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Illinois Fighting Illini (you'll see)

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NFBuck;1710973; said:
Not anymore they don't...
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*bitter, pain-filled tears of sadness*

Yeah but Scheelhaase could be Kellen Lewis with better... Martez Wilson was still a 5-star and has... Corey Liuget can... I think.........

I got nuthin'. We got nuthin'. 4th or 5th best on-paper talent in the Big Ten, and I'm begging the football gods for 5 wins and a chance to build towards a 2011 bowl (8 home games! The Penn State Way!).

*contemplates the meaning of it all*
 
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jwinslow;1712890; said:
Are Illinois people excited about expansion? Maybe that's a topic better suited for this thread, but I was curious given the rivalry:
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In short, yes. Especially a westward, football-centric expansion. Say they start slow, only add Nebraska, and split east/west. That makes the Big Ten West Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Northwestern, and Illinois. Big Ten West basketball champs from now until 2083.

And it ain't bad for football, either. The Big Three stay in the east, and while we'd have to deal with Nebraska every year, Minnesota and Northwestern is a lot better than Michigan and Michigan State. Well, Michigan State at least.

Say they go 14 with Nebraska, Missouri, and Notre Dame, with Nebraska and Missouri going in the west and Notre Dame in the east? Great again. Illinois basketball dominates, and Illinois football has a better chance than it does today.

In that scenario, they might split up differently than east/west. Because Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, and Notre Dame all on one side is probably too East-heavy. For football at least.
 
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OrangeRoughy;1713042; said:
In short, yes. Especially a westward, football-centric expansion. Say they start slow, only add Nebraska, and split east/west. That makes the Big Ten West Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Northwestern, and Illinois. Big Ten West basketball champs from now until 2083.
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While that scenario would definitely help you out, I think you are forgetting how good Wisconsin has been recently in Basketball under Bo Ryan...
 
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Scout.com: Spencer to OSU - Daniels to?

ThaKid still believes!
ThaKid101;1713094; said:
They just can't cave in to the tremendous pressure brought in not only by rivals, but so called fans. They'll get this thing right IMO.
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BTW, Rivals team recruiting rankings the last five years for Illinois: 70th, 35th, 23rd, 20th and 31st. If only their players could handle the "tremendous" pressure of those rankings and the fans expectations to at least play in a bowl game every year they could get this thing right:slappy:......or it's the fact Ron Zook is your football coach.
 
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Buckeye Nut;1716214; said:
Scout.com: Spencer to OSU - Daniels to?

ThaKid still believes!

BTW, Rivals team recruiting rankings the last five years for Illinois: 70th, 35th, 23rd, 20th and 31st. If only their players could handle the "tremendous" pressure of those rankings and the fans expectations to at least play in a bowl game every year they could get this thing right:slappy:......or it's the fact Ron Zook is your football coach.
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Just about everyone else on that board shits on him. Really entertaining.
 
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Buckeye Nut;1716214; said:
Scout.com: Spencer to OSU - Daniels to?

ThaKid still believes!

BTW, Rivals team recruiting rankings the last five years for Illinois: 70th, 35th, 23rd, 20th and 31st. If only their players could handle the "tremendous" pressure of those rankings and the fans expectations to at least play in a bowl game every year they could get this thing right:slappy:......or it's the fact Ron Zook is your football coach.
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There are a lot of Florida Gator fans who would tell you Zook is a great recruiter but once those recruits get in the program, where's the player development?
 
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red in colorado;1719040; said:
There are a lot of Florida Gator fans who would tell you Zook is a great recruiter but once those recruits get in the program, where's the player development?
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Oh yes we are well aware Zook can get some recruits, but like you said what happens to them once they get there? He's landed a handful of four and a couple five stars while at Illinois but has produced very little results. Benn was a great talent but I think he had less than 10 TD's in three years at Illinois, what a waste of a talent and of a college football career that had so much potential. Zook does seem to rise up every year and beat one team that he has no business beating, that's what we can getting ZOOKED! You shouldn't have to worry about that though, he very well may be gone after this year.
 
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Former Florida and current Illinois coach Ron Zook thinks the SEC is better than Big Ten
Big Ten, SEC, college football, conference realignment
posted by matt murschel on July, 3 2010

In case you missed it while you were out this holiday weekend:

First, Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville came out and said the Big 12 would probably not last very long because there?s just too much disparity between all the teams.

Former Florida and current Illinois head coach Ron Zook thinks the SEC is a better conference than the Big Ten, for now. (AP Photo)

Former Florida and current Illinois head coach Ron Zook thinks the SEC is a better conference than the Big Ten, for now. (AP Photo)

Now, Illinois coach Ron Zook has said that the SEC is a better league than the Big Ten.

The former Florida head coach was a guest on The Paul Finebaum Radio show earlier this week and when asked if the SEC was a ?better conference? than the Big Ten, Zook said:

?At this time, it probably is but I think there?s teams in the Big Ten Conference just as well as there?s teams in the Southeastern Conference that can play against anybody.

The biggest thing that I?ve noticed is that maybe in the Southeastern Conference there?s a few more big guys that can run, but trust me there?s some awfully, awfully good players in the Big Ten Conference as well.?
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Former Florida and current Illinois coach Ron Zook thinks the SEC is better than Big Ten – College Gridiron 365 Blog – Orlando Sentinel
 
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