Recent content by Bilbo

That is leadership by example

There is no reason this secondary can be so bad, we actually returned talent there. Duke‘s receivers look like they are NFL.

Zero confidence in a stop even now

I still don't fully understand what happened there. I recall being in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl, and ducking into an internet cafe (remember those)....after checking hotmail, I looked at this board and it was news of big recruits coming to Illinois based on the '01 success.

Wow - Busey bank compared to JP Morgan Chase. I mean, I know OSU is a bigger deal than the Illini, but that seems to overstate it.

If Matthew Bailey doesn't actually become an NFL player, he should play one on TV. That jaw line....

I like this take, but remain cautious. Our big guards can distribute and run the offense fine, but people are going to press us. BAM was effective against that, he bodied people out well while also handling the ball while accelerating.

Please get those two Wisconsin Ls back.

The only thing I can think of as potential skillset needs would be a guy who keeps the ball on a string to break the press, and a board banging small forward to give Mirk a rest. (By the way, I remember the scouting report on Mirk - that he could go strong inside. I recall thinking no way could...

My teen son with mild to tepid interest in basketball walked by while Mick Cronin was being interviewed and said "bro has no aura".

Where do you think we'll be in the pre-season rankings?

I recall watching Ty play for team USA and looking forward to his arrival in Champaign. The guy has had some adversity thrown his way. Hope he destroys it somewhere else - (hopefully in the Big East or some other non-BIG conference!)

I actually think the B10 is over-rated and we'll see some early losses, similar to how SEC football teams get over rated by playing each other and artificially boosting their resumes. Hopefully not us though.

Did anyone see what Nebby fans were doing? I love a little bit of this, but he's a young guy and could lose his head if he's not careful.

Wow Dan