Recent content by TX Illiniwek

I don't believe we will consistently and seriously compete for the top talent in the state until we have some sustained success on the field. One year of 8-5 followed by a year of 5-7 is not sustained success. Illinois Football has never had sustained success and therefore never landed those...

You never know these days. Alan Bowman, QB at OK State (after being at TX Tech and scUM), was granted a SEVENTH year of eligibility today. He got a waiver and it was granted...

Not sure this one is "brutal". Sorry to lose him but we were his only P5 offer. At this point, I'd be worried about other potential decommits that would be more significant. I really hope not but following up last year's nice season with the disappointment that was this year could impact some...

Karner goes to Immaculate Conception in Elmhurst...he might live somewhere else but he goes to that high school in Elmhurst. My niece is dating him right now. I talked to her dad, my brother-in-law, just last night and as of right now he's still in on A&M. As long as his position coach stays...

I apologize for asking as this is probably posted or discussed somewhere else within Loyalty, but I've been a little out of touch. What is the deal with Malik Elzy? Is he hurt or can he just not get on the field? His last game with any catches was Purdue, so he's gone four games with nothing.

October 30, 1971...Northwestern. I was six years old. My brother graduated from UofI the spring before. I actually rooted for Northwestern because I loved the purple uniforms. The next year we went to the Michigan game, October 21, 1972. My Dad and Brother explained THE CHIEF to me and what...

To add to the helmet improvement, going back to the shiny finish and away from that matte finish was huge and definitely the right thing to do. Gives the whole uniform a different look, IMO.

Agreed on the OWO....I'm with you. I think its the blue trim they've added that makes it pop more. In fact, and I might be going out on a limb here, but I could see the case made for wearing these at home......i.e. LSU home whites.

Yeah, same time frame for me....except I saw a lot of the Blackmon era, too. But, put a team on the field who's fun to watch and consistenly winning and we should get back to a great atmosphere. I think we are on our way and will have the house crankin' again. Anyway....this is a uniform...

The best thing about that video (besides the fact we put a whoopin' on Iowa, scUM, OSU, etc.) is the fact that Memorial Stadium was packed to the gills. And that was when the capacity was over 70k. Hope to see those days begin to return this year.

This is spot on. One good season and a good draft is not going to change the minds of a lot of kids, especially the 4* and 5* kids. We need some sustained success to do that. This program has been mediocre or bad almost through its entire Big Ten history, save for a handful of seasons....four...

Mississippi. He announced on June 2.

Does anyone know when Lightfoot is scheduled to announce? And, I guess Robinson, too?

For anyone who is interested, there is an Illini (former) in a conference tourney final. Tev Jones leads Southern Utah against GCU tonight at 10:30pm on ESPN2 in the WAC Final.

I realize this is probably not the correct thread for this, but since you brought this up...can anyone tell us where Shammond Cooper sits in the linebacker room? I think he's played some on special teams, but he just can't seem to crack the lineup for much playing time at linebacker. Everyone...