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Up To Speed - March 1, 2024

Up To Speed - March 1, 2024

I'm visiting my son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter right now. Booked this trip the day after the Penn State loss. Tyler could cover the Wisconsin game, my wife had to be in Idaho for work, so all of the stars aligned. Being around Penn State fans celebrating their greatest

Seven Seconds

Seven Seconds

Think back to when Brad Underwood was hired. Josh Whitman fired John Groce and held the "if we're not careful..." press conference, we were still playing in the NIT with Jamal Walker as the head coach, and Whitman snuck down to Oklahoma and stole Brad Underwood

The BoardRoom 4.15 - Ball Went In Hoop

Sam, Matty, and Josh react to the ball going into hoop many of times. Luckily more times for the Illini than Minnesota. You can listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts here, you can listen to this episode on Spotify here, or, if you click the "SUBSCRIBE" button

Looks Like University Of Illinois - Brandon Hansen

It sounds so silly to even type that. Brandon Hansen committed to Illinois FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY TWO DAYS AGO. And now I'm writing his LLUOI. Well, I said I'm going to start up this series again, and you have to start somewhere, so here we

Where Do We Stand? February 27th

Where Do We Stand? February 27th

I'm With The Band

I'm With The Band

This is the final article from my fundraiser last May (and, like all of those articles, it is unlocked and free for anyone to read). In exchange for a donation to my dad's scholarship, I stated that I would write an article of your choice. I completed most

Flipping the Script

Flipping the Script

On the day after Thanksgiving, Illinois beat Western Illinois 84-52. Noted college basketball expert Tyler Cottingham - known also to IlliniBoard.com subscribers as “Walkon” - was covering the game and published a post-game article titled “Lockdown Squad”. That article included several extremely prescient words. A sampling: