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S6 Ep31: End of the Season

05 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Illinois falls to UConn in the Final 4. Join us for one more episode this season. 

S6 Ep30: Final Four Preview 2 w/ Robert and Tyler

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Less than 48 hours till tip and we get the IlliniBoard brain trust on to discuss our feelings as we come into Final Four weekend. Travel safely friend...

S6 Ep29: Final 4 Preview

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Time for the first episode of our Final 4 preview!

S6 Ep28: Final 4!

29 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Fighting Illini are back in the Final 4 for the first time in over 20 years! It's time for a once-in-a-generation episode. 

S6 Ep27: Sweet 16 Win

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Illinois comes out victorious against Houston in Houston. Bring on Iowa. 

S6 Ep26: Sweet 16 Mega Preview!

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Robert once again join the show to break down a matchup against Houston and potential matchup against Nebraska or Iowa.

S6 Ep25: Illini back in the Sweet 16!

22 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Illini are back in the Sweet 16 for the second time in three years and there is so much to celebrate. Dive in! 

S6 Ep24: Round of 64 Win

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The guys and Robert chat about Illinois' historic second half and preview our round of 32 game against the Rams.

S6 Ep23: Tournament Preview (We got duped on the tipoff times btw)

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The boys + Tyler preview the bracket and Illinois' path. As of the time of this release, we got duped by a fake Twitter account with the times. So if ...

S6 Ep22: Big Ten Tournament Loss

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Illini bow out in their first game of the BTT, but don't fret, because there are silver linings and we're still excited for the tournament! Are yo...

S6 Ep21: Maryland Win and End of the Regular Season

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The end of the regular season is upon us. BTT time!

S6 Ep20: Oregon Win + UCLA and Michigan Loss

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Notes and analysis from a dominant win over the Ducks and the brutal losses to UCLA and Michigan 

S6 Ep19: USC Win

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We said we wouldn't be recording an episode after the USC game...turns out we were wrong! A dominant performance by the Illini + a thank you to the la...

S6 Ep18: Indiana Win +Wisconsin Loss

15 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The fellas are back after the IU win to discuss the win and last week's Wisco L. 

S6 Ep17: MSU Blues

08 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A valiant effort falls short in OT. A gut-wrenching loss means we do our one yearly post-loss regular-season episode. 

S6 Ep16: Northwestern Domination

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fun lil episode as Jonny and Matty go duos and talk back and forth about the absolute dismantling of Northwestern tonight. 

S6 Ep15: Nebraska Revenge

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Illini go on the road and get their revenge against Nebraska for another top-10 road win!

S6 Ep14: Washington Win

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The win streak is extended to nine games as Illinois finishes off a perfect month (the first of the Brad era). 

S6 Ep13: Purdue Win

25 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On the road! Against a top 5 team! Keaton Wagler Hall of Fame performance! What more could you want. ILL. 

S6 Ep12: Maryland Win

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Down goes mighty Maryland (At least it's felt that way for Illinois the last decade). The fellas discuss. 

S6 Ep11: Northwestern and Minnesota Wins

17 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Another lovely few days for Illini basketball, so let's chat about it! 

S6 Ep10: Iowa Win

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

No better way to celebrate Josh's 30th than by chatting with the fellas about the Illini. 

S6 Ep9: Rutgers 2026

09 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Illinois gets a sleepy 26 point win against the Scarlet Knights but the fellas are wide awake talking about it!

S6 Ep8: Palestra Party!

04 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The fellas yap it up after the boys get the dub on the "Rhoades" against Penn State. 

S6 Ep7: Braggin' Rights Dub!

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are gathered here to celebrate the marriage of Ben Humrichous and Adalia McKenzie and also discuss the largest Illini blowout win in Braggin' Right...

S6 Ep6: First B1G Win of the Year

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Illini are on the board in B1G play as they get the win in Columbus. Join us as Robert joins the show for One Question with Robert.  

S6 Ep5: Music City Madness Dub

07 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Illini get the win in Nashville as the boys recap the game and look ahead to the mini start of the conference season. 

S6 Ep4: Last Four Games Recap!

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The fellas get together to chat about the last four games and look ahead to the UConn-Tennessee gauntlet. Happy Thanksgiving!

