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Re: There will be blood

Jamont — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:57:06 -0000

F U Illinois...I am neither an Indiana fan, supporter or student...I don't really even like Indiana...BUT Screw you and the horse you rode in on...the way your players treated the Indiana players tonight is disgraceful to your university's name and everything associated with it. F U Illinois your players are classless and your fans through crap at the IU players parents.

FU Illinois from an unbiased basketball fan just looking for a good BASKETBALL game. Leave that other crap at home...control your emotions you classless fools.

Re: There will be blood

HITEC24 — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:37:22 -0000

Subject: HUGE CUSTODY BATTLE IN CHAMPAIGN, IL
Very Very sad but true ............

Champaign, IL(AP) - A seven-year-old Champaign, IL boy was at the center of a courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him.

The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with child custody law
and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the degree possible. The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her.

When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out they also beat him. After considering the remainder of the
immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him.

After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the University of Illinois Illini, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.

GO IU, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!

Re: There will be blood

Sticky Green — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:04:50 -0000

I am a fan of PostmanE & R and what they have been doing since '05. This is a great article and should be published in U of I's school newspaper. U of I is not going to be good again and they are trying to take pride in having Luther Head's brother verbally commit to their school...and he is just a sophomore in high school! It is obvious Weber can not recruit (going to the final was with Self's players)and he should go back to coaching at MVC caliber schools like SIU and Purdue. He has let numerous studs from Chicago leave the state (2 studs to Oregon, Rose, Wright, amongst others)but there is some hope....Jordan's son walked on!!! His best offer was Illinois State so at least U of I got some publicity for a couple days. Let's face it, like stated before, the fans are good individually but suck dick as a whole. I don't know how horrible it was to see old men and women wear that gay chief shirt when they were 'good' and talk about how they are alumni, though 80% of them couldn't get into that school today. Fuck U of I, go IU. The only bad thing about IU is when the wind is blowing east because that horrible aroma of chow shit and ugly girls is in the air from U of I.

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Stephen — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:39:19 -0000

KNASMILEY: Thanks for the correction. Nick Anderson...ahh yes...I guess I had the name burned from memory but the image remained...

GO HOOSIERS!

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Ollie Skrivanie — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:54:37 -0000

Bruce Weber is the best defensive coach in the Big 10 and I am an IU fan! But this Eric Gordon thing is blown all out of proportion!! When Bill Bradley was a senior and no. 1 player in high school at Crystal City, Mo. he committed to Duke. Then changed his mind and went to Princeton. There was no animosity at all because of this and the Duke coach wished him well. These players are not chattels!!!!! If Weber could recruit, look out! Maybe the 2009-10 class will prove his ability. But stop the God awful whinning!!!!!

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Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:45:58 -0000

PostmanE: White Sox fans can't be like Illinois fans...we've won a championship recently...

And what a great weekend for sports? NFL playoffs second round, (in my opinion, always the best round) and then Indiana's massacre of Illinois. Gotta love Sports

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knasmiley — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:23:54 -0000

Stephen, that was Nick Anderson, I remember that too like it was yesturday..........

I look for the Hoosier to control the whole game Sunday and win by 20, 68-48 IU. UI will SLOW it down but that will slow them down too, talent level will end up pushing a 20 pt win and a 10pt win at UI....

Re: There will be blood

PB — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:21:29 -0000

I live in chicago, I am going to Joe's Saturday, and I cannot wait to see the look on those orange assholes' faces when EJ lights them up like christmas trees.

God it's going to be a beautiful sight. This is why we love sports!

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ray — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:05:37 -0000

i would be okay with that as well stephen...and you're right, they'll moan either way excusing the loss to not having mr. gordon on their side.

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PostmanE — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:55:11 -0000

It looks like Moose is a Cubs fan too, A. I think he's talking about Sox fans' insecurity about their lack of attention in the Chicago area. But we'll get into that topic another time. :)

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Calbert Cheaney — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:26:00 -0000

best article i have read on this site

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Stephen — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:26:16 -0000

Good call on Gordon not scoring a ton of points.

While I'd love to see him drop 40 with nary an expression other than that "I am the man" stoic look, it would be nice to see us just flat dominate without him putting up big numbers.

With that said, Illinois will cry about Gordon regardless of how many points Gordon does or does not put up against them. No matter what, they'll find a way to say the only reason we won was because we had him and ONLY IF they had him...

So I say he might as well just score 40.

GO HOOSIERS!

Re: There will be blood

Stephen — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:23:50 -0000

I seem to remember Marcus Liberty or Kendall Gill (it was one of those bastards I think)nailing a halfcourter to beat after Jay Edwards had just canned a big shot for the Hoosiers.

Ever since then I've despised the Illini and the "only against IU" feeling that someone's going to drop some circus shot bomb on us, i.e. Plavich, and recently Iowa and Michigan...

