Illinois/Ohio St 2nd half
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OK, so I know I'll be called a homer for saying it, but I think that was a good no-call at the end.
Absolutely there was contact and Augustine was moving, but Fuss-Cheatem led with his shoulder and they've been calling that a charge all year long.
Absolutely there was contact and Augustine was moving, but Fuss-Cheatem led with his shoulder and they've been calling that a charge all year long.
:director: To Illinois: :nutkick :rant2: :rant2: Pieces of SHIT!!!!!!
Had Arizona, Kentucky, Syracuse, Kansas, and Fuken Illinois in a 5 team teaser! -3 for the win and you jokers win by 1!
Thanks a lot!!!!! :thefinger :thefinger :thefinger
Ah...feel better!!!
Had Arizona, Kentucky, Syracuse, Kansas, and Fuken Illinois in a 5 team teaser! -3 for the win and you jokers win by 1!
Thanks a lot!!!!! :thefinger :thefinger :thefinger
Ah...feel better!!!
Johnnny first of all congrats on the Big Ten championship. I just get sick of the INCONSISITENCY of the Big Ten officials. What is a foul one time is not the next. I don't see near the inconsistency when I watch other conferences. I have nothing agaginst Illinois hell I even bet them today. Just call the damn foul when there is one way or another. Charge or block I am sick of the so call NO CALL.
what's scarier the Big 10 fans, the officiating or the fact that Illini were playing for title clinch and blew 17 pt. lead to Ohio st. thoroughly getting spanked in the second half.....if thats the best you have, what more motivation would the Illini need? They got the W on a no call, at least it should be in OT, be an early March for the BiG10
what more motivation would the Illini need? They got the W on a no call, at least it should be in OT, be an early March for the BiG10 I agree with everyone this is a BAD conference this season. But does the officiating have to stoop to the level of play. I don't know how many times this season I have seen a team shoot 0 free throws in a half and then all the sudden they shoot 15 in the next half and there wasn't even a foul fest at the end.
Definitely agree that the officiating is extremely inconsistent this year.
And yes there was absolutely no excuse for Illini not hitting those late free throws. But at least give OSU a little bit of credit; they shot 63 percent for the 2nd half! And it wasn't as if the Illinois defense just completely folded. In the last 3 minutes OSU had 2 contested 3s made from about 5 feet behind the arc and then there was the one-handed catch and shoot on the lob. Illinois shot 52 percent the first half, and 50 percent the 2nd half. That's pretty consistent.
Anyways, yes this is a down year for the Big Ten, but only in the sense that there are only 3 real quality teams when usually there are 6 or 7. But the 3 quality ones (Illinois, Mich St., and Wisconsin) are as good as any team that has come out of the Big Ten in the last 5-6 years (with the exception of the one year Mich St. won it all). I know that I hold the minority opinion, but I fully expect that all 3 of those teams will make the sweet sixteen; and I will guarantee that at least 2 of them will. Yeah, I know that my guarantee and $3.00 will get you a cup of coffee. I think, more than anything, that this conference has just been incredibly inconsisent all year. Iowa, Michigan, Purdue, and even Northwestern played really, really good games at different times this year. They all also had games where they looked like junior high teams. But it's not like this is the only conference where that's the case. Did you guys see the Kentucky/Florida game today? Taking nothing away from Kentucky, but that might have been the poorest effort I've seen from any team this year by Florida. Can you believe that team was ranked #1 this year.
OK, I'm rambling. And, yes I know I'm probably being overly defensive because my team won the Big Ten and I do like to think that that is something of an accomplishment.
And yes there was absolutely no excuse for Illini not hitting those late free throws. But at least give OSU a little bit of credit; they shot 63 percent for the 2nd half! And it wasn't as if the Illinois defense just completely folded. In the last 3 minutes OSU had 2 contested 3s made from about 5 feet behind the arc and then there was the one-handed catch and shoot on the lob. Illinois shot 52 percent the first half, and 50 percent the 2nd half. That's pretty consistent.
Anyways, yes this is a down year for the Big Ten, but only in the sense that there are only 3 real quality teams when usually there are 6 or 7. But the 3 quality ones (Illinois, Mich St., and Wisconsin) are as good as any team that has come out of the Big Ten in the last 5-6 years (with the exception of the one year Mich St. won it all). I know that I hold the minority opinion, but I fully expect that all 3 of those teams will make the sweet sixteen; and I will guarantee that at least 2 of them will. Yeah, I know that my guarantee and $3.00 will get you a cup of coffee. I think, more than anything, that this conference has just been incredibly inconsisent all year. Iowa, Michigan, Purdue, and even Northwestern played really, really good games at different times this year. They all also had games where they looked like junior high teams. But it's not like this is the only conference where that's the case. Did you guys see the Kentucky/Florida game today? Taking nothing away from Kentucky, but that might have been the poorest effort I've seen from any team this year by Florida. Can you believe that team was ranked #1 this year.
OK, I'm rambling. And, yes I know I'm probably being overly defensive because my team won the Big Ten and I do like to think that that is something of an accomplishment.
