Ep. 735 - Isaac Trotter on if Illini are Big Ten & national contenders
Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast
247Sports, Illinois, Illinois Football, Illinois Basketball, Illinois Athletics, College Football, C
4.9 • 576 Ratings
🗓️ 28 December 2023
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
247Sports' national basketball writer Isaac Trotter joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to break down his thoughts on Illinois, if he's buying them as a Big Ten and national contender, his lingering concerns about the Illini and if Brad Underwood will be a contender for Big Ten Coach of the Year. Trotter then opines on the rest of the Big Ten, including contenders, bubble teams and disappointing teams before discussing his Final Four favorites.
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| 0:48.3 | Music Today on the online inquire podcast, let's zoom out on Illinois basketball a little bit, shall we? |
| 1:08.4 | We have Isaac Trotter, 24-7 sports college basketball writer and Illinois Enquirer. |
| 1:13.6 | We are very proud of what he is doing for the 24-7 sports national crew, and he's given us great |
| 1:18.4 | insight, and he joins us today on the pod to say and talk about how much he buys into this |
| 1:24.0 | Illinois team from a national contender, from a Big Ten contender perspective. |
| 1:28.6 | What does Illinois need to do to actually push Purdue? |
| 1:31.8 | What concerns does he have heading into Big Ten play? |
| 1:34.7 | And then we break down the Big Ten. |
| 1:36.8 | Who are the actual contenders? |
| 1:38.6 | Who can potentially push their way into that top tier with Illinois and Purdue, if anyone |
| 1:43.9 | is able. |
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