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[Franisdaman]

Fran calm sitting there lol.

My gosh, Illinois is loaded with talent.

And an offensive rebound leads to 2 more Illini points

20-13, Illini....

 

[Franisdaman]

Their petty cash drawer is bigger than most NIL budgets

Crazy times....

And none of this is "pay for play," of course....

 

[EdgarAllenPodolak]

Wait, Penn has a kid from Ames who was there before Fran?

EDIT: Kirkwood kid. Fran must have been recruiting.

 

[Franisdaman]

Illini with a 14-7 rebounding advantage.

Too much talent.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Fran yelling.

 

[Franisdaman]

Lucas Lueth, a 6'7" sophomore from Ames, IOWA, averages 16 minutes off the bench for Penn.

He spent the 2024-25 season at Kirkwood Community
College

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[Franisdaman]

Fran yelling.

if they would box out....

sound familiar?

 

[Hawklove]

They lost a lottery draft pick to injury. Think he gets another year.

I hope so. Apparently, he’s quite a nice guy. I also read yesterday that nobody took the one point loss to our next opponent, Clemson, very well.

 

[Franisdaman]

Fran yelling.

2 Penn starters with 2 fouls. On the bench, of course.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Penn keeping it close.

 

[Hawklove]

Fran’s team out rebounded by 14 so far.

 

[wilson reborn]

Fran getting pissed off about losing

 

[Hawksfor3]

St. Louis up on Georgia 27-18.

 

[Franisdaman]

Illinois leads 40-30 at the half

18 second chance points for Illinois off of 14 offensive rebounds

0 second chance points for Penn.

28-14 overall rebounding margin for the Illini.

 

[Franisdaman]

Fran’s team out rebounded by 14 so far.

Has always been a problem with his teams.

 

[Franisdaman]

St. Louis up on Georgia 27-18.

 

[Franisdaman]

Fran getting pissed off about losing

His style of basketball only takes you so far.

 

[Franisdaman]

14 seed Kennesaw State leads by 4 over Gonzaga with 3 minutes left in the 1st half.

 

[Franisdaman]

How much did these overseas players cost the Illini?

Dang.

And because of their offense AND defense, Illinois is 1 of 9 teams with a real chance at winning the 2026 NCAA tournament.

....................................................Top 21...........Top 31
Overall....................Offense.......Defense
.....1. Duke.................................4.............2
.....2. Arizona........................5............3
.....3. Michigan................. 8.......... 1
.....4. Florida........................... 9.......... 6
.....5. Houston............... 14.......... 5
.....6. Iowa State....... 21.......... 4
.....7. Illinois........................ 2....... 28
12. Vanderbilt............. 7....... 31
19. Louisville.............. 19...... 25

 

[Hawklove]

His style of basketball only takes you so far.

He needed a defense minded assistant at Iowa, and of course, the willingness to listen to him. He could still be here if he had done that.

 

[Franisdaman]

He needed a defense minded assistant at Iowa, and of course, the willingness to listen to him. He could still be here if he had done that.

Fran's a smart guy. I will never understand why he cared so little about the defensive side of the court.

Cooper Koch, in an interview, said they spend at least 1/2 of their practice time working on defense.

 

[Franisdaman]

Fran's teams getting blown out by Illinois.

Unfortunately, it is a tale as old as time.

79-51, Illinois.

7:45 to go

Under 8 MEDIA TIME OUT

 

[Hawksfor3]

Billikens up by 35 over Georgia. 67-32.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Fran's teams getting blown out by Illinois.

Unfortunately, it is a tale as old as time.

79-51, Illinois.

7:45 to go

Under 8 MEDIA TIME OUT

TJ Power 2-8 for 6 pts.

 

[Rambler Hawk]

Illini just posted a c-note….they have a cake walk to the ….

 

[Franisdaman]

TJ Power 2-8 for 6 pts.

The Penn team had the stomach flu. Not that it would have mattered.

Can you imagine having diarrhea while playing basketball?

 

[Franisdaman]

I wonder how many times Fran coached teams have given up 100 points?

The 10 point halftime deficit turned into a blowout.

Illinois 105-70 Pennsylvania (Mar 19, 2026) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Pennsylvania Quakers NCAAM game from March 19, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

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[Hawksbyamillion_rivals316961]

Fran's a smart guy. I will never understand why he cared so little about the defensive side of the court.

Cooper Koch, in an interview, said they spend at least 1/2 of their practice time working on defense.

If he would’ve had a guy like McCollum as an assistant coaching defense or if McCollum had a guy like Fran coaching offense we’d really have something. I’m not implying McCollum can’t coach offense btw in year 1, just that Fran was so good on that side of the ball.

 

[Franisdaman]

Illini just posted a c-note….they have a cake walk to the ….View attachment 1224383

The Illini likely will see #2 seed Houston in the Sweet 16.

 

[Nvhwk]

To think we couldve had Fran this year. Illinois looked good the only thing that might stop them is ice.

 

[Franisdaman]

In Fran's last game at Iowa, he gave up 106 to the Illini (Iowa scored 94).

Today he gave up "just" 105.

Men's Basketball at Illinois 3/13/2025

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Illinois 105-70 Pennsylvania (Mar 19, 2026) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Pennsylvania Quakers NCAAM game from March 19, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

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[Franisdaman]

To think we couldve had Fran this year. Illinois looked good the only thing that might stop them is ice.

Beth didn't hesitate in making the right decision.

 

[83Hawk]

Hmmmm…..some interesting calls against Gonzaga down the stretch.

 

[PeteJox]

Who are your loosers today?

Rip chiefhawk

 

[Franisdaman]

Hmmmm…..some interesting calls against Gonzaga down the stretch.

What happened?

Gonzaga 73-64 Kennesaw State (Mar 19, 2026) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Kennesaw State Owls NCAAM game from March 19, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

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[Franisdaman]

Rip chiefhawk

What? He died?

 

[Hawksfor3]

Hmmmm…..some interesting calls against Gonzaga down the stretch.

Tuned into it late, but I remember the announcers say that bodies were hitting the floor a lot.

 

[Anon1751457816]

Brad Underwood is modern gene keady

 

[BunchofAholes]

Fran's defense is right on brand. Gave up 105

 

[HawksRule25]