Eastern Illinois. 344 Ken Pom KU #5
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This game is going to put me out of my misery once and for all. Not the worlds greatest mismatch, I mean there was Georgia tech 220-0 over Cumberland College in 1916 and Chiefs 41, Bears 10 much later than that. But I digress, as a newly corona(ted) sufferer I’m now stuck to my chair for the next few days, so I have much time to fill these pages with more stuff for you all to ignore or read to your amusement.
The Panthers reside alongside I-57 on the eastern edge of Illinois between Chicago and Cairo (pronounced Cayr0) at the confluence of two great streams of our continent, the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. I mean Charleston, IL is not anywhere near the interesting confluence which is too bad because it would be by far the most interesting thing in town. Driving north and south along that road 54 times we figured out during the 900 mile trip between Baton Rouge and Chicago/or Wisconsin Charleston represented one of of those things we look forward to on a road trip. It was a place to pull off the interstate, yell at the kids, and get some really crappy food at some fast food joint. Needless to say if it was the other Charleston (no not the one in WV) we probably never would have made it to Chicago. This Charleston that KU is playing, and it’s too bad it’s not at EIU’s gym because I would have gone, except then I would have had Corona and my thoughtful wife would have been telling me you can’t go with Corona Virus.
But this is KU at last word so what to know about them? When I was matriculating at The Harvard of Mt. Oread our fine football team (they were decent when I arrived on campus in 1985) was playing EIU. I’ve struggled to prove this but Sean Payton, no relation to the GOAT Walter, was the QB there and presumably played, and lost to KU that day. So we saw the genesis of a great coach that day.
As for their basketball team they hilariously scored scored 55 in the second half against Iowa just last year and beat the suckeyes and their whiney baby coach of the famed frantrum. In the name of journalistic integrity I must point out EIU beat my other slightly less favorite team also…in 1987 when UW sucked bad in hoops and I was at KU and coulda cared less.
Their current team is deserving of 344 Ken Pom. They’ve played their 1-57 counterpart U of I and got destroyed. Beaten two bad teams Coppin St (which used to have a coach named “Fang”. “Hello Mom and Dad, I’d like you to meat my new boyfriend Fang”) and basically gotten beat down by the rest. The EIU message board ("EIU Buckets) will be in full meltdown mode by the time they jump the ball. Frankly they’re one of the teams that make you wonder why they’re competing in D1 because back in their D2 days they were regular NCAA visitors to their tournament.
Of course, I think we make it to 99 points by about the 10 minute mark and then go cold leaving a final score of 99-3 when Tiger Booker hits a 3 at the buzzer.
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Protect the goods for Friday night against UCant.
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Very overmatched team tonight but an important tune up at home before a huge one Friday night.
Would really like to see Timberlake have a good game. Self said he’s good to go. Some coach speak in his presser yesterday regarding him. He needs to see the ball go in.
Jank sick so we may not see him raining 3’s tonight?
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KU -38.5 last I saw.
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LMAO.
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You need some limes for that corona?
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“Kick From Dick To Nick!”
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I’m an old but I hate the lights down thing
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I hope you all have been paying heed
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Whoa, Marty Simmons is an Illinois legendary HS player.
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Nice D
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Elmarko hops.
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They got caught with their panthers down that time
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Offthemarko
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Camera guy can’t keep up
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Hunter is pretty dominating.
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Hunter certainly can rebound like few bigs that have come here. A very pleasant surprise tbh
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I just can’t believe a guy who scored 3000 points in HS like the EIU coach did and was the Illinois Mr. Basketball can look like Simmons does now. Same age as I am too. I hope he’s alright.
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Can HD keep up the .9 pts and 1 rb per minute average in his minutes tonite? I’m saying yes
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We have assisted on almost every bucket. I would love to see this be our signature all year
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It’s really easy to throw the ball to Hunter and get an assist
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First time I’ve watched one of these stupid things using my phone (and last, I’m protesting the greedy ESPN) does the screen go blank on phones during TO’s? MIne just did.
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Yes normal
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@wissox said in Eastern Illinois. 344 Ken Pom KU #5:
First time I’ve watched one of these stupid things using my phone (and last, I’m protesting the greedy ESPN) does the screen go blank on phones during TO’s? MIne just did.
I can never get the games to load on my iphone at all. White screen of death.
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@DanR White screen of death? That’s scary
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Video on ESPN+ is 1960s quality on my TV tonight too
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Omg nick
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Nick…
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Oof shake it off Nick. Again.
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this is not top 5 quality basketball right naw.
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I’m hoping Nick succeeds, but I’d rather see Jamari right now
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Furph!
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Parker with some good minutes
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Braun is a good blocker.
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Furph3
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Furph needed to see that 3 drop
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This lineup…
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Camera work is awful
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Furphthree?
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Nick Bahe is pretty good. Wayne doesn’t know how to use his voice. Drones a bit.
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Felt like energy left with that lineup.
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@KirkIsMyHinrich great minds I guess?
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Threephy
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Is it Wayne Simien on the broadcast? I missed the start thanks to ESPN plus taking 5 minutes to load.
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@DanR yes
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@approxinfinity - please don’t ban me, but we are going to get our asses handed to us Friday. On a platter.
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That’s actually a possibility
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@nuleafjhawk BANNED!
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Yeah sure
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Did we just call a TO vs E. ILLINOIS
I think we did that
