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Celebrating the past and traditions is one of the dominant ways in which culture is created in any organization.

1989 Illinois Fighting Illini! Good old days when the Talent from the state stayed in the state for their Universities. Nick Anderson | Lowell Hamilton | Kendall Gill | Marcus Liberty | Kenny Battle | Stephen Bardo Larry Smith | Andy Kaufmann | P.J. Bowman | Ervin Small | Brian O'Connell | Mike...

AGREE/DISAGREE https://247sports.com/article/michigan-states-tom-izzo-not-a-fan-of-transfer-portal-says-its-not-right-for-players-make-more-than-him-233343029/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2nl8wNGqzAqJumvBZ4S5WsBePSEFR6r-ZyPahjeLhJJ-U2zHcbm1VLVNo_aem_XLJ7LUdXoXYlfzihO3nvpw Michigan State...

Much easier to ride the bench when one is taking down 125K to 500K after taxes. But agreed, the amount of playing time to be allocated is finite.

A very good read. For years ESPN tried to avoid the "star system" and paying astronomical salaries, in part because, they were literally build from the ground up and it took several year for them to get off the ground.

Words of Wisdom Bobby Knight “Your cam talk about all the motivational speeches, and phrases and devices in the world, but the greatest motivator of all is your !!! on the bench There is no better motivator. !!! meets bench. Bench retains !!!. !!! transmits signal to brain. Brain transmits...

Da Facts of Life There always more players on the bench than on the floor.

The average college more often than not loses millions trying to run a Division 1 men's and women's athletic program The university more often than not does not benefit from the revenue generated by athletics and the Athletic Association. One would never find a business that loses millions per...

Kind of scary to imagine Riley 3 inches taller and 40 pounds heavier.

Riley made a change to his top five options, with Illinois taking the place of Arkansas. The other options are Kentucky, Alabama, Arizona, and the NZ Breakers. Recently, a crystal ball was logged for Riley to pick Illinois, but nothing is set in stone yet in this recruitment. Riley still hasn't...

Jacob Grandison went to Duke for a year. Coleman is a much stronger player than JG.

Great Moments in Illini Basketball

Any lawyers in the group know if the Athletic Department can negotiate 2 or 3 year binding contracts with players?

I would not know an insider if he or she jumped off the page and and bit me I am here to be informed and amused by the fanbase.