http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/09/12/v...thwestern/

Laurence Holmes ‏@LaurenceWHolmes · 28m
Good luck to Chicago's original Big Ten Team @UChicago & Chicago's current "Big Ten Team" @NIUAthletics in their games tonight. #TrollTweet

(09-13-2014 03:39 PM)dekalb222 Wrote:  Laurence Holmes ‏@LaurenceWHolmes · 28m
Good luck to Chicago's original Big Ten Team @UChicago & Chicago's current "Big Ten Team" @NIUAthletics in their games tonight. #TrollTweet

Good ol' Laurence has adopted NIU as his football team because DePaul doesn't have one. Heehee.

NIU should become "Troll U." Taunt everybody 'til they play and pay you.

It appears that out athletic department isn't to crazy about the "NEXT" ad.

Quote:I’m not responsible for it. I respect (Illinois AD) Mike Thomas and (Northwestern AD) Jimmy Phillips. They are close friends. They are great human beings. They are even better athletic directors. I respect and value my relationship with my alumni base as well as with Northwestern and Illinois. It’s not just something I do or would support from a department standpoint or do anything to hurt or defame any of my competitors.

News-Gazette

New schedule announcement next week.

Also says that "taking offers from other conferences, that's not on the table at this point." The writer specifically mentioned the B1G because they have no idea how this conference thing works.

(09-21-2014 07:12 AM)HUSKIEFOOTBALLFAN Wrote:  It appears that out athletic department isn't to crazy about the "NEXT" ad.

Quote:I’m not responsible for it. I respect (Illinois AD) Mike Thomas and (Northwestern AD) Jimmy Phillips. They are close friends. They are great human beings. They are even better athletic directors. I respect and value my relationship with my alumni base as well as with Northwestern and Illinois. It’s not just something I do or would support from a department standpoint or do anything to hurt or defame any of my competitors.

News-Gazette

This confirms what I thought SF felt about the "Ad".