Since Christmas fell on a Sunday this year, today is a day NO ONE is at work. There's no Federal services, no trading on the stock market this Monday. It's December 26th, so if you're a mindless-zombie-worker bee-corporate drone-lemming, I know exactly where you are today- at the mall making your Christmas gift returns. (Remember to take the receipts!) I'm guessing I know … [Read more...] about Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: Many Happy Returns Edition
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#16 Illini Destroy Hoosiers, 6-0 Despite Not Playing a Complete Game
Illinois (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) is off to its best start since the 1951 National Title team went 7-0. The Hoosiers (1-5, 0-2) lost their third in a row, have not beaten a Football Bowl Subdivision team this season and lost 13 consecutive against the Top 25 since a 31-28 victory over then #13 Iowa Hawkeyes on Oct. 14, 2006. But that doesn't tell the whole story. Illinois … [Read more...] about #16 Illini Destroy Hoosiers, 6-0 Despite Not Playing a Complete Game
Illini Announce Official Wrigley Day, Basketball Italy Trip
The University of Illinois I Fund hosts its annual Illini Day at Wrigley Field on Saturday, May 14, when the Chicago Cubs take on the defending World Series Champion San Francisco Giants at 6:10 p.m. Illinois college football coach Ron Zook will throw out the ceremonial first pitch, and Illini college basketball coach Bruce Weber will sing the 7th-Inning stretch. The I … [Read more...] about Illini Announce Official Wrigley Day, Basketball Italy Trip
Blame for Disappointing Illini Season Goes Well Beyond Senior Class
In the bracket of non-existent, 2009-2011 Illini basketball leadership has got to be a #1 seed. And I’m not singling out Coach Bruce Weber, or point guard/star player Demetri McCamey. I’m talking about the total team's overall tendency to just NOT get things done together as a team. If Notre Dame is Gestalt, and a cohesive unit playing well beyond the sum of their parts, … [Read more...] about Blame for Disappointing Illini Season Goes Well Beyond Senior Class
Illini Stayin’ Alive for NCAA Tournament Berth
Well you can tell by the way they use their walk that...well, they haven't played themselves out of NCAA tournament contention yet. Was that all just an excuse to lead in with that smarmy photo of Disco John Travolta? Yes. Yes it was. But it still needs to be said that, after 29 games, the Illinois Fighting Illini men's college basketball team still is hanging around the … [Read more...] about Illini Stayin’ Alive for NCAA Tournament Berth