Recent content by Flyin Illini

I believe you are on the right bridge. You hit the nail on the head in regards to what U.S. olympians and more specifically U.S. gymnastics represents in our country. If you ignore, or refuse to question whether or not our institutions are ethical, you feed the very thing that has been uncovered...

Bryant Notree. Too bad he didn't pan out, but through his recruitment Kevin Turner exceeded expectations with us.

What a depressing sentiment, to feel like self confidence is delusional. My comments were about the collective mindset. 'We are the prize' was meant to be representative of that mindset. I am well aware of our misfortunes over the last decade, but to tremble at the thought of being involved in a...

It's this neurotic mindset by many in our fan base that I would imagine is pretty off putting to recruits. I do not have a single slice of evidence to support the fact that any recruit has not chosen Illinois or rescinded a commitment because of fans being neurotic, but think about the message...

2004-2005 Illini per a Wisconsin Lunatic I watched the game last night with a good friend of mine who is a die hard Wisconsin fan, myself being a die hard Illini fan. We get together for most games between the two teams, and are both able to respect the other program while also hating on the...

Already watched the game in its entirety. I figured it was only right. Still got chills at certain moments in the comeback. Biggest thing I noticed watching that game this morning was toughness. That game was the epitome of tough. It wasn't 'fake tough'. I felt like Salim Stoudemire had some...