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Illinois puts on an absolutely embarrassing performance on the road at Rutgers, losing 70-59 to the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers had a 60-37 lead with 6:45 left before Illinois rallied to cut it to 9 with less than two minutes remaining. Craig Choate and Logan Lee do their best to recap the game and what’s next in this Illini Postgame Show from No One Asked Us!

The loss drops Illinois to 18-7 overall and 11-4 in the Big Ten. Another road game is next, Saturday at 12:00 p.m. ET.

Kofi Cockburn: 20 points, 10 rebounds (sets the Illinois record for career double-doubles)

Trent Frazier: 11 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 steals

RJ Melendez: 10 points in 11 minutes

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The Rams are the champions of football and Craig Choate is not happy about it. The guys lead the show with reaction to the Super Bowl. From the commercial to the halftime show, the game and then the disdain the city of St. Louis has towards the Rams. Craig goes on a rant and Logan is just along for the ride.

Illinois basketball went 1-1 last week but moved up one spot in the rankings to #12. The guys react to the week and discuss the two upcoming road trips this week.

Then they breakdown the rest of the Big Ten and what lies ahead for each of the contenders. Craig did some research and is already writing off a couple Big Ten teams as Final Four contenders.

We finally have some actual baseball stuff to talk about! The DH is coming to the National League. Craig and Logan react to that news and what it means for baseball. Then they go on a little bit of a tangent about MLB The Show cover athlete and gameplay.

All that and much much more in episode 54!

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00:00 Welcome

02:40 Moment of the Week

10:07 Question of the Week

11:27 Super Bowl

37:04 Illini MBB

44:16 Big Ten

54:24 UIC vs. Horizon League

01:00:43 MLB

01:10:12 Movies & TV

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The epitome of a tale of two halves saw Northwestern come back from a 18 point deficit to make it a one point game in the 2nd half. #13 Illinois closed though, leading to a 73-66 win over the Wildcats. Craig Choate and Logan Lee have reaction to the game and what’s next in this Illini Postgame Show from No One Asked Us!

Illinois is back in the win column and now 18-6 overall and 11-3 in the Big Ten, back atop the league in first place. A couple road tests this week for Illinois starting with a trip to Rutgers on Wednesday for a 7:00 p.m. ET tip.

Kofi Cockburn: 19 points, 15 rebounds (ties the Illinois record for career double-doubles)

Alfonso Plummer: 19 points, 5/11 from 3

RJ Melendez: 14 points, 6 rebounds

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A game in which #13 Illinois lead at half turned into a blowout thanks to hot shooting from Purdue, including 22 points from Jaden Ivey. In the end it was a 84-68 win for #3 Purdue at Mackey Arena. Craig Choate and Logan Lee have reaction to the game and what’s next in this Illini Postgame Show from No One Asked Us!

Illinois drops to 17-6 overall and 10-3 in the Big Ten. There is now a three-way tie atop the conference with Illinois, Purdue, and Wisconsin all 10-3. The Illini are back at home on Sunday for the second matchup of the season against Northwestern. It’s a 2:00 p.m. ET tip from the State Farm Center.

Kofi Cockburn: 18 points, 7 rebounds

Andre Curbelo: 15 points, 2 rebounds

Alfonso Plummer: 14 points, 4/8 from 3

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A big week has the rest of the nation taking notice of the #13 Illini. Craig Choate and Logan Lee discuss the two wins over last week and look ahead to the biggest game of the year so far, a trip to West Lafayette on Tuesday.

Super Bowl LVI is on Sunday, the guys give their pick during our Question of the Week segment. Is it the hometown Rams in their home stadium or the upstart Bengals in their first Super Bowl appearance during our hosts lifetime?

Former Illini head coach Lovie Smith is back in a head coaching seat, this time back in the NFL. Craig and Logan give their thoughts on Lovie taking the reins of the Houston Texans.

ESPN recently released their list of top-100 best baseball players of all-time. Logan and Craig have some opinions on where they went wrong. What could have been higher and who do they rank too high? The guys give their thoughts!

All that and much much more in episode 53!

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00:00 Welcome

06:50 Moment of the Week (Logan went to a Bulls Game)

17:02 Question of the Week (Super Bowl Predictions)

24:13 Illini MBB

40:54 Other MBB

42:37 Illini Football

46:35 NFL Coaching Changes

49:45 Other NFL

58:03 Baseball Top-100 Players

01:09:47 Movies & TV

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The Illini trailed at the half by two but flipped a switch in the second half and put the clamps on Indiana to leave Bloomington with a 74-57 win. #18 Illinois only allowed the Hoosiers to score 21 points in the second half, while Trent Frazier and Kofi Cockburn scored 26 by themselves. Craig Choate and Logan Lee have reaction to the game and what’s next in this Illini Postgame Show from No One Asked Us!

