Recent content by Johnny Lawrence

I'm old enough to remember that we once had a coach I was told could count. He just couldn't coach.

They also still need to give up one scholarship over the next two seasons per their self-imposed sanctions from the FBI case but I do agree with your overall point.

Can we let these kids be kids? I love how fans like to pretend they care about what's best for the players but in the last 24 hours we've rationalized the benefits of skipping their final prep postseasons (not to mention life events like prom, graduation, etc.) while a minority here have...

A bag of what?

Would you consider Coleman, should he return, an alpha?

Love that he hates Mizzou and the rest of the B1G, particularly Iowa. Cole Hawk is and will forever be one of us.

That’s what the pre-season rankings are.

You’re clearly not a gambler (or a fan outside of the Illini) if you never heard of any of these players.

Also keep an eye on Ali with i coming back. She entered the portal about four years ago and recently sent me a Facebook request.

That is fun. Also name checks out.

Being super young at the time I couldn't for the life of me figure out why R.E.M. was name dropping an Illini hoopster. 🤷‍♂️

A punce in a lifetime talent