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Postscript, Tennessee

Postscript, Tennessee

I try to hit a thousand words with these Postscripts. It’s not a hard and fast rule. Sometimes there’s just not a thousand words’ worth of things to say about a game; other times, I breeze past that mark because I’ve got so much to discuss. Generally,

Postscript, Northwestern

Postscript, Northwestern

One of my favorite angles when betting on college football games is weather. Windy? Bet the under. Rainy? Under. Snowy? I don't even have to say it. One of my least-favorite aspects when watching my favorite team play? Weather. There’s a majesty to it, certainly. The conditions

Postscript, Wisconsin

Postscript, Wisconsin

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. (Hey, Robert’s not the only one who can reference great novels.) Camp Randall is now the site of two of the more memorable games, at least for me, of Bret Bielema’s tenure at Illinois. And they’

Postscript, Rutgers

Postscript, Rutgers

This tweet has been bouncing around in my head since I saw it Saturday. I don’t think people truly realize how much they’re going to miss Luke Altmyer and Barry Lunney when they’re gone — Trevor Vallese (@TVallese) November 1, 2025 My first instinct was to scoff at

Postscript, Washington

Postscript, Washington

Expectations. It’s the thing a lot of us Illinois fans are having to grapple with right now. What do we do with these expectations, and the disappointment that comes from unmet expectations? It was something I was thinking about even before I read the comments of Robert’s piece

Postscript, Ohio State

Postscript, Ohio State

When I was getting married in early 2013, I decided to center my bachelor party around an Illini game. I’m not sure why – I guess I wanted to ensure that I saw a win – but I chose the Charleston Southern game in mid-September of 2012. We did win, my

Postscript, Purdue

Postscript, Purdue

It was in my seventh-grade Spanish class that I first heard the concept of the rope-a-dope. My teacher, Mr. Ramirez, was an eccentric fellow. Anybody who knew him wouldn’t be surprised that he introduced a bunch of 13-year-olds to Muhammad Ali. He made me cry in the first week