tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783919656736552601.post7294127534068500252..comments2023-10-26T05:08:38.930+03:30Comments on The Hoosier Report: Introductory thoughts on the Illini.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783919656736552601.post-31850161259259782482007-09-18T06:18:00.000+03:302007-09-18T06:18:00.000+03:30Yeah, I agree about Illinois. Their fans have alw...Yeah, I agree about Illinois. Their fans have always seemed to have an unrealistic view of their place in the world, particularly in basketball. I'm amazed at how well Zook has recruited, but hopefully we can hold them off again this year. My annoyance with the Isaiah Williams hype is well-documented. The Illini have a compliant media with a large audience. The downstate newspaper guys are so partisan that they make Bob Hammel look like Edward R. Murrow. My only thought is that in the grand scheme of things, NU will be an easier win more often than Illinois. We are at 33-41-1 against NU, and I really would like to see IU in the lead in the all-time series against a Big Ten opponent in my lifetime.John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00904933804078748933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783919656736552601.post-29460912701352025202007-09-18T05:12:00.000+03:302007-09-18T05:12:00.000+03:30I used to agree with your sentiment about Illinois...I used to agree with your sentiment about Illinois being a "forced rival". But over the last three years my hatred for that school has grown until it is only trailing Purdue and Kentucky, which means they passed MSU, OSU, and UM. Meanwhile, I couldn't be more apathetic towards NU unless they were Penn St. Honestly, until we get to the Bucket Game, this matchup with Illinois has me the most riled up this season. I really want the Hoosiers to destroy them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783919656736552601.post-47576536069013127172007-09-18T00:40:00.000+03:302007-09-18T00:40:00.000+03:30Please, Please, Please beat Illinois (or Illinoise...Please, Please, Please beat Illinois (or Illinoise as Zook pronounces it).Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.com