Back when the great depression was ending, my then wife started buying lots of new items for the farmhouse. I am talking new frying pan, the works.
What I am getting at is that Illinois basketball is the great depression and we are now stocking our cupboards with some great frying pans...
Hopefully signs of a new day in Littyville can breathe some new life into the orange crush.
Landing guys like Curbelo and Hawkins in the fall signing period gives me a lot of optimism that a return to consistent relevance is in the works.
Getting Miller at this point would be icing on the cake, as the Illini would likey take another step forward. That said, losing out on him is not likely set the program back as long as one of the Hutchison/Grandison pickups work out and Tev gets a handle on whatever is holding him back.
I think we finally have, and from the looks of it, will have a roster stocked with legit B1G talent for he next few years. It’s been awhile. We may not be quite ready to hang any banners, but I think if we can stay In the upper half of the league and go dancing, the worm will eventually turn regarding top 25 recruits.
I’m still very hopeful Miller will return home to Central Illinois. It would make for a very fun 20-21 season, but the team should be pretty good regardless.