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    Coaching Carousel (Basketball)

    When the NCAA nailed us in the early ‘90s Pearl-initiated investigation, one of the violations they actually found was a team photo sent to a recruit with an inscription saying they hoped he joined them signed by “The Fellas.”
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    Illini Women's Basketball 2023-2024

    Several years ago, a film called "The Mighty Macs" provided a slightly dramatized version of the Immaculata teams where Grentz (then Theresa Shank) was an All-American and won three national titles in the early '70s. Almost certainly the most unique college-sports dynasty ever. Former Penn...
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    Illini Women's Basketball 2023-2024

    If they can't get a current top big-program coach like Lawson, Kim Stephens at Marshall could get a look.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs UConn, Saturday, March 30th, 5:09pm CT, TBS

    One of their fans got all hot and bothered about how Cam Spencer was going to flummox our coaching staff. I don't really put much stock into how he played at Rutgers, but responded. "Our coaches are quite familiar with Cam Spencer. He was in the Big Ten last year." Surely, the next thing he did...
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    Pregame: Illinois vs UConn, Saturday, March 30th, 5:09pm CT, TBS

    They're kinda sensitive about incredibly innocuous coach-speak. Underwood saying postgame that he they hadn't really scouted UConn yet (surely a lie) and today that we've seen other teams run similar sets drove a bunch of them batty. Being national champs and the dominant #1 seed doesn't seem to...
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    Pregame: Illinois vs UConn, Saturday, March 30th, 5:09pm CT, TBS

    Though to be fair, UConn is also undefeated on neutral courts.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs UConn, Saturday, March 30th, 5:09pm CT, TBS

    Yeah, we're not in the stage were Minny hit 60 percent of their FG against us. None of our three NCAA opponents has been above 41.
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    Boston

    If you live in Storrs or anywhere else in the Hartford area, staying to the end of the Illini game meant getting home around 2 a.m., after sitting around for a half-hour between games. I have to admit, I've been to several doubleheader games where the Illini have played first, some with really...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    NBA = Nearly Brad's Athlete
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Iowa State, 9:09pm CT, TBS

    His father is a grad and led the homecoming parade once in the '90s. He also reported humor/human interest stories on CBS's Sunday Morning for decades. I liked this one about his daughter's wedding, which includes a brief cameo from Willie.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Iowa State, Thursday, March 28th, 9:09pm CT, TBS

    All these years, I thought the issue was with the University of Iowa, rahter than the state.
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    Boston

    Glad you went to Siena after Fran McCaffery left.
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    Boston

    And walkable for most to TD Garden! Plus the chance to join the war over whether Mike's or Modern makes the better cannoli!
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    Boston

    I'm sure there will be a designated Illini bar. Another meeting option is Hub Hall, which is a food hall with about 15 different places, incluiding a bar, right next to TD Garden. https://www.hubhallboston.com/
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    Boston

    Lots of great places on and near Newbury Street. Love the seafood here: https://www.saltiegirl.com/boston-menus/