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Title: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: Beach Bum on March 27, 2026, 12:02:21 AM
Self only made one right?  Weber only one right? I don't know the answer but this may be special.
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: Reacher on March 27, 2026, 12:10:41 AM
Lou Henson.
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: illiniray on March 27, 2026, 12:14:16 AM
Harry Combes
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: Custard on March 27, 2026, 08:52:48 AM
Losing to Iowa with a Final 4 on the line would kind of ruin the golden era for me. Can’t let that happen.
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: ThePAMan on March 27, 2026, 09:00:11 AM
Losing to Iowa with a Final 4 on the line would kind of ruin the golden era for me. Can’t let that happen.

Either it is a Golden Era or it isn't..... We will find out in the next 10 days or so
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: Custard on March 27, 2026, 09:04:23 AM
Either it is a Golden Era or it isn't..... We will find out in the next 10 days or so

We’ll still be the only school to have won bowl games and ncaa tourney games in men’s and women’s basketball the last two years!
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: ThePAMan on March 27, 2026, 10:24:21 AM
We’ll still be the only school to have won bowl games and ncaa tourney games in men’s and women’s basketball the last two years!

I am sure the banner is already being manufactured!
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: murphstahoe on March 27, 2026, 11:11:21 AM
I am sure the banner is already being manufactured!

Dude we’re in the elite 8 don’t be a buzzkill
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: ridingthegrange on March 27, 2026, 11:27:29 AM
I am sure the banner is already being manufactured!

Passive Progressive man?
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: ThePAMan on March 27, 2026, 12:06:25 PM
Dude we’re in the elite 8 don’t be a buzzkill

I will be happy with a Championship and ONLY a Championship. No stinking Elite 8 Participation Trophies allowed.
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: illinicalvin on March 27, 2026, 02:39:45 PM
It's weird b/c being in the Elite Eight is a major accomplishment and the max of what anyone could've rationally expected in September, but losing to Iowa in a 3 vs. 9 game with the Final Four on the line would be as big of a nutpunch as the Loyola game.
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: Reacher on March 27, 2026, 02:51:34 PM
Losing to Iowa with a Final 4 on the line would kind of ruin the golden era for me. Can’t let that happen.

I told Judy (RIP?) and PAMan this morning, there’s no team I’d hate losing a Final Four berth to more than Iowa. Will be just a bit sweeter even should we win.
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: Beach Bum on March 27, 2026, 02:52:51 PM
It's weird b/c being in the Elite Eight is a major accomplishment and the max of what anyone could've rationally expected in September, but losing to Iowa in a 3 vs. 9 game with the Final Four on the line would be as big of a nutpunch as the Loyola game.

Yeah but no. We ain't losing.
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: murphstahoe on March 27, 2026, 03:19:26 PM
It's weird b/c being in the Elite Eight is a major accomplishment and the max of what anyone could've rationally expected in September, but losing to Iowa in a 3 vs. 9 game with the Final Four on the line would be as big of a nutpunch as the Loyola game.

Worse. Much worse
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: Custard on March 29, 2026, 07:49:23 AM
Either it is a Golden Era or it isn't..... We will find out in the next 10 days or so

It’s 100% a golden era
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: ridingthegrange on March 29, 2026, 08:04:56 AM
It’s 100% a golden era

Exactly!  Even Trump gets it.
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: Reacher on March 29, 2026, 08:09:40 AM
Yesterday helped a ton.
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: Reacher on March 29, 2026, 08:11:14 AM
Think of how sick to our stomachs we’d be feeling right now had we lost a Final Four spot to a 9th seeded Iowa.
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: Somewhere in Mn on March 29, 2026, 09:12:51 AM
Think of how sick to our stomachs we’d be feeling right now had we lost a Final Four spot to a 9th seeded Iowa.
I told MsMn yesterday that a loss to anybody but xxxx would have been disappointing but still a very good year. Then added that xxxx would be the only team that a loss to would be crushing.

Spiegel and Holmes has had Deon Thomas and Kendall Gill on, and nothing good to say anout the snake sitting behind the microphone.
I L L ......
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: Reacher on March 29, 2026, 09:49:46 AM
I-N-I!
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: ThePAMan on March 29, 2026, 10:03:58 AM
It’s 100% a golden era

Another UConn (or a Duke) 30-0 run next Saturday would not be favorable to the meme
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: Beach Bum on March 29, 2026, 11:05:56 AM
Another UConn (or a Duke) 30-0 run next Saturday would not be favorable to the meme

Doesn't matter we did it
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: ThePAMan on March 29, 2026, 11:41:04 AM
Doesn't matter we did it

Final Four Participation Trophies are not the goal here.
Title: Re: How Many Illinois Coaches Have Made 2+ Elite 8s?
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 29, 2026, 12:07:18 PM
I told MsMn yesterday that a loss to anybody but xxxx would have been disappointing but still a very good year. Then added that xxxx would be the only team that a loss to would be crushing.

Spiegel and Holmes has had Deon Thomas and Kendall Gill on, and nothing good to say anout the snake sitting behind the microphone.
I L L ......

everyone on the college basketball reddit hates him too so thats nice to see