S6 Ep3: Red Raider Redemption

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Top 15 win! Robert joins the fellas to talk about one of the biggest non-conference home wins in more than a decade. 

S6 Ep2: Jackson State + FGCU

08 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Time for a little Saturday morning overreactions!

S6 Ep1: Season Preview Episode!

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are back! The BoardRoom boys return for season six of the show. We’re more excited than ever to talk Illinois hoops on air as we preview the seas...

S5 Ep23: Round of 32 Exit :(

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been a fun ride as the season comes to an end in Milwaukee. Join us for one final episode this season. 

S5 Ep22: Round of 64 Victory over Xavier

22 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was a carpool karaoke party on the way back to Chicago as the boys + many of our friends join the show to talk about the first round tournament vic...

S5 Ep21: Selection Sunday 2025

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We bring on the IB Brain Trust to talk through our seeding, Illini Athletics, and things we are looking forward to in the tourney.

S5 Ep20: Terra-Pain

15 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Illinois is ousted in the BTT. A rare post-loss episode, but unlike Purdue Basketball, here we are posting our final score and talking about it. 

S5 Ep19: Iowa BTT Win

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Illini win their opening round game of the Big Ten tournament and there's a surprising amount to talk about! Tune in before this podcast becomes o...

S5 Ep18: Quartile of Death = Over

08 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The regular season and quartile of death come to an end in spectacular fashion with a win over Purdue. Special guest Jonny Vegas joins us at 8am from ...

S5 Ep17: Crossover Podcast with 200 Level

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We welcome on Mike from the 200 Level podcast we discuss our twitter spat from the last two weeks. Fun episode that goes into nuance our tweets didn't...

S5 Ep16: Michigan Mauled Again

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brad Underwood’s reign against Michigan basketball remains supreme. The fellas (plus special guest Russell) always have lots to say about it.

S5 Ep15: Illini Slump Broken? Time for March

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Illini win their must win game and end February on a positive note. Hewey, Dewey, Lewey and the fourth guy discuss the twitter exchange and what t...

S5 Ep14: Bruined their night

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A late run by the Bruins wasn’t enough as Illinois hangs on to win in Champaign tonight. We do what we do best: recap the third quartile and look ah...

S5 Ep13: Barn Stormed

09 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The guys have some fun on a Saturday night talking about the Minnesota win, football recruiting, and future SB LIX MVP Sydney Brown

S5 Ep12: Buckeye Win + Football Talk with Robert

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robert joins the show for the first time all season so naturally, we talk mostly football. Stick around long enough and you just might hear some Illin...

S5 Ep11: Back to Winning Ways - Post NU

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a two week break, the Illini are back in the win column and we jump on to discuss defeating Northwestern and The BoardRoom Retreat in Mexico Cit...

S5 Ep10: Hoosiers Get Hosed

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The illini get back on track after running IU off their home court in Bloomington. Is IU a football school now? Probably not but it seems like they ma...

S5 Ep9: Illini Tame the Lions

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Got the whole squad on as the Illini keep the good times rolling with a 91-52 win over Penn State. 

S5 Ep8: Hushing the Huskies

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined by Tyler C. as we talk through the Illini win over the Washington Huskies, leftovers from the Oregon game, and expectations for the next ...

S5 Ep7: Illini beat Oregon + Bowl Game W

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Illinois basketball with an all-time performance on the road against Eugene was the perfect Illini encore to the bowl game victory. What a week. So mu...

S5 Ep6: Braggin' Rights Secured

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Braggin’ Rights have been secured for the Illini for a second consecutive year. A little feel-good for your Monday AM as the fellas talk about the W...

S5 Ep5: Wisconsin goes (Orange and) Blue

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Illini beat the Badgers (again) 86-80 and the guys jump on the mic to go through the game and look ahead to Saturday's game against #1 Tennessee.

S5 Ep4: 100th Episode Extravaganza!

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the morning of the Northwestern-Illinois football game (and Sam's wedding) on our 100th episode of the Boardroom! Filmed in front of a live studi...

S5 Ep3: Rolled by Tide

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in as the guys discuss the 100-87 loss to Alabama. It’s not long before the conversation quickly turns to the 16-leg parlay we need to hit in o...

S5 Ep2: 3-0akland

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Illinois beats defending round of 32 champion Oakland on a Wednesday non-con game in November. Naturally, the boys spend five minutes talking about Dr...

