Jamar Smith. In Trouble. AGAIN!

Hey Ron Guenther, did you call Jamar an idiot after he got arrested for allegedly violating his probation from that DUI that almost killed teammate Brian Carlwell? Allegedly, Jamar was out at 2:30 a.m. (WHY????) and a Champaign cop smelled alcohol on his breath, which would violate the terms of his probation.

Guenther, you did the wrong thing by allowing this convicted felon to remain on scholarship. Please boot Jamar off the team NOW. And then, please resign. And move to Detroit.

Typical East Central Illinois Media

WDWS, flagship station for the DIA, had Coach Guenther on the radio for 15 minutes yesterday. The hsots lacked the guts to ask Guenther why Illinois football has only 6 home games this year.

Great job guys!

CNN SI Ranks the Top 25 College Athletic Programs

Illinois fails to not only crack the Top 25, Illinois can't even get into the "best of the rest" category! So much for the myth of Illinois having a well-rounded sports program. That myth is always cranked out by Guenther loyalist and East Central Illinois media types. As we know, Illinois has won just 0.5 Big 10 titles in all sports the past two years.

I Fund Kowtows to Political Correctness

Yeah, as if it wasn't bad enough that Chief Illiniwek was sacrificed at the altar of political correctness.....now the I Fund has gotten rid of such offensive terms as "Warrior Club" and "Brave Club" and replaced them with real exciting terms such as "Champion Club" and "All-American Club."

For crying out loud, if the DIA was going to go all P.C., why not call the clubs the "Butkus Club" or the "Grange Group"; something to reflect UI's history????

Great job Ron! Oh, and another thing, great job lobbying your pal Jim Delany for night games at Memorial Stadium! The Eastern Illinois and Louisiana-Lafayette games are at 11 AM!!! Meantime, Indiana & Minnesota (real football powerhouses) get 6 PM games in September!