You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.

You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.

While good rains in August and September have alleviated drought conditions in portions of central and southern Illinois, the most read more

While good rains in August and September have alleviated drought conditions in portions of central and southern Illinois, the most severely affected area in northern Illinois remains stubbornly dry.

When you hit a shot at the end of a quarter or a half, that gives you a lot of read more

When you hit a shot at the end of a quarter or a half, that gives you a lot of momentum if the game is close. Rochester played us tough and made a lot of shots they needed to. We needed to dig down deep and play well defensively to get some stops.

Mia: I'll just be hanging round the mistletoe, hoping to be kissed.

Mia: I'll just be hanging round the mistletoe, hoping to be kissed.

Michael had one of his best years in many ways, although the fumbles were a great negative to the team. read more

Michael had one of his best years in many ways, although the fumbles were a great negative to the team. He took it quite personally, and he's done a very good job of working on everything this offseason.

They felt like losing the school was losing the community really.

They felt like losing the school was losing the community really.

We want more than just a ballpark. Our goal is to create a whole district and a destination.

We want more than just a ballpark. Our goal is to create a whole district and a destination.

He not only understands the defensive concepts we're trying to accomplish, he understands what the offense is thinking, too. So read more

He not only understands the defensive concepts we're trying to accomplish, he understands what the offense is thinking, too. So I can position him mentally to take the strains off of our linebackers and the rest of the secondary. I can put all the mental cover-down rules on him.

What in the hell would they do with the farm program without us?

What in the hell would they do with the farm program without us?