Mike Carpenter reflects on the Illini basketball season so far, which has them at 17-5 overall and 8-3 in the Big Ten. He opens up the listener mailbag to see how satisfied fans are with Brad Underwood as Illinois' head coach, and what's been most impressive through seven years at the helm. Finally, he discusses Saturday's big game at Michigan State and why he feels good about the rematch vs. Tom Izzo's squad.