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    Chicago Cubs 2026

    Spend some money in the offseason (assuming they play next year) and get some frontline starters and some guys in the bullpen. I get it. They are not cheap. But, you need an ace and you need guys that can close games out and the Cubs have neither again with a really good offense and great...
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    Illini Basketball 2026-2027

    If this is the list of players with the best odds to trip someone, kick someone, spit on someone or be most like Grayson Allen, then I completely agree Fears, Jr. is the odds on favorite.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Can Brad find 2 of him?
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    Illini Basketball 2026-2027

    If we only win one of those, please let it be UCONN. Hurley is insufferable.
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    2026 Season Predictions Thread

    Based on the last 2 years I would say they should be at least 8-4 or better.
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    Illini Basketball 2026-2027

    Dang. Can Fletch come train me?
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    Illini Basketball 2026-2027

    Ceiling and floor of each B1G team this year. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/49533201/mens-college-basketball-projecting-floors-ceilings-every-team-2026-27-big-ten
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    Chicago Cubs 2026

    What a job by the Cubs brass to lock him up through 2032 at $19million/per. He is the 82'nd highest paid player in MLB and one could argue a top 5 position player in all of MLB right now.
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    David Mirkovic suffers left foot injury

    It's a fan board so people are all over the place. I am not a "Mirk is slow and not athletic" but I am also not a "he's a lottery pick." I do think he is the best player on the team. Having said that I don't think we have a shot against Texas Tech (assuming JT Toppin healthy), Duke or UCONN...
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    Illini Basketball 2026-2027

    So I am a glass half empty person most of the time. Trying to change that up. My glass half full take is that if he misses a more significant length of time, Brad gets to play some freshman that otherwise would not have hardly sniffed the court and they get game experience and maybe end up...
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    Illini Basketball 2026-2027

    I am pretty confident he will be better than Doncic and Q will be better than Wagler.
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    Illini Football 2026

    I don't follow football nearly as close as basketball. What is a realistic win total this year? Any chance they are as good as the last 2 years?
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    Illini in the Pros (Basketball)

    How awesome would it be to have that dude on this years team?!
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    Illini Basketball 2026-2027

    Correct, but if you don't think Hurley's coaching got them to the point that a bonehead mistake by Scheyer would win UCONN the game, then I don't know what to tell you. Hurley can flat out coach.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    We have officially arrived in bizarro world if Illinois pays Andrej $6,000,000 next year.
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