By Paul M. Banks & Paul Schmidt of The Sports Bank and Joe Kutsunis of Hail to the Orange, "Home of the Blogging Illini" When putting together an All Decade Team, our first effort was Nick Smith, at guard, forward, and center. Nick Smith all the way baby. So obviously someone spiked our Egg Nog with opium or something. Eventually we decided to take the job seriously and … [Read more...] about Illini Hoops All-Decade team
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Big 10 Power Rankings 12-17
By Paul M. Banks 1. Purdue (9-0) Their nucleus has an excellent mix of NBA level athletes, college talent that excels in their system, and tough hard-working role players. In other words, they have the blue print in place that you need to go far in March in today's college game. 2. Michigan State (8-2) So this a typical (H to tha) Izzo team? That redeems themselves … [Read more...] about Big 10 Power Rankings 12-17
Fighting Illini All-Decade 1st Team Offense
By Paul M. Banks & Paul Schmidt of The Sports Bank and Joe Kutsunis of Hail to the Orange, "Home of the Blogging Illini" For the 1st team defense and second teams click here First team Offense QB Kurt Kittner - Though he only played two seasons this decade, Kittner deserves the nod here. He led the team to the Sugar Bowl and a Big Ten Championship in 2001, and … [Read more...] about Fighting Illini All-Decade 1st Team Offense