[Cactus Jack]

Just a cautionary tale for those ready to hop on the "Lick the Fighting Illini's Orange Taint" Train... Most every time KY's backs have seemed against the proverbial wall w/o much hope of victory, they seem to pull off a surprise and get a big win. I agree with you guys that Illinois looks like the better team but so did Duke, Gonzaga, Florida, Rocky Flop, etc... Don't count out the Mountain & Mormon Mambas!!!

Only problem with the next game against one big orange and a potential game against another is that Brad Underwood isn't Rick Barnes.

Much more worried about Illinois than trying to get a third win over a Tennessee team that has a tendency to let their opponent dictate the terms that they want to play at.

Not saying there isn't a chance that Tennessee wouldn't beat Kentucky in Round 3, but definitely saying that Illinois should murk them because I don't like Tennessee in any matchup against them other than Zeigler.

Didn't  UT beat them at the buzzer on the Illini's home court???

They definitely did, but history tells me that December Rick Barnes and March Rick Barnes are two different things.

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Conference Breakdowns after Round 1 completed:

Big 10- 8-0

SEC- 8-6

Big 12- 6-1

Big East- 3-2

ACC- 1-3

Mountain West- 2-2

West Coast- 2-0

Missouri Valley- 1-0

Southland- 1-0

I'll learn my lesson about trusting the Mountain West in the NCAA Tournament at some point, I promise.