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QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Jan 31, 2005 -> 02:30 PM) According to a source at the ICPD, the West Des Moines PD served a search warrant at a current player's apartment regarding sexual assault--the apparent victim was from WDM. *Player is supposedly PP. Also, Boyd was arrested. Good stuff over in Iowa. If there is any truth to this PP is toast. Should have been toast after the first time with what he did. Alford was a joke through that whole thing, can't wait to see what he does now. If this rumor is true I hope Pierce rots in prison and if any NBA team gives him a channce I'll be absolutely sick. And if he is found guilty I hope gets some of this as well as some of his own medicine (don't drop the soap Pierre).

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Jan 31, 2005 -> 01:24 AM) You don't pay much attention to recruiting, do you? The class DePaul is bringing in for next year features a top 40 guy and two top 125 guys, one of which is going to win Mr. Basketball in Michigan. Illinois isn't doing s***; Weber is a good coach but a horrible recruiter. Where's Julian Wright going?.. That edge goes to Leitao... DePaul beat Notre Dame and Notre Dame beat UConn...If they play well, DePaul can match up well with any team in the Big East, and it's a bit of a top-heavy conference anyways. I'd have to say it's a bit overrated... Weber and Leitao went head to head for one recruit, Calvin Brock and Weber won that battle. Julian Wright is going to Kansas one of the premier programs in the country, last I checked not DePaul so I don't know why that was brought into the argument. Secondly your top 40 guys (Rashad Woods) list consisted of SMU, Baylor, and DePaul so its not like Leitao beat a bunch of top programs for the guy. And he isn't ranked any where even near the top 100 on scout.com rankings. I'm not going to say Weber has been a huge success recruiting because that would be a lie but people seem to over state his recruiting failures a bit. He lost Livingston to Duke and ultimately the pros no loss there. He lost Rajon Rondo to Kentucky the home state school, after Rondo basically said if Louisville or Kentucky offered he would go to one of those schools. I would love to have him though. Weber beat MSU and Izzo for Shaun Pruitt who was a top 100 recruit and the second best player in Illinois last year behind a NBA lottery pick. Calvin Brock finished third in Illinois Mr. Basketball voting behind Pruitt and Livingston and was the Chicago player of the year per the Sun-Times. He also finished in scout.com top 100 players as well. '05 recruiting was a bit rough. Obviously lost Wright to Kansas, one of the elite programs in the country who also have a great recruiter in Self at the helm. Wright was enamored with Kansas the entire time. He lost Austin Jackson to Georgia Tech, Luke Zeller who comes from a religious family in Indiana to Notre Dame. He got his top SG target Jamar Smith who is currently playing great for Peoria Richwoods and should be 1st team all state now that he has recovered from a broken hand. Charles Jackson the PF/C from Georgia is the guy I think we lucked into. Every time I read something on this guy it is saying how great he is playing and how much potential is there. Bob Gibbons for one absolutely loves Jackson's game. And for those who love recruiting rankings, Jackson recently went up against Korvortney Barber who is considered a top 40 recruit and despite playing only 8 first half minutes due to foul trouble scored 28 pts, had 18 rbs, and 8 block shots to Barber's 15 and 12. Those two will should end up being very good collegiate players. Chester Frazier I don't know as much about but he is having a good year at his prep school right now and was brought in as mostly an insurance policy in the case that both Deron and Dee go pro.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jan 31, 2005 -> 12:10 AM) Sorry if this has been mentioned before but Alien vsa Predator was AWESOME!!!!!! I just picked up the DVD today and I was rivited. What a kickass movie! That's a joke right.

QUOTE(He_Gawn @ Jan 27, 2005 -> 03:22 PM) Purdue is also much better than everyone thinks, ala almost beating ILL. :rolly

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 27, 2005 -> 12:36 PM) It has a lot to do with the bad teams they play too. That nuetralizes the really good teams. This is the reason I find the way SOS and also the RPI are done to be stupid. You get penalized for playing say the 290th ranked team as opposed to the 175th ranked team when if you are a team like Illinois, Kansas, Wake Forest etc. this year there is no difference at all between playing teams like that, especially at home. The fact that your RPI can get lower when you win a game is ridiculous IMO.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 07:21 PM) One thing I thought would be cool would be for everyone to list their "power 4," in other words, who everyone has as their top 4 teams right now in terms of NCAA seeding. Mine would go. Illinois Duke North Carolina Boston College/Wake Forest I think if Kentucky wins out, which they could in the SEC, they have an excellent shot at joining the frey, as much as I hate them. In terms of seeding I think you have to go Illinois, Duke, BC, and then Wake over NC because they won head to head.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 07:19 PM) I don't think it was ever down really, if everyone got their head out of the ACC's ass, they'd realize that perhaps the best ball in the land is played in the Big 10. Objectively the ACC is still better. Overrated to begin the year yes, but it is still a better conference right now than it comes to basketball than the Big 10. But about 4 years ago during MSU's run the Big 10 was the best conference all around with very good Illinois, Ohio State, Indiana, and Wisconsin teams.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 07:03 PM) 62nd schedule is a fact, not an opinion. http://www.kenpom.com/rpi.php Perhaps the Chicago St, Delaware St. Florida A &M and Oakland games have a lot to do with that. I can't wait til Tuesday either, should be a great game. Try not to take things so personally, fellas. SOS= crap. You can play a bunch of mediocre teams at home (ex. Kansas) and be rewarded more for that than playing some very good teams (Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Gonzaga, but having the weakest of the weak cupcakes rather than just cupcakes.

