altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
I agree with you: winning the BT. That's really difficult, and a huge success.Yeah "it happens," but it seems like it never happens for us, only against us. Everybody else can occasionally catch lightning in a bottle. We have to be the best team in the country to get to the final four. In some odd way, this seems like the year when ability and destiny will finally align for the Illini.
Have said that, to answer a question above, my definition of success is winning the big 10. I'd like to say also to restore the home court advantage that we have had, but we need a crowd for that, and that might be too much to ask.
"It happens" to others, too. In fact, it happens to most every program. Look at poor Purdue. I have a friend from OSU who still tortures himself over the '92 regional final they lost to Michigan and all the early round games in other years that they should have won in his opinion. My buddy who played in the ACC? He can rattle off 15-20 seasons since he graduated when his team flamed out and "shoulda gone farther." That's why he said that when they finally won the NC it took all the stars aligning.
We've got a solid coach who is recruiting well. Whether we win an NC is really a crap shoot IMO. I just want to be excited for us in March, and in the mix.