Here’s your post, Tom. I say that because the genesis for this post is not my brain – it’s my friend Tom’s. After the NFL draft a few weeks ago, he opined that it really is remarkable that Ron Zook had this much talent and a 34-51 record. Actually, I don’t think that’s exactly what [...]
I’ve always wanted us to have a thing. Wisconsin has a thing. Penn State has a thing. We need a thing. In the mid-nineties, I thought we might take the Linebacker U title from Penn State. But after Howard, Holocek, Rice, and Hardy left, we didn’t really follow with any NFL linebackers, and that quickly [...]
Wrote a couple things this weekend. One post was a complaint about Bruce Weber telling a Kansas reporter that Illinois “would have made the NCAA Tournament” if Mike Thomas had shown him support in the middle of the losing streak. My post was very HE’S DOING IT AGAIN. But I’ve written that post 12 times [...]
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 [...]
I can’t stop thinking about the last 72 hours in Illini athletics. A legitimate national football recruit – one who will anchor the 2013 recruiting class – verbals to Illinois. Four of the first 48 picks in the NFL Draft were Illini players. The golf team won their fourth straight Big Ten title when an [...]
