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    Illini Football 2026

    The lowlight at 3:10 (12:45 left in 2Q) of this clip says it all. Tons of plays like this. Nose Guard: no effort, no aggression, no speed, no power. Their center knows he's so bad he doesn't have to block him. And our backup NG is too small. You can't run a 3 man front and get this from the...
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    College Sports (Football)

    Since a Texas judge can get around the NCAA's gambling rules, are there any Illinois judges that think it's really unfair that Illinois can't bring in some guys off an NFL practice squad or the UFL. /s
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    Chicago Bears 2026

    I guess it's possible that the Chicago Dem's would have torpedoed what the Bears wanted in AH no matter how competent the Bears were. But it is hard to argue that the Bears have been anything but incompetent during this entire process.
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    Chicago Bears 2026

    Prediction: They were bluffing, their bluff got called, and now they will play the crappy hand they were bluffing with.
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    Chicago Bears 2026

    McCaskey's statement in part: "voted to advance our stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana, with the exact site to be selected." Per ESPN: "The Bears' announcement Friday does not guarantee the team will leave Illinois. Per a league source, while Indiana is "in the lead" to lure the...
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    Chicago Bears 2026

    Sad day for me. I live 2 miles from the Arlington Heights site, so it would have been great and very easy for me to go there all the time. I'm not going to bother with a 90 minute drive, at least with traffic, each way to get to the new place. It'll probably be a black hole like Sox Park with...
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    Chicago Bears 2025-2026

    You know its been bad if Gabe Carimi can't crack this list. Traded for a 6th round pick 2 years after being drafted.
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    The NIL business model

    If you're drafted by an nfl team, that team has your nfl rights for 1 year. The players can either sign with the team that drafted them (what normally happens), request a trade (John Elway/Eli Manning), or re-enter the draft again (Bo Jackson). Players don't usually hold out like this because...
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    The NIL business model

    1. Fix the schedule: Have the championship game be Jan 1. Playoffs round 1 starts Dec. 11. Turn week zero into week 1. 2. Set a maximum number of years of eligibility everyone has to be on a college roster, no exceptions, no redshirting. Get ahead of the future 9th year senior who never...
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    2025 IHSA Football Playoffs

    Mount Carmel has 14 D1 players on the field. If super teams of that caliber are being formed at some point these non-boundary teams need their own division.
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    College Sports (Football)

    The article you posted says that UC Investments will own a 10% stake in Big Ten Enterprises. Why do you then think that they aren't buying a part of the Big Ten when they will own something? Nowhere does it say that this ownership stake will go to 0% in 20 years or that after 20 years the...
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    College Sports (Football)

    I have my Big Ten media deals and I need cash now Call JG Wentworth 877-CASH-NOW If you have long-term TV rights, but you need cash now Call JG Wentworth 877-CASH-NOW
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    College Sports (Football)

    The inner details are simple, a group is offering money today because they expect to make large profits in the long term. More profit than they would expect to make from bonds, stocks, real estate, or other investment options. If this group is making large profits decades from now it's not a...
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    College Sports (Football)

    To Thy Happy Children of the Future / Those of the Past Sold You Out for Short Term Gains
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    Game Thread: Illinois at Duke

    That drive was beautiful
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