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Archive for December 2010


Top 10 Illini Stories of 2010
Happy New Year
New commit: WR Kenny Knight
Emmanuel Bawa
Video: 2010 Texas Bowl - Illinois 38, Baylor 14
Leshoure's 3 TDs send Illinois past Baylor in Texas Bowl
Biggest sports day for Illinois since?
Illinois tops Iowa in Big Ten opener
Illini hoops back on track
Illini party like it's 1999
Liuget pondering NFL
Instant reaction: Bowl win
Illinois wrecks Baylor's Texas Bowl appearance with win
Illinois 87, Iowa 77
Mikel Leshoure Texas Bowl MVP
Texas Bowl: Illinois 38, Baylor 14
Live Chat: Illinois vs Baylor in the Texas Bowl, Illinois at Iowa Big Ten hoops opener
SOC: Bowl edition
Illinois-Iowa storylines
Zook Q&A: 'We're not very far away'
Bears, Illini enjoying their stay
Texas Bowl day 4
Houston
Illini hoops energized after break
The Rodeo Bowl
Illini happy with low-key bowl
Texas Bowl day 3
Illinois hoops at the crossroads
Illini seek right balance between fun and football
Illinois #23 in AP Poll, #25 in Coaches Poll
Bears, Illini staying focused on task at hand
Texas Bowl chat
Illini getting comfortable in Houston
Texas Bowl day 2
Texas Bowl game notes: Illinois vs Baylor
Scheelhaase needs to play like a veteran
Illini arrive in Houston for Texas Bowl
Comparing Illinois and Baylor
All aboard the Griffin express
Merry Christmas
New mobile forum app for IllinoisLoyalty: Tapatalk (iPhone, Android, BlackBerry)
Illini using break to regroup before Big Ten season
Koenning trying to give Illinois confidence before Texas Bowl
Gift-wrapped: Illini give it away
Close game flies away at the end
Things fall apart quickly for Illini
Missouri finishes strong to take down Illinois
Missouri 75, Illinois 64
Live Chat: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Missouri Tigers
Braggin' Rights
Mizzou's defense
Illini on Mizzou: 'I wouldn't rather play anyone else'
Braggin' Rights game is huge for players, fans
Big Ten recent bowl nemesis is Big 12
Pressure on Illini in more ways than one
Wary Weber: Effort key to Illini's chances
Illinois looking for quick turnaround
Texas Bowl says more than 60,000 tickets sold
Schools are having trouble selling out their bowl ticket allotments
Weber hopeful Paul will play vs Mizzou
2011 Illinois football commits
Practice time
Illinois has sold about 5,000 Texas Bowl tickets
St. Louis
No time to mope with Mizzou coming
Possible options for fans after The Loss
Lump of coal
Illinois drops to #21 in AP & Coaches Poll
New commit: Kenny Nelson
New commit: Dondi Kirby
Stoke the Flames
Fallout from UIC's win over Illinois
If a very mediocre team throwing a 1-3-1 zone at us can derail Illinois, we've got trouble
Brandon Paul didn't practice Sunday, status uncertain for Missouri
Bowl outcome may frame Illini's season
On accountability, having a deeper roster, competitive practices, and earning good minutes in the rotation
Loss raises a lot of questions
Illinois-UIC postgame radio show
The Mike and Mike Show
Brandon Paul suffered a sprained ankle in the UIC game
UIC 57, Illinois 54
Live Chat: Illinois Fighting Illini vs UIC Flames
Illinois-UIC preview
Updated Illinois hoops scholarship grid
Instant replay for Brandon Paul
Big Ten to reconsider division names?
Illinois hoops offers, listed by class
Illini bars in Chicago
ESPN grades preseason rankings
Langford and the most influential Illini recruits
Devin Langford has committed to Illinois
UIC Flames
Illini defense prepares for Baylor's challenge
New commit: WR Jeremey Whitlow
Devin Langford to Illinois, announcement today 1:30pm CT
Langford to announce on Thursday
2011 Illinois football commitment list
New commit: Pat Flavin
Video: Illinois hoops non conference early edition
Vic Koenning
Photo Gallery: Tracy Abrams and DeJuan Marrero
Photo Gallery: Max Bielfeldt and Nnanna Egwu
Photo Gallery: Larry Austin Jr.
