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Friday, March 16, 2007
It appears those two student buses made it through the snow.
By halftime of tonight's first game, the Holy Cross sections of Nationwide Arena have pretty much turned purple, with a full contingent of fans, many decked out in familiar 'Sader Nation T-shirts.
During the intermission, they even offered up a little of the "Holy" ... "Cross" call and response cheer.
Illinois lead Virginia Tech at the break, giving rise to speculative discussion about the possible impact of an Illinois win on the crowd for game two.
The question is, will Illinois fans root for Southern Illinois? Since Southern and the Illini are not rivals in the traditional sense, it would seem likely that Illinois fans would root for their neighbors to the south.
When Bucknell played Kansas two years ago, the conventional wisdom was that Oklahoma State fans, and Oklahoma City locals who root for Oklahoma, might give the Bison a crowd edge by cheering the Jayhawks' demise.
That did not happen, the Big 12 fans stuck together for the most part to support the Jayhawks.
If Illinois were to lose this one, that might become a moot point. Illini fans might simply leave en masse, leaving behind a score of empty seats for the nightcap, but no crowd edge for the Salukis.
On the other hand, an Illini win might trigger a decision to stick around, at least for half of the nightcap. If that happens, and the game stays close -- which everybody seems to expect since nobody is anticipating much scoring -- they might even hang around to the end.
On a related note, HC fans who could not make it to Columbus ought to be wishing for a blowout in the Villanova-Kentucky game. If that one stays close, CBS is unlikely to cut away to the HC-SIU game as often or for as long. Outside of New England and areas where Southern is a high interest team, the battle of the Wildcats is likely to be the lead television game.
Fans with high speed connections can also try using CBS Sportsline.com's free video stream to view the game. Bob Fouracre's call for the HC network is available online. You can also get the Westwood One radio feed of the game on Sirius 122.
By halftime of tonight's first game, the Holy Cross sections of Nationwide Arena have pretty much turned purple, with a full contingent of fans, many decked out in familiar 'Sader Nation T-shirts.
During the intermission, they even offered up a little of the "Holy" ... "Cross" call and response cheer.
Illinois lead Virginia Tech at the break, giving rise to speculative discussion about the possible impact of an Illinois win on the crowd for game two.
The question is, will Illinois fans root for Southern Illinois? Since Southern and the Illini are not rivals in the traditional sense, it would seem likely that Illinois fans would root for their neighbors to the south.
When Bucknell played Kansas two years ago, the conventional wisdom was that Oklahoma State fans, and Oklahoma City locals who root for Oklahoma, might give the Bison a crowd edge by cheering the Jayhawks' demise.
That did not happen, the Big 12 fans stuck together for the most part to support the Jayhawks.
If Illinois were to lose this one, that might become a moot point. Illini fans might simply leave en masse, leaving behind a score of empty seats for the nightcap, but no crowd edge for the Salukis.
On the other hand, an Illini win might trigger a decision to stick around, at least for half of the nightcap. If that happens, and the game stays close -- which everybody seems to expect since nobody is anticipating much scoring -- they might even hang around to the end.
On a related note, HC fans who could not make it to Columbus ought to be wishing for a blowout in the Villanova-Kentucky game. If that one stays close, CBS is unlikely to cut away to the HC-SIU game as often or for as long. Outside of New England and areas where Southern is a high interest team, the battle of the Wildcats is likely to be the lead television game.
Fans with high speed connections can also try using CBS Sportsline.com's free video stream to view the game. Bob Fouracre's call for the HC network is available online. You can also get the Westwood One radio feed of the game on Sirius 122.
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