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 04:43 PM) The hype is that Illinois can not lose. I grew up as an Illini fan, I have spent every year of my life except for 4 in Illinios (while at College). If I sincerely thought Illnios was unbeatable, I would post it, it would be easier to admit that Illinois just flat out played Wisconsin than to say, Wisconsin could have won. You can all think what you want, but there is no way Illinois ends up undefeated. SB Gotcha, I thought you were inferring that Illinois wasn't that great of a basketball team. On your second point, while I don't think Illinois will go undefeated (although I'm in the minority who wants to be undefeated, no such thing as a good loss in my book), it is a distinct possibility. Any Big 10 road game is tough but they are all winnable for this team and despite the Iowa hiccup I just do not see this team losing at home under any circumstances the rest of the year.

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 04:24 PM) If Illinois is up 8 at home with 10 minutes left, you would not consider it a game they "should" have won? lol Its amusing to see all of the Illini fans come out of the wood work, but at the same time I hope that all of you do not believe the hype... SB Whatever makes you feel better. Bottom line is you got beat by a better team. And if you don't think this Illinois team is as good as any other in the country then you are delusional. I'm not saying they win the title but they've got as good if not better than anyone else out there.

QUOTE(Spod=Ratings @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 10:50 PM) and also didnt he say on a even territory he likes UNC as the best team...The same UNC that Wake beat .and thats the same Wake that Illini owned UNC is a very good basketball team. He didn't say they were the best team but that is the team he thinks will win the NCAA championship.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 05:50 PM) When was i ever cocky? You're the one calling for the Iowa team to show up again (which remind you resulted in a win nonetheless). Plus, our D is pretty damn good. Your posts are ridiculous. Not to mention it doesn't matter how cocky a fan is. I can be as cocky as I want about the White Sox, the Bull, the Illini, etc. and it has zero impact on the game. It also gives me the freedom to predict undefeated seasons and championships without setting the team up for failure.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 21, 2005 -> 03:47 PM) Holy hell that one play w/ the 1/2> in the corner, with the blob he comes out of is insane. Personally I thought the best two plays were the screen play at about the 1:10 mark and the run directly after that.

He's a sophmore running back from the state of Florida. I'm sure some of you have seen this video because its been on the internet for a while but some of these runs are truly incredible. This is video from when he was a freshman also. http://filebox.vt.edu:8080/c/chgraha1/DevineESPN.wmv

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 21, 2005 -> 09:18 AM) And then on top of it, the NCAA restricts their movement and ability to work. If I'm getting a full scholarship, my meals paid for, and my living arrangements paid for the NCAA restricting my ability to work would not matter to me one bit. How many jobs can you work while attending college that are worth in most cases well over $20,000 dollars?

QUOTE(winodj @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 05:59 PM) Maybe, there oughta be a revenue sharing policy with the players. If Illinois makes a ton of cash on their program, they should share part of it with the people who make that profit for them. Most schools make very little money of athletics as much of the revenue from sports like basketball and football has to go to the non revenue sports. Athletes are getting full rides to universities plus room and board which in many cases is worth well over $20,000. It gives them the opportunity to get an education for many an opportunity that wouldn't have been there if it wasn't for a scholarship, there is no reason for them to be paid on top of that.

QUOTE(Duke Of Chicago @ Jan 18, 2005 -> 10:18 PM) Im going to put this into perspective here: Is it fair that 100's of thousands of lets say , Dee Brown Jerseys have been sold and he has not made a penny. I think there is something morraly wrong with the system. He's getting a full scholarship to a great university as well as the opportunity to work on his game and showcase himself so that he can play in the NBA in the future. There are people that would do anything to get the opportunities that athletes on scholarship are presented with. Playing a sport is a fair exchange for getting the chance to get a free education. My other problem with your statement is does everyone then get paid the same. Should Jack Ingram get paid the amount as Dee Brown even though their jersey sales would be completely different? Because then if they get different amounts isn't there still something morally wrong according the the response you gave above. Paying college athletes is opening Pandora's box IMO.

QUOTE(OfficerKarkovice @ Jan 18, 2005 -> 10:08 PM) Every college athlete is on a full-tuition scholarship? Wow...news to me. And the rest for the most part are in non revenue sports playing because they want to. Joining a club takes up time, should I get paid for joining one.

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A few from that photoshoot

Honestly, I just can't see IU making the tourney this year. The Big 10 is going to have a very low RPI and I don't see more than 4 teams from the Big 10 getting in. In order for Indiana to get in the tourney they will have to surpass MSU, Iowa, Wisconsin, or Illinois and I don't see it happening.

Saving money only helps if it is then spent on a player that will help the club. If they go out and get a good starting pitcher with the money they saved then I like the trade, if not then the trade sucks.

Yeah, but why let facts get in the way of an obvious agenda against KW.

The eccentric neighbor

A novel thought, but how about blaming the players for underachieving for a change. The ball clubs that have been put out on the field by Williams have talent wise been superior to the Twins but the Twins just keep winning. The Sox winning percentage is over .500 under Williams so its not like hes putting together awful teams.