Fighting Illini
Go Illini
Sunday, November 11th, 2007Maybe its because they won a total of 5 games in the four years I went to U of I, but I never expect much out of their football team. And while no one can argue that they aren’t significantly improved from prior years, going to Ohio to face the #1 team in the nation […]
So Angry
Friday, March 16th, 2007This was shaping up to be a great tournament. Duke and Notre Dame lost in the first round. The Big 10 was 4-0, and Purdue and Illinois both had comfortable leads late in the second half of their games. And the suck happened and the Illini choked.
I was watching the game at […]
Bracket Time
Sunday, March 11th, 2007I watched the selection show for the first time tonight. This is the first year since I’ve really started paying attention to college basketball that the Illini have been on the bubble. I’m glad they were in the second region announced, because I don’t think I could take it if they were in […]
Dancin’ Illini
Saturday, March 10th, 2007Like most people, I love rooting for the underdogs this time of year. The more bubble busters in the tournament the better. There’s nothing so great in sports as watching some tiny little school that no one’s heard of out of some tiny conference upset one of the cocky high seeded juggernauts. […]