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I'm not Lopo, and I know not of the quarrel that the two of you have had over academics, but I can't let a post like this go by without a response. This is wandering off topic for this thread, so I'll be brief. Nope: tOSU ACT scores over 24: 82% tOSU ACT scores over 30: 17% Illinois ACT...

*fixed I think the standard Illini fan response to the Buckner story is this: "Might lose him? Hell - I'm just glad to even be in the conversation again!" Do Buckner & Hill flirting with MSU and Fellows dating tOSU bother me? Not really. I was really worried when Juice was committed to the...

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Quick update - as I said earlier, that's the old weightroom. The new weightroom is under construction underneath the new north stands and should be ready this fall. 2 1/2 stories with a mezzanine that leads out into the north end zone. While it's not "the best in the country" as the other guy...

Ah, Tom Lemming. Knower of all things recruiting. Bastion of journalistic integrity. Driver of 30,000 miles. Unabashed Notre Dame shill. There are two constants to any follower of Illinois recruiting: Taylor Bell (retired Chicago Sun Times prep hoops writer) will always write something...

Really? I had no idea. Wow - I'd better re-evaluate my enthusiasm for my alma mater. Our good seasons were sandwiched between poor seasons? Unreal! I had no friggin' clue!! From my seat in Memorial Stadium, it looked like we had winning seasons and sunny bowls every year. I must have...

Speaking of good ones, all three of Illinois' 2009 recruits thus far are 4-stars on both Scout and Rivals. That might not mean much to you Terrelle-Pryor-gettin', Brew-crew-havin' Ohio State fans, but seeing as these three 4-stars are equal to the number of 4-stars pulled in by Ron Turner in...

I think so. I'll tell you this - the season ticket holders and other long suffering fans will be doing backflips. I can't speak for the 17 year old Kids who weren't alive the last time we went to back-to-back bowls, but the general consensus of the fans I hang around, both in person and on the...

Agreed. There really hasn't been a Big Ten team that approached Ohio State and Michigan's sustained success in recruiting since maybe Penn State in the early 90s. If Zook can build on these top-20ish classes and pull in maybe a top-12 class (2009 is already off to a great start with three...

*right click, save* Oh wait - you guys hang on to your posts over here. Good. I'm glad this one will be around in 6 years. I'm glad you chose the timeframe you did, because I walked onto campus in the fall of 1991 and have followed Illinois recruiting very closely since. The 1990 team (Jeff...

As I said before, the first mistake is listening to someone from the Illini Scout board. The second mistake is dismissing it completely. I know you're focused on Ohio - and rightly so - but Zook is doing the same thing in several areas around the country. He's hired a few connected assistants...

Ah yes. The infamous Kid. Love the enthusiasm, Kid, but you're doing more harm than good over here. Old Illini fan? Maybe. 35 is the new 61. I'll say this, Kid. I've been an Illini football fan for 25 years. As a student, I sat shirtless in the stands at Memorial Stadium with a giant N on...

Gives new meaning to the phrase "strong armed quarterback", doesn't he? :wink2:

Well put. A lot of next season (and my 2009 hopes, to be honest) hinges on one of the tailbacks stepping forward. I liked what I saw from Dufrene and Pollard last year (Pollard is a scatback who had 92 yards against Syracuse before getting injured against Indiana and missing the rest of the...

Ah, I see you're familiar with Juice Williams' early work. Let me tell you a little story.... Over the first 8 games this past season, Juice wasn't very good. He was good with his feet, but not with his arm. In the 3rd quarter of the 9th game against Ball State, he was really struggling. 4-12...

Then you probably need to find a QB with, you know, "strengths". :D

Oh, I've already counted out Michigan. Us Illinois fans are very well versed in the confusion brought by a sudden switch from a pro-set offense to a spread option offense. Especially when the QB was recruited as a pocket passer. As for Ohio State's recruiting - yes, it's been outstanding...

I believe that's a picture of the old weightroom. It's my understanding that construction on the new one won't be complete until this summer. The "buzz" around the new weight room is that because it is located 20' from the north endzone underneath the new north stands, the players will be...

Do you people see what I have to deal with?? The Illini find their way to Pasadena for the second time in my lifetime, and suddenly we're battling OSU yearly for the Big Ten title for the forseeable future. Look, Algonquin, I appreciate the enthusiasm. But please don't jump off the bandwagon...

Your first mistake was pulling a quote from the Illinois Scout board, what with their text message-speak and their free-flowing Koolaid (there isn't a 2009 prospect we've offered that isn't a "5-star lock when Rivals and Scout update their rankings"). Your second mistake was dismissing it...