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Thanks for doing this. I was hoping someone smarter and less lazy than me would put something like this together. This is exactly what I anticipated it would look like.

How about NFL U?!?! I know we still have a long way to go to have as many as the elite programs, but I never would have thought that we'd have 22 alumni on NFL rosters. That's gotta be a recent (or potentially all time) high, right?? What a time to be alive as an Illini fan! ILL

my bad - I misunderstood you. I agree.

Do you think Uconn had an advantage at the garden? I do. I anticipate a similar advantage for us at UC - possibly more.

We're the #3 team in the country in many "too early rankings." I think it's pretty daunting to go into Cameron against #2 Duke so objectively that's likely a loss. "Neutral site" game against a lower ranked (albeit barely lower ranked) Uconn at UC (which will not be neutral) should objectively...

Brayden Trimble sounds like a future leader/captain. Great team first approach that will lead him to individual success. I hope we get to see him start to fulfill his potential this year!

JS' 1.44 "reported" 10 yard split is impressive, but I'd like to see how official/legit that is. Let's not forget Megatron. Google AI provided me with the following from the 2007 combine. Physical Size Height: 6' 5" Weight: 239 lbs Arm Length: 33 3/8" Hand Size: 9 1/4" [1]...

I appreciate the creative idea, but just nope...nope. Look at this through the eyes of a boy/man 13 years or older and that just opens us up to all sorts of internet and in person ridicule as U of I fans. Let's just stick with nothing.

I like the look of that...good ball too. Wish we could see who threw it.

7-5 with a victory in the victory in the Duke's Mayo or Pinstripe Bowl to end the season at 8-5. I hope I'm way underestimating us.

I'm grasping at straws here looking for anything that will help convince me this is not very bad...all I can come up with is: -maybe we get a year 3 Mirk now. -I suppose I love my family and Illinois BB is not everything.

Next you're going to tell me Vaaks has a long neck so his (perceived) additional height is wasted. /s Seriously though, valid point w/the closer to the camera note. Either way, this is the most excited/optimistic I've been in the pre-season since the mid 2000s.

Vaaks, Morillo, and Zens all listed at 6'7", and Vaaks appears to be the tallest (although Zens is in slides). Davis is listed at 6'9" and I'd say Vaaks is closer to that than 6'7". He's going to be a matchup problem - can't wait!!

The origin of BU's international recruiting was a Vesel that sailed across the Atlantic from Slovenia. Moretti wore #11 but was not a top 35 recruit.

Can you share anything that you know about what happened? Did he find a better job or was there some sort of a falling out? I'm hoping it's the former.