Is he going to sing American Pie too? That would be sweeeeet!Don MacLean is on the PBP call again tonight.
Feels like yet another good omen.
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Its gonna be on BTN or the FOX Sports page.
And if not the FOX Sports page, then their app.
MacLean does all the BTN West Coast games.
He has a bit of that Blueblood aristocratic tone but he has earned it.
He is all time leading scorer at UCLA...not bad
As for Wash..they are loaded
Kepnang- 6 '11" shot blocking beast..had 6 blocks in 1st 8 minutes the other nite.
Yates- killed us last year with USC as frosh...powerful,quick scorer from 3 levels
Steinbach- lottery pick as frosh 6'11" can score anywhere
Diallo- super quick shooter, top 35 recruit.
Nervous bout this one.
Thanks Fran
He brought us luck before, and by George he can do it again!
Q1. Home vs top 30, neutral vs top 50, away vs top 75. As determined by NCAA NET rankings that fluctuate on a sneeze. Washington is currently 48.If we win will it be Quad 1 or 2? I don't really understand the whole new system about the Quad wins so I would appreciate it if someone could explain it a bit.
Are we gonna win?...........
This game is over by 9:50. No concerns.Think they'll cut away from the end of the gameclock in this ILL-NW game since its already over at halftime??
One can only hope.
Our game will probably be scheduled to tip at 10:10 or 15 after anyways, so this game will likely be officially over by 10p straight up anyways, if not a couple minutes past.
Don't have to worry about an over time game to delay ours. Thank GodBTN Triple Header:
6:00 pm CT
Michigan State at Minnesota
8:00 pm CT
Northwestern at Illinois
10:00 pm CT
IOWA at Washington
Illinois is literally an NBA team playing in the ncaa
Spot on 2005this is their best team since Weber took Self's players to the championship game 2005ish?
Are we gonna win?...........
Illinois is literally an NBA team playing in the ncaa
I wonder what they are paying all of their guys, especially these overseas guys.
Mirkovic
Tomislav Ivisic
Stojakovic
Zvonimir Ivisic
The Gies Family (Larry and Beth Gies)
In September 2025, Gies made a record-breaking $100 million donation to Illinois Athletics. While a portion is directed toward football (resulting in the renaming of Gies Memorial Stadium), the gift is "department-wide," providing massive resources for basketball recruiting, facilities, and staff retention.
70 isn't old anymore brother.I'm almost 70 and after working out this morning and walking this afternoon I plan to stay up for this one. Feel grateful to have the flexibility as a senior to have the opportunity to watch.
Loved the comment above that Ben didn't travel all the way to the Pacific Northwest to lose. This team has shown grit and the ability to play through adversity. That bodes well for tonight whether we have Banks at full speed or not.
I agree. I think and feel young but my body just hasn't gotten the memo yet.70 isn't old anymore brother.
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