Recent content by STLflyinIllini

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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    With the '24/'25 classes, I really think pooping the bed against one of the weakest schedules ever for a B1G program really hurt us. Following up an 8-4 season with another 8-4 or 7-5 season is a much better sales pitch than 8-4 followed by 5-7. Without massive NIL numbers or consistent...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    transfer TBD
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    Probation for Michigan

    I'd trade 3 years of probation for a national title any day. Way to come down hard NCAA!
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Well, we'll always have the UCLA memories, Sencire. best of luck.
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    Illini Football 2024

    eh; besides Taz and Love, we haven't lost much of our total production last year. can't blame any program if there's no room on the depth chart and the kid wants to try to get PT somewhere else. The year before, we pretty much only lost Hightower and Hart, and neither were top 2 at their...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    I heard Quentin Snider is faxing his Louisville transcript to the portal as we speak. Also heard Shaun Livingston was wearing a "Dainja Zone" T shirt while using a super soaker in Champaign yesterday.
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    Illini Basketball

    man. seeing the results from the early 2000s with Kruger/Self...I remember watching those teams as an ignorant adolescent, certain that I would never see a dark day in my life as an Illini basketball fan. Thank goodness BU has us back on track.
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    19 years ago

    watched that Epic comeback with a dear friend of mine who is no longer with us. We almost turned it off at one point, but I'm so glad we didn't. One of the memories with him that I will never forget.
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    3/21 Games Thread

    will Akron fans refer to him as JFG or FJG after this?
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    Illini Basketball 2023-2024

    that would be epic. I'm guessing this is a Jim Leonhard type deal, BUT your version would be epic.
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    Pregame: Illinois at Iowa, Sunday, March 10th, 6:00pm CT, FS1

    can confirm the corn thing is a saying. Illini farmers have beef (non-cattle variety) with Iowa and Indiana.