Good morning college football and Illinois Fighting Illini fans. Just four more days until the Reliaquest Bowl kicks off in Tampa! This will be Illinois' 20th bowl appearance, and they are 8-11 in their previous 19 postseason games. We'll run all this down for you, in two parts, starting with the minor bowls, which we defined as non-traditionally on New Year's Day and/or … [Read more...] about Illinois Fighting Illini: Bowl Game History Part 2/2: Major Bowls
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Illinois Fighting Illini: Bowl Game History Part 1/2: Minor Bowls
Good morning college football and Illinois Fighting Illini fans. Just four more days until the Reliaquest Bowl kicks off in Tampa! This will be Illinois' 20th bowl appearance, and they are 8-11 in their previous 19 postseason games. We'll run all this down for you, in two parts, starting here with the minor bowls, which we defined as non-traditionally on New Year's Day … [Read more...] about Illinois Fighting Illini: Bowl Game History Part 1/2: Minor Bowls
Cardinals RB Rashard Mendenhall explains his retirement
Arizona Cardinals running back Rashard Mendenhall will retire. Yes, at the tender age of 26. How's that for a surprise to kick off NFL free agency? UPDATE: Rashard Mendenhall explains his retirement decision to HuffPo ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter first reported this development. Mendenhall battled turf toe for much last season. When he finally got to be 100%, Mendenhall … [Read more...] about Cardinals RB Rashard Mendenhall explains his retirement
Eleven worst Illini basketball losses of the past 10 years
As proud a program as Illini basketball is, they've certainly had some "hiccups" (wow, what a euphemism there) in recent years. A 52-49 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers on January 30th, 2011 was just one disgusting-to-watch debacle that didn't even make the cut. It marked the first win over a ranked team at IU for Tom Crean. Last night, I experienced something similar to "Spooky … [Read more...] about Eleven worst Illini basketball losses of the past 10 years
Former Bears coach Ron Turner apologizes for players’ PUBLIC NUDITY
What a weird week for former leaders of the Illinois Fighting Illini program. We found out on Monday Ron Zook now works at a small bank in Florida. And now Ron Turner is apologizing for the public nudity of his Florida International University college football players. Yes, it was very difficult to not commit the typo of "pubic" in place of "public" when you put the word … [Read more...] about Former Bears coach Ron Turner apologizes for players’ PUBLIC NUDITY
