I hate to say this, but...

[irishpipes]

Originally posted by AOIIGal
Irishpipes-- where is the Illini love?

How do we go from last year championship game to the abyss of eliminated after the Sweet 16?

Bobra, it is all downhill for me. Not only the Illini, but my other alma mater, Oklahoma State. OSU didn't even make the tournament, and our beloved coach is in rehab.

The good news is that Kelvin Sampson (OU head coach) is off to Indiana. At least our state has gotten rid of him! We have had to see that same blue shirt every day for what, 10 years now?

[AOIIalum]

Originally posted by irishpipes
Bobra, it is all downhill for me. Not only the Illini, but my other alma mater, Oklahoma State. OSU didn't even make the tournament, and our beloved coach is in rehab.

Hey, your beloved coach is our former coach. Now known as "He Who Cannot Be Named" or HWCBN. It's a shame he relapsed, but I could tell you stories about his time at UK.

Sean is a pretty good guy, though. OSU should be in good hands with him in the future.

[irishpipes]

HWCBN is basically a god here. This latest episode really didn't do anything to tarnish his image - if anything, it humanized him even more. We know about his problems at UK and UA, but he is a hometown boy and all is forgiven.

Both of his sons, Sean at OSU and Scott at Oral Roberts, are very good coaches. We'll just see how Sean can recruit though.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by OleMissGlitter

I'm sure you both will find redemption when you play Ole Miss!!!

I know it's not basketball season yet (only four weeks until Midnight Madness), but just have to say it!

Go Big Blue!