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My biggest question regarding Cuonzo Martin is not as much his perceived (whether true or not) X&O's weakness or his ability to recruit Chicago...the bigger question for me is Illinois a stop he truly covets and does he plan to stick around for more than 3 years? I actually tend to believe he is...

Intend to agree with being open to giving LTT a shot, the very least hearing him out. Obviously, he made a mistake. But if he has tried to turn things and truly shows remorse for his actions then I would lean towards giving him a shot. I've never done anything like he did but I sure as heck have...

Really like the way this class is setting up. Is looking to be a great foundation class on which to build upon going forward. Love the OL and WR kids and we aren't done there yet. It all starts up front and we need help there. Also need the playmakers and we seem to be drastically upgrading...

Yea I believe J. Thomas is wanting to decide very soon. Huge, huge weekend for the program.

For those in the Springfield area East St. Louis and Champaign Central will be getting ready to tip shortly. You can catch it on channel 22 for those with Comcast. Good opportunity to see Tilmon and Finke go at it. Tomorrow you can catch Damonte Williams and Peoria Manual.

Does anyone have any insight on the big recruit from Texas visiting this weekend. D. Johnson, LB/S, formerly committed to A&M I believe. Just noticed that he is deciding in a couple of weeks and if I recall correctly we are his only official. Legit shot here or is this just a free trip to meet...

From the area, as well, chief (Rochester). Pretty underrated ball being played around here, IMO. And yes, RHIT, Chatham Glenwood was the 5A runner up in 2011, I believe. It's not a big deal but I am not comparing Glenwood's program to SHG or Rochester, obviously they are not there. However...

I wasn't referring to Chatham Glenwood as a "power" or on the level of SHG or Rochester. However, they are a solid program, large school with athletes, have been to a state title game in the last few years and overall are much more formidable than the likes of Decatur MacArthur, Lincoln, and...

Tymon Scott Measurables seem intriguing but you really can't tell much at all from those videos especially since the clips only show him against the weakest teams in the CS8. I'd like to see some clips of him against Rochester, SHG, Glenwood, etc.

Second, you're spot on with Heistand. Arguably the best in the business and would be a fantastic addition. However, as you said, the running game and offensive line has been one of the few bright spots this year and Butkus has to get quite a bit of credit. Our offensive line has shuffled around...

I'm not as much advocating adding any seats as much as I am not reducing what we already have....twice. This will be two straight renovations within the last 10 years which will have resulted in a loss of about 10-11k seats. Just something about that I do not like. But that's just me...

I'm just not convinced we are that far off from regular sell outs. Like I get that it hasn't happened in awhile but we also have been too relevant for quite a while. If we win on a regular basis, achieve the level of success the new administration is pushing for we won't have any problems...

I love the rendering, definitely big time. Really encloses that end and could really add to the on field noise level. Structure itself kind of reminds me of MS-Lincoln's endzones. Only issue a I have is the potential to further decrease capacity. I definitely understand people not wanting a...

Speaking of the d-line, we went 10 deep this past game. I realize it was an FCS opponent but that does provide some indication that the staff feels we have plenty of options there. As long as the offense moves the chains at a respectable rate I do not think fatigue along the front 7 will be a...

Oladipo and Carney would be a haul. Really starting to like the feeling of some legit recruiting momentum. Landing Oladipo, with the offers he has on the table, along with Adams and Boyd in such a short time span would be pretty legit. Starts to really allow the class to take shape. Seems as if...