Monday, April 04, 2005
Illini News on Championship Day
Stay tuned throughout the night as Illini Wonk will be updating this post with the news of the day...
Gregg Doyel of CBS SportsLine says this might just be the greatest game of our lifetime. We'll soon see if he's right...
Speaking of CBS SportsLine, they give the frontcourt advantage in the game to Illinois and the backcourt edge to North Carolina, meaning the ultimate edge is even...
At ESPN.com, UNC is leading 51-49 in the fan poll...
While Dick Vitale has the Tar Heels winning by 3 and Eric Neel also picks the Heels...
Add TheSportsAdvisors.com to the list of those who say the game is too close to call...
Yoni Cohen of Yoco college basketball blogging fame has a viewer's guide to the game for FoxSports.com...
Andy Katz reports that the ILLINI ARE WEARING ORANGE TONIGHT!
On SportsCenter, they polled the pundits and here's where they stood: Digger Phelps and Jay Bilas both pick the Illini. You already know where Vitale Stands...
SportsCenter had Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim and Connecticut Coach Jim Calhoun were on and asked their picks. Boeheim picked Illinois and Calhoun went with UNC...
NBCSports.com contributor Dan O'Neill says this will be the first Illinois team to win a national title...
Jim O'Connell of the Associated Press picks North Carolina 88-78...
In typical fashion, Big Ten Wonk has every angle of the game covered...
Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis says we have two unbeatable teams playing tonight and writes that he's going to stick with the team I have had pegged since Oct. 15: North Carolina...
Clark Kellog is sticking with the Illini-his pick when the tournament opened...
Steve Lavin, wearing an orange & blue tie, goes with North Carolina to win the game...
Chris West, of the Chris West Basketball Journal blogs: I’d definitely take Illinois in an NBA-style 7-game series. Since it’s one game, though, I’ll gamble on Carolina showing up to play tonight, and take the Heels 85-79...
Now...it's game time. Here's the link to: Gametracker... Go ILLINI!!! posted by Illiniwonk at 4:59 PM
Gregg Doyel of CBS SportsLine says this might just be the greatest game of our lifetime. We'll soon see if he's right...
Speaking of CBS SportsLine, they give the frontcourt advantage in the game to Illinois and the backcourt edge to North Carolina, meaning the ultimate edge is even...
At ESPN.com, UNC is leading 51-49 in the fan poll...
While Dick Vitale has the Tar Heels winning by 3 and Eric Neel also picks the Heels...
Add TheSportsAdvisors.com to the list of those who say the game is too close to call...
Yoni Cohen of Yoco college basketball blogging fame has a viewer's guide to the game for FoxSports.com...
Andy Katz reports that the ILLINI ARE WEARING ORANGE TONIGHT!
On SportsCenter, they polled the pundits and here's where they stood: Digger Phelps and Jay Bilas both pick the Illini. You already know where Vitale Stands...
SportsCenter had Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim and Connecticut Coach Jim Calhoun were on and asked their picks. Boeheim picked Illinois and Calhoun went with UNC...
NBCSports.com contributor Dan O'Neill says this will be the first Illinois team to win a national title...
Jim O'Connell of the Associated Press picks North Carolina 88-78...
In typical fashion, Big Ten Wonk has every angle of the game covered...
Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis says we have two unbeatable teams playing tonight and writes that he's going to stick with the team I have had pegged since Oct. 15: North Carolina...
Clark Kellog is sticking with the Illini-his pick when the tournament opened...
Steve Lavin, wearing an orange & blue tie, goes with North Carolina to win the game...
Chris West, of the Chris West Basketball Journal blogs: I’d definitely take Illinois in an NBA-style 7-game series. Since it’s one game, though, I’ll gamble on Carolina showing up to play tonight, and take the Heels 85-79...
Now...it's game time. Here's the link to: Gametracker... Go ILLINI!!! posted by Illiniwonk at 4:59 PM
