Elite Eight Thread

FatCatMan

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Pope really should offer his entire salary to Antigua and beg for him to return as associate head coach, even if he has to get on his hands and knees. Just infuriating.
 
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20MRoster

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true-blue1

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My wife and I are on vacation and we’re staying at Atlantis and let me tell you Illini fans are wild right now!
 

preacherfan

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Antigua was at Illinois the year Z went to Arkansas with Cal. His twin brother is also on Illinois so I think that was the biggest sell. In a world different than the one you grew up in being with your twin brother is normally something you choose to do.
I am curious if you are a twin? I've seen it go both ways. I knew twins who were close friends back in KY. They chose to go to different HS's to develop their own individual lives. I have no idea if that is common or not.
 

JimboBBN

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Jan 26, 2016
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Tennessee has been to three straight elite eights. Now it’s still Tennessee and they will never make a final four. But still, that is impressive and even adds more depression to me Kentucky fandom
 

20MRoster

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They're calling way too many fouls for UT to come back. It's over.

Dusty May getting his resume up to elite status before the age of 50.
 
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megablue

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It will be interesting to see if Barnes contemplates retirement after this game.
 

Cats4321

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I'm just so confused right now. I have been told over and over on this board we have to give a coach time to make a program good. So how could May possibly be making this happen?
Exactly. A good coach can build a program in 1-2 years in the NIL era. Two years is plenty of time to judge a coach now.
 
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true-blue1

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If you were staying at the Red Carpet Inn would you have told us?
Yes, I would have because clearly you have missed the point. My conveyance was that the Illini fans are out of control here in the Bahamas where UK played several times. Why are you getting so defensive about Atlantis?
 

Broker

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Michigan reminds me of our 1996 team.
Itis a shame we have to think back 30 damn years to think of a team that resembles this Michigan team even with our 2012 Ship. !996 may be the last team we have had that could compete with this Michigan team. They are elite and if they shoot like they have today, no-one is beating them. TN is actually a decent defensive team and they are scoring at will. Very impressive!
 

megablue

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Itis a shame we have to think back 30 damn years to think of a team that resembles this Michigan team even with our 2012 Ship. !996 may be the last team we have had that could compete with this Michigan team. They are elite and if they shoot like they have today, no-one is beating them. TN is actually a decent defensive team and they are scoring at will. Very impressive!
Cadeau reminds me of Epps.
He forces them to share the ball.
 
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