The Vibes Are High
Yes, I sometimes flip through a folder on my laptop that's just photos of Engine 77. You'd do it, too, if you were one-sixth owner of an Illini fire truck.
This is the latest photo in the collection. That's 77 at the Quarterback
Robert
88 Illini: #76-#73
Here's how my brain works:
I pull up the 88 Illini document to see the next four names. I make some adjustments (I will adjust the list at least 30 times before we get to #1). I settle on the four names for 76 through 73 – each time
From The Highway - Summer Edition
My wife's flight from Champaign to Dallas was delayed 3 hours due to thunderstorms at DFW. That meant that she would miss her connection in Dallas by more than an hour and then miss her 8:00 meeting this morning. It was early afternoon at this point, and
Illini Night Contest 2025
Year 11! Well, it would be year 12, but there was no Illini Night in 2020 during the pandemic. But for 11 of the last 12 years, I've partnered with the Cardinals to do a giveaway for their Illini Night at Busch Stadium. I hold a contest and
88 Illini: #80-#77
One Question Mailbag: The House vs. NCAA Settlement
A "One Question Mailbag" post is really just "I started to respond to someone on Twitter and then I realized it was way too long for a social media response so I just decided to write an article on the topic." It can even be a
88 Illini: #84-#81
I love informative comments. In the last article, CMI2PHX (can we get that flight added?) pointed out that he had never seen a tilde (the ~ symbol) used between two numbers to mean "through." And he's right. The dash means "84 through 81" but the