By Paul Schmidt Let me be the first to say, I love Juice Williams, and I want you to, too. I think he's a great kid. I think he was the most deserving player of all that received mention as a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Nominee. The grace with which he handled his demotion, and the teaching capabilities he showed with Eddie McGee and Jacob Charest surprised even me, … [Read more...] about Juice Williams, All-Big Ten Selection!! Wait…Juice Williams, All-Big Ten Selection????
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Closing the Book of Isaiah (Williams)
By Paul Schmidt I'm going to attempt to walk that fine line of blasphemy today and tell everyone a little bit about the prophet Isaiah. Sunday School is now in session. Isaiah was a prophet from the 8th Century BC, in both Judaism and in Christianity -- For the sake of my own sanity, we're just going to be dealing with the Christian/Catholic side of things today, mainly … [Read more...] about Closing the Book of Isaiah (Williams)
The Illini may be Alright this Year
By Paul M. Banks This past weekend, the University of Illinois Fighting Illini got some measure of redemption from their week one DISASTER in St. Louis. The Illini responded from their 37-9 thrashing at the hands of Missouri to rout FCS opponent Illinois St. 45-17 in Champaign. Granted it was against a lower tier team predicted to finish near the bottom of their vastly … [Read more...] about The Illini may be Alright this Year