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Go Midland

My wife and I volunteered for a youth baseball tournament last weekend. The tournament is a fundraiser for a foundation my wife is on the board for. Wait, I'm not supposed to end a sentence with "for." That was just a terrible sentence. Let me try

The 90 Illini #74: Trey Petty

The 90 Illini #74: Trey Petty

First off, he has one of my favorite recruit tweets of all time. Trey Petty committed to Illinois in early May last year. That summer, in the end of July, Ole Miss offered him. As you're probably aware, when players get an offer from somewhere, they usually put

The 90 Illini #75: Kellen Francis

The 90 Illini #75: Kellen Francis

I have a confession to make: I have an Illinois blindspot. I know a lot about this state, but there's this area – let's call it... west central Illinois? northwest central northern Illinois? – where I just don't know anything. In fact, I don't

The 90 Illini #76: Pat Farrell

The 90 Illini #76: Pat Farrell

We are nearing the end of the true freshmen who are always grouped down in the 70's and 80's on this list. There are still several more freshmen to go, but The 90 Illini will begin to shift at this point to include several redshirt freshmen

PMP 2024: Best Illini Football Players From St. Louis

PMP 2024: Best Illini Football Players From St. Louis

See, now THIS PERSON knows how to ask a PMP question. "Hey Robert, guy who grew up in the Metro East and then lived in St. Louis for 24 years after college - who are the best players on your favorite football team from your favorite city?" Yes,

The 90 Illini #77: Eddie Tuerk

The 90 Illini #77: Eddie Tuerk

I've been working on nicknames for Eddie Tuerk but I just haven't landed on one. I almost went with Tuerkmenistan – like, "good luck running up the gut on us because you'd be entering the republic of Tuerkmenistan" – but I don't

PMP 2024: Honored Jerseys

PMP 2024: Honored Jerseys

On to the next question on this list. And, since this fundraiser was in May, I should start out by noting that this question was asked before it was announced that Terrence Shannon's jersey would be honored despite him not meeting the qualifications (specifically, 1st or 2nd team