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    Pregame: Illinois vs North Carolina, Saturday, September 10th, 6:30pm CT, BTN

    My bad - should've prefaced that with the assumption that we'll lean more toward the Tampa given the mismatches that UNC presents speed-wise. But I agree, we need in the trenches first and foremost (a battle that I feel we lost last year by a large margin)
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    Pregame: Illinois vs North Carolina, Saturday, September 10th, 6:30pm CT, BTN

    That may be true (and trust me, I'll be riding the Illinois moneyline) but the fact is that within Lovie's Tampa-2, Nickerson will have to serve the double duty of covering the run and picking up receivers down the seams. Love the kid, and he certainly has quite a bit of talent, but I doubt he...
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    Pregame: Illinois vs North Carolina, Saturday, September 10th, 6:30pm CT, BTN

    I think we all need to put down the post-Murray State kool-aid for a second. Sure, there were TONS of strides taken this week with cohesiveness on the field, communication with the sidelines, etc, and sure we did put up some great numbers. BUT, our tackling (especially on the inside) was quite...
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Rutgers, Tuesday, February 16th, 8:00pm CT, BTN

    What team have you been watching?! There's no way we go into Madison and stay within 20; and even IU at home will be double digits the entire game.
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    Illinois 84, Purdue 70 POSTGAME

    Did we get a new transfer? Or has the end of the bench just become a free-for-all? They kept showing a kid in street clothes next to Leron that I have never seen before. Any clarification?
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    The Illinois AD Search

    I see your point. But to me, that seems like a hedged bet more than anything. Like "if the program doesn't take off like he expected he might want to get out of dodge eventually"
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    The Illinois AD Search

    From a source within the CU athletic department and close family friend of George: "it's sadly poor timing because Rick is in the middle of a multimillion dollar project here and extremely good things are happening. Everyone here loves him and he feels very strongly connected to this school and...