tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140844116012135636.post4086821467679382783..comments2024-01-17T10:41:37.402-08:00Comments on Gopher Nation: Big Ten Basketball Preview - IllinoisTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06882941720039856635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140844116012135636.post-58497406145744440202007-11-08T11:47:00.000-08:002007-11-08T11:47:00.000-08:00Also, Weber's big commitments are 2009 recruits. ...Also, Weber's big commitments are 2009 recruits. They are high school juniors and their impact won't be seen for 2 more years (at the earliest). <BR/><BR/>And let's remember that he had Eric Gordon as an early commit too. Lots of time and a lot can happen before they arrive on campus.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845259434253105026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140844116012135636.post-63325139750168608302007-11-08T11:33:00.000-08:002007-11-08T11:33:00.000-08:0017-2 since 1997. So they have dominated as their ...17-2 since 1997. So they have dominated as their program took off and Minn has been in one of it's worst stretches. Meaningless stat. <BR/><BR/>I just see a down year for the Illini. No Carter and McBride. They were 9-7 in conference last year and I think the talent level is down this year. <BR/><BR/>I could be wrong (happened before, will happen again, and these predictions will not be perfect), but this is what I see. I admire Weber a lot.<BR/><BR/>4 teams are clearly better and I think 4 teams are clearly worse. Illinois will fight with Purdue and Minnesota in the middle.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845259434253105026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140844116012135636.post-80485829195402494302007-11-08T10:46:00.000-08:002007-11-08T10:46:00.000-08:00Uh... he has recruited like a madman this fall. D...Uh... he has recruited like a madman this fall. Do you read the trades?<BR/><BR/>You underestimate Weber at your peril. He's a fantastic coach; no one else in the nation save Donovan could have gotten last year's injury-riddled Illini squad to The Dance. <BR/><BR/>They'll finish fifth or better and make the tourney. They will beat a couple of the top four on the road.<BR/><BR/>Oh, yeah... they'll also take the Gophers down hard in The Barn for the ninth straight season. Illinois is 17-2 against UM since 1997.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171464340540406167noreply@blogger.com