VanMeter on the Road

We haven't heard much from fightingillini.com in a while, ever since their epic tome in January exalting the status of the program.

So we read with great interest the "Illinois volleyball notebook" released on March 2, but we were disappointed by the low word count (Only 440 words? It's like they're not even trying anymore). There's a quick snippet on Vicki Brown training with the National Team, news of an honor for recruit Laura DeBruler, a quick report on spring practice...

Then there's an update on alum Rachel VanMeter's performance in the Korean Professional League. Through 12 matches, she's leading the team in points and is hitting a stellar .412 for her team...

...the Korean Highway Association. I had no idea that public utilities sponsored Korean professional athletic teams, or that they even could. Things are flat-out weird in foreign countries. No way this happens in America.

Allen Iverson would never play for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.