Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Will Anyone See the Big 10 Network?

Ok, if you live in Chicagoland, your only chance of watching the Big 10 Network (as of now) is through DirecTV. Hey Coach Guenther, tell Jim Delany to quit being greedy so the Big 10 Network will be shown on Comcast cable!

Friday, July 20, 2007

Congratulations, Kurt Kittner!!!


One of my all-time favorite Fighting Illini, Kurt Kittner, will be doing the color commentary this year on the radio for football games. He takes over from Howard Griffith, who did such a great job he took a job with the Big 10 Network. Cowboy Up!!!!

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

UI Needs a Radio Commentator for Football-AGAIN


last year our pal Jim Grabowski retired, probably tired of watching bad football. Football Guy Ron Guenther hired former Illinois RB Howard Griffith to replace Grabo. Now Griffith has changed his mind and is taking a job with the Big 10 Network. Did he change his mind about working for Guenther? Now who will Guenther hire? Maybe bring back Jim Sheppard? Yeah right, a penny for your thoughts! Maybe Guenther can do it himself!

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Get Well Soon, Coach Okruch!

Defensive coordinator Vince Okruch is taking a leave of absence from the football team. We hope he gets well soon.

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Meet the Real "Best AD in the Country"


Last summer the UI Board of Trustees made the asinine decision to give the Football Guy a wholly undeserved pay raise of over 20%, to $500,000 annually. UIUC Chancellor Richard Herman (aka Foot in Mouth) said of Ron Guenther: "If he's not the best AD in the country, I want to know who is." Yep, over one year later, we still laugh at that one!


Anyhow, Chancellor Herman, here is your answer: Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley. Currently, Florida is the BCS college football champion and the two-time defending NCAA men's basketball champions. Unprecedented!!!! Talk about revenue from your revenue sports!!!!And for all of you non-revenue sports zealots, Florida has won 9 NCAA titles in non-revenue sports since Foley became AD. No less an Southeastern Conference authority than Paul Finebaum has declared Foley the best AD.


Ironically, Foley became AD of the Florida Gators just a few months before Ron Guenther became AD at Illinois and put the Fighting Illini on the Trail of Tears to Mediocrity. Look at what he's accomplished compared to the Football Guy. And even better, how did Jeremy Foley get his start at Florida?


He started as an intern in the Florida ticket office in 1976. This guy worked his way up to become the real "best AD in the country." Jeremy Foley is your answer, Chancellor Herman!