Speaking of hoodwinked and bamboozled. Recruiting is fluid...

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Save your sanctimonious lectures for someone else old man. Well someone should have told me...

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‘He had to have had at least five grand in that briefcase’ Read it take your mind off...well you know.

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Illini great Deon Thomas says former coach Bruce Pearl doesn't belong on TV — and he's right For Illini fans of a certain age, the men’s basketball team’s delightful run to the Final Four has had a tinge of irritation.

Illini great DEON THOMAS says former coach BRUCE PEARL doesn't belong on TV — and he's right.
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'Going huntin' wearing all that orange?' Yes good does overcome evil.

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'It was nothing personal.....it was just business.' Next stop....Houston.

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'There is always money in the banana stand.' Win or lose....Illini hoop fans intensity never wanes.

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'Those guys giving out more patronage jobs than the Chicago Park District.’ Whatever happened to a former Illini football player?

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'Make sure everyone knows we got one of their good kids.' Interesting history between the Illini and East St. Louis football...

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Keaton Wagler’s Meteoric Rise at Illinois Isn’t a Fluke The freshman guard went from under-the-radar prospect to a potential top-five NBA draft pick. But his story is one about the imperfect art of recruiting.

The easy narrative is that Keaton Wagler was an unseen, off-circuit recruit.

The real story is a lot more complicated and explains the imperfect art of modern recruiting.

SI Digital Cover on how the world missed Keaton Wagler… and why Illinois didn’t:

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'Why Not Illinois?' Nostalgia is a helluva' drug...

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The Gang is all here. Bret Bielema finalizes his 2026 coaching staff...

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Next carry Simeon Rice strips the ball from Powers....leading to the infamous Johnny Johnson to Jim Klein TD pass.....first time ILL. won in Ann Arbor since 1967👍🔶🔷🏈

New Illini running backs coach/former Wolverine Wheatley got hurt during 93 game...leading to Ricky Powers replacing him....Powers runs for 8 yards....looks at the Illini sidelines....taps his wrist as in, 'time ticking away'..💩🏈

An adult in the room. Illini football hire a defensive coordinator...

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Outta' the blue...and into the black. Bielema has three positions to fill on his staff...

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Chris Ash the ND defensive coordinator and Bielema r best buddies....this was a nice way of getting rid of Henry between friends...demoting without embarrassing...now can get a professional d coordinator Justin Wilcox, Charlie Bullen, Wink Martindale, Charlie Partridge...👍🏈

'You better not come to the city….we know who you are.' 2026 Illini football schedule dates released...

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'They don’t know their ass from a handful of sand when it comes to what a football player is.' Illini add much needed nose guard...

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Monday Morning Quarterback. 'Always smokin' those left-handed cigarettes'...

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Monday Morning Quarterback... 'Send lawyers, guns and money.'

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Rebuilding?...More like reloading. Mr. Excitement heads to Champaign...

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Katin Houser - Football - East Carolina University Athletics Katin Houser (4) Quarterback - Senior in the classroom … Two-year letterman (1/East Carolina, 1/Michigan State) … Played in 21 career games making 14 starts ...

ecupirates.com/sports/footb... fun to watch...crazy with the ball at times....just has to sign the papers👍🔶🔷🏈

Illini football-it just means more. Thank You Drew Brees...

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Illini kicker now in the portal asking price reportedly, 'million a year'....🫤🏈

good teams win...great teams cover....didn't quite get the over/under....💩biggest thing got out of this game...#71 at left tackle for a first start/time he played this year....adequate...gives you hope Ill. has a left tackle next year....👍🔶🔷

some good ol' dumb ass coaching by Tennessee....let Illinois score keep your timeouts...cause the ILL. defense hasn't really been able to stop anyone when it counts...oh well...instead ILL. will bleed the clock and....'million dollar' kicker wins the game....😘🏈

'Your defensive backs couldn't cover a puddle with a raincoat.' Music City Bowl preview...

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why Stoner was the key....AD 'un-locked' some more 'resources' for Henson/Yates then Jimmy Collins to 'compete' in recruiting👍Aunt Mamie's did some good 'business' in those days😁🏀

'The 80's belong to the Illini.' Mike White passes away at 89.

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