uhhh, no. Our best period for sports was the end of the millennia/beginning of 2000s. In 2001, we won the conference in Football and Basketball. Went to the Sugar Bowl and an Elite 8.
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Surprises are an essential feature of recruiting.
Concerning one’s self with those who do not enjoy levity and jokes is perhaps the worst decision a person could make.
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Late 90s and early 2000s were even better. And the teams better, too. Also well before Campustown became an unrecognizable collection of bland high rises.
Joel Goodson
- dawgville
PizzaHutParkingLot
- McPherson, KS
Krombopulos_Michael
- Aurora, Illinois (that’s a suburb of Chicago)
I may be in the minority, but I loved Bill Walton. He was weird as $h!t. But that was a man filled with joy. He absolutely loved basketball, and doubly loved West Coast basketball. It was a long strange trip to listen to him call a game, but always fun.
Looks like they’re both having a great time!
I can’t wait for the debate over which post is actually #Pru420
420 or 421? Obvious answer if you ask me…
420 or 421? Obvious answer if you ask me…
I’m trying to remember the last time we had two players on a national team- that would be fun to watch
Morez is a BIG man....
Govoner Vaugn Fan
- New Orleans
About an hour left to get post 420 by 4:20. Although we really should have done this back on 4/20.
It’s being reported on a Madrid based twitter account that Egor Demin is indeed going to sign with BYU having made an agreement for $1.5 million. Wonder if Hugo Gonzales is available if true.
There have been a few good ones. 1962 to 1965 was decent. We won the 1964 Rose Bowl with Dick Butkus and Jim Grabowski. The Basketball team had won the Big Ten in 1962/1963.
The 80's pretty much belonged to the Illini. 1983 in FB followed by 1983/84 in BB was a great year. 1988/89 in BB; 1989 in FB.
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How is BYU's roster? BU must know that he doesn't want to create locker room issues, probably wants to keep NIL in PAR with others. Hugo Gonzalez is the natural get if availiable, more the two and scorer than Kasparas. But I would gladly take either, in fact I would take any of the talented SGs that will pull out of the draft (Wells, Robinson, Coward).It’s being reported on a Madrid based twitter account that Egor Demin is indeed going to sign with BYU having made an agreement for $1.5 million. Wonder if Hugo Gonzales is available if true.
If Hugo Gonzalez is coming to the states to play college ball, he's going to receive A LOT more than what Demin's reportedly agreed to with BYU.
Yep, was reported a day or two ago that Hugo's buyout is 1.1 million euros while Demin's buyout is 550k euros
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
There has been zero smoke about Gonzales going anywhere in the states, so far.It’s being reported on a Madrid based twitter account that Egor Demin is indeed going to sign with BYU having made an agreement for $1.5 million. Wonder if Hugo Gonzales is available if true.
Hold your peppers! Lots of hyperbole around Gonzalez, he has a more body ready built. But Demin is more multi-dimensional. Defensively he created problems for Traore who looks like a future NBA all-star and is #2 overall pick in many mock 2025 drafts.
Do you remember the Derrick Rose vs. Eric Gordon debate? Gordon was the better shooter and offensive threat. In this scenario Demin is Rose and Gonzalez is Gordon.
Saw Demin get tough rebounds, assist, steals, blocks...Swiss Army Knife.
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Invisible and Bulletproof
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It almost seems like you're just now realizing that we have some dimwits among our fanbase.
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