St. Bonaventure Bonnies coach Mark Schmidt suffered a tough loss at #22 Illinois last night. Up 39-30 with less than six minutes to go, it looked like his Bonnies were going to get the school's first victory over a ranked opponent since 2002. Instead the UGLIER than it sounds game with a 48-43 final score was in Illini favor. Schmidt's postgame press conference was … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure Coach Invokes Cap’n Crunch When Describing Schedule
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#22 Illini Escape St. Bonnies 48-43; Season Uglier than 9-0 Record
It would be fair to say that last year's Illini basketball team might have lost a game like last night. After all, the 2010-11 Illinois team lost to lowly UIC in a de facto home game at the United Center while being ranked #12. And they failed to win back-to-backs from mid-January on. You could say they didn't handle success very well. The 2011-12 Illini might have a similar … [Read more...] about #22 Illini Escape St. Bonnies 48-43; Season Uglier than 9-0 Record