Originally Posted by
ChalkyDog
That list, which is the only one to say illinois is a top 10 program, so I understand your death grip hold on the want to believe it is true. However, those rankings, admitted by sagarin himself, is heavily weighted towards back in the day, when the tournament consisted of 8 teams, no 3 pt line, etc... That is foolish. NCAA basketball's modern era started in '79 when Magic and Bird lifted it up.
With that said, what fukkin coach cares about shit that happened so long ago, you have to go find microfilm to see the highlights. The game is nothing like that now.