The Illini were made the fourth seed in the Western division. They're in the toughest division with four teams that were in the top 10 during the year. They'll be lucky to just make it past Notre Dame. Of course with a war looming, the entire tournament might be in jeopardy of being postponed or canceled. I don't see how they could postpone it easily. People make reservations a year in advance for the finals, hosted by New Orleans this year. I went to New Orleans in 1993 to watch the games at the Superdome. It was a great time. I'm not sure that it would be much fun with a war going on, though. If they cancel it, you have to feel sorry for all the players. Most of them will never get another a chance.
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The 75th Academy Awards might be canceled as well. I don't feel as sorry for those people, though. They seem to have award shows every other week and many of them make millions. They could just announce the winners and ship them their Oscars. I don't care to watch a bunch of actors give their political opinions about a war. If they don't like it, they should run for office like Ronald Reagan.