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I want to believe in Underwood but not sure he can build a program. This class is so important to the programs future, the staff can’t screw it up and it’s gone about as poorly as it could. If he coaches this team to the tournament this year then I’ll be a firm believer but if he misses it then the recruiting momentum will be crushed.

Rabbit did you look at the Ford CMAX? Probably can get good deals for those models now.

Anything farther than 5 yards past the line of scrimmage was rough for him.

Wow, just pathetic. New year, same crap.

Bailed out there. Keep it going Mitch

Offense has been pretty bad since the first quarter.

Man I hope they are consistently near this level of play. If the offense improves we are definitely talking playoffs. Long season ahead but didn’t think I was would be this excited for it!

Manimal

Mack...so good

Yea that's just brutal, feel so bad for the kid.

Well I wasn't expecting a bowl season but a terrible outing against Kent St has me very worried about this season. Still think 4 wins is the goal, but with these suspensions that may be really tough. Illinois' o-line needs another year, too many mistakes/lack of strength.

Wow I totally thought that was a KKK rally at first glance lol.

FFS, ugh.

That video is so damn crazy. I haven't read much on the situation yet, was there a motive or just general craziness?

I definitely don't have all the details worked out, it's just an idea of having a tiered system. I don't have the numbers but I would imagine it would be less of a price shock to Americans if we continue to use a deductible type system (or some alternative). If we cap out of pocket expenses to a couple thousand per person like most insurance plans then we are getting to such a better spot. Is it everything I would want to see? No, but it's huge progress.

I've always believed that universal health care provides a basic health care package. It helps prevents the bankruptcy cases and over usage of emergency rooms, etc. But if you want better healthcare, lower deductibles, etc then you pay for a private or public plan that sits on top of your basic plan, like a tiered system or something.

I've never really understood the glorification of the "I've worked 3 jobs to support my family, so should be able to do X". While I love seeing someone put in the effort and determination to get ahead, why should it take 3 jobs to get ahead? Can't there be a better way to support those people who want to work for a better life?

I was watching Designated Survivor during my 2 week trip to Europe, loved the first season but the 2nd one was pretty boring. Didn't get to finish it before the trip ended and now US Netflix doesn't have rights to it. Anyone find it worthwhile to continue?

I've used glassdoor and payscale.com/salary.com to some success. Honestly the best way I've found is from interviews and talking to recruiters about salary ranges for comparable jobs.

Ha I was wondering if there were references for that.

Just ignore each other, jesus guys....

The amount of visa renewal denials is rising so fast that my company may have to shift how we hire contractors. We've lost 3 key resources already in the last year due to this, and potentially could lose more very soon. The additional cost or the requirement to have only offshore people going forward is going to majorly disrupt how we do business. Our contingent supplier team is literally freaking out about this.

Couldn't find one for 2018 but could have missed it. Illinois football is killing it (for them) thus far in this cycle, just flipped a 3star Chicago prospect from ISU. Stoked to see the staff seeming to hit a stride in recruiting.

Patriot on Amazon was a quirky show that I enjoyed. Started The Expanse, streaming on Amazon and liked season 1, have kind of waned interest during season 2. Paterno on HBO had my blood boiling, and can't wait to watch the Andre the Giant special. Tried starting Black Sails but couldn't get into it, will probably drop after 3 episodes. Picked up Atlanta last night and I'm hooked.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 10:37 AM) Also just saw a kid from my high school, Ryan Taylor, is going to grad transfer to Northwestern. He had interest from IU, Purdue, Mizzou, and UCLA to start with. Average 21.2 PPG last year. Illinois had a ton of interest in him and apparently vice versa, but Illinois has a staffer that used to coach him and the NCAA rejected their appeal to the rule that doesn't allow that. Fair ruling by the NCAA but still sucks.