Recent content by steelmen72

Illinois women will definitely finish in the Top 3 but can they hold off Washington which is second with 66 points. Illinois has 73. Washington can get major points in the 800, 1500, 5000 meter races. Oregon is 3rd but well behind Illinois and Washington.

The mens team was always go take a little longer to be competitive because of their maturity and lack of depth. Coach P brought in highly regarded recruits for the womens team in his early years. The women can rely on field events but the men don't have anything to rely on. I believe they need...

Illinois is waiting on 2-3 defensive lineman to graduate from their respective colleges. This is the same situation Zachari Franklin-WR was in a few years ago. He wasnt announced until June. He was a silent commit. Illini nation be patient.

Whitman has to go big in this NIL era. You must get a proven coach who goes to the NCAA TOURNAMENT on a consistent basis. You can't mess this hire up. The softball team should be a perennial NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAM!!.

It was long overdue. The volleyball coach should be next. It will be a busy next month for Whitman because he has to get a womens tennis coach as well.

You guys are giving Miller way too much credit for playing with two Illinois greats his freshman year. Miller could have been the man at LSU and Arizona State. He attended those schools for 4 years and only made the NCAA TOURNAMENT at LSU the year he redshirted because of an ACL. He have never...

Lol. Yeah, Illinois had a hard time guarding Houston, athletic, physical guards.

What is your point? All that being said Duke ain't won a National Title since 2015!! 2015 and they have all these resources and #1 recruiting classes all the time.

Illinois definitely needs another scorer at the guard position rather it's Blackwell or McNeil from NC St. I don't trust the freshman or Lee. We all know the Ivisic twins can be woefully inconsistent on the offensive end. I don't believe Lee or Jackyts will make any impact at all. You have a...

Defense got better during the NCAA TOURNAMENT. Defense wasn't the problem, the scoring was the problem. If Illinois matched it 83 PPG in the FINAL FOUR THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.

JJ needs to be next to go because he hasn't shown anything in his 2 years and just like Lieb go to a mid-major program. Fagbemi really doesn't count because he fills a spot which can become available anytime. That is at least 5 open spots for portal or HS recruits.

That is exactly what Indiana and Miami(fla.) have been doing for the last couple of years and they both made it to the playoff championship game.

Your opinion is based on what that Iowa will be better next year. Iowa was 12-10 in their last 22 games. Iowa made the most of their breaks against Florida and Nebraska. McCollom has to prove that he can recruit at McCaffrey level. The last time Iowa made the Elite prior to this year was 1987...

If Andrej, Rodgers and Davis come back then you don't need Haralson. Illinois needs two proven veteran guards, period.

UCLA was in the Final Four last year.