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Illinois @ Indiana

MacabreMob said:
I thought you had 2 teams... UIUC and Bradley.

True colors showing thru.... there is only 1 with you. (but yea, you root for others as well, but there is only one #1 team for each person)

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That's not true. It's very easy to be a fan of each team when they usually don't play each other. I'm just saying that I don't think that they'd finish last in the Valley. I actually agree with Tornado after re-reading his post. UIUC isn't terrible, I mean at the beginning of the year they beat Arizona State and Oklahoma State and have played some good teams. I still think they'd miss the NCAA, but the MVC only has a couple of legit teams this year. I'm extremely disappointed about this year for my teams, more so BU than UI because BU was supposed to be near the top, UI was supposed to be rebuilding. I ALWAYS pull for the Valley against the B10 unless they're playing UIUC and the team playing UIUC isn't Bradley, otherwise, I don't care who wins. I always defend the Valley, but I see them as a two-bid league this year with ISU and Drake.
 
MacabreMob said:
I know.... the game of basketball only began in like 2002. Btw, when was UIUC's last title?

Note: I chose 2002 for you and UIUC fans cause IU was in the Championship game in 01 - equal to UIUC's visit to the Championship game in 05.
That's not what I said, but who cares what you've done 20 years ago? I didn't say they weren't a historic power, but we've dominated them in the last couple of years with the exception of last year. If we're going to talk about championships from 1987, we might as well talk about Loyola of Chicago's championship in the '60s.


And UIUC is CURRENTLY the power and IU is not?

Yeah, I admit they're better, but Illinois has been better over the last decade. I'm just saying that their attitude is ridiculous considering we have beaten them and owned the series in the last 8 years or so.

You and Illini Nation need to turn the page on this whole "stealing commits" thing. It was wrong and there is nothing that is gonna change where EG is playing today. Overcome and move on.
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That won't happen. UIUC hates IU and if someone did the same thing to Bradley, I'm sure we'd all boo them off the court as well. You're not going to be friendly with them, and seeing them lose is always a good thing. It's especially frustrating when you play in the same conference, and that one player would have changed your entire season. Don't act like it's just us rude UI fans, ANY fan of ANY team would feel the same way. Until EG goes to the NBA, IU can expect a rude welcome from UI fans.
 
Also, Mac, please understand I am not attacking you, I just disagree with you in part on this one, and I don't like it when somebody else questions my loyalty to BU because I disagree with somebody else's comment and I like UIUC. Don't get me wrong, I like you and I respect what you have to say. I understand that most BU fans don't like UI, but I am an exception I wish the Drake game wasn't on Wednesday, or I'd definitely be there. Unfortunately, I have class.
 
IlliBraves said:
Also, Mac, please understand I am not attacking you, I just disagree with you in part on this one, and I don't like it when somebody else questions my loyalty to BU because I disagree with somebody else's comment and I like UIUC. Don't get me wrong, I like you and I respect what you have to say. I understand that most BU fans don't like UI, but I am an exception I wish the Drake game wasn't on Wednesday, or I'd definitely be there. Unfortunately, I have class.
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No worries man.

Sorry I attacked you and your loyalty. You are a fan and passionate for the teams you follow - and I am glad Bradley is one of them.
 
IlliBraves- I am in agreement with you I definitely think you can be a fan of both teams as they rarely meet and are in different conferences. However, MM and I have been around on this very issue before, and we just have differing opinions on the matter.
 
egib52 said:
IlliBraves- I am in agreement with you I definitely think you can be a fan of both teams as they rarely meet and are in different conferences. However, MM and I have been around on this very issue before, and we just have differing opinions on the matter.
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Oh, yeah, I totally understand. I definitely see how some Illinois fans can be extremely rude, especially to the other schools in the state. I just don't agree with those fans. I like to see both schools do well, and I think when more teams in the state are successful, it can only benefit everybody. I obviously don't care nearly as much about ISU, EIU, WIU, NIU, etc, as much as I do UI and BU, but it's good when your state has strong teams.

No worries, MM. I just want everybody to know how much I love BU hoops. I grew up going to Bradley games, and I will always be loyal to them. Bradley's a great university in a great town. I hope we can rebound on Wednesday, and I think if we can build on the W, there's the possibility of bursting somebody's bubble in St. Louis. WE ARE a good team, we just need to get our act together.
 
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