alford arrived in Iowa City the same year as football coach Kirk Ferentz. Alford was hailed as the golden-boy hero who would elevate the Hawkeyes to new heights; Ferentz was viewed skeptically because he didn't have the name appeal of Iowa alum Bob Stoops. Today, Ferentz is the state hero and Alford is twisting on the griddle. He has a roster full of players who will be back next year -- but will he be back to coach them? Alford has experienced his first significant setbacks as a college coach or player, making just one NCAA Tournament and finishing with a losing Big Ten record for the fifth time. And then there is the Pierce debacle. Alford stood by Pierce three years ago, when he was charged with sexual assault. He kept Pierce in the program but sat him out for a year, and defended him publicly on several occasions. Alford survived a series of protests over that, and Pierce seemingly put the controversy behind with an incident-free 2003-04 season. Then he was arrested again this year, again for alleged violence toward a female. Pierce was charged with sexual assault and burglary after allegedly attacking a former girlfriend in late January. This week he entered not-guilty pleas to a number of serious charges, but Alford was in no position to wait on jurisprudence; he dismissed Pierce from the team in early February. Since then, criticism of Alford has mounted, and the losses scuttled a 15-5 start. For a guy who never took a wrong step, as a star player at Indiana and a young coach at Division III Manchester and then Southwest Missouri State, it's been a humbling six weeks. "I've always been somebody who controls what he can control," Alford said. "I can control this locker room, not what's outside it. The past two years we've had a whole lot of bad luck, tough luck, things outside of a coach's control. "All season, we've been prepared. There's been some things I wish we could've done differently, but the kids have really worked, really battled. "That's why I'm in the profession. Those other things, I don't have much control over, so I don't worry about them." For a guy who says he isn't worried about his job, Alford is ready to promote his successes. "We've had five straight winning seasons for only the third time in the history of Iowa," Alford said. He needs to bone up on the history of Iowa. In fact, there have been five previous streaks of at least five straight winning seasons: from 1943-48; a seven-season run from 1949-56; 1978-83; 1984-89; and 1994-99 -- the season before Alford arrived and promptly broke the streak with a 14-16 record. Alford is ninth in Iowa history in winning percentage at .571. He trails, among others, his three immediate predecessors: Tom Davis (.658), Lute Olson (.651) and George Raveling (.587). So it would be hard to argue that he inherited a program unaccustomed to winning. The best argument Alford can present -- on his behalf as the Iowa coach, and on his team's behalf as an NCAA entrant -- will be on the United Center floor Friday. With a win, they might be in. And then the Hawkeyes don't have to be watching everyone else's scoreboards as closely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Nice, just called the bar and the game is gonna be on the big screen. GO Hawks and hopefully later today I'll be posting about a great Hawkeye victory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Iowa on a 14-2 run. Lead by 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Hawkeyes by 4 at the half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Anyone that lives in Chicago its on WCIU. 65-63 Iowa, 1:35 left. SB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Iowa pulling a huge chokejob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 And in a bold move MSU decides that it will choke away the game at all costs. 89% ft shooter misses 2, ouch. SB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 bye bye MSU! making the path for Illinois easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Iowa handed the game to MSU, but they didn't want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Mar 11, 2005 -> 07:59 PM) Iowa handed the game to MSU, but they didn't want it. im sure they wanted it they just didnt capatilize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Mar 11, 2005 -> 07:54 PM) Iowa pulling a huge chokejob. No that was Michigan state... Best Free throw shooting team in the nation.... They were on pace to set and NCAA record earlier... 2 at the line for the game... Clank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Mar 11, 2005 -> 08:02 PM) No that was Michigan state... Best Free throw shooting team in the nation.... They were on pace to set and NCAA record earlier... 2 at the line for the game... Clank. At the time I posted Iowa just allowed a 4 pt play and turned it over when they could run off the whole clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 i'm torn. i never, ever want to root for iowa for obvious reasons but i want an easier path toward in the tourney. hmmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Congrats Jason, you get to see your team dancing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Dear God NC State beat the s*** out of Wake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Why are Illini fans worrying about any game besides the next? Minnesota is a tough team, probably will not win, but they should not be over looked. Also, there will be a lot on Weber's mind. Either he will gain strength or become distracted. Its unfortunate, but it could impact the team. SB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 QUOTE(Soxnbears01 @ Mar 11, 2005 -> 08:03 PM) i'm torn. i never, ever want to root for iowa for obvious reasons but i want an easier path toward in the tourney. hmmm.... ill gladly root for a team I hate if it will help out my team.. especially if it means we play Iowa in the finals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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