I'm seeing a lot of discourse today about whether Illinois and Michigan are basketball rivals.
The answer is clearly no, they are not.
In order for them to be rivals, Michigan would have to win at some point, and it hasn't done that in any of the last 9 meetings. Michigan's last win over Illinois in basketball was 2,603 days ago.
I hope that settles things for those who weren't sure.
Illinois' Jake Davis on Morez Johnson returning 👀
"I think he's gonna hear it. Fans are gonna let him know, as they should. He left. Nothing against it, love Morez but I think it'll be good for him to return to what could've been, what he could've had"
"I think Illinois has the best chance to [move up to a 1-seed]."
@stlappas thinks the current 1-seeds will remain, but says Illinois has the best chance to steal a spot.
@Chamberlai35674@IlliniMBB Honestly with that defensive performance who really give a shit at this point. Have fun and hope they make the sweet sixteen.