Will you feel sorry for Mo. State if they don't get in?

[Coachdags]

Okay. Now let's get back to reality...

I realize that was a heck of a goal...but we can debate this all day long til next year....

Money, Influence, and Power Win Championships, we can try to compete with better scheduling, and more fund raising to pay higher gtd's...

But the Mid Majors are still the Little Fish in the Big Pond...Short of Winning all your games...There are not sure things.

[Matt Trump]

I hope Illinois wins their first round game and SIU does too...and then I hope SIU BEATS THE CRAP out of the Illini.

Could you imagined what the Illini fans would do if that happened??????????

[BCPanther]

Could you imagined what the Illini fans would do if that happened??????????

This is Bruce Weber's worst nightmare. He is better off getting beat in the first round than losing to SIU. They don't like him that much in Champagne and this might be a way for them to get rid of him...

[panther2317]

Are you serious? He is 112-27 overall (.805 winning &#37 and 48-16 (.750 winning %) in Big Ten play at Illinois as of today. Have they missed the NCAA's since he's been at Illinois? I think they went to the Sweet 16 in his first season. Didn't they play for a National Championship just a couple of years ago? Last season they won an NCAA Tournament game and they did win 23 games this season. They don't like him? What do people want these days? Perfection?

[Matt Trump]

Are you serious? He is 112-27 overall (.805 winning %) and 48-16 (.750 winning %) in Big Ten play at Illinois as of today. Have they missed the NCAA's since he's been at Illinois? I think they went to the Sweet 16 in his first season. Didn't they play for a National Championship just a couple of years ago? Last season they won an NCAA Tournament game and they did win 23 games this season. They don't like him? What do people want these days? Perfection?

FACT: Illini fans are NASTY! They're worse than Hawkeye fans.

[BCPanther]

Yeah, Weber has been called out repeatedly in the local media and stuff this year. It's unreal...

[Hime_Peterson]

Notice the steady downward trend in the Illini's performance as Bill Self's players are no longer in the program.

It remains to be seen if Bruce Weber can recruit at the level necessary to keep Illinois as one of the top Big Ten programs. He's getting his butt kicked recruiting-wise by Ohio State, Purdue, Indiana, and Michigan State.

[williebat]

well to answer the original question of the thread. Since they lost first round of the NIT. the answer is no.

better luck next year mo state

by the way is it next year yet?