Last week the Illini football team imploded and lost at home to the Minnesota Golden Gophers, one of the worst teams in recent Big Ten football history. Words can't really express a college football let-down of this proportion, although we tried to do so here. Now a really promising 5-3 team that many pundits believed would finish 8-4 or even 9-3 doesn't even look like a … [Read more...] about Ron Zook Delivers Jim Mora Style Mini-Rant (Video)
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Super Bowl Locations Should Change College Football
Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014 isn't going to be as great for media members as pretty much any Super Bowl in the past. It's likely to be cold, windy and maybe even snowy for kickoff of the NFL title matchup in the New York area – the first time for a legitimate shot at "football weather" for football's biggest game. So now the NCAA has to wake up and realize conference expansion … [Read more...] about Super Bowl Locations Should Change College Football
Which Drought Ends First- Cubs, Hawks, or Cats?
By Paul M. Banks Being a fan of Chicago sports can sometimes be as character-building as walking outside for long distances in January. With Northwestern’s tournament bubble officially burst last weekend, the Major League Baseball season starting in a couple weeks and the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs commencing the following week, it’s time to revisit the long suffering dry … [Read more...] about Which Drought Ends First- Cubs, Hawks, or Cats?