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What Coach Beckman’s Early Recruiting Means 23 May 2012 | 03:41 am
Recruiting is as crucial an element of a college football team's success as any other. This is well documented. When a new coaching staff comes in - especially at a non-premier football school such as...
Big night for Illini football: Mercilus and Jenkins drafted in the first, Bailey commits 28 Apr 2012 | 01:55 am
Last night wound up being one of the bigger nights in recent Illini football memory, though no one really thought it would at the onset. Most pundits and draft experts had Whitney Mercilus listed as ...
ESPN -- Illinois Fighting Illini players still have reason to play hard 27 Feb 2012 | 12:03 pm
The Illinois players need to forget about the coaching staff's fate and realize they can still go to the NCAA tournament. This is on the players. Coach Bruce Weber is likely out at season's end. No ...
My day with the Illini Basketball Team. 16 Feb 2012 | 12:11 pm
Nary has there been a game night when I did not say, emphatically, something to each and every Illini player, via my television set. I understand that this machine is a one-way device, and this is my ...
A personal apology from a Purdue fan 3 Nov 2011 | 04:21 pm
I don't know how much you follow volleyball (if you don't, you should, Illinois has a really good team this year!), but as the volleyball correspondent over at Hammer and Rails and a member of the Blo...
Jonathan Brown Suspended 4 Oct 2011 | 08:24 am
One way to play defense (via MrBenzduck) The wait to see what might happen to Illini linebacker Jonathan Brown is over. After his crack at the walnuts of Northwestern lineman Patrick Ward, Brown i...
Non Conference Schedule 20 Aug 2011 | 07:17 am
I think we need to man up on our non conference schedule. This junk of a schedule I Think hurts this team. We play these lousy teams and then we go into conference play without any real challenges. ...
Away Game Versus Penn State 29 Jul 2011 | 04:44 am
Howdy folks. Just wanted to throw some quick information your way regarding a new website venture - PSU Football House Rentals. If you are looking for away game housing for the Penn State game check u...
Underperforming Seniors 22 Jul 2011 | 03:57 am
It seems to me that Illinois seniors have recently just underperformed. In both basketball and football, the years we are supposed to compete we flop. Last years football team wasn't going to be tha...
Say so long to the sweater 1 Jun 2011 | 01:29 am
So, now the sweater vest is no longer in fashion at THE Ohio State University. I don't suppose it's all that great of a surprise...especially to me. When news started breaking that the troubles at O...