What’s pre-Big Ten Illini basketball going to look like? We got a pretty good idea yesterday with the announcement of a non-conference MTE (“Multi-team Event) hosted in Champaign:

To celebrate, Mike explores the options on today’s episode of The 200 Level, including prospective teams and dates. Carp also dives into a little bit of Illini Football, whose season kicks off in just over two weeks (!)

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It's time for the annual Illini football post-mortem, and sadly, this one comes before bowl season. Mike Carpenter reacts to a wild 45-43 loss to Northwestern that encapsulated the frustrations of Bret Bielema's third year. With a loss of momentum and veteran stars departing for the NFL, how can Illinois football find its way to consistency?

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