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Post by notpriddy (COIF) on Aug 21, 2024 6:05:28 GMT -5
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Post by pointillinois on Aug 21, 2024 7:45:35 GMT -5
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Post by pointillinois on Aug 21, 2024 7:56:17 GMT -5
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Post by ilalum92 on Aug 21, 2024 13:53:39 GMT -5
I think we should all be excited for this season. I hope we give Raina the super senior season she deserves.
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Post by notpriddy (COIF) on Aug 22, 2024 6:23:02 GMT -5
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Post by oldmanvb on Aug 22, 2024 7:05:52 GMT -5
I love Raina’s quote at the end of the piece - “I know there’s rumors of our defense and passing hasn’t always been the strongest…” - What an understatement. Only Brooke has suffered more than Raina with our passing, and both deserve better. I truly believe CMM and Caroline are going to change Illini volleyball in unbelievable ways, and we are going to see how good Raina and Brooke really are.
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Post by exit237a on Aug 22, 2024 11:12:51 GMT -5
Hey Illini people! I’ve got our opening tournament at Bowling Green thread live: Illinois, Cincinnati, Chicago St. at BGSU | 8/30 - 9/1Looks like our Friday match with Cincinnati is going to be streamed on YouTube and I’ve gotta believe video of the Bowling Green match will be streamed somewhere, too. I’ll update those video links once we find out. And it looks like we’ll have audio broadcasts for both, as always. I-L-L!
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Post by Pasquale on Aug 22, 2024 12:25:58 GMT -5
Four of our pre-conference matches will be against teams that are ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA Pre-Season Poll. These matches against Dayton, Western Kentucky, Iowa State and Missouri should be a good test for the Illini as they prepare for the conference season. Go Illini!
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Post by ilalum92 on Aug 22, 2024 19:05:38 GMT -5
Four of our pre-conference matches will be against teams that are ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA Pre-Season Poll. These matches against Dayton, Western Kentucky, Iowa State and Missouri should be a good test for the Illini as they prepare for the conference season. Go Illini! Wins and a good RPI! I’ll take both please.
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Post by dinonugs on Aug 22, 2024 19:09:01 GMT -5
Can't wait for the Cincinnati game! This team is going to be much improved from last year and I'm so excited to see how they do. Does anyone know if it's going to be televised?
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Post by inpaign on Aug 22, 2024 19:26:11 GMT -5
The last few seasons we have shot ourselves in the foot with nonconf losses that did not age well and ended up destroying our RPI and resume. It's absolutely critical that we win the games we should win and steal some of those ranked wins too in order for us to be solidly in the tourney discussion heading into conference play!
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Post by UofIlliniVBFan on Aug 22, 2024 20:30:53 GMT -5
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Post by exit237a on Aug 23, 2024 10:34:37 GMT -5
Can't wait for the Cincinnati game! This team is going to be much improved from last year and I'm so excited to see how they do. Does anyone know if it's going to be televised? On the official website for Bowling Green’s schedule, there is a broadcast link to a YouTube page for the Illinois vs Cincinnati match. I didn’t check to see whose YouTube it is but I’m assuming it’s Cincinnati’s since only their matches in the tournament are published as being broadcast. Sometimes the broadcast links are just delayed because the host school hasn’t updated them. I’m hopeful that that’s the case here and that Illinois’s match against Bowling Green will be broadcast, possibly on ESPN+. I’m away from the computer, otherwise I’d check the WatchESPN schedule to see if it’s listed there.
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Post by oldmanvb on Aug 23, 2024 10:57:06 GMT -5
Illini versus Bowling Green is on the ESPN+ schedule for August 31 at 5 pm.
Although the Illini schedule shows the Toledo game on September 6 is on ESPN+, the ESpn+ schedule does not include the Toledo game, but the Iowa State game the next day is on the ESPN+ schedule.
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Post by ilalum92 on Aug 23, 2024 16:25:36 GMT -5
Wow - RPI futures thread has us at 96. Projected season record of 12-18. Our strength of schedule is ranked 24. Will Be nice to see us rise up the rankings
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