It's Orange CrushED this weekend.

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Big A — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:11:46 -0000

Moose,

Unfortunately, E likes the Cubs. We try not to hold that against him.

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Moose — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:18:43 -0000

Postman, this is brilliant. I, too, lived in Chicago as an IU fan for the better part of 20 years. And there is a really suprising parallel with that other team with a "second-best" mentality - the White Sox. I like the White Sox and what they represent. I like the Illini (at least in the past - the Flyin' Illini of the 80s were among the most exciting teams of all time). But their fans are ridiculous.
They are clearly overcompensating for a deep-seated insecurity about themselves and their university. It's sad enough that I feel sorry for them - but not so sad that I don't want to absolutely destroy U of I when we meet on Sunday.

Re: There will be blood

ray — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:39:47 -0000

i want to see gordon score fewer points than usual, and have the remainder of the starters score in double digits. i want iu to win without ej to prove that iu is better than illinois regardless. many illini fans believe they would be winning a national championship with gordon. i'm sorry but they have no one in any of their positions that match up to iu.

i want to see about 10 unnecessary dunks by mcghee in the latter part of the game...when we're up by about 35! i want iu to dominate the entire game and run up the score. you know that if illinois were capable they would do it to iu in champaign.

i also want to see another 20 and 20 performance by the monster himself dj white! it's big ten season, so it's time for dj white to prove he is b-10 player of the year. gordon scores a lot of points, but dj is capable of a whole lot more.

Re: There will be blood

Luke — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:01:24 -0000

Kelin, EJ might be the coolest customer I've ever seen. He just knows he's better than anyone and doesn't need to show it other than drop a 28 foot jumper with ease then drive to the hole and stuff one right over you and then shut you down on other end.

Re: There will be blood

TimEOBrien — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:01:43 -0000

As a citizen of the fine state of illinois, the son of a Northwestern graduate, and a current IU student, I would just like to say... Fuck Illinois.

Those Chief loving bastards are gunna get swept this year and wont even make the NIT.

love, Tim

Re: There will be blood

kelin — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:01:28 -0000

Eric Gordon has made me forget about how much I loved an IU great ....one Isaih Thomas...but Isaih's coaching, lawsuits, and management skills have also contributed greatly.....

Re: There will be blood

kelin — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:59:20 -0000

Luke I am not sure if we would even notice EJ if he was over hyped...the damn kid always has that same "I just woke up, but I can score on your ass when I cross half court" look on his damn face. The few times when he shows emotion it is never over done on celebratory....although I did see him dunk on someone and stand over them breifly....but other than that I guess scoring 40 on them would say enough.....

Here is that dunk by the way...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW0Vg6Hs-0c

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Luke — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:58:45 -0000

Kelin, I agree THIS ONE IS VERY PERSONAL. I just hope EJ doesn't come out TOO hyped up and put to much pressure on him self. But who am I kidding He's F##king ERIC GORDON so that won't be a problem.

GO HOOSIERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KICK SOME ILLINI ASS!!!

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kelin — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:40:35 -0000

I am not an advocate of running up the score at any level of sport...OTHER than against Illinois and the Pats.

Whomever said EJ could score 40, it would not surprise me either and I have seen EJ play in a game with a "I am going to light your ass up tonight" chip on his shoulder.....and guess who else saw this same game...Illinois guard Mr. Jordan. EJ knew who was in the stands, he knew Loyola of CHicago seemed to be good but he knew the ESPN lights were on and he DOMINATED.

Bruce, get your whining together. Deandre be ready for a hard fould on EJ at some point...IU faithful after the Colts beat SD and there mouths by 3 TD's get ready to cap off your day with a 31 point drubbing of Illinois.

THIS ONE IS PERSONAL

Re: There will be blood

Sherron Wilkerson — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:27:17 -0000

ILLINOIS DESERVES NO WEEK: Should be the headline of this article. I still pay no attention to Illinois, there like the midget that you put your hand on their forehead while they angrily swing away at your pecker, they are funny to me. Its hilarious that they hate us so much and think they are great. I mean besides Kendall Gill and Co. they have blown since I was a kid (sure Self struck gold with Deron Williams and those boys but he bounced on them and they won nothing)

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Luke — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:08:46 -0000

Nice thread E. For this game the key is getting off to a fast start a keep the pedal to the metal till the final horn. Throw sportsmanship out the window and run the score up as high as we can. Can't wait to dine in Hell on Sunday!

GO HOOSIERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: There will be blood

Gary Clipp — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:56:20 -0000

I remember 50 years ago sitting on the bluffs near Merom; "Grandad", I said, "they call us 'Hoosiers', what do they call the people across the river?"

The man who never lied to me said . . . "Suckers"