*flexes fingers outward like a classical pianist* First off, thanks for all the questions.  Keep ‘em coming – there’s more stuff I can look for at tonight’s practice.  I have 6 hours and 33 minutes before I have to leave for tonight’s practice.  I figure I can answer at least 40 questions by then.  Let’s [...]

Ah, the offseason. A time to recharge the blog batteries. Two months from today, I’ll be knee-deep in trying to figure out if Tavon Wilson is the 8th or 7th most important Illini player for 2011. But for now, I can sit back and enjoy the lazy days of summer.  And see how many days [...]

Thanks again for the questions. Right to them. Who is next year’s Akeem Spence? Who are the stars on defense next year? Does O’Toole get snaps in his own package? ~Dustin Three questions, three answers: 1. The redshirt freshman who comes out of nowhere to have a huge impact will be… Earnest Thomas. No, wait, [...]

Probably my favorite part of having this little corner of the internet is responding to football mailbag questions.  I get to play the role of Johnny McSportswriter, and you get to benefit from the ridiculous amount of time I spend thinking about and analyzing Illini Football.  (Pretty much 9 months out of the year – [...]

Final 4 questions… I still think we can schedule ourselves into bowl games and EVENTUALLY meet our low expectations in football. However, what’s happened on the other side of the street since 2005 really bothers me, as if we’re losing out dominant, national program. So, despite the struggles for football the last two seasons, I’m [...]