Recent content by JeffT819

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    News today

    DOGE cut about 50 billion which is next to nothing. I don’t know how the fairy tale number of 600 billion came into existence. The tariffs haven't raised anything close to $500 billion. Glad to see you support tax increases to cut the deficit. Now we just need to raise the right ones.
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    Illinois chokes, benefits from bad call wins in OT

    Then why was the call not overturned?
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    Illinois chokes, benefits from bad call wins in OT

    The fumble was one of those calls that could not be overturned. The key moments of the play were screened out. You could not tell whether the QB had control before he was down.
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    Illinois

    No it is not. Illinois athletic department receives no state funding.
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    Northwestern in Driver’s Seat for Big Ten West Title Again!

    Per the latest lines, Wisconsin is a 9.5 point favorite and Illinois is a 3.5 point favorite at home.
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    BERT

    I don't know how good he will be and neither do you. It was his first game at a new position. I don't think anyone can make a judgement about his career at WR based on a single game. There are many players that look meh as freshman and make a huge jump their second year. He is essentially a...
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    BERT

    Williams was a 5 star recruit as an athlete. Most of the blue blood programs were recruiting him to play either WR or DB. Williams is the most highly rated WR recruit on either team.
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    OT-Recovering from Covid-19

    The problem with your assessment is that you don't live in a vacuum. So you decided to risk COVID and you ended up in the hospital. Assuming that you had some type of medical insurance to pay most of the bills, it is this type of mindset that caused my organization's medical insurance premiums...
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    NU reaches out to Oregon big man Francis Okoro

    Watching him at Oregon, he isn't that good. Little offensive game. Good rebounder and defender. Would be a decent addition but not a program changer.
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    Blow to Illini, Cockburn Declares for Draft

    Bit of good news today for Illinois, Luke Goode committed.