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Illinois – Wisconsin GameCast Tonight
Feb 18, 2004 | Andy | 156 comments
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You’re excited?!?
Feel THESE nipples!
Hey, instead of a crappy column, you get 30 crappy comments.
These ESPN+ announcers are going to be bad, just a fore-warning.
Since the game is on ESPN+, that means the game is on WCIA here in Champaign tonight at 7. I just hope I don’t have to hear that station song again.
Nothing better to get my energy get up then watching a "Frasier" re-run.
Yes, I am joking.
Minutes away now.
The tension has to be, well, I don’t know.
BC if this is just you and me tonight, it’s my fault. I’ve got to start planning ahead with these things.
You may have to carry things in the early going anyway as I will be flippin’ between the game and the Maddux press conference–which I’m TiVo’ing. Yes, it’s sick.
Is it just me or are Doug Altenberger and Mike Gleason sitting a little too close together.
If your thigh touches another man, scoot over!
Uh…the other way, Brian. Thanks.
Mike Gleason and former Illini Doug Altenberger with the call.
Brennaman, Lyons, and Leiter they (hopefully) aren’t.
It’s my opinion that the two best players in the Big Ten are in this game tonight, Deron Williams and Devin Harris.
But then, I’m a dope.
Hendry: "It’s a very fair contractual situation."
You bet Jim! Now we just need to put up a higher rail down the lines.
Jim Hendry needs a haircut.
Maddux needs to grow the mustache back.
Those white hats in Orange Krush are, I believe, the Cooking with Weber hats.
You can cook sandwiches with them!
"Dick Pole taught me everything I know about pitching," said Maddux.
That’s funny, because Dick Pole was my stripper name back in South Beach!
Luther with the three to start it out.
Luther! 3-0 Illini.
I cannot tell the difference between Wisconsin’s red jersey and Illinois’ orange ones. I either need a new TV, or to stop sniffing paint thinner this early in the night.
Weber is getting ever closer to the right hue of orange.
When they call on me here, I’m going to ask him how he got that weird scar on his chin.
But my "sources" tell me it involved a headboard and Morganna.
I can confirm the report that Dusty Baker is "extrememly happy" to have Greg Maddux on his team. Either that or he’s suffering one of those "four hour side effects" from Cialis.
Back to Champaign and Andy and BC, here on Desipio!
It isn’t just you Andy.
What the hell is extremely? Karry, stop spending the per diem on Robitussn.
Bo Ryan doesn’t have a combover, he’s got a comb-back. It’s disturbing, really.
I have to say though, I find it hard not to like Bo.
It doesn’t much help the Illini Wisconsin has gotten every call. Except that travel that got called as I was typing this.
Maddux: "I try to pitch, do my job and not bother the other 24 guys."
Sounds like a guy Jim Edmonds would target in the shower to me.
Karry, find out how a guy who lives in Vegas and golfs every day can stay that pasty. My TV’s going to explode going from the all red and orange in Champaign to the paleface with the white background in Mesa.
5-4 Illinois at the first TV break.
I think it is the lighting Andy. Maddux’s neck looks sunburnt on TV, but the forehead looks all right.
I am totally the right person to prepare this team for the home stretch.
Greg!
Call me!
Wisconsin is threatening to turn this one around. 8-5 WIS, 13:20 left.
Every time Hendry says the name Ken Kravec I nearly hurl. Christ, why don’t they get Dick Tidrow to scout for them, too?
De-What?
This game is threatening to turn bad.
Every time I see the hair on #44 for Wisconsin (can’t remember his name, don’t care) I think "damn, David Cassidy is tall!"
Did Roger Powell just make a three?
On the Weber Show today he said Roger can drill it. I thought he was talking about wood shop.
Is Boo Wade his name or a request?
Did you hear me say "hops"? I’m street
Illinois needs to step it up on both ends just a tad.
Zack Worley, I think, is the kid with the long hair.
Hey Zach, can I borrow a $50?
It’s Morley, with an M
Breaking news e-mail I just got from Cubs.com: Cubs signed Greg Maddux.
Who woke up Sharon Panazzo?
Jim Hendry just said that the money from the rooftop settlement and the new seats behind home plate is going into the payroll.
Simulatenously Dennis FitSimmons wet his pants and Mike Murphy had a stroke.
By the way, Bruce Levine is creepy in person and he’s leaning on a wall next to the exit all by himself and Maddux looks horribly uncomfortable being that close to him. I don’t blame him.
I need a shower just standing by the guy.
The camera angle is so wide… They need to tighten it a tad.
Hey Zach, can I borrow a $50?
I have to admit, the site of Maddux and Hendry holding up the Cubs #31 jersey is pretty sweet.
Oh, and Sharon Panozzo is now blonde, but still hideous and you could still show a movie on her ass.
That woman is pure evil.
Just trust me on this.
