Illinois Football Must Start Fast
In yesterday’s press conference, Illinois Football Head Coach Tim Beckman mentioned a key objective for the Illini this weekend that probably should be considered a key objective for the entire season....
View ArticleIllinois Football Will Reach 6 Wins
Call me optimistic. Call me a homer. I don’t really care. Illinois Football is going to get to six wins this season. There, I said it. The safe bet among most outlets has been 5-7, and I get it, but I...
View ArticleIllinois Football: Three Things Learned Against Youngstown State
The Illinois Football team started the season off with a 28-17 victory over Youngstown State this past Saturday, and we learned a few things about this year’s version of the Illini along the way....
View ArticleIllinois Football: Three Things Learned Against WKU
We’re two games into the season, and Illinois Football is 2-0. The Illini looked much better from the outset against WKU than they did against Youngstown State, and that’s a good thing. Aside from...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Jawun Evans or Jalen Brunson, Jalen Brunson or Jawun Evans?
Jawun Evans or Jalen Brunson, Jalen Brunson or Jawun Evans? In a perfect world, John Groce would get both highly projected point guards to commit to the Illini, and then Illinois Basketball would form...
View ArticleIllinois Football: Three Things Learned Against Washington
Illinois Football took their act out west under the guise of a “business trip”, but unfortunately for Illini fans they failed to take care of business. Things got ugly in the first half, and unlike the...
View ArticleIllinois Football: Three Things Learned Post Nebraska
It’s been an up and down couple of weeks for Illinois Football since we last crossed paths, but it’s time to get down to business and establish exactly what we’ve learned about the Illini during the...
View ArticleIllinois Football: The Writing Illini Bye Week Playlist
Illinois Football doesn’t have a game this week, but that doesn’t mean the soul doesn’t need a little soothing with the help of some solid musical selections by the Writing Illini Staff. Take some time...
View ArticleIllinois Football: The Fourth Quarter Has Arrived
In baseball, they call it the stretch run. To put it in Tim Beckman’s terms, the Illinois Football season has reached the fourth quarter, and as bad as things have been they still have a shot at...
View ArticleIllinois Football: Closing Time, One Last Chance at a Bowl
It all comes down to this: Illinois vs. Northwestern, the battle for the LOLHat. Most Illinois Football fans already feel like Head Coach Tim Beckman is wearing that hat because his record over his...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Report Indicates Marcus LoVett May Be On Verge of...
An interesting piece of news broke today with regards to Illinois Basketball recruiting, and it has Illini fans buzzing. Michael O’Brien of the Chicago Sun-Times posted an article today regarding...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Rayvonte Rice Injured but Season isn’t Over
If you thought it was bad, Illinois Basketball fans, well, think again. News has been confirmed today that Illinois will be without the services of leading scorer (17.2 ppg) Rayvonte Rice indefinitely....
View ArticleIllinois Football: Thoughts On Signing Day and Tim Beckman
Quite a bit went down yesterday with regards to the Illinois Football program between Tim Beckman talking to the media and the National Signing Day surprises, and naturally, I have a few thoughts to...
View ArticleIllinois Football: An Open Letter to Illini Fans on Dino Babers
Coaching searches are a distraction from reality, and they make for good sports talk radio. For some, a team hovering above .500 isn’t good enough. For others, it’s just the simple fact that the...
View ArticleIllinois Basketball: Rayvonte Rice Injured but Season isn’t Over
If you thought it was bad, Illinois Basketball fans, well, think again. News has been confirmed today that Illinois will be without the services of leading scorer (17.2 ppg) Rayvonte Rice indefinitely....
View ArticleIllinois Football: Thoughts On Signing Day and Tim Beckman
Quite a bit went down yesterday with regards to the Illinois Football program between Tim Beckman talking to the media and the National Signing Day surprises, and naturally, I have a few thoughts to...
View ArticleIllinois Football: An Open Letter to Illini Fans on Dino Babers
Coaching searches are a distraction from reality, and they make for good sports talk radio. For some, a team hovering above .500 isn’t good enough. For others, it’s just the simple fact that the...
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