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(18) Indiana @ Illinois - Pregame thread - 2/25 at 2100 EST on ESPN


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Somebody on an Illinois board called this their Super Bowl.

I read that page, it made me feel sad for them. They recognize this is a massive game, but still aren't confident they can even stay in it. They later talk about Rojo being out and mention how they would have a chance if it was Yogi because they have no answer for him otherwise.

 

Vegas has us at -8.5 btw. 

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Trust me guys, I'm from Illinois: We don't know much about the Super Bowl, so I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding.


Chicago? Or...Not Chicago?

I'm a Not Chicagoan myself.
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I went to one game at the faux Assembly Hall, most obnoxious basketball fans in the Big Ten.  Second only to OSU football fans for obnoxiousness.  I never liked Illinois before that, but after that experience I have relished every win over them that much more...

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I think it took kids for me to stop falling for it. Once the kids come you're thinking "Wait, she's offering to take the kids out so I can stay home and watch the game? Hmmmm, I'm going to pay for this royally". 

 

As a younger man, this is a trap I continually fall for. Is there an age when you stop falling for it?

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That's a trap, don't fall for it. 

No doubt it's a trap, but one of the reasons I married my wife is because being in trouble is pretty tolerable. I pay for it by taking over some chores around the house (which, I likely would have had to do anyway) and it all works out. If I can get the chores done before she comes home, then I can usually defuse the whole situation ahead of time.

 

When "like the time you stayed home to watch basketball when my parents were here" comes up when my family is in town, I also have the trump card since my family doesn't care at all so she can do whatever she wants. Plus, she needs allies against her mother, so she can't turn on me until they leave.

 

The DVR is your friend. Go to a place without a television, and watch it on the DVR with no knowledge of the outcome, and commercial free.

 

I'm incapable of doing this. If I don't watch a game on time I want to know the outcome so I know if it's going to ruin my night. Then I get disappointed in myself for blowing the ending. Though, sometimes it makes the game more fun like the Niner's win against the Bears where all I knew was we won and for the entire game I kept thinking "I don't see any way for us to win this, there is no way we actually won".

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Though, sometimes it makes the game more fun like the Niner's win against the Bears where all I knew was we won and for the entire game I kept thinking "I don't see any way for us to win this, there is no way we actually won".


Lol k.
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