The Deuce: In Illini FB news, three commits from the weekend, two from the State of Iowa

A district judge just set the precedent that college athletes can bet on their own sport - OB25 June 8, 2026, 9:37:35

Sorry Sorsby - jdl June 23, 2026, 12:38:10
- “Seat’s taken. Cayn’t sit here”* - opossum jenkins June 23, 2026, 13:06:52
- I bet Sorsby's going to be pissed* - ATL June 23, 2026, 13:02:28
  - Well, maybe he'll start a gambling advice website to hold him over until Fall 2027. - osklister June 23, 2026, 16:32:06
    - I think he might be able to parlay that into a bigger enterprise * - ATL June 23, 2026, 16:39:38
Perfect. No notes... - IlliniSax05 June 16, 2026, 13:35:43
lol, they've got workers dumping bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the reflecting pool now* - VIV June 16, 2026, 12:34:47
- The internet tells me they need 8000 liters to reach a concentration that can kill algae* - gvibes June 16, 2026, 13:46:11
  - We live in the stupidest timeline* - Sounder June 16, 2026, 13:53:05
- I thought tRump favored bleach?* - DocWalk20 June 16, 2026, 12:47:21
  - light passing through the body* - Sounder June 16, 2026, 13:25:17
    - If there’s ever been a time for ivermectin, this is it.* - ATL June 16, 2026, 13:28:04
- Seems like an overreaction, their backup QB is good and they’ll probably still win the Big 12* - OB25 June 16, 2026, 12:46:05
  - lol, perfect. * - VIV June 16, 2026, 13:14:59
  - lol* - assassin June 16, 2026, 12:47:15
- Trump’s gonna make the national mall a superfund site. - Herman Blume June 16, 2026, 12:45:48
lol. Paxton’s letter may have fucked TTU - biclops June 16, 2026, 11:52:58
- Any chance this affects Paxton's Senate bid? * - MojoJojo June 16, 2026, 12:41:58
  - Morality is non-existent in TX* - bjl63 June 16, 2026, 13:40:39
  - the guy that tried to give a child rapist a 1 day prison sentence? probably not* - shua June 16, 2026, 13:17:26
- more - biclops June 16, 2026, 12:17:52
  - Awesome* - DocWalk20 June 16, 2026, 12:46:44
- I'll wait for Ari to weigh in. * - assassin June 16, 2026, 11:55:31
There is a sliver of hope for college sports. Texas Tech and Sorsby “parting ways.” - OB25 June 15, 2026, 19:48:48
- He get to keep his NIL money - biclops June 15, 2026, 20:32:03
- So he's betting on himself?* - RVA June 15, 2026, 20:06:07
- The trail blazed by Art Schlichter* - Sammich June 15, 2026, 20:03:58
- Will Leatherneck be correct?!?* - KCWildcat June 15, 2026, 20:02:05
  - Looks like it lol* - LeatherneckIllini June 16, 2026, 12:08:18
lol at TT AD statement… - LeatherneckIllini June 10, 2026, 12:51:19
My guess is TTX ends up paying Sorsby 2-500k to go away. They aren’t winning this* - LeatherneckIllini June 9, 2026, 19:02:24
- They, and specifically Cody Campbell, don't care - bjl63 June 10, 2026, 14:32:55
UGA is boycotting TTU - ATL June 9, 2026, 18:22:48
Duplicate * - ATL June 9, 2026, 18:22:41
Tx Techs 247 guy is the biggest homer that’s ever homer’d - illini21 June 9, 2026, 8:33:34
- But you know he’s really smart because of all the big words and historical references he made - OB25 June 9, 2026, 8:38:58
Sounds good to me - jdl June 9, 2026, 7:24:16
- It's time for the Big 12 to lay the hammer, too.* - KCWildcat June 9, 2026, 7:36:59
  - IIRC, the TX legislature was going to get involved when UT/tAMu were taking off for the SEC. - osklister June 9, 2026, 8:24:52
In Illini FB news, three commits from the weekend, two from the State of Iowa - assassin June 8, 2026, 14:09:58

