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ISU enrollment has been about the same level for decades. At least 20 years ago ISU pointed out that our state funding per student was the lowest among state universities within Illinois. Tuition alone did not cover the costs, and the state wouldn't increase its funding. So adding more...

Not Redbird related, but TWENTY players transferred from Gardner Webb to East Tennessee State U. That's about an entire recruiting class switching together!

Anyone want to play lawyer and have a legal rationale to support this rule? Oregon State's fall quarter begins a month after Illinois' fall semester. A regular student could begin classes in Urbana in August. They hate their roommate and after three weeks transfer to Oregon State with...

I appreciate that this was done for fun. But this statement, as an example, ruins all of its credibility. State Farm slaps it's logo everywhere it wants to already. They don't need any "association" to advertise. Now, I would welcome every bit of State Farm's investment in the community that...

There is no realistic path for us to one of the BCS (Power 4) conferences ever. If the opportunity is there to join the MAC (or American, or CUSA, or Sunbelt) consider it. But do not do so with any illusions of moving up from there. With current politics and legal rulings, I see two...

With transferring becoming so easy, I predict that we'll be seeing transfer QBs almost constantly. Except for perhaps the kickers, it's the position that every team requires depth, but most teams plan to only play one player for the season. Division 1 players will pay their dues for a couple...

Weather is unpredictable, but I'd have preferred playing in Alabama later in the season rather than earlier. It was September either way, but usually there's 2-3 degrees difference or so over a couple of weeks.

I agree that this is a surprising destination for Roehl. Tennessee State is an HBCU, but plays in the OVC so they are eligible for the FCS playoffs. They haven't been particularly good for a while - they've only made the playoffs once since 2000. This COULD signal that the school is...

David Braun was not an intended hire by Northwestern. He was brought in to be the defensive coordinator a little less than a year ago. No one in early 2023 had any idea of anything else. Then the scandal erupted and outside investigators were hired. In July, coach Pat Fitzgerald was...

I was there, remember the crowd and enjoyed picking myself out in the panoramic photo. I think we had more there than it looked like. A lot of Redbird fans mix some red with black. And not many of us dress boastfully. That is not the case with NDSU fans. Those green and yellow colors are...

The Division I schools that are cutting sports are doing to to approach the model ISU already follows. We have one more than the minimum required number of men's sports, and since Cross Country and Track count as two sports even with many double athletes, I don't see much room for any...

What I find impressive is the consistency of their attendance over multiple seasons. That has provided the need and support to add more seats to the stadium. I was there in 2020. It's not physically big, nor grand from outside. You'll almost never see pictures from the view of approaching the...

I simply don't see how they'll manage the scholarships. It seems that the NEC uses 45 scholarships. So Chicago State will be fundraising for approximately 90 scholarships annually to cover Title IX. That is a lot of money. I don't know how it works - perhaps need based federal and state...

WIU moving on from current coach as they move to OVC.

Terrible review. You could see the chalk puff...only happens if his foot is out of bounds.