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Post by Pasquale on Feb 11, 2020 20:39:58 GMT -5
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Post by cathy5 on Feb 11, 2020 20:42:04 GMT -5
THumbs up or down?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2020 22:00:54 GMT -5
This is a great hire. Eli is great.
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Post by bballnut90 on Feb 11, 2020 22:13:35 GMT -5
Big thumbs up. Incredibly bright and will do great at Illinois.
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Post by ilalum92 on Feb 11, 2020 23:21:42 GMT -5
No ILL players going to USA try outs
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Post by BuckysHeat on Feb 12, 2020 7:47:11 GMT -5
Shhhh is right, great hire. You guys are going to love him. Sad to see him leave Susie and Milwaukee but it is a great move for him.
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Post by notpriddy (COIF) on Feb 12, 2020 8:04:41 GMT -5
Will any Milwaukee Sting players be following Sharping to Illinois?
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Post by BuckysHeat on Feb 12, 2020 8:09:33 GMT -5
Will any Milwaukee Sting players be following Sharping to Illinois? He was only at Sting for 2 years coaching 14's. Very much loved for sure but I don't see any going to Ill specifically because of this hire.
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Post by notpriddy (COIF) on Feb 13, 2020 19:14:26 GMT -5
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Post by exit237a on Feb 14, 2020 13:38:02 GMT -5
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Post by jgoodson on Feb 16, 2020 22:56:57 GMT -5
In the Illinois 2019 thread I posted about Huff Hall having a legitimate claim as the birthplace of March Madness. The lineage tracing the term back to 1939 and the Illinois State High School Basketball tournament played at Huff Hall is well established (The State High School tournament was played at Huff Hall from 1926 to 1963). The NCAA recently published (1/26/2020) a review of March Madness (link below). In it is the following. www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/bracketiq/2020-01-26/what-march-madness-ncaa-tournament-explainedWhere did the term “March Madness” come from? March Madness was first used to refer to basketball by an Illinois high school official, Henry V. Porter, in 1939, but the term didn’t find its way to the NCAA tournament until CBS broadcaster Brent Musburger (who used to be a sportswriter in Chicago) used it during coverage of the 1982 tournament. The term has been synonymous with the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament ever since. In the video in the above link, the tie to the Illinois High School tournament in 1939 is mentioned within the first 32 seconds. Next is a Youtube of an interview with Brent Musberger where he explains how he first heard of the term while he was working in Chicago from advertising for the Illinois High School tournament held in Champaign. He also talks about how important the term has become as part of the branding of the NCAA tournament. Next is a link with some of the economics of March Madness. It is a near billion dollar enterprise. As the birthplace of the term March Madness, Huff Hall has historical significance both for Illinois and college athletics in general. www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/031516/how-much-does-ncaa-make-march-madness.aspLast is a link from the New York Daily News (3/16/2018) with some more info about March Madness and Illinois. www.nydailynews.com/sports/call-march-madness-article-1.2996840March Madness — the collegiate men's and women's basketball tournaments —owes its name to Illinois and high school ball. Back in 1908, the Illinois High School Association began sponsoring a statewide tournament that became so popular by 1939 that it routinely sold out the University of Illinois gymnasium. This tournament was dubbed "March Madness" by Henry V. Porter, an executive with the IHSA who wrote an essay about it. The nickname grew to be the official title used by the media and eventually, the IHSA used it in its publicity materials and trademarked the name in 1989. We know the tourney title to be synonymous with the NCAA thanks to Brent Musburger calling it such in 1982. College ball and high school ball finally clashed over the name in 1996 when the NCAA tried to start selling merch emblazoned with the "March Madness" title but they agreed to share the name rather than fight it out in court forever.
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Post by Pasquale on Feb 21, 2020 18:04:12 GMT -5
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Post by exit237a on Feb 21, 2020 18:17:30 GMT -5
Thanks, Pasquale- hopefully this means the spring schedule release is imminent!
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Post by Pasquale on Feb 21, 2020 18:24:32 GMT -5
Thanks, Pasquale- hopefully this means the spring schedule release is imminent! Hope springs eternal (pun intended)!
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Post by ilalum92 on Feb 22, 2020 18:55:30 GMT -5
Interesting that Hinton, Collins & Swanson are listed as sophomores when its the second semester freshman year. I know Hinton started early but the others didnt
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