Karry…don’t get too close. She bites.
It must be spring. We’re back!
The shooting for Illinois is still bad… 3-11.
Somebody buy Gail Fisher a hairbrush, for chrissakes.
Refs had to go to Dougie and Mike’s set to see if a shot was a 2 or 3.
Yeesh.
No matter what they shoot, if the Illini defend, they win.
Altenberger couldn’t carry my jock!
Plus, I got much more quality tail.
This game is just not going well.
Roz was on with Steve Dahl today peddling the "Maddux had better offers other places" story. When Barry’s on the phone, you can’t see Boras pulling the strings.
I don’t think it’s that Illinois’ defense is that bad right now (They are on pace to hold Wisconsin around 60), they just can’t get it done on offense right now.
Illinois’ offense is Deron Williams.
I’m a big fan of the fans dressed all in orange (especially since I don’t have to wear any to watch the game on TV) but the orange unis at home have to go.
Great offensive set there. Kick it around for 28 seconds then have Dee throw one in from 30 feet.
Last offensive possession:
"Nick, you moron… Dee, what are you doing??? Oh, yeah, nice shot Dee!"
This is one of those games where at halftime Wisconsin will think, "Damn we played great and we’re only up by four?"
If Illinois can even it up we’ll be fine. It’s just a matter of getting it there.
I think Wisconsin has figured out we are going to trap on the perimeter.
Who the frick am I? Somebody stop me. I’m a stiff!
Got it even boys, take it from there.
Augie with a nice steal and layup.
Wisconsin might find themselves on the wrong side of the halftime score after outplaying hte Illini for 16 minutes.
Luther with a great move for a layup, then forces Harris to carry on the other end.
30-28 with :33 in the half.
Bake McBride misses a putback at the buzzer, but the Illini are up two at the half.
Bad news for the Badgers.
Muahahahahahahahahaha.
No, Andy, this is one of those games where at halftime Wisconsin will think, "Damn we played great and we’re down by two?"
HALFTIME
Illinois 30
Bad-guys 28
The kid in the front there was really, really drunk.
Indiana is tied with Minnesota AT HOME. That would be great if they lost.
We’re playin’ great at home. We’re wearin’ red and we’re up by five against…Baylor at the half.
They have a couple guys on scholarship still, right?
Man, we suck.
Guys are just dying to get out of Baylor.
Yeah, tell me about it.
Greg Maddux is a great addition, but can he get out that scrappy Craig Biggio?
Madison has lakes? Who knew!?!?!?
I’ll be happy to out Biggio any day…and you too when I get the chance…
Thank God Nancy Cantor is leaving after this school year ends! It might improve our University of Illinois half-time commercials.
The floor cameras are picking up the difference in the jerseys better. Maybe they should get the angle of the cameras to focus in a little (not a lot) more.
Yeah, our commercials are rad!
I’m just glad they don’t let the guy who kicked me out of school on the air. I would probably freak out.
Once I figure out what an Orangeman is, I’ll make damn sure that we change the mascot…It’s got to be racially insensitive to some ethnic group…The Orange people…yeah, them.
Chip darlin’,
See you in Kissimmee!
Bring the lube.
I have a helmet that’s all sticky like Craig’s. But it’s not pine tar.
Wisconsin’s commercials don’t have dorky-looking Chancellors and scientists talking through all of it about things nobody could care about. Heck, I’m a student on this campus and I could care less about Cross-Campus Initiatives or whatever it was they were talking about.
Like my choice of jerseys for the Illini?
This is easily the classiest GameCast we’ve done. I’m going to see if we can get the PBS Web site to run it, too.
Hey, Doug Altenberger is one of 83 players nominated for the All-Century team. That’s more impressive if you didn’t know that number 84 was Brooks Taylor.
Deron Williams can’t make that three if he’s doing the right thing by his baby’s mama and playing at San Jacinto JC!
He’s so selfish!
Now, if you’ll exuse me I’m going to go drink until I wet my pants, then get busted for picking up another hooker.
Uncle Fuzzy! Bail me out!
Beansie!
Anybody?
Nice fumble recovery by Dee Brown there. First and ten, Illini!
Deron’s on fire, and we are getting the ball inside a little bit.
Milt Wagner’s not walking through that door gang. Darrell Griffith’s not walking through that door. Billy Thompson’s not walking through that door.
Doug Buffone and Otis Wilson aren’t walking through that door.
It stinks and it sucks and it sucks and it stinks.
I’ll bail you out, Pappy
They don’t give good nicknames anymore.
The stupid A-Rod phenomenon killed that.
Crap, I’d be D-Griff I played today.
No Iceman, no Chocolate Thunder, no Pistol Pete.
Sigh.
Can you tell English isn’t my native tongue?
Hey! We’ve got cool nicknames!
Wait, no, these are our real names. Never mind.
Deron Williams needs to send this tape to the NBA scouts in a couple years. Wow.
