Always Illini

Hail to the Chief!

OPPS Sry guys i clicked on NBA no Collage........

Sry if a mod could move that would be great

sry to waste your guyes time.....

Hoosiers.

UofI Fighting Illini and GVSU Lakers.

1. Illini
2. Kentucky
3. Texas

Manchester, Manchester FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT

Illini

WAS Purdue, but watchin their crappy team just blew my mind

now it is duke

I'm a weirdo, I root for Northwestern.

I also typically adopt another team or two that I like in a given year that I follow as well. Last year it was Villanova. Not sure who it will be this year yet.

southern.

Illinois, I also cheer for SIU and DePaul

Only college team I really watch on a consistent basis is DePaul. I'll watch the Illini if there's nothing on but for the most part, I'm a DePaul fan.

Go Southern Go.

Don't be hatin on the 1995 Division III runners up

Sure. If i even knew what team you were talking about.

Der Hawkeyes

I doubt that its hard to guess.

On Wisconsin

was in the area a couple months ago and saw a billboard for the college. remembered you and/or kap posted about it before so was half tempted to go check it out...

Yeah that would be us, the Ex-Spartans. If you ever have an interest in checking the place out, drop me a line. There are a couple of really good programs down there, and some that aren't worth a spiff. Both of us could pretty much tell you whether it is worth your time or not.

I've been a huge Illinois fan all my life, but now that I'll be a frosh at the Univ. of Tennessee this year, they're gonna be right up there with Illinois.

DePaul

Go......Illini.....Go!

NEXT YEAR will be tough though. Still good D, but unless McBride improves it is possible no one in starting 5 will be able to create their own shot 'cept Pruitt.

PREDICTION: Pruitt outplays greg oden once this year.

I wouldn't go that far. Pruitt is a nice player, but Oden is a freak. He's not a normal big guy, he's probably the best post player in the league since Duncan the minute he steps on the floor. Think the post version of Carmelo. He could have been the number 1 pick as a high school junior if he were eligible.

1 duke
2 de paul
3 illini

Go Zona and awkward looking Chase Budinger

The real ISU. The one in Ames.

Oden is a freak already? This guy is too overhyped. He hasn't played a damn game in his college basketball career.

He's a freak.

We'll see.

Best player to come out of high school since Lebron. Yes its a short time, but he's the best center to come along since Shaq. The guy is a total animal and I actually think he's underhyped (compared to all the hype and talk Lebron had surrounding him).

I agree with you Jas. This kid is a HUGE talent. They don't make 7 footers with his ability but every 10-20 years. Seriously this could be the best big man since Shaquille.

I've heard a few scouts say that he could be the best post prospect since Lew Alcindor.

It's a bit pre-mature to rank him ahead of guys like Shaq, Olajuwon, Ewing, Robinson, and Malone, but that gives you an idea of how highly people think of this guy.

I am not going to say that he is ahead of guys like the ones on your list until I see his college game, but at this stage of his career he is doing things on a level with most of those guys. Hakeem really doesn't belong on that list because he started playing basketball so late in life that he came out of nowhere. Moses Malone might be a real good comparision as he actually came straight out of HS to the NBA and was one of the second teir of greatest big men ever. Guys like Shaq, Ewing, Robinson, and Jabar had hype that followed them for quite a while before they even hit college, let alone the NBA.

To me, until Oden plays some college basketball. He's nothing to me. This isn't high school basketball So, he isn't going to have his way all the time like he did in high school.

True, college isn't high school basketball. The level of competition night in and night out will be much greater. He won't only have to "gear up" for a few games a year. However, I have no doubt in my mind that Oden won't dominate from the get-go. The only thing that may slow him down is his hurt wrist. Otherwise, if healthy, Oden will have no trouble against fellow college players. He's already bigger and stronger than most anyway, and has more skill than maybe any big man in college right now.

I'm not saying he's a bad player. I just wanna see him play some college basketball, before saying anything great about him.

1: Illini

2: Anybody who's playing Duke

3: OSU (yes, I'm on their bandwagon while Oden is there. It's only gonna be for a year, though)

I'll have to second that. I don't care who Duke is playing, I'll never root for them.

I'm a Duke fan. Not nice.

Go Dawgs!

ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK! It would have to be KU...give Kirk some love!

SIU. I went there when they made it to the sweet 16. It was quite the experience.