The commits seem 'fine'. This is going to be a very 'fine' class. But, also not the type of class - UofIL6 June 8, 2026, 14:29:20
- I can live with 8-10 wins per year. I think Bert can accomplish that or very close to it.* - Warrin'_Illini June 8, 2026, 15:17:13
  - 8-10 wins/year living in 3-star territory would be a miracle. - uofi1998 June 8, 2026, 18:49:03
    - Build a statue for that* - LeatherneckIllini June 9, 2026, 19:01:17
  - In Bertie-Bert we trust !!! - osklister June 8, 2026, 16:17:15
  - This year, 6 wins will be a fantastic outcome* - bjl63 June 8, 2026, 15:31:45
    - It's hard to say because I don't know how the QB will produce, but it seemed like - Warrin'_Illini June 8, 2026, 15:42:27
      - I'm not worried at all about the QB or the offense. - bjl63 June 8, 2026, 15:52:13
        
        The offense might suck out loud if the OL stinks for the first month like it has the last few years* - uofi1998 June 8, 2026, 18:49:33
        
        Agree. I think the D will be pretty bad - illini21 June 8, 2026, 15:56:23
        
        Hopefully Bert and our new DC will earn their money. Have to build some trench monsters.* - Warrin'_Illini June 8, 2026, 16:02:16
        
        The secondary will be wasted as I don't know that opponents will even need to throw the ball - bjl63 June 8, 2026, 15:58:21
- we're sitting at about 11/18 in the Big Ten on average rating - ijustkrushalot June 8, 2026, 14:46:10
  - Hopefully we are saving some powder, but if it's like the last portal class... - UofIL6 June 8, 2026, 14:57:17
    - i think everything with the sport has spun out of control - ijustkrushalot June 8, 2026, 14:59:51

a mass boycott of Texas Tech would be funny - assassin June 8, 2026, 13:48:10
- Will Josh try to buy out our hoops game? - jdl June 8, 2026, 18:31:02
  - The articles I have read has said that might just happen... poor Dra * - aimlessillini June 9, 2026, 8:37:00
- All 4 justices for their appellate court are…. - LeatherneckIllini June 8, 2026, 15:39:11
- He placed the bets while at IU so they should be stripped of their wins for the last two years* - ATL June 8, 2026, 13:53:18
  - Just realized he was betting on Indiana the year the refs stole the touchdown from Hightower* - RVA June 8, 2026, 18:48:26
  - the dreaded Lack of Institutional Control* - Sammich June 8, 2026, 14:10:59
  - Illinois is now National Champs by default* - DanSaint June 8, 2026, 13:56:33
    - Same IU* - KCWildcat June 8, 2026, 14:06:00
that's absolutely ridiculous* - VIV June 8, 2026, 13:15:59
Enjoy what's left of this while it lasts... the implosion continues to get closer by the day* - uofi1998 June 8, 2026, 13:04:47
I do wonder how long until the big schools just start their own league - DanSaint June 8, 2026, 12:17:08
- All the big schools agreed with the settlement and creation of the CSC to enforce it - jdl June 8, 2026, 12:52:12
  - In a shocking turn of events.* - opossum jenkins June 8, 2026, 12:59:08
Supposedly the judges on the appeals court are all TTU grads* - biclops June 8, 2026, 12:06:15
- Texas Tech University is ranked No. 85 (tie) out of 194 in Best Law Schools. - osklister June 8, 2026, 12:23:55
  - How has Illinois' law school gone down so far? I always thought it was in the upper 20s/low 30s?* - ATL June 8, 2026, 13:51:44
    - Ahead of us from traditional B1G schools: NU, Michigan, tOSU, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisco... - osklister June 10, 2026, 9:25:33
    - Was in the teens from the 90’s until the early aughts, until that asshole fudged the admissions data - Herman Blume June 8, 2026, 23:35:40
    - Speaking of Illinois and law schools ... - complainant June 8, 2026, 15:10:50
Poor guy. I wish we could all suffer so much - bjl63 June 8, 2026, 12:06:10
- That’s basically the same language that got TSJ reinstated in the midst of the - DocWalk20 June 8, 2026, 12:35:15
  - He was also innocent and did not commit the cardinal sin of competitive athletics* - bjl63 June 8, 2026, 12:57:56
    - Yeah, that was kind of my point. The same basic logic / rationale being applied to markedly - DocWalk20 June 8, 2026, 13:18:00
how did the judge decide to suspend him two games? - assassin June 8, 2026, 11:53:54
This is 100% snowballing to all areas of life, if it hasn't already. Free Luigi!* - KCWildcat June 8, 2026, 11:31:55
nothing matters. just shut it all down - IlliniSax05 June 8, 2026, 10:48:02
big news for convicts - Sammich June 8, 2026, 9:52:41
- If the Estate of Pete Rose hasn't already enjoined the NBHF, it needs new lawyers. - complainant June 8, 2026, 12:55:45

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