| 11-for-11 |
| Any guesses? That would be team free throw stats for the Illini in a 69-63 win over Vanderbilt. In Nashville. That's right, 100% free throw shooting from the Illini. That's a big change. And it looked even better compared to the Commodores, who were 13-for-21 at the line. The Illini
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| via Illinitalk,Thu, Nov 20 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Bruce's Boys |
| The men's basketball season is just underway, and the Illini are off to a 2-0 start. But with the "new attitude" that Bruce is trying to instill, we no longer see names on the backs of the Illini jerseys. We still have a lot to learn about this team. So
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| via Illinitalk,Wed, Nov 19 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Fundamental Challenges |
| Ohio State played a good game. The Illini had opporutnities to play a great game. But, as we've seen before, a few fundamentals got in the way: Hold on to the ball. Points off Illini turnovers were more than the difference in the final score. I know it was cold
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| via Illinitalk,Sun, Nov 16 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Seniors' Saturday v. tOSU |
| Seventeen Illini seniors will be playing their last game at Memorial Stadium Saturday. And it won't be an easy game . The Ohio State University Buckeyes have had a very good season, despite their crushing loss to USC early in the season and the Penn State loss. The Buckeyes have
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| via Illinitalk,Sun, Nov 16 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Buckeyes run to victory (Rivals.com |
| Beanie Wells ran for 143 yards and a touchdown and Terrelle Pryor added another 110 yards Saturday in No
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Sat, Nov 15 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Illinois mistakes lift Ohio State, 30-20 (AP |
| Beanie Wells ran for 143 yards and a touchdown and Terrelle Pryor added another 110 yards Saturday in No. 10 Ohio State's 30-20 win over Illinois. The victory kept the Buckeyes (9-2, 6-1) in the chase for the Big Ten title. It was also revenge for last year's 28-21 loss
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Sat, Nov 15 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Seniors' Sautrday v. tOSU |
| Seventeen Illini seniors will be playing their last game at Memorial Stadium Saturday. And it won't be an easy game . The Ohio State University Buckeyes have had a very good season, despite their crushing loss to USC early in the season and the Penn State loss. The Buckeyes have
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| via Illinitalk,Fri, Nov 14 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Buckeyes, Illini both have something to play for (AP |
| Ohio State got a boost last week from a team not even on its schedule. Iowa's upset of Penn State renewed Ohio State's hopes for winning the Big Ten and reaching the Rose Bowl. "We were riding the bus home from the airport when the Iowa kicker kicked it through
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Fri, Nov 14 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Buckeyes want to pressure Williams (AP |
| Ohio State had a perfect season spoiled a year ago -- and almost had the same thing happen a year earlier -- by quarterback Juice Williams and Illinois. Now, with so much to play for and so few games left, the Buckeyes are taking steps to see that Williams and
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Thu, Nov 13 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Zook meets the media (Rivals.com |
| Illini head football coach Ron Zook met with the media on Tuesday to talk about his team's game this week
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Wed, Nov 12 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Showdown in Champaign |
| I'm not talking about Ohio State coming to Memorial Stadium. I'm talking about Penn State coming to Huff Hall. Friday, the #1 Penn State volleyball team brings their tie for the NCAA record win streak to Champaign for a chance to create a new win streak record. And the #17
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| via Illinitalk,Tue, Nov 11 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Bowl Hopes Busted |
| What is there to say? Western Michigan played a great game. The Illini -- not so much. It's hard to watch a team consistently (every-other week) not play to their potential, and with the loss to the Broncos, hope for a notable Bowl game is shriveling. Yes, wins over Ohio
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| via Illinitalk,Mon, Nov 10 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Turnovers costly in Illinois loss to W. Michigan (AP |
| Tim Hiller threw two touchdowns and John Potter kicked three field goals to help Western Michigan beat Illinois 23-17 on Saturday. The loss prevented Illinois (5-5, 3-3 Big Ten) from clinching bowl eligibility. The Illini will get two more shots to qualify for a bowl: next week against 12th-ranked Ohio
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Sat, Nov 08 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Illini come up short (Rivals.com |
| Behind a defense that forced two interceptions and constantly harassed Illinois star quarterback Juice
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Sat, Nov 08 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Meet the Broncos |
| The Western Michigan Broncos play in the MAC, a conference that includes #19 Ball State and Toledo, who beat Michigan. They are 7-2 overall and 5-1 in the conference, and they can play . Last year, the Broncos busted Iowa's bowl hopes, beating them late last year in Iowa City,
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| via Illinitalk,Fri, Nov 07 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| A Fresh Start |
| The Illini men's basketball season is underway, with the final exhibition game coming up on Sunday. The news swirling around Bruce's team in the off-season wasn't all that encouraging, but the Illini have a new season in front of them. The team is still forming their identity, but since practice
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| via Illinitalk,Fri, Nov 07 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Illinois Team Report (Yahoo! Sports |
| During his four-year reign at Illinois, one of Ron Zook's best improvement projects has been the renovation of the program's running game. Since Mike White's tenure in the 1980s, the Illini have been best known as a passing school. But the spread-option attack favored by Zook and offensive coordinator Mike
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Thu, Nov 06 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Zook on Tuesday (Rivals.com |
| University of Illinois head football coach Ron Zook met with the media on Tuesday to talk about his team's game
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Tue, Nov 04 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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| Illini Defense Comes to Play |
| Um, that was closer than it needed to be. And it wasn't pretty . But I'll take the W . So the Iowa defense is their strength, but it was the Illini D standing strong -- especially early in the game. I was incredibly impressed that Iowa came away with
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| via Illinitalk,Tue, Nov 04 2008 , By Alma Mater http://www.blogger.com/profile/13659649369870634973 noreply@blogger.com |
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