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    Chicago Cubs 2026

    The potential lockout is what I default to whenever anything goes sideways with this group. It's near impossible to fathom winning 20 of 23 with the current state of this pitching staff, but here we are.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Very nice landing spot for Ty. It's a good league and he should get some solid playing time. Hopefully, he remains healthy and in a league that doesn't have the same caliber of athletes as the Big 10, SEC, ACC, Big 12 or Big East.....he should be able to progress comfortably. The fact that...
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    College Sports (Basketball)

    Well, to be fair, while Milwaukee isn't in Illinois, you can pretty much fall backwards in the state of Illinois and fall into Milwaukee's lap. Two years ago, as a 3 seed, Kentucky got stuck with us as the 6. Last year, Miami as a 7 got stuck with Missouri as a 10......in St. Louis. As a 4...
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    Chicago Cubs 2026

    Counsell said that they aren't going to pitch him in back to back games until they get more removed from the injury. It's smart.
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    Chicago Cubs 2026

    Thank God his contract is done after this year. They caught lightning in a bottle with him with regards to injuries last year. It's caught up with him. A meniscus recovery can be 2 weeks for a quick clip or 3 months if they decide to do a full repair. They're creating some separation in...
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    Chicago Cubs 2026

    17-3 in their last 20 sounds even better than that. I know baseball karma comes around and goes around 10 times in a 162 game season, but .850 baseball over their last 20 is bananas.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Andre Iguodala ended up being, BY FAR, the better player on that Lanphier team.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Pretty sure Brian Cook was a McDAA in 1999 as well.
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    I don't think that $3M is even half of what it costs to get an ELITE player outside of maybe a kicker or punter. What did Olano get from A & M? Throwing $15M at the basketball program, when you're filling out a starting 5 + 3 reserves, can get you, if spent correctly, a nationally relevant...
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    That's unfortunate. Bret deserves better.
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    Chicago Cubs 2026

    Unbelievable!
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    Chicago Cubs 2026

    Ian Happ - 5/2/26
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Friends? Heck, these are questions that I ask myself.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    There are 73 players invited the the combine. 1)50 are there to get pro feedback(Drej) or push to get drafted at all(Boswell). 2)10 are there to make sure they're guaranteed first rounders(Morez) 3)13 are fighting for more money and improve their lottery pick placement (Wagler). #3 is...
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    Chicago Cubs 2026

    This. 100% on point. I've tried 3 different ways to get this point across, but it hasn't worked. It resulted in being told that pitchers should take something off if they're going to come inside and the pitcher was wrong because Bregman and Suzuki were mad. Hoerner laughed about it after the...
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