Listen to this man. Listen to the despair in his voice. This man is me, 18 days ago. I just got home from the Spring Game, one of my favorite days of the year, and all I can think about is a 4-star quarterback picking Northwestern. Northwestern. As you know, if you’ve ever read any [...]

The Signing Day post is always a little celebration around here.  Today, this little blog turns three.  The terrible twos are behind us – my last dance with irresponsibility was the U MAD BRO? Weber photo – and it’s time to grow up and start thinking about preschool.  May Year Four be full of play [...]

My signature – the little thing that shows up at the bottom of all posts – on a certain Illini message board that I happen to post on (don’t worry – you couldn’t find it if you tried) says the following: But can they coach? This is my signature out of convenience.  I used to [...]

There’s 43 days until signing day, and I think we’re pretty much done. OK, mostly done.  Maybe we add two or three more players.  Maybe we lose three guys to the pros and have 2 or 3 additional scholarships open up.  Maybe a few guys that are currently committed never sign.  Maybe they sign but [...]

The first official ALE post was a signing day summary a year ago.  Granted, I didn’t post again until the spring game, and then I didn’t start posting regularly until June, and then I didn’t tell anyone about the blog until August.  But the point remains – happy birthday, little blog. So now, for the [...]