Illini fans, it’s time to paint Indy orange
It’s on Illinois fans to show the country the “beautifully kind of insane” we truly are
If I may speak for all of Illini Nation, we’re still on Cloud 9 after Saturday’s Elite 8 win against Iowa. It’s all we have been thinking about, making it hard to get any type of productive work done. Brad Underwood said it best in an interview with Jon Rothstein: “I went to bed, and I couldn’t sleep.
It’s better than the dreams. ” Same, Coach. If you’re like most Illinois fans, and I would assume Brad Underwood as well, your Saturday night probably looked the same: lying in bed after a long night of celebration, endlessly scrolling through highlights, and smiling ear to ear while doing so.
Illinois punching their ticket to the Final Four is something we’ve been waiting on for a long time. It’s been 21 years since Illinois last made a Final Four. That’s 2 decades of great teams not getting the job done like the 2021 team with Ayo and Kofi, or the 2024 team with TSJ.
It’s 2 decades of frustrating exits, near-misses, and “maybe next year”. We trust Brad Underwood. We believe in this program.