The only benefit I see for teams like WIU is that limiting roster sizes for the power conference teams could force a few players down to the lesser conferences.
For example, Nebraska typically carried about 150 kids on their football roster.  Wont happen this coming year with limit now set to 105.
 

Arnie Grunert is preparing to head to the NCAA regional in College Station, TX next week. Wish him the best in that endeavor.

Maybe someone can answer this question. How does Arnie get his pole (or more likely poles) to that meet? Typical pole length is about 17 feet.

If you take the whole team ...

The battle between the "system" and the players outside of the system rages on. Until that problem is solved, the overall public university funding problems cannot be solved. I would a put a referendum on the ballot to have all Illinois public universities covered by one and only one umbrella system ...

I really like what Im seeing on the interwebs…I wish they would make sum stuff official. I think we “look” better at every position imo.. I sure hope that Jack Riley is committed AND while we are at it..Lets get that local kid Cooper Knowles locked down for next year...it would be a fun team to ...

Here is a few more updates per Verbal Commits:

Deveaux -> Mount St. Marys

Dixon -> North Texas

Knox -> Texas State

Payne -> Minnesota State - Moorhead
 

One game left to determine whether Western or Little Rock secures that #8 seed position in tournament.
Winning percentage in conference will be the main decider. We are behind Little Rock going in (.348 vs. .346).
Here are the possible outcomes:

1) Both teams win. Little Rock would advance by ...

I wonder if there is any real statistical correlation between the number of associates/assistants on staff and success (i.e. wins) on the court. My gut says none. IMHO, a staff of 3 (excluding grad assistants and student managers) is a good fit for a mid-major like Western. So cutting the staff ...

WIU picked up someone from the portal, not a PG though. Mallory Shetley from Columbia College, she is a 6' forward. She played 5yrs at Columbia, so she must have a COVID year. she avg double digits all 5 years.This past season she avg 17.2pts . She has scored over 2000pts in her 5 season at ...

Western Baseball won one game and lost 2 games this weekend at SIU-Edwardsville.

Up next will the final homestand of the season: A weekend series with Morehead State followed by a game with Saint Louis on May 13.

Current OVC Standings:
SIU-Edwardsville 15-6
Tennessee Tech 14-7
Eastern Illinois ...

bignecks wrote: Sat May 03, 2025 12:44 pm What's everybody's vibe for next season? I'm having trouble getting excited at the moment. Still a lot of minutes left to fill on the roster. 

 

Cautiously optimistic for good pot luck, pretty much the same as it has been since retiring 14 years ago.