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    St Louis Cardinals 2026

    True, but Wroblesky has been really good. It would be nice to get at least one W in the first two.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Fantastic! Now...can we get back to talking about some other fanbase's coach? /s
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    St Louis Cardinals 2026

    This team keeps winning, excited to be going to the Dodger game on Saturday. I didn't expect to see a competitive game when I bought them, now I think there could be a chance!
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    St Louis Cardinals 2026

    Our bullpen is so great...smh
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Wow, if we could get a kid that can score 22 points a game in only 8 minutes of game time, that would be amazing. /s
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Totally, not saying we needed to avoid #1. My point was, at least recently, pre-season rankings are not the end all be all of predictors for a national championship. At this point last year, we had no idea what we had in Keaton Wagler. I am happy we got most of the guys back that could come...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Let's take a look at the top 5 pre-season (AP) and National Champions that year for the last 4 seasons: TL;DR- The National Champion has not been a top 5 team preseason the past 4 seasons. Just a little perspective for those that are feeling like not adding Blackwell dooms our chances...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    I see some worry about having too talented a roster and that potentially causing guys to go portaling. I am not in that camp. Michigan won the whole thing this year because they gathered 9 starters on one team and said let's go win this thing. Simple message, let's get it done and become legends...
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    Pregame: Illinois vs UConn, Saturday, April 4th, 5:09pm CT, TBS

    UConn had two players with significantly more minutes for Duke last night than when we played them. 1. Tarris Reid (he was in foul trouble against us the first time) 2. Braylon Mullins (only played 10 minutes last time, Freshmen early in season like Wagler) It looks like Jaylin Stewart and...
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    3/28-3/29 Games Thread

    It was Evans actually that didn't even put a hand in his face...sad...not sad... :)
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Iowa, Saturday, March 28th, 5:09pm CT, TBS

    Who I would like to see on the line in a tight game is Andre Stojakovic. But, he seems to be the inbounder, so it falls to Kylan to be the guy. I think it isn't just about the free throw shooting though. It's about who you think will be able to be strong with the ball and not cough it up when...
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    Illini Women's Basketball 2025-2026

    Given the structure of the women's tournament, you essentially need to be a host school-level team in terms of talent to make it. I'm sure the occasional upset happens on somebody's home floor, but it's evident to me that there is a barrier that needs to be broken to get to a seed that can truly...
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Houston, Thursday, March 26th, 9:05pm CT, TBS

    I understand what you are saying, I just like the offensive balance that we have when Boswell and AS rotate for each other. The substitution wouldn't be davis, it would be in place of Boswell. I don't think that is what happens. I think of him as the leader of the 2nd unit, and I don't want them...
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    St Louis Cardinals 2026

    All the players? That is quite a stretch. Oli is so good at managing a bullpen, keeping guys fresh. Chaim is good with him for at least two years, so am I. After all, I don't think you are going to learn much about his management abilities based on W-L this year, so this definitely puts the...
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