Recent content by Pikeillinifan

Let's hope this play carries over. Great regional for the guys.

Kinda scary how much some programs and those that support them are willing to spend.

I'll bite. My stance is this partially because I do not want to see Illinois lose status in a potential new P2 (B1G and SEC) if there is ever a breakaway football league. I'd take hoops staying where it is (if that's an option) and push any more available NIL $ to football. I'd love to see us...

There is no way the expectation changes unless NIL funding goes up dramatically. I'm not sure what people expect; this is all about $ now. Great coaching always helps, but the recruiting game has changed significantly.

Great (almost) first round for the guys.

Let's take those NIL $ we saved in hoops and use every penny for football.

I say the same thing about our football program, but even overall we haven't had a national championship in ANY sport since 2012, and only 23 in our history: https://fightingillini.com/sports/2018/4/14/history-ncaa-championships.aspx

I may have missed this, but have we looked at Jaylen Wells, Washington State?

There is a surprisingly large amount of $ around Champaign and some crazy wealthy alums. But as others have said, basketball takes a lot of the NIL $. Still, the university (administration and environment) has also done a great job pissing off several billionaire alums that could have been...

I agree that NIL has created an even bigger mess and will divide teams even more unless there is some system that limits things or somewhat levels the playing field. That said, we need to do more to keep up, or when those top 20-30 teams eventually break away, we're left behind. In this new...

That explains a a lot, so we’re about where we’re going be with recruiting rankings. It’s going to be tough sledding if we can’t crack the top 35 or so for football NIL.

How does our football NIL compare to the rest of the SEC/B1G? Are we that far behind most? I figured we’d be in the top 25-35 in the nation for football.

Brutal day, doesn't look like a win is in the cards for the Illini.

Only if the mom comes along.

My daughter is graduating this year but wants to live in the city and choose UIC (over Loyola), and she does have a few friends going to UIUC. I was thinking more in the football world, where we did get Nick A, but we missed on Henning, the O'Rourke kids, and others. Then again, I'm not sure...