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Interceptions 2025

Interceptions 2025

It's year number 13 for this article which means this article is now a teenager. Thirteen straight Julys where I tell you how we stack up against the rest of the country when it comes to interceptions. And what a strange trip it's been. This whole

88 Illini: #40-#37

88 Illini: #40-#37

My wife goes to bed last night, I clean the kitchen and start the dishwasher, and then I sit down at the end of the kitchen island to start the next 88 Illini post. I notice that the TV is still on in the other room (I can see that

Here Comes The Flood

Here Comes The Flood

I was getting ready to take a shower this morning and it was time to choose the music. I have one of those bluetooth speakers so nearly every shower gets some set-the-tone-for-the-day music. Here's how I eventually landed on the tone-setter today: I had seen one of those

88 Illini: #44-#41

88 Illini: #44-#41

I just went scrolling through the archive looking to see where I was at on my countdown on July 16, 2024. And I paused when I saw the 40-some comments on the "SOC - Eastern Illinois" post last August, not remembering that it was that article where I

PMP25: Citrus Bowl Haiku

PMP25: Citrus Bowl Haiku

This is easily the shortest request in Pick My Post history. I'm glad that all of these PMP articles are free and unlocked because there's no way I could put up the paywall when there's just a three line poem behind the paywall. But

88 Illini: #48-#45

88 Illini: #48-#45

It's incredible how much Powerade Zero I drink. If there were a competition for most Powerade Zero Mixed Berry 28 oz. bottles consumed in 2025, I have to be top-10 nationally. I drink coffee, water, and Powerade Zero Mixed Berry. If I get to the sports drinks aisle

PMP 25: Music & College Sports

PMP 25: Music & College Sports

We continue on with Pick My Post requests from my May fundraiser. And this one is very well aligned with the fundraiser itself. I'm raising funds for the scholarship in my dad's name at my high school, a scholarship which exists to encourage students to pursue