S5 Ep1: Panthers Get Prowled

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Board Room is back for year 5! We finally have our first regular season game of the year and the guys are back together to chat it up. 

S4 Ep24: End of Season Recap

31 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What a ride, Illini nation. The guys do their best to sum up how they’re feeling after the Uconn game. Tune in for one final time this season. 

S4 Ep23: Illinois Marches Onto the Elite 8!

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Illini in the Elite 8! We may have been a bit delirious when recording this, but that was half the fun. Stick around long enough and maybe @ALionEye w...

S4 Ep22: Tom Fornelli Previews the Sweet 16 + Other Illini Stuff!

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Illinois' own Tom Fornelli joins the show to talk Sweet 16, 2024 Illinois football, and how the NCAA Tournament just doesn't seem to matter to him one...

S4 Ep21: Illinois to the Sweet 16!

24 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Illinois in the Sweet 16!!! So much to discuss as the guys talk about what it means for Illinois to finally get back. You won’t want to miss this on...

S4 Ep20: Illini Beat Morehead State in the Round of 64

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The guys break down the dub after Illinois bounces Morehead State University from the Round of 64. Let's go win a quad 2 game.

S4 Ep19: Big 10 Tourney Champs (Again)

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Illini won the Big 10 tourney and @TylerCott @ALionEye join us from the road to discuss how awesome this weekend was. That + we go over the bracke...

S4 Ep18: Semi Final Saturday

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The boys hop on for a podcast that will be irrelavant in 24 hours. We are one game away from a trophy. Read that sentence again. Tell your friends and...

S4 Ep17: Illinois Sweeps Iowa!

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As another B1G regular season comes to an end, the guys discuss the implications of beating Iowa a second time and the start of postseason play. 

S4 Ep16: Winning against Wisco With Marcus

02 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

State Farm Center North once again belongs to the Illini as Matty, Sam, and Jonny bask in all of the glory that goes along with a historic Saturday af...

S4 Ep15: Ball Went in Hoop

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sam, Matty, and Josh react to the ball going into hoop many of times. Luckily more times for the Illini than Minnesota.

S4 Ep14: Iowa Win + Another Tourney Lock

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A much-needed bounce-back game calls for much-needed analysis from Tyler as Illinois locks up their 5th straight 20-win season and another NCAA tourna...

S4 Ep13: Snapping the Turtles

18 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The guys exhale as we finally won in College Park. We talk through the stars of the game, pulling away late in the game, and look ahead.

S4 Ep12: Michigan Mauled (again)

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We recap the game and look back at our favorite moments in the Juwan Howard versus Brad Underwood era (Spoiler alert, it's all of them).

S4 Ep11: Never A Doubt

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Illini eek out a win over the Cornhuskers. The guys talk about the many panic attacks throughout the game, the fortunate ref situation, and more.

S4 Ep10: Buck Ya Later

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny and Josh go through the Illini controlled victory over OSU, takeaways from being on campus for a game over the weekend, and we finally discuss t...

S4 Ep9: Hoosier Daddy

28 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Illini eek out a win versus the Hoosiers and stay in the B10 title race. Jonny,  Matty, and Sam break down what they saw in game 9 of the Big Ten...

S4 Ep8: Roasting Rutgers

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A clean sweep of Rutgers on the year got Jonny and Matty feeling gitty on a Sunday. Tune in!

S4 Ep7: Illini Make Michigan Blue

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brad Underwood has still yet to lose to Juwan Howard as the Illini pull away in the second half. We got all four of us on the pod today to recap and l...

S4 Ep6: Izzowned

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Illini narrowly held on to a 71-68 win over MSU so we've got thoughts! Tune in. 

S4 Ep5: Illinois' Big Ten Team with Alioneye

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Illini stun the Wildcats of Northwestern by 30 in an all around team effort. Josh and Jonny are joined by Robert to talk through how that felt and...

S4 Ep4: Time to Brag

23 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Illini dismantled Mizzou 97-73 and have reclaimed Braggin' Rights. Jonny, Matty, and Josh are here to brag and to look ahead. 

S4 Ep3: Owl-L-L

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The #illini storm into MSG and take down #11 FAU, Josh and Matty use our dumb brains and get optimistic, and @ALionEye and Jonny join from MSG where i...

