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The Return Of... The 88 Illini

The Return Of... The 88 Illini

I had a synthesizer (a Yamaha DX-7) and a drum set. The drum set was an "oh please oh please oh please" purchase that my parents caved on. See, I went to drum camp at Eastern Illinois University in June of 1988 and one of the classes at

Back In A Week

Back In A Week

It's a tradition around here. When I'm going to be out of town, I put up a Gone Fishin' sign even though I'm not fishing. I just want to let people know not to check the site for the next week because there

Updated 2025 SP+

Updated 2025 SP+

You're excited about Nasir Rankin. You saw one of those preseason poll infographics that had Illinois 11th and you sent it to your cousin Brandon. Me? I can hardly contain my excitement about this latest SP+ update. What it shows for us is basically... impossible. Let me just

PMP25: Ceilings And Floors

PMP25: Ceilings And Floors

The total for the fundraiser at the moment: $1,968. I leave the donation page up for the month of May every year, but NOBODY DONATE ANY MORE. 1968 was the year my dad graduated from college. So that's the perfect number for this year. The goal was

Identity

Identity

It's so funny how I use the paywall here. The idea behind the paywall is that you make the article nice and juicy and then WHAMMO you hit 'em with the paywall so that the reader scrambles to subscribe and continue reading. They simply HAVE to know

Golf Fans

Golf Fans

You probably already knew this, but college golf tournaments are lightly attended. For the most part, it's just parents and maybe a few former players. Sometimes, the members of the local club (where the tournament is being played) outnumber any actual fans. They're there to watch

Deficit

Deficit

I have about 45 minutes here before I'm leaving the house to go cover the golf regional in Urbana. I touched on this last week in my "back from LA" article but since writing it, it's been on my mind non-stop. In my 16+