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Pre-conference ramble
I'm doubtful that anyone is looking forward to the conference season in college basketball more than I. I keep seeing things that confuse me. (I know, I know, easily confused, so what?) But the music from that Corona Light commercial that keeps running on the games I watch is now running through my...
Inside The Bloggers Unwashed, Unshaven, Studio: Illinois Hoops Edition
ITBUUS returns in time for tonight's clash with Illinois. Here to give us his thoughts on Illinois' season thus far and just how elated he is that Talor Battle is no longer around to torment his beloved team is Joe Kutsunis, author of the popular Illini blog Hail To The Orange. So, the Illini...
Coaching Carosel | Cincinnati Bearcats Do The Coaching Staff Shuffle
Follow Down The Drive on Facebook/twitter and check out the store. Butch Jones intends to fill the vacancy left by Tim Banks departure to take the Illinois Defensive Coordinator position at Illinois from within. Jones said the new defensive coordinator will come from among the trio of defensive...
Coaching Carousel | Tim Banks Will Be Named Illinois Defensive Coordinator.
Follow Down The Drive on Facebook/twitter and check out the store. This is as expected. Here is one of numerous Illinois sources reporting on the immanent move. Illinois has its new defensive coordinator: Tim Banks. Banks will be named early next week after serving as co-defensive coordinator at...
Coaching Carousel | Cincinnati Bearcats Co-Defensive Coordinator Tim Banks Linked With Illinois
Follow Down The Drive on Facebook/twitter and check out the store. Tim Banks is a hot name for the open Defensive Coordinator position at Illinois under new Head Coach Tim Beckman. As of this moment there is nothing official on the matter. Just a steadily increasing stream of rumors innuendo and...
Butch Jones Will Stay At The University of Cincinnati and Other Coaching Carousel News
Follow Down The Drive on Facebook/twitter and check out the store. Butch Jones has been a man in high demand this off season. He has been linked with UCLA and North Carolina and turned down an offer from circus clown / Illinois Athletic Director Mike Thomas to become the head coach of the Illinois...
The Mike Thomas Era Is At An End: What's His Legacy?
I am just going to be blunt about this. I am borderline happy to see Mike Thomas walk out the door. OK in complete seriousness I am very happy to see Mike Thomas walk out the door. I don't think that he was ever really a good fit for the University of Cincinnati. Brian Kelly coined the phrase that...
July 18th Jump Off
If you want to receive Down the Drive updates through Facebook, don't forget to like us! The baby bearcat born at the Cincinnati zoo last week via cmsimg.cincinnati.com As many of you know, bearcats are deceptively cute when they're young but become blood-thirsty, wild beasts when they grow...
Martez Wilson 2011 NFL Draft Interview
I really enjoyed talking to Martez Wilson over the weekend. He is determined and motivated to make it big. He's got big plans for after his NFL career, explains the reason he wore number 2 in college and gives a great response to his "character issues". We wish Martez the best of luck through...
Analysis of the Enemy: Illinois
Ohio State just finished playing a program that is too poor to avoid scheduling Ohio State, and now they have the program that is too poor to fire its terrible coach. The Illini are in somewhat of a rut right now, waiting for Ron Zook to either prove that he can turn this ship around, or for his...
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