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All Five

All Five

When the Game Notes email arrives (it's sent to the media the day before every game), I always pull up the PDF to look over at least the front page. There's additional information on the other pages but the front page hits all of the highlights.

Investment

Investment

I wrote some of this last night and this morning. And then I bailed on it and deleted it. And then I recorded a podcast with The BoardRoom guys, and I referenced some of this stuff, and now I'm going to bring it back from the dead. You

Hapless Iowa

Hapless Iowa

I'm rarely confident as a fan. We've been over this. We can be up by 14 with seven minutes left (in a football game or a basketball game) and I'll still be nervous. I've just always watched sports with a "we&

Where Do We Stand? March 12th

Where Do We Stand? March 12th

We have reached the final WDWS for the year. By this time next week we'll know exactly Where We Stand because the brackets will be out and I'll already be in Denver or Providence or Wichita for the NCAA Tournament game. So this is our last

FJND And Other Football Stuff

FJND And Other Football Stuff

I was texting with a friend this evening and he asked me about the oldest piece of Illini garb that I still own. It sent me searching for that picture right there. That's a shirt I wore when I was... 10 years old? I want to say I

One Question Mailbag: The Committee's Approach

One Question Mailbag: The Committee's Approach

Someone asked me a question in a DM on Slack, I started to answer it, and then I realized it would make for a great One Question Mailbag. So I quickly answered his question in a DM'd response and now I will elaborate on that answer here. Here&

GOD We Needed That

GOD We Needed That

The losing streak to Purdue. The failures late in games this season. All of the injuries and illnesses. The embarrassment at Madison Square Garden. It has not been smooth sailing for the Fighting Illini this season (have you heard?), so this win was sorely needed. