Camp Rantoul

Hey, Ron. How's the water? Refreshing? Enjoying yourself? That's great, Coach.

But hey, guess what? Stop the grab ass. Summer's over. Time to get out of the pool and get back to work. Time to shake off that little dust up you had with the Mendenhall family in the offseason, and start focusing on finding a replacement for Rashard in the backfield. Who's it gonna be? Dufrene? Pollard? Or are you going to surprise us with Ford or Lekoure? You're so crafty. Who knows what to expect.

And don't forget Juice. He still needs some polish behind center. We're gonna need that arm of his a bit more this season. You gotta make sure Locksley stays on him and helps him reach his max potential. Because if he can get the ball there, you know Rejus and Kyle and Cumberland and, lest we forget, Hoomanawanui can catch it.

Wait, what's that? The defense? It's going to be good, you say? Yeah, well, I think you're right about that one. Look at all that speed you've recruited. Vontae ran down Joe McKnight in the Rose Bowl like he was in quicksand. And Martez could play TE if you'd let him. But hey, I agree with you. For now let's let him and Brit and Will D. run down the likes of Daniel and Painter and Boeckman and make them wish they'd never stepped on the same field as this Illini defense.

Suffice to say I'm excited to see what you and the boys have in store for us this season. So jump out of that pool, towel off and grab the clipboard and whistle.

It's time for a little footy ball.