The BoardRoom

Jonny, Matty, and Sam give their immediate reactions as they try to catch their breaths after the Illini narrowly escape victory over Chattanooga in the first round of the NCAA Tourney.

Robert (@alioneye) and Tyler (@tylercott) join the podcast to discuss the first weekend for the Illini in the NCAA Tournament. We got through scouts of the Mocs and hopefully the Cougars, Big Ten fandom in the tournament, and more.

The guys break down their thoughts on our Illini being a four seed, our potential matchups, region, and overall thoughts on the NCAA selection committee. 

The guys break it down with the great Deon Thomas to get his take on the B1G championship, the All-Big Ten teams, and his preview of the conference tournament. Plus, the guys continue to reminisce and reflect back on Sunday night.

Jonny, Sam, and Josh get on the mic at midnight after they get back from their trip down to Champaign to break down how your Fighting Illini took down the Iowa Hawkeyes 74-72 to win the Big Ten regular-season title. (Typing this gives us chills) 

Robert (@alioneye) joins Matty, Jonny, and Josh to discuss the Illini victory Sunday afternoon over the Michigan Wolverines. We discuss the key players and moments from the game, go on tangents about the 2022-2023 team and road wins, and give a look ahead to the next week of Big 10 play. 

The guys recap what has surely been an incredible 48 hours for the BoardRoom and Illini, featuring two wins (shoutout Josh) in one day! 

The guys break down what was undoubtedly a tough night for Illini on the road. The fellas are surprisingly levelheaded after such an emotional letdown of a game. Give it a listen!

It's been 1080 days since the Illini have lost to Wisconsin, and the boys couldn't be happier to break down the action. Plus, Ken Pomeroy of Kenpom.com joins the show to break down Illinois, the B1G, and the national player of the year race.

Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) joins the show as we discuss (in order) Illini Basketball, Ayo on the Bulls, Illini Football, and the miscellaneous Chicago sports teams topics.

Guys break down a double-overtime Illini loss to Purdue. Just like every Amtrak train, our podcast is posted on delay. We recorded Monday evening and posted it today, so listen to us and @ALionEye go through our emotions six hours after the final buzzer rang. 

The Illini take down the Terrapins on Ayo Night in front of Demar Derozan. The guys discuss Kofi and Trent's spectacular night, Ayo, and everything else from a Thursday night in Champaign. 

The guys break down a meaningful Braggin' Rights win as the trophy returns home to Champaign for the first time since 2017. Come for the basketball talk, stay for the Mizzou bowl game loss recap.

A thrilling game ends in crushing defeat for Illinois as they can't hold on against the Bearcats. The guys talk their way through this one and calmly explain how the Illini are just fine.

Matty, Jonny, Sam, and Josh break down the Iowa win. They discuss the spectacular performances of Kofi, Grandison, Plummer, Trent, and Monte and wrap up with a preview of Saturday's showdown vs. Arizona. 

While it wasn't the biggest loss for Notre Dame fans of the night, the Illini took care of business at home. The guys react to the 82-72 win for Brad Underwoods' crew, discuss how Kofi needs to be appreciated more nationally, and the role players that stepped up. We wrap up Illinois Football closing out the year on good vibes and our Big Ten Fantasy lineups. Like, subscribe, and share as always. 

The guys revel in not just one loss...but two! Join us on a spiritual journey as we sing the Monday blues and discuss not only last week's loss to Marquette but also tonight's loss to Cincinnati. 

The Illini basketball regular season is upon us! Join the guys as they reel off some extremely professional instant analysis and overreact to the Illini win in the most absurd of ways.

Illinois played a basketball game, so we overreacted to it! Plus, the guys breakdown some season expectations and debate some hot takes provided by an unnamed source from an unnamed podcast (shoutout to the Field Pass for no reason).

Tyler Underwood joins the show to talk a little preseason Illini hoops and tell us what it's like to be related to Coach Underwood.

With a little assistance from Robert, the guys look ahead to the 2021 Illinois Football season and what to expect from year one of the Bielema era.

Ayo's just been drafted by the Bulls and frankly, the guys can't believe it. Join us for some instant reaction and celebration to Ayo staying home (again!).

The guys catch up on some of the latest football and basketball news and ask their dream hypothetical questions to Coach B and Andre Curbelo.

Adopted Illini Mike Daum joins the show to preview his expectations for this year's TBT tournament. Plus, we fill him in on everything he needs to know about Champaign-Urbana.

Who's pumped for a little summer House of 'Paign basketball? Head coach and GM Mike LaTulip joins the program to preview what's in store for his team. Plus- maybe a little tease at a surprise roster spot?