Fan To Fan
I just got a text from my mom that a guy I used to work with passed away. I process things by writing about them, so this is that. Let this be your warning before the jump that there's nothing past this point besides a tribute to a
Robert
Country Club U Preview
Remember when I did shirts? That was one of the shirts. My wife still wears one of those shirts around the house. I still have a bunch of smalls and mediums in a box somewhere. I should really dig those out and give them away.
Anyway, instead of just previewing
Where Do We Stand? March 5th
The NERDstats continue to tell the same story: this is a team that can go to the Final Four. Our eyes have told us differently, especially last Friday night when we took too many shots and Michigan danced on tabletops, but the NERDstats continue to scream "Illinois is in
Senior Moments
After watching all the student managers and cheerleaders take their final photos on the court after the game, I looked up the date of the final home basketball game when I was a student. It was March 9, 1996. That will be 30 years ago this coming Monday.
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Boatraced
"We'll live-blog this one!", we said. Tyler from media row behind the scorers table, me from up in the media seats in the 200-level. He'd share what things are like down there, I'd share what things are like up here, and then
Lucky, Clutch, Baseline, Choke, Unlucky
Here's how this usually goes. I figure out a way to frame something. You're tired of hearing about the subject, but I can't not say more because I think that I've figured out a way to better explain it. 64% of you
Win Big, Lose Small
Doing this is so much fun when we win big. Doing this is so torturous when we lose small. When we win big like Wednesday night I can hardly contain my excitement. When we lose small like tonight I ponder why I put myself through this.
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