Illinois or Xavier
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I live up here in the Chicagoland area. Illinois will not have a massive crowd advantage. They might have a slight crowd advantage, at most.
Milwaukee is still about three and a half hours from the Illinois campus. There are plenty of Kentucky fans in the Chicagoland area. There's just not a lot of fan interest for illinois.
Plus, Milwaukee is only a seven hour drive from Lexington.
Ummmm, yeah. This. Whole lotta this. Illinois might score 110 on us. They’re hard to guard.
Are you watching the Illinois game now and did you hear the crowd when Troy made it interesting? They for sure out number us. Hopefully not as dramatic on Sunday
If we get Illinois, you can go ahead and write that as a win. We will blow the doors off Illinois. Their conference is very weak this year.
Our fans are doing it again. No matter who we play from the second round on, we create a reason why we shouldn't be able to beat them.
Listen, if we can't get past Xavier or Illinois, we have no business being in the sweet 16 anyway.
Listen, if we can't get past Xavier or Illinois, we have no business being in the sweet 16 anyway.
Our fans didn't show up tonight because they knew that it would be a w. They will be there Sunday.
Illinois has a good fan base but it's not nearly as good as you might think. Plus, this team has been largely disappointing for them. They haven't generated a lot of buzz in the area.
No defense so far for either
UK didn’t have to expend a ton of energy. They should be good for Sunday. Xav/Ill is expending a lot of energy for having to turn around and play Sunday.
I don't understand the need to attack "our fans". It's just opinions. Not everyone is going to think like you, me or anyone else. Your second sentence is true, but people are always going to worry.
Playing Illinois will literally be a road game
They can be brilliant offensively or horrible if pressured on D (we only 2 defenders that fit that mold) so never know, they are not that good defensively that give up 75 pts per game and only force 9 TO
But it’ll be like winning on road in SEC
85% of building will be orange
Probably have to hang 90 plus to advance
They can be brilliant offensively or horrible if pressured on D (we only 2 defenders that fit that mold) so never know, they are not that good defensively that give up 75 pts per game and only force 9 TO
But it’ll be like winning on road in SEC
85% of building will be orange
Probably have to hang 90 plus to advance
Xav/Ill are both expending a bunch of energy in this game. Should be to UK’s advantage.
Who's attacking? There's irony in your post. I'm merely offering an opinion too. I didn't mock anyone. I'm just pointing out the obvious.
You're overestimating the Illinois fan base. I live in illinois, right between the Illinois campus and Milwaukee. They will have a crowd advantage but it will be closer to 55/45.
Don't care, we have beaten better teams than both of them this season. If we play well we win.
I didn't say you were mocking anyone. You interpret what I wrote as irony, but you're missing my point. There's no need to try and police other's opinions, or how they fan. To me that was fairly obvious.
Looks like Illinois unless something drastic happens in the next ten minutes. I remember wanting to see an Illinois matchup since 2005. Hope our fans arrive on Sunday and help counter their home crowd advantage. Should be a fun matchup..
Yeah they’re healthy and peaking. Add in their home crowd and I don’t really like our chances much
I’ll is probably not going to shot 73% with 10 minutes left in the game Sunday.
If we make shots it will at least be a close game win or lose. If we shoot poorly we lose by 10 or so. If we shoot poorly and turn the ball over we get blown out.
Illinois is shooting insanely well tonight. If they duplicate it Sunday you shake their hands and move on to next year.
Over 50% from the field, 10 made 3s, 16-16 from FT
Over 50% from the field, 10 made 3s, 16-16 from FT
There should be ZERO excuses for anyone on the roster not being ready for the game on Sunday. I hope that Pope and staff are scouting Illinois, it will be a really tough game. I'm not sure we'll be able to counter their speed and I'm worried about the tandem of Boswell and Ivisic.
Yes, but Xavier isn’t exactly the best team to judge Illinois by. Besides Xavier had to play the first four in game.