Illini Zip

Kiffin looks out for Kiffin. Always looking for the bigger, better deal. Ole Miss was willing to match the 13 million a year salary, but what they couldn’t do is match the promised 25-30 million player payroll that LSU was offering. Kiffin felt, right or wrong that winning a couple of games in the playoffs was going to be the ceiling at Ole Miss. Because he wouldn’t have the depth to compete against Georgia, Alabama or Ohio State. Also, last year Ohio State won the Championship with a running back they poached from Ole Miss, Quinshon Judkins. That had to sting. All while Kiffin is trying to piece a team together with transfers. Bottomline, if you can’t win a Championship in Oxford, Miss (SEC), then college football is in a worse place than college basketball. And that’s saying something.

Is it anywhere other than instagram?

Barre had knee and hamstring injuries.

Can we get our free tacos?!

No Halligan either.

Another crap foul IMO. They jumped into our defender from behind the arc.

Watching Barre, I have a feeling that the fact we haven’t seen much of him might have to do with Groce wanting to get the Zips playing well without him first. Kind of a layered approach to the season instead of having too many moving parts all at once on game one.

We need to stop dribbling into corner traps when crossing the half-court line.

Come on guys.!!

Switch the players on the floor. We need to regain our focus.

Don’t forget about the bounce pass, Zips!! Missed opportunity. Ugh!!

Eric was the biggest culprit in the Yale game as well. And it only takes one guy to miss his assignment for a team like Yale to take advantage. There is a reason why Groce likes the “get old, stay old” approach, but Eric has just so much upside.

I feel the same way. The offense is clicking, but the defense is just okay. By no means locked down.

Good question.

Barre in fairly early.

They’re killing us with second chance points.

Foul on Coach Groce!!

Northern Illinois and Wisconsin are getting hit with snow today. So it might still be coming your way. But I’m glad it didn’t affect the game. Go Zips!!

I think Arizona was bigger and more athletic at all positions including their bigs. I had to look them up, but here’s a few that Eric and Harris might have helped guard against. 6-4 pg Caleb Love, 6-6 F Trey Townsend and 6-8 F Carter Bryant. Maybe it wouldn’t have mattered much, but I remember these 3 guys for a reason.

That game dropped Cinci about 35 spots on Kenpom and moved EMU up ~130 spots. I absolutely love it.

Eastern upsets Cinci.

I’m seeing snow warnings for the Thanksgiving holiday. All of Wisconsin and NE Ohio are likely to be affected at some point. I hope they are paying attention and plan accordingly. I need another game badly.

And much of ESPN.

You said persnickety. 😀

Besides Barre, I’m hoping to see Oggie take a big step forward on the defensive end this year. His size and athleticism could have been a help to us if he was more experienced.