serox Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Living in chicago you learn one thing about march madness. You have usually one team to make it a year, so take your pick (yes there have been exceptions). However, this year is incredibly odd. So who we got from the Chicago/IL area going to the tourney? Depaul, Illinois, Southern IL, University of Illinois - Chicago (UIC), and Valparaiso. Now give me a break! I usually vote for one of the IL teams to do decently well in the tournament but this is just excessive. How the he!! did IL basketball get any good? They should rename the title of the Tournament the "2004 ILLINOIS NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship". Being completely serious though I only think that Depaul and U of Illinois will do very well in the brackets. SIU may pull something but I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRoling Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 ROFL, SIU is probably better or equal to U of I, they've been good for years, DePaul had a breakout season, U of I, ranked and runner up in Big Ten tourney, no so sure about Valparaiso, didn't they get an automatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatnipOligarchy Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 And from my home, Montgomery, AL, we have 16-seed Alabama State. I wont be putting any money on the home team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonnyr Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Used to live in the Chicago area. I once dataed a lady from Valparaiso. I do know your predicament. Think about mine. I'm from NC and had to keep my mouth shut. Lot different now that I'm home. :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serox Posted March 15, 2004 Author Share Posted March 15, 2004 ROFL, SIU is probably better or equal to U of I, they've been good for years, DePaul had a breakout season, U of I, ranked and runner up in Big Ten tourney, no so sure about Valparaiso, didn't they get an automatic The SIU comment is correct but what I am factoring in is U of I has expeirence in the tourney while SIU does not (minus what 2x?). Also SIU is not in a very challenging conference when compared to the Big Ten. All in all both teams are very closely matched but i think SIU most likely will only go for the 2nd round or possibly even 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawtai Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Illinois has a lot of teams in the tourney mostly because Illinois is one of the best places to find talent for basketball out of high school. Most people stay in state, and goto Illinois colleges. The Illini got screwed and put into the hardest bracket and only a 5 seed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRoling Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Yeah, I agree with lawtai, they have a lot of big HS programs within the state, especially in Chicagoland, Peoria, and a school that produces huge centers, Teutopolis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshalus Veteran Posted March 15, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 15, 2004 Hope you don't have money on UIC :) They're playing my boys in Kansas City ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serox Posted March 15, 2004 Author Share Posted March 15, 2004 I got UIC going to 2nd round, then losing I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshalus Veteran Posted March 15, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 15, 2004 I got UIC going to 2nd round, then losing I believe. There goes your perfect bracket ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serox Posted March 15, 2004 Author Share Posted March 15, 2004 Bring it on, I think I am the only person who picked WI to make it to the final four ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatnipOligarchy Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 I got UIC going to 2nd round, then losing I believe. me too, i got em losing to providence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serox Posted March 15, 2004 Author Share Posted March 15, 2004 Correction i got UIC going past kanses to pacific, beating pacific, then losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshalus Veteran Posted March 20, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 20, 2004 65-39 KU with 8:20 minutes to go, anyone want to admit their defeat ;) Edit: We won, hope it screwed up your brackets ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Well, looks like Illinois is the only teamleft from this bunch...hehe...Go Illinois! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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