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Illinois’ Brad Underwood On Scheduling Illinois State: ‘I’m Just About Open To Everything’.
Underwood, appearing on the Spiegel & Parkins Show with athletic director Josh Whitman on Tuesday, was asked directly if he would consider scheduling the Redbirds for the Fighting Illini. “I don’t know why we would run from anybody,” Underwood replied. “You’ll find out with me real quick, I’m not afraid of much. I dream big. To be the best, you got to beat the best. I don’t know who that is. We’ll play Duke, we’ll play good people. Sure, I’m just about open to everything.”
Perhaps a matchup between Illinois and Illinois State could come in an in-state marquee battle with several local schools, mirroring the state of Indiana’s Crossroads Classic. It’s something Whitman, a native of Indiana, would be open to.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03...inois-state-im-just-about-open-to-everything/
My Comment: Game On. The Long-Awaited Battle of US Route 150. But add some other Indiana schools too to spice things up.