What's Going On In Champaign?

So How Good Are The Illini?

Foul Balls found this 10/9/2007 on sports.aol.com

Filed under: Big 10 , Illinois Football Last week when I saw that the Illini were favored at home against #5 Wisconsin, I openly questioned just what the linemakers in Vegas had been smoking. Well, after seeing Illinois beat Wisconsin rather handily ...

Is Gameday Coming to Champaign?

Foul Balls found this 10/10/2007 on sports.aol.com

Filed under: Big 10 , NCAA FB Media Watch , Illinois Football , ESPN There's quite a lovefest going on in the world of college football surrounding Ron Zook and the Fighting Illini. The Illini are ranked for the first time in six years, and are tied ...

I - L - L!: Ron Zook, Illinois And Our Spinning Brains

YOU BEEN BLINDED found this 10/11/2007 on deadspin.com

We have resisted as long as we can: We now, to finish our day, talk about the Illini. And what better way to do so than through the restless guns of Ron Zook. Actually, we're not gonna talk too much about it, considering everyone's assuming ...

Not Every Team Should Be Called “Fighting [Coach Name Here].”

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 10/12/2007 on s2nblog.wordpress.com

I just caught Rece Davis referring to the East Carolina Pirates as “The Fighting Skip Holtzes.” This is poor not only because it’s too long and the Pirates don’t have a “Fighting” anywhere in their name (a team ...