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    The Future

    Well, this isn't a surprise. A new division for teams who can afford to go pro. https://footballscoop.com/news/breaking-in-radical-change-ncaa-proposing-new-subdivision-to-allow-schools-to-pay-athletes-directly...
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    Pedon Gets Bigger Props from Me

    Okay, Coach Pedon gets higher marks from MadBird. Based on this story shared on FB, he appears to be a dirt track racing fan. Go Coach!!
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    OT - Wanna Be a Ref?

    Just gotta post this, since there's discussion on here periodically about reffing and what refs face out there. This is a story about HS girls basketball, summer ball, for crissakes, not a playoff or tournament game that "counts". Crazy. What's wrong with people...
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    Giving Boise and E. Wash and C. Arkansas a Run for Their Money

    Here's a good one for all you "no green grass" for me people. New field at DIII SUNY Morrisville. Like playing on the driveway, for crissakes:
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    New DII Program in Illinois/Chicago

    Was looking for a place to stick this w/o starting a new thread, but nothing jumped out at me. Roosevelt University, now at NAIA level, is planning on moving to DII, and playing in the Great Lakes Conference, one of the best in DII FB...
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    The Final Wave

    Reports are that referee John Higgins, known across Central Illinois as "Surfer Guy", is hanging up the whistle for an administrative position. I always liked the guy as a ref, as much as you can "like" a ref. I thought he was usually fair and not all that picky as far as calling everything or...
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    Pantagraph Sports Coverage Awards

    I don't feel strongly one way or the other about the Pantagraph sports coverage - seen better, seen worse - but given all the crap the paper and Benson have taken on the board, I thought it was interesting to see the paper received awards from the Illinois Press Association for its sports...
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    "Horton Day" in Redbird Nation

    From the How Time Flies column today in the Pantagraph: Obviously, a great figure in the annals of ISU sports history. https://goredbirds.com/honors/illinois-state-athletics-percy-family-hall-of-fame/clifford-e-horton/113
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    Summer Ball

    I haven't looked anywhere else to see who's playing where, but today's Madison paper says Derek Salata is playing in Madison: https://madison.com/eedition/page-b2/page_acb8d233-7150-5655-b66a-96ef3d3701e2.html
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    Hoosier Gets Away

    Kind of interesting - guy we offered from Indiana commits to Western Michigan. Lindenwood and Toledo also offered. Just a view into guys we're working on. https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/05/19/high-school-football-avon-qb-mason-reynolds-makes-college-decision/70235900007/
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    MadBird's Morning Redbirdfan Rant - Gresham's Law

    I'll put this here, since the snark level seems higher in the basketball forum, altho still there in others. And I come to Redbirdfan.net every day, appreciate very much what Quinn and his able assistants do here and have no complaints, and I've never blocked anyone since I like to see what all...
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    Help is on the Way -- Baseball Edition

    Nice story about an in-state baseball recruit, from St. Laurence HS, Luke Stulga. Sounds like a good kid. Hopefully not behind a paywall. https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/sports/ct-sta-bas-mtc-stl-st-0503-20230502-d5ihjaqx3jctnbweblapfarhgu-story.html
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    NIL Info from Wisconsin

    I'm not sure how much visibility this will get here, but since it's not really related to any ISU sport specifically - or ISU for that matter - I'll park it here. There's a lot of information here, but some of you might find it interesting to see what Wisconsin is doing - or putting out in...
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    Help is on the Way

    Just found this article (about a month old) with video for one of our recruits from Twin Cities, Savannah McGowan. Seems like a pretty sharp kid. And an inside presence. https://ccxmedia.org/sports/ccx-sports-spotlight-savannah-mcgowan-armstrong-girls-basketball/
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    Jalen Falcon - Lockport Twp.

    An article in today's Daily Southtown said 6'2 Jalen Falcon (Fal-cone) from Lockport Twp. HS took an unofficial visit to ISU recently. Sounds like an interesting kid, all-around talent...
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    Former Redbirds

    Well, news to me -- I'm watching the Big 10+ Network, switching over from Elon-Indiana, to NU-UIC. And the studio host is Telly Hughes. Who I never heard of. And here I look up his bio and he's an ISU alum, who pitched for the Birds. He reported for both Fox Sports in Minneapolis and in...
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    Zeke DPOY

    Zeke is the MVFC Defensive Player of the Year. Very deserving. Not much love on the All-Valley team - Zeke and Bones first team, zero second team, Lamont, Bryson Demming and Taula honorable mention.
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    Early Signing Day?

    It's early signing day, yes? Or should I say the beginning of the early signing period. Shouldn't we be expecting some news today??
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    News from Future Opponents

    South Dakota HC taking over play calling from OC in hopes of jumpstarting offense. https://footballscoop.com/news/south-dakota-has-decided-to-make-a-change-at-offensive-coordinator
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    Parking Passes?

    I'm afraid I'm gonna miss the Valpo game this weekend, but I'm wondering if people have received their tailgate parking passes? Did I somehow miss the train?
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