Rushing the court?

[Murph]

Embarrassing that the Illinois program has fallen so far that the students rush the court after beating the number 5 team in the country without their best player.....

[Braves4Life]

You're just repeating what Vitale said Murph. I'm no fan of floor rushes but it was clear that Vitale was upset because he felt his buddy Izzo was shown up. One thing I'll say is that the Illini fans rushed the floor in a controlled and responsible manner.

[Buesch N Chips]

Embarrassing that the Illinois program has fallen so far that the students rush the court after beating the number 5 team in the country without their best player.....

Being an Illini fan, the rushing of the court is the absolute last thing I care about right now. It doesn't matter. It was a great win.

[BU RICK]

Me too. I was talking on the phone the last 5 minutes of the game with my Illini friend and he said Vitale talked during the game about all the good players that come out of Peoria. Big Win for the Illini 78-73. D.J. Richardson hit two big free-throws with about 15 seconds left and Illinois finished the game with a slam!

[Braves2011]

The rushing the court was lame but the most unnecessary thing was the dunk at the end.... Thats the best thing about the valley is the class of the coaches at the end of the games and just holding onto the ball. and yes i remember last year when CR shot that last second shot against Wichta and then got an ear full from Jim.

[BU RICK]

If you don't try to score when you're up by only 3 points....

[Bravesfan]

You're just repeating what Vitale said Murph. I'm no fan of floor rushes but it was clear that Vitale was upset because he felt his buddy Izzo was shown up. One thing I'll say is that the Illini fans rushed the floor in a controlled and responsible manner.

Ahhh, I didn't think of that. I personally have no problem if fans want to rush the floor, especially in as you said B4L, a controlled and responsible manner. But I will agree with Vitale that this should be the type of game that an NCAA contender from the Big Ten would win a few times a year. Nothing special. But at the same time I can understand the fans blowing off steam after a tough year. This was a big win for them, and it makes our win against them look even better!

[BradleyBrave]

I think Dick Vitale's time has past. Unless he wants to do color commentary for Duke games, I am not sure what he brings to college basketball broadcasts anymore. And I have been a big fan of his for quite some time.

[DeltaBrave03]

I'm an Illini fan when they're not playing BU and I was embarrassed to see the students rush the floor. I believe U of I is now one game back of MSU for 1st in the BIG 11 I mean come on you're at home that's a game that you should win no matter who you're playing. South Carolina over UK that's understandable this is not IMO.

[Future Walk-On]

I watched this game....i was so pumped for the illini....but i completely agree the illini should have won....they did no need to rush the court! dickie v dropping the city of peoria is awesome......!!!!!!

[tornado]

as I said elsewhere, Vitale was so unabashedly pro-Michigan State that I could have sworn I was listening to a cheerleader from MSU!!
Even while the Illini had the ball, were executing plays and scoring, Dickie V was droning on and on about some ridiculously inane or irrelevant issue regarding Michigan State...and they even had the camera on his face while the game was in play!!
Honestly, did anyone notice if they ever put the camera on Kalin Lucas??

Duh...of course they did, about 100 times...as if it was Willis Reed maybe limping out of the locker room to save the day ...
nevermind that Tisdale and McCamey have been playing through injuries...or that there are other teams who have lost their best player...

If for no other reason, I am glad that the Illini fans had a little fun rushing the court on national TV just to make Dukie V squirm and moan again...

ps-- btw whenever there's a BIG TEN game on national TV, did you note how few foul calls there were??
In the MSU-Illinois game (32 total fouls) and Wisky-Michigan game (25 total fouls) and even Minnesota-PSU (33), there are far fewer calls than in Valley games (over 40 fouls per game!! - see my other thread about the refs)

[BradleyJD]

Two things...

1. I think Vitale is great for college basketball. He is a tremendous ambassador for the game, and he loves the game.

2. I wish BU could rush the court after defeating a top-level program. I would like to see that very much.

[Buesch N Chips]

The rushing the court was lame but the most unnecessary thing was the dunk at the end.... Thats the best thing about the valley is the class of the coaches at the end of the games and just holding onto the ball. and yes i remember last year when CR shot that last second shot against Wichta and then got an ear full from Jim.

They were only up three. You need to get the points there and avoid getting fouled.

[Buesch N Chips]

ps-- btw whenever there's a BIG TEN game on national TV, did you note how few foul calls there were??
In the MSU-Illinois game (32 total fouls) and Wisky-Michigan game (25 total fouls) and even Minnesota-PSU (33), there are far fewer calls than in Valley games (over 40 fouls per game!! - see my other thread about the refs)

Mike Sanzere worked the game last night in Champaign. He averages 35.9 FPG in the MVC, and 43.0 FPG in the Big Ten.

[Murph]

I said elsewhere, Vitale was so unabashedly pro-Michigan State that I could have sworn I was listening to a cheerleader from MSU!!

Are you serious? Vitale gushed over the Assembly Hall atmosphere, calling it one of the best in all of college basketball etc., and and the fact that Illinois has a great recruiting class coming in next year and how much respect Izzo has for Weber. I thought he did a great job other than over reacting to the fans rushing the floor.

Of course you love to hate on people and things that aren't BU.