Mikel Leshoure named an AP 2nd Team All-American
Akeem Spence named to Rivals Freshman All-American Team
Langford update
New commit: Matt LaCosse
2012 Illinois football schedule finalized
Illinois #12 in AP Poll, #14 in Coaches Poll
Photo Gallery: Illinois 86, Northern Colorado 76
The Big Ten division names: Legends and Leaders
The new Big Ten conference logos
18 Big Ten football trophies
Big Ten Conference Reveals New Logo and Honors Football History with Division Names and Trophies
New commit: Safety Nick North
The Big Ten division names: Legends and Leaders
The new Big Ten logo
The Big Ten will announce division names & new logo today 11:00am CT on the BTN
Porous Illinois defense gives up 50 points in second half of victory
5,157 through the gate
Photo Gallery: Mycheal Henry and Devin Langford
Photo Gallery: Reilly O'Toole
Illinois 86, Northern Colorado 76
Live Chat: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Northern Colorado Bears
Devin Langford said Sunday he will officially commit to Illinois around noon on Monday afternoon
Football commit: RB Jordan Frysinger
McCamey has been there for these kids
Illini know they'll face a pro-Baylor crowd in Texas Bowl
Devin Langford is probably coming to Illinois, has not committed
Shootout: Orr 67, Lee 58
Shootout: Mt. Carmel 63, Bowman Academy 60
Shootout: Peoria Notre Dame 48, St. Ignatius 46
Shootout: Peoria Manual 65, Springfield Lanphier 58
Update: Devin Langford will probably commit to Illinois
Devin Langford
2010 Shootout at the Hall
Volleyball falls to Texas 3-2 in NCAA Sweet 16
Devin Langford could announce decision this weekend
Demetri McCamey noticed something was wrong after his first shot
Volleyball Sweet 16: Illinois at Texas, 7:00pm CT
Photo Gallery: Illinois 74, Oakland 63
Photo Gallery: Illini Volleyball 3, Cincinnati 1
Photo Gallery: Illini Volleyball 3, Austin Peay 0
Illinois-Oakland video highlights
Demetri McCamey, DJ Richardson, Jereme Richmond
Illinois-Oakland women's ball/men's ball scoring breakdown
This game showed how fundamentally unsound we are at rebounding
We have no excuse for not playing a deeper bench this year
When your team is struggling, it wouldn't kill you to throw the B team out there
Attendance at the Oakland game
Baylor Texas Bowl ticket sales surging
Illinois not sure yet on Texas Bowl ticket sales
Illinois and Oakland played the first 7:22 of the 1st half with a women's basketball
Illinois 74, Oakland 63
Live Chat: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies
Baylor HC Art Briles to Ron Zook: "I like the underdog role too. We might have to flip a coin"
Mitch McGary, 2012
Illini a fit on Oakland schedule
Cole continues to hustle
Illini building up credentials
Photo Gallery: Illini Cheerleaders
Photo Gallery: Illinettes Dance Team
Illini's Tisdale throwing opponent fans into a tizzy
Crandall Head and Tyler Griffey
Texas Bowl player gifts
The Illinois kenpom stats page
The settling conference realignment landscape
Illinois football regular season recap
Mid-major to watch: The Oakland Golden Grizzlies
Petrino is the real deal
Baylor has sold out their initial allotment (12,000) of Texas Bowl tickets
Rankings the 35 bowl matchups
Oklahoma offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson to Indiana
Texas Bowl tickets
Illinois proves it's a true contender
ESPN's Team of the Week: Illinois
Dec 6 hoops polls: Illinois #16 in the AP Poll, #17 in Coaches Poll
"A sea of green" in Houston
Illini face speedy challenge with Baylor, Griffin
Texas Bowl tickets
Baylor Bears
Texas Bowl reactions
An 11-for-13 stretch of 3-pointers
Big Ten hoops stats
Jerry Kill to Minnesota
The full 35-bowl football postseason lineup
Marcus Paige, 2012
Ian Thomas will be ready for the Texas Bowl
It's official: Illinois vs Baylor in the Texas Bowl
Illinois likely to face Baylor in the Texas Bowl
Big Ten bowl projections
Springfield Shootout: Tommy Hamilton, Jr., Jahlil Okafor, Larry Austin, Jr.
Illini rain threes in Seattle
This was a very impressive win by the Illini
Illinois bowl projection
Bombs away wins battle in Seattle
Illinois basketball goes the distance
Volleyball advances to Sweet 16 after 3-1 win over Cincinnati
Henry update
Illinois 73, Gonzaga 61
Live Chat: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Gonzaga Bulldogs
Northwestern making push for Texas Bowl
McCamey should be in All-American talk
Illinois didn't have to put the game in the hands of a WAC officiating crew
Illinois ends regular season with loss to Fresno State
Egwu / Abrams / Shaw update
NCAAs: Volleyball victorious over Austin Peay, will face Cincinnati tonight 7pm at Huff
Fresno State 25, Illinois 23
Live Chat: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Fresno St Bulldogs
Fresno St will be without their top running back against Illinois
Illini football looks to finish with flourish at Fresno
SOC: Fresno State
Volleyball: Illinois vs Austin Peay, 7pm CT, Huff Hall
Gonzaga's Elias Harris: No tear, likely to play vs. Illinois
Mycheal Henry opens season with a triple-double
Photo Gallery: Illinois 79, North Carolina 67
Mr. Basketball race is on
Weber gives Illinois a B+ for performance so far
Final: Big Ten 6, ACC 5
The strategy for handling Gonzaga's big guys
Koenning familiar with Fresno's turf
Preparation more important than revenge for Illini
Paul Petrino Q&A
Max Bielfeldt (Peoria Notre Dame) has a preferred walk-on offer to Illinois
Devin Langford's announcement could come soon
Video: Sweet Home Chicago (Illinois-Northwestern at Wrigley Field)
Scheelhaase leads surging Illinois offense
McCamey
Photo Gallery: Illinois highlights vs UNC
Illini vets kick up their heels to beat North Carolina
Illini seniors leave their mark vs. Tar Heels
Whole bunch of Illini goodness in here
Roy Williams postgame audio
Bruce Weber talks UNC win
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