No One Asked Us

After capturing a share of the Big Ten regular season title on Sunday, Illinois’ trip to Indianapolis for the B1G Tourney was cut short at the hands of Indiana on Friday after a 65-63 loss. Illinois couldn’t hit their shots and consistently missed free throws on their way to the upset. Craig Choate and Logan Lee are distraught in this Illini Postgame Show from No One Asked Us. Illinois will learn...

Illinois won the B1G regular season championship over the weekend! Craig Choate and Logan Lee talk more about that here. They also react to the Big Ten men’s basketball awards that were announced Tuesday afternoon. Kofi Cockburn, Trent Frazier, and Alfonso Plummer all were named to All-Big Ten teams. Did Kofi win Big Ten Player of the Year? Who won coach of the year? The guys have all the informat...

HANG THE BANNER!! #20 Illinois comes back from 15 points down to beat #24 Iowa 74-72 and clinch a share of the Big Ten regular season championship. It’s the first regular season title for the Illini since 2005. Craig Choate and Logan Lee try and put coherent sentences together to encapsulate their emotions in this Illini Postgame Show from No One Asked Us! Illinois wins the Big Ten at 15-5, tied w...

In this week’s episode we breakdown another 1-1 week in Illini basketball following a home loss to Ohio State then a road win at Michigan. What do our hosts Craig Choate and Logan Lee think about the Illini performance? Logan has turned into our own bracketologist, he presents his bracket and where Illinois stand and might end up on Selection Sunday. Plus the guys draft their picks for who they th...

It’s our one year anniversary episode! We started this podcast February 22nd of 2021, and now 55 episodes and 12 postgame shows later we’re celebrating the year that was! THANK YOU to everyone that has listened to any episode over the past year. We really do appreciate the support and look forward to continuing to talk sports and entertainment. This week the guys recap an abysmal road loss followe...

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 g...

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 f...

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 e...

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...

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. Cr...

Illinois remains in the rankings this week, at #24, despite two losses. Craig Choate and Logan Lee begrudgingly recap the loss at Maryland last Friday and look ahead to the matchup against #10 Michigan State on Tuesday and Northwestern on Saturday. They also discuss the status of Kofi Cockburn and the expectations with him on the court, and without him. What should this Illini team’s postseason go...

The #17 Illini are handed their first conference loss of the season by #4 Purdue, in an instant classic 96-88 in double overtime! Andre Curbelo returned to the court for the first time since November and nearly helped lead Illinois to a comeback win. Craig Choate and Logan Lee breakdown that game and look ahead to the only other matchup of the week, at Maryland. The guys also give their thoughts o...

It wasn’t pretty but it is another Illini win. #25 Illinois battles though another off-shooting night to take down a short-handed Michigan team 68-53 at the State Farm Center. This was Michigan’s first game after their COVID pause caused them to postpone their last two, and they played without preseason All-American Hunter Dickinson. Craig Choate and Logan Lee react to the win in this No One Asked...

Make that 5-0! #25 Illinois fights off a sluggish night in Nebraska to beat the Cornhuskers 81-71. It was a one possession game until inside the four minute mark of the second half when the Illini, behind Trent Frazier and Omar Payne, closed on a 16-6 run to win it. Craig Choate and Logan Lee breakdown the close win in this No One Asked Us Illini Postgame Show. The win moves Illinois to 12-3 overa...

Illini basketball completed a 2-0 week coming off their COVID pause. Craig Choate and Logan Lee react to the week and look ahead to the next three games, if they happen! Illini football has made a change at offensive coordinator. The guys give their thoughts on the firing of Tony Petersen and the hire of Barry Lunney Jr. They also talk more about the college football national championship game bet...

Playing their second game in a span of three days, Illinois was able to come back in the second half to beat Maryland 76-64 on Thursday night. Craig Choate and Logan Lee brings you instant reaction from the win. Also, Ayo Dosunmu's jersey now hangs in the rafters of State Farm Center. What does that mean for the Illini program? It leads to an 11-3 start to the season and 4-0 now in Big Ten play. K...

After nearly two weeks without a game due to a COVID-19 pause, Illinois men’s basketball returned to the court like they didn’t miss a beat with a 76-53 win at Minnesota on Tuesday night. In the first No One Asked Us Postgame Show, Craig Choate and Logan Lee react to the win and look ahead to Maryland Thursday night. Illinois improves to 10-3 on the season and 3-0 in Big Ten play. Kofi Cockburn: 2...

Welcome to 2022! College football dominates the show this week. Craig Choate and Logan Lee dissect the bowl season so far and get in a heated debate over the “meaningless” bowl games. Then they jump into the hot button issue of player opting out of bowl games. Let us know which side you are on in regards to those topics! The guys then pick their winner of the College Football Playoff. Illinois bas...

It’s the final episode of 2021!! Just minutes before recording, Illinois basketball announced they have canceled their game against Florida A&M and are putting the program on pause due to positive COVID-19 tests. Craig Choate and Logan Lee react to the news and also look back at the Braggin’ Rights domination of Missouri. Illinois football nearly backed their way into a bowl game, would the gu...

It’s Christmas Week!! This week Logan Lee and Craig Choate breakdown the Illini men’s basketball blowout win over St. Francis (PA). Then take a look at the upcoming Braggin’ Rights game against Missouri. Can Illinois snap the three game losing streak? Illinois football signed 22 player on Signing Day. What do the guys think of the early class? No Way Home is dominating the box office. Logan gives...

Back to our regular scheduled programming of Tuesday releases! This week Logan Lee and Craig Choate spend a lot of time dissecting the 1-1 week from the Illini men’s basketball team. A win at Iowa and the loss at home to Arizona. Craig was at the Arizona game and details the vibe in the State Farm Center. Illinois football has their transfer quarterback. The guys give their thoughts on Tommy DeVit...

Early episode this week as the College Football Playoff is now set. Craig Choate and Logan Lee react to the top-4 that included Cincinnati. They also talk more about the coaching carousel, which continues to spin. Illinois basketball played maybe their best game of the year last Friday against Rutgers. The guys tell us what impressed them most and try to figure out what’s going on with Andre Curbe...

Some good and some bad to recap with Illinois basketball this week. Craig Choate and Logan Lee breakdown the two Illini wins over UT-Rio Grande Valley and Notre Dame. Illinois football puts on their most impressive show of the season to close out the season with a 47-14 win over Northwestern. What do the guys want to see in the offseason to feel confident heading into next year? Plus, the CFB coac...

Illinois suffers their first big blowout loss of the season, are the guys panicked? Craig Choate and Logan Lee talk through the Hall of Fame Classic and Illinois’ loss to Cincinnati and win over Kansas State and give their thoughts on what needs to happen moving forward. Illinois football closes the regular season on Saturday. A win over Northwestern means they could still make a bowl game. The gu...

Illinois is already in the loss column after Marquette’s upset on Monday. Craig and Logan recap the week of Illinois basketball and look ahead to the Hall of Fame Classic with the return of Kofi. Illinois football heads to Iowa City this weekend without their head coach, the guys discuss how Bret Bielema testing positive for COVID impacts that game. There is also already some action on the MLB Hot...