Column: Message to Illini fans - Brad Underwood Knows What He’s Doing
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood does enjoy the fans, takes pleasure in the Orange Krush student section, but doesn’t need your help coaching his team.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
January 28, 2022
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Look, I get the impulse. Everybody does.
Izzo & Underwood Praise Da’Monte Williams’ Effort & Leadership in Illini Win
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Staff Writer
January 27, 2022
(Cover photo courtesy Joe Clark/IlliniGuys)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- It would be hard to imagine two coaches more philosophically and stylistically similar than Tom Izzo and Brad Underwood.
So it should come as very little surprise to name the player on the court who the Michigan State head coach and Illinois head coach both thought were the keys to Illinois picking up its signature win of the 2021-22 season.
In a 56-55 victory over No. 10 Michigan State on Tuesday night, one of the main players both coaches pointed to as a difference maker was a fifth-year senior who didn’t score a point in 27 minutes of action. Neither leader of a program near the top of the Big Ten Conference cares. Not one little bit.
Ked's Recruiting Roundup - WR/TE Jeremiah Augustin Thrilled with Illinois Offer
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
January 26, 2022
Illinois assistant football coach George McDonald is fast becoming one of Illinois's best recruiters on staff.
Sturdy's 3 Takeaways - Michigan State Edition
By Brad Sturdy - IlliniGuys Insider/Analyst
January 26, 2022
Illini Survive Spartans
Winning ugly is always better than losing pretty. Despite a long dry spell that saw the Illini scoreless for the final 5:32, Illinois held on for a 56-55 win over the #10 Michigan State Spartans on Tuesday night behind 16 points from Trent Frazier. The Illini played without start center Kofi Cockburn and Guard Andre Curbelo and finally got their signature win and bolstered their NCAA resume.
Here’s a look at what we learned.
These 3 Things
Numbers Lie? - Michigan State dominated the glass and won the second chance points battle 11-0. When was the last time Illinois had 0 2nd chance points?
Heat Checks and Hail Marys - Illini Defeat #10 MSU sans Cockburn & Curbelo
Mike Cagley, IlliniGuy January 26, 2022 The Illini needed […]
Short-Handed Illini Shock Spartans 56-55 To Regain First Place In The Big Ten
IlliniGuys Staff January 25, 2022 (Cover photo courtesy Joe […]
Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Illinois Basketball Shifts Focus to 2023
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
January 25, 2022
Barring a transfer at the end of the season, which is always possible, Brad Underwood and his staff will shift their focus to the class of 2023.
Illini Basketball Preview - Illini vs Michigan State
Connor Cagley, IlliniGuys Basketball Writer January 25, 2022 Essentials […]
Take Two - Underwood ‘Over my damn dead body will that happen again.’
Take 1 - Illinois head coach Brad Underwood’s message […]
Football Recruiting Spotlight on Matthew Bailey
Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst
January 24, 2022
Cover photo courtesy Quad City Times
Illinois added another versatile defender to its '22 recruiting class when Matthew Bailey pledged to the Illini on Sunday.
Around The Rim
January 24, 2022
Seven weeks until Selection Sunday. Let's take care of a few things:
Resetting The Illini
Last week wasn't what Illinois fans were expecting a week ago. A chance to prove they are the best team in the Big Ten followed up by another conference road win at lowly Maryland. Neither happened.
Get over it.
Step back and look at the big picture. With everything that's happened this season, Illinois enters the week one game out of first place in the Big Ten and that can be rectified with a home win Tuesday night over frontrunner Michigan State. That's incredible and beating the Spartans is very doable.
Maybe you no longer believe that the Illini should be in the conversation as a national championship contender and maybe you're right. But for me, it's far too early to write them off. Few teams find extreme success without their two All-American caliber players getting the chance to play together. AND potentially the nation's top defensive player gutting it out through a shoulder that needs surgery
Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Illinois Football Offer - DE/TE Maverick Gracio
Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
January 23, 2022
There is an old saying in recruiting: the best coaches have an eye, and rankings do not matter.
Illinois Nabs Bret Bielema’s First Quad City Prep
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
January 23, 2022
Cover photo courtesy of Quad City Times
Matthew Bailey Courtesy of the Quad City Times
The Illinois Football Program added another commitment for the Class of 2022
Football Recruiting Spotlight - Zylon Crisler
Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst
January 23, 2022
Illinois added another big body to its stable of incoming offensive linemen on Thursday when Zylon Crisler committed to the Illini.
Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Chicago's Rich Barron Talked About His Visit
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
January 22, 2022
Getting student-athletes on campus to see what you have to sell is a big part in recruiting—Monday's instant classic between Purdue and Illinois
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