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Curt Cignetti is NOT the best coach in college football. Curt Cignetti is the best coach in football.

@Brink_Thinker Does this look like the face of someone who is completely engaged with the 3 dimensions?

I still can’t imagine the thought process that goes into deciding to do this

@dekker 7 rebounds in 18 minutes is nice. But he's going to have to learn how to play physical without fouling. 3 fouls in 18 minutes. Woof. But Gard will be able to clean that up.

Had a chance to get to know & play with Victory in the 2024/25 season in Spain; he was a practice squad player for our club. His raw potential was through the roof, I couldn’t get over the physicality he brought to the floor at a young age. It made me excited to see him just starting to scratch the surface before heading to the States last year. More importantly, he is a terrific kid and will be an impactful player in the ways Wisconsin hasn’t had in many years! Great job to the staff on a BIG get.

@True2BigBlue69 @OleTimeHardball True, but the 3rd catch might even be crazier. 🤯

@OleTimeHardball 1st highlight is the greatest catch of all time, period

Jim Edmonds was a demon in the field

@OleTimeHardball Edmonds belongs in the HOF. I am a lifelong Cubs fan.

@PaidCp @Oieuw1 @therandomsec No question.

@Oieuw1 @illinijohn @therandomsec Edey was unstoppable in college he would have 30 points alone against that team and your not scoring at the rim

The SEC would genuinely win by 20 bro this would not be fair 💀 Via @ jsjvisuals on Instagram

@Brian4507802 @BobZuppke Vaaks is more than capable of being the primary ball handler.

@BobZuppke Im still trying to figure out who our point guard is next year…no big deal throughout the course of a game, but come crunch time, you need a ball handler who can shoot 80%+ free throws

(barely nervous voice) why has Coleman not signed yet?

@brianlamb_ISN Are you a ḥơmɔ?

I seem to bump into Crissy Froyd every year at the Senior Bowl. She doesn’t know who I am, but, and this is hard to explain, she always makes it known who she is. In 2024, I was grabbing guys for a couple of friends that do interviews. I don’t like doing interviews, so rather than standing around on media day, I’ll grab guys that they want to interview. In 24, we got Spencer Rattler. Right before we hit record on the video, Crissy walks up to let Spencer know that she’s next. She’s in the shot, but doesn’t care. She eventually takes a few steps to the side, but she was practically there for the whole interview. In 2025, I sat behind her in the press box for the game. During the National Anthem, she was using the camera on her phone to zoom in on players for pics. I never saw her write an article, but she did shop for most of the game. It’s well-known that you have to get to the press box early if you want a seat. She always has an assigned seat. Others, that don’t get there early, are forced to stand in the rear of the room. I can’t speak to some of the stuff that she’s talked about/been accused of. I can just talk about the way that I’ve seen her treat others when the spotlight isn’t on her. That’s the Crissy Froyd I know. Now please don’t fire me, boss

@crissy_froyd You're wining this, Crissy. USA TODAY made a big mistake.

USA TODAY says this is ok but my comments aren’t?? Ok.

@OleTimeHardball Tony Conigliaro

Who is the most “what if” player in MLB history? Drugs, injury, etc. 1. Eric Davis 2. Dwight Gooden 3. Mickey Mantle 4. Mike Trout 5. Don Mattingly 6. Herb Score 7. Sandy Koufax 8. Mark Prior 9. Josh Hamilton 10. Pete Reiser

@ArmchairIllini A minimum of 100 times I've watched this sequence.

Take me to the Balkans

@TheConnorPils Definitely not done. Just a matter of who the last piece will end up being.

Illinois is your preseason #1 Returning: David Mirkovic Andrej Stojakovic Tomislav Ivisic Zvonimir Ivisic Jake Davis Transfer(s): Stefan Vaaks Recruits: Quintin Coleman Lucas Morillo Eathan Brown Landon Davis WOW. And we might not be done 👀

@TyUnderwoodILL TYLER: MORE CUTTING TO THE RIM! PLEASE! 🫡

@ALionEye Add Blackwell and it's clearly the #1 squad in the country. Ball's in your court, Big John.

My god, we really are going to be top-3 preseason.

@gwizzy12 Transfers in year #2 under BU usually take significant leaps.

Preseason #1

@Ecnerwal23 Hell no. Why would I agree? I don't go to sporting events because it all costs too much money for what I get out of it. If someone else wants to spend that sort of cash, go for it. It's none of my business. Keep govt out of sports.

“I think that every single owner of a sports team across the country needs to be doing more to make their tickets more affordable” Everyone can agree on this, right? If you don’t, why not?

@CollegeHoopsTIk You're living in a delusion.

@illinijohn And when players have four high-level programs offering similar money and a prominent role yet only one program is saying “we want someone else instead,” then what?

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a fanbase sabotage their coaching staff’s efforts to secure an elite player more than Illinois fans and John Blackwell. The idea for the Illini is wasn’t either/or. It’s both. But threading why you don’t want one or the other is…a choice 😂

@CollegeHoopsTIk @IlliniGirlie You're stuck in 1998. This is damn near completely irrelevant in 2026.

@IlliniGirlie I am telling you that you’re grossly underestimating how much social media discourse impacts transfer portal decisions, whether it’s to enter the TP or where to transfer to. It’s not serious to me bc while I like Illinois, I’m not an Illinois fan. But if you didn’t know that…

@howaboutafresca I know literally no one in real life that watches the NBA or talks about the NBA. I know tons of people who watch NCAA basketball.

Wait, NBA ratings are up 86% over last year? AFTER THIS DISASTER OF A REGULAR SEASON? All this does is make me even more suspicious of ratings than I've ever been in my life...