S4 Ep2: Marq us down in the L column

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The guys react to the 71-64 Illinni loss to Marquette. They try not to overreact to the loss and look ahead to the rest of the Non-Conference schedule...

S4 Ep1: The BoardRoom is Back

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are back after seven long months without Illinois basketball. Here we go with season four!

S3 Ep16: Selection Sunday Reaction w/ Robert

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We brought back on Robert to talk about the Illini getting a 9 seed in the NCAA tournament. We discuss the bracket, the first and potential second rou...

S3 Ep15: Michigan 2OT Madness

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The game was so exciting that even our recording device gave out midway. Not to worry, the guys still came to play and talk about the 2OT win, and rub...

S3 Ep14: Illini Thrilling Comeback versus Northwestern!

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sure to put a smile on your faces as the guys let loose after a huge comeback against rival Northwestern. 

S3 Ep13: IU, Iowa, the B1G Race and More

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After a brief hiatus off the mics... we're back! Come for the Illini basketball discussion, stay for the argument about Northwestern (?!) winning the ...

S3 Ep12: Streakin' Illini

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The guys recap the last two #illini wins against the Badgers and Huskers. We discuss how good these seniors have it and look forward on the schedule. ...

S3 Ep11: Buckeye - L - L

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The guys recap the Illini win over the Buckeyes and discuss the clunker against the Hoosiers. 

S3 Ep10: MSU and Minny are Mismatched!

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The guys talk MSU and Minnesota wins as the Illini are back above .500 in B1G play.

S3 Ep9: Illini take down the Formidable Freds

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We recap the Illini win over Nebraska and Wisconsin, Illini twitter not being real, upcoming expectations, and your ranked Illini Women's basketball t...

S3 Ep8: Braggin' Rights Bummer

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh off the worst Braggin' Rights loss in Illini history, the guys don't hold back on what went wrong in St. Louis Thursday night.

S3 Ep7: Hey Texas, The Illini Are Back

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny and Josh are joined by Robert (@alioneye) on our back from NYC and we discuss how the Illini stormed back from down 10 to beat the Texas Longhor...

S3 Ep6: Orange and Blue > Blue and Orange

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The guys break down the Illini's 73-44 win over Syracuse. We go through Hawkin's triple-double, looked back at Vegas/Lindenwood, and look forward to M...

S3 Ep5: Illini Vegas Takeover

19 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The guys are on cloud 9 and react in their hotel room after the Illini come storming back from 15 in Las Vegas against UCLA. 

S3 Ep4: The Under 16 - Illini beat UMKC, Monmouth

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

All four of us are on to recap the last two Illini tune-up games before Vegas. 

S3 Ep3: The Under 16 - Illini Handle EIU

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The guys change up how postgame pods will come out this season. If all four of us are on, we have 16 minutes to react. If we have only 2 of us, we hav...

S3 Ep2: Season Preview with Tyler Underwood

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Who's excited about some basketball tomorrow? Tyler Underwood joins the show for a surprise preview episode the night before the season. 

S3 Ep1: Preseason Hype Show!

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Season three kicks off with a preview of the nonconference schedule, a look at the overhauled roster, and maybe just a little bit too much football ta...

S2 Ep24: NextName Co-Founder Steve Thayer

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We welcome on to the podcast the Co-Founder of NextName Steve Thayer to discuss the NFT company he set up to support Illini Athletes, the NIL industry...

S2 Ep23: Perrin to the 'Paign

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Frenchman Zacharie Perrin pledges his commitment to the Illini. The guys break it all down as well as Trent, Kofi, and the schedule. Plus Vegas!

S2 Ep22: BIG 12 to ILL

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We get back on the mics to discuss the two most recent commits to the Illini, Matthew Mayer and Terrence Shannon Jr. We go through potential lineups a...

S2 Ep21: Skyy-L-L

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny, Josh, and Matt discuss the Illini landing 5-star guard Skyy Clark, Coach Underwood's contract extension, and the other offseason news to date. ...

S2 Ep20: Andre Curbelo Transfer / End of Season Podcast

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The guys share their thoughts on Curbelo leaving and what it means and muster the energy to discuss the sad end to the #illini basketball season. 

S2 Ep19: Illini Survive Against Chattanooga

19 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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