Comfort And Joy
I can't think of a time in the last 17 years when I've had less to write about. I mean, there's always something to write about, and if I did a mailbag request right now you'd have dozens of questions, but in
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Jingle Bell Rock
Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Let your orange shine bright. For tonight the Illini offense will be out of sight.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Make poor MIZ-NOZ pay. For tonight the Illini defense will lead the way.
The Airing of Grievances
I am not a man of extremes. I try my best to see issues from both sides, to inject nuance when nuance is needed, and attribute the best motives to people even if they haven’t necessarily earned that. Unsurprisingly, I’m a Moderate with a capital M when it
Where Do We Stand? December 18th
The return of basketball NERDstats! 43% of subscribers just said "hurray!" 57% read this intro and didn't click on the post because NERDstats aren't their thing. Which is fine. They weren't my thing for a long time, either. But now that I&
Low Five: Nebraska
As I was workshopping this new feature in my mind, I envisioned a healthy run of ”High Fives” right into January - and if I could confess to dreaming a little bit - maybe even all the way to Purdue. Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans of
Light The I Episode 4 - Coach Bielema
As I said on the first episode, Scott and I looked at the first week as our "soft opening." There are always going to be a lot of bugs to work out. Our producers are still learning how to run the board. We're still learning how
Up To Speed - December 15, 2025
That right there is a good moment to share from Saturday. I'm still over the moon about the upcoming bowl game, so having Coach Bielema and four players out on the court during the under-12:00 timeout during the first half was great. Part of that appearance