Illinois is now 17-5 overall and 10-2 in the Big Ten. Their best 12 game start in conference since 2005. Another road trip looms on Tuesday when the Illini travel to West Lafayette for a 9:00 p.m. ET start to take on #4 Purdue.

Trent Frazier: 23 points on 8-11 shooting, 4 assists

Kofi Cockburn: 17 points, 8 rebounds

Alfonso Plummer: 14 points, 4 rebounds

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For only the second time since November, #18 Illinois had both Andre Curbelo and Kofi Cockburn available at the same time. It was Cockburn doing the damage tonight against #11 Wisconsin with yet another double-double. The Illini pulled away for a 80-67 win over the Badgers to take control of the Big Ten race at 9-2. Craig Choate and Logan Lee have the instant reaction to the win and what lurks ahead in this Illini Postgame Show from No One Asked Us!

Watch our LIVE Stream Watch Along here, https://youtu.be/J-6K_kvzeU0

Illinois moves to 16-5 overall and 9-2 in the Big Ten. Next ups is a trip to Bloomington on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. ET to take on Indiana.

Kofi Cockburn: 37 points on 16-19 FG, 12 rebounds

Jacob Grandison: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals

Da’Monte Williams: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists

Trent Frazier: 7 points, 7 assists

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Illinois makes a jump in the AP poll this week following two close wins. Craig Choate and Logan Lee recap the week and look ahead to two tough matchups against Wisconsin and at Indiana respectively for Illinois. Just exactly what does Trent Frazier need to do to get more respect nationally for his play, specifically on the defensive side of the ball. Logan gets fired up about that in this week’s episode.

Chris Mack is out as Louisville head coach. Craig is in the thick of Cardinals country and gives his thoughts on what went down and what happens moving forward for Louisville.

Super Bowl LVI is set, it’s the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams. The guys recap the dramatic comebacks from the Bengals and Rams, and Craig still has a bad taste in his mouth about the Rams move from St. Louis.

A couple big name quarterbacks made headlines this week. One officially announced his retirement, Ben Roethlisberger, but the other is denying reports of him hanging up his cleats. What’s going on with Tom Brady

Multiple teams have now filled their head coaching vacancies, including the Chicago Bears. Ryan Poles and Matt Eberflus take over the reigns in Chicago. What do the guys think?

All that and much much more in episode 52!

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00:00 Welcome

03:53 Moment of the Week

09:18 Question of the Week

10:58 Illini MBB

40:59 Other MBB

50:27 NFL Playoffs

01:01:18 Other NFL (Tom Brady & Ben Roethlisberger)

01:12:51 NFL Coaching Changes

01:18:34 Baseball Hall of Fame

01:26:14 Movies & TV

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In Kofi Cockburn’s return to the lineup, #24 Illinois needed all 22 of his points to beat Northwestern 59-56 in Evanston. The Wildcats (9-10, 2-8) battled back from a halftime deficit to take a six point lead on the Illini at 46-40 but Illinois (15-5, 8-2) went on a 19-10 run to end the game. Craig Choate and Logan Lee breakdown the win in this No One Asked Us Illini Postgame Show.

Watch our LIVE Stream Watch Along here, https://youtu.be/l0jJ0EDMY0o

Illinois is now 15-5 overall and 8-2 in the Big Ten. They’re back at the State Farm Center on Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. ET to play #11 Wisconsin.

Kofi Cockburn: 22 points, 9 rebounds

Alfonso Plummer: 9 points, 3 rebounds

Da’Monte Williams: 5 points, 3 assists, 9 rebounds

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Playing without Kofi Cockburn and Andre Curbelo the #24 Illini were able to hold off a 2nd half comeback from #10 Michigan State to win 56-55 in Champaign on Tuesday. Trent Frazier missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with Illinois holding a 56-54 lead with 6 seconds left, then fouled Michigan State with .2 seconds left. The Spartans missed the first free throw and made the second to end the game. Craig Choate and Logan Lee react to the win in this No One Asked Us Illini Postgame Show.

Watch our LIVE Stream Watch Along here, https://youtu.be/0SAqDbCriiM

Illinois is now 15-4 overall and 7-2 in the Big Ten. They’re back in action on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET when they travel to Northwestern.

Trent Frazier: 16 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds

Alfonso Plummer: 11 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds

Luke Goode: 9 points on 3/4 3s, 4 rebounds

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