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" No Football guy.. Illini fan is not my name. But I am not on here every week like some of you spouting off false information and then say.... well.. I heard from a friend or someone told me something. When the Pantagraph decides to register names .. I will gladly put my name out.. just like everyone else should. "

" nate davis = better than juice "

" Get off of your high horse "Illini Fan"...That's your real name isn't it? You can say what you want. I'm just telling you that these things were reported down at Florida. You can dispute them all you want, but I'm not sure what qualifies you as an "insider" to say that these things aren't true. "

" Hey Football Guy. Where did you get your information on the "Word has it"? Maybe a Florida Gator message board? I am sure (wink wink) that everything on there is true. I love it how people come these comment sections and just spread the "word has it" as they put it. Doesn't matter if it's true or not.. just something to make them look like they are in the know when they actually don't know a damn thing. Like I have said before.. the Pantagraph needs to have every commenter register his/her name and address BEFORE allowing them to sign in and comment here. Maybe after some of these people get in trouble for slander when they just spout lies and half truths just to make themselves feel important... maybe then they will quit this nonsense. "

" I think there is a lot of validity to Mr. Clean's points. The word is that the people down in Florida had enough of him treating his players like babies. People were tired of the way they were acting in the community and Zook turning his head the other way. That was what ultimately forced him out. "

" Go "Ball U"!! "

" this happened at florida where zook will even admit he didn't handle himself very well. he has since grown as a coach and has a lot more growing to do. in terms of disciplining players he didnt allow 3 players to play last week after being cited at a bar that same week. the player who actually contributes in that group, brian gamble, may still not receive much playing time this week. i'd say this is a case of strong disciplining of players. unlike another coach in this area who allows drunk drivers to continue to play without game suspensions and only "private punishments" (give me a break), zook has given strong messages since he has been coach at illinois. p.s. using 3-year old news isn't very good research, i learned that in 3rd grade. "

" The players did line up right as Michigan came onto the field. It reminded me of a bad football movie. It was a classy move by the Illini. "

" If you are a not a U of I fan in all of central ILL, not just B/N, you hate U of I because of their cocky, arrogant fans who think their sh*t don't stink. "

" "It shouldn't be a surprise that the team backed Zook, a great recruiter who has often been critized for being too close to his players. He has been accused of being too lenient when handing down punishments, including recently when he didn't penalize three of his players involved in a fight with fraternity members on campus. Hours later, Zook showed up at the fraternity house and got into a shouting match wither several students. Standout linebacker Channing Crowder has been arrested twice in as many years, but was suspended just one game for each incident. There was also Zook's handling of suspensions to Jonathan Colan and Mo Mitchell, players kicked off the team in June 2003 for missing classes, tests and assignments. Zook let the team vote on whether they should be re-instated." - USA Today, October 2004 (article discussing Zook's dismissal as Florida coach) There's more. Much more. "

" Why so many Illini haters in Bloomington-Normal? What did that school do to you? "

" I was there and Illinois lined up where Michigan came out and started shouting at the Michigan players. Manningham actually laughed about the pathetic attempt. If Zook wants to intimidate the opposition, he should go to another school. The only intimidation Illinois offers is the smell of the farm. "

" Any team named Ball State sounds man enough to me. I believe they will handle the Illini by 10 points. "

" is a mythological god. Oh, pardon me, that's Zeus. Sorry, I always get those two confused. Nevermind. "

" Yeah I don't know what game you were watching. I was there. They Illini ran onto the field, then Michigan did. The same thing happens hundreds of times at hundreds of different games every saturday. If there's one thing I've learned this weekend it's that Michigan fans don't take advantage of that "Great" education they receive. Probably just another UM fan who never even attended the school... "

" What are you talking about walking out on to the field? They did nothing different then they always do. "

" To prepare means an actual coaching staff would have to prepare the team. If Ron Zook is the leader of the coaching staff, this is not good. Maybe he can have his team surround the opposing team as they enter the field like they did against Michigan in some sort of twisted effort of intimidation. I know the Wolvies were shaking in their boots, laughing as they ran by. "

" Zook is right...the Illini better take this team seriously, especially the defensive secondary. The secondary has been torched the majority of this season against teams that aren't supposed to be passing teams (Iowa, Wisconsin). This game makes me nervous. Let's hope they bring their A-game and the secondary has a big game. GO ILLINI!! "