Recent content by jerome

Think about it: If you grow up a college basketball fan, and have a son who's suddenly being recruited by everyone, don't YOU want to do official visits? To OSU? To MSU? To Kentucky or Duke? I would. That would be a dream come true - and not just for my boy. Even if we both were already leaning...

A statue outside SFC of Mannie Jackson would be brilliant, on multiple levels. Not in Illinois uniform. Suit and tie, or maybe tie with sleeves rolled up. Not exaggerating: He should be the symbol of the program, henceforth.

Like others, I like John Groce. But I admit to being astonished that he might yet be asked to return, or that other fans would welcome it. It's not the horrible Big Ten record. It's not the PG recruiting failures. It's not a matter of statistical comparison to where Illinois traditionally ranks...

I like this, but I propose we think "out of the box" and offer the job to Steph Curry. I think he would recruit well and would give us a positive "buzz" nationally. He lacks X's and O's coaching experience, but that's why I think the Illini should hire assistant coach Greg Popovich and...

Quick: To the "moral victory"-mobile!!

Long time lurker, first tenuous post: I really like John Groce's personality. But I'm not going to continue to squint, trying not to see what is readily apparent: He's not fit for this job. It's not purely the W/L results, though those have been alarming and unacceptable. (People will always...