Deron Williams es en fuego.
Deron,
Send it now.
Love,
Pax
I play for Wisconsin?
Um, B.C., we are already watching tapes on him…
Back in the day Derek Harper and Bruce Douglas were the best Illini backcourt ever and people thought Bruce was better for a year. Then, Derek took over.
Dee is Bruce.
Deron is Derek.
That is all.
Mike North will probably argue tomorrow when Deron goes pro he should play in Texas to be closer to his girlfriend and child.
"You can tell Bruce Weber talked to his team at halftime."
I would kind of hope so.
Wait, you mean a college athlete has a kid? I’m shocked!
Dan Patrick es en fuego homo.
Somebody guard that Williams guy!
Bill Raftery is doing the game on national radio, and we are stuck with these two ESPN+ guys. Unbelievable.
Reason #1342 to love college basketball.
Highly educated college students achieving tangible satisfaction by waving their arms and feeling responsible for an opponent missing a free throw.
Go figure.
Shooting too many threes.
That Deron Williams has some onions!
We are U of I students, remember
Brian Randle with the drive… Then the jumpball. Come on guys another basket or two and we’ll be ready to blow this one out.
Brian Randle with the left hand. Nice.
Bodies everywhere. How about Augustine knowing they had the arrow so he grabbed the ball and didn’t waste a time out when the Badgers tried to tie him up.
Very nice.
Perhaps this Weber man can coach, after all. Hmm?
Hey, not everybody can matriculate in DeKalb.
UI students are smart, when they have to be. The rest of the time they are drunk or on here.
Not everyone can spell "matriculate" in Carbondale
We can’t let them hang around folks, let’s get it going.
Honestly I thought you were drunk AND on here.
Bad sequence with Augie missing a bunny then Harris making a layup making it a five point game instead of a niner.
But, great pass from Dee into Roger to draw a foul.
Illinois just has to pick it up on D for a little bit and get the lead in double digits.
I should stop missing lay ups.
No, no drunkenness here. Have to finish a paper later tonight.
Sven Mader with a horrendous 18 footer, Dee comes down, great no look pass to Nick Stiff…er, Smith. Illini up eight, with the ball. Eight to play.
Nick Smith did something good!
Take it from a trained professional, I do my best work, piss drunk.
It makes the drive to work more challenging, too.
Ever seen me and Nick Smith in the same place? Didn’t think so.
Close call on Williams travelling, but I think it probably was.
Altenberger sounds like he knows that Green Street scene dang well… ;-)
Consecutive s@#$$y possessions for the Illini.
Wisconsin scores two straight and it’s back down to 4.
Devin Harris leads the nation in overbite.
Did Altenberger just call Augie "The Big Eunuch?" That’s a little uncalled for.
Williams steps back up. Illinois by 5.
Zach Morely off the dribble reminds me of a young Tim Kempton.
Not a good thing if you’re a Badgers fan.
Hey, it’s Cherry Powell! You have to love a mom named Cherry.
Right?
Morley’s been the Badgers third best player this year
Illinois up 7 with around 3:30 left.
Come on guys, just a couple more minutes left.
I left at half time to start walking home
Devin Harris gets picked by Deron and shoves him out of frustration. Four fouls on Harris.
Hee hee.
Hey, Luther! Pick us up some PlayStation 2 games!
Come on crowd!
Deron Williams picks up his fourth foul. That’s a bad call.
I am in awe of how good Deron Williams is.
Then he takes a bad, quick, shot.
Harris bricks a three, Illini board. No harm done.
And speaking of Illini Board, stop by our good friends at illiniboard.com!
2 minutes left…
Bo Ryan looks like he could be Cindy Lou Whoo’s dad.
Some little white kid named Hanson flops in the lane and gets called for travelling.
Mmm, bop, indeed.
27 points for Deron Williams, and there is still 1:21 to go.
This one’s over.
62-53, 1:08 to go.
Weber telling Roger Powell not to foul… Deron with 29.
"Deron Williams looking for a 30 point lead, that’s a Fighting Illini…"
Nothing?
These missed free throws have me concerned.
Illinois crowd chanting "Over-rated." Gleason takes exception. But let’s face it Mike, the most talented team in the league is the one in the orange. It just took them a while to start playing like it now.
I am listening on the radio and let me tell you the chant of "o-ver-rat-ed" is nearly drowning out the announcers.
There’s 30 for Deron.
In the head to head with Devin, he left no mistake about who the best in the conference is.
YEAH!!!
65-57 Illinois with the win…
Deron Williams with 31 points.
A big win for the Illini, and a virtual three way tie atop the conference.
Final, 65-57 Illini.
As always, a pleasure.
See you in the morning with the Dose.
Well, we end the recent downturn for Desipio GameCasts. Hopefully we can get one going during the NCAA’s, if not sooner.
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