Ugly Night
I'm using that photo there to show you where I'm seated in press row. When I say that I'm observing the Wisconsin bench, that's how far away I am from the Wisconsin bench. I can hear what they say and watch what
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Travel Log
I wrote this one all weekend. It's over 6,000 words. It has very little to do with the Illini and a lot to do with my trip on the train to East Lansing and back. I mean, it has everything to do with the Illini – with me
Man Of La Mancha
For whatever reason, I've always identified with Man of La Mancha. Which, I guess, means I identify with Don Quixote. Because the story of Don Quixote was introduced to me through the musical Man of La Mancha, I guess I tend more towards the adaptation than the book.
Where Do We Stand? February 5th
Oh, we stand.
The last three seasons, when writing the Where Do We Stand articles and compiling the I-N-I, we've, uh, never been this high. We're 5th in the I-N-I this week and that's the highest we've ever been. And this is
Up To Speed - February 4th, 2026
First off, a massive thank-you to Tyler and Heath for carrying the load this last week while I've been parenting. I guess technically I've been "grandparenting", but I've been parenting. My wife and I watched the grandkids for five days in Idaho
Finally, A Schedule
First some "current events", then the schedule talk.
I'm in Idaho for a full week. Tyler is covering the next three basketball games and I'll be joining Light The I episodes remotely. I am on the grandpa duty of all grandpa duties: my son
Groans
I have a present for you.
At the beginning of the game, I decided to record some audio in the arena. I wanted record of just how loud it is in there at the start of a game. So I pressed record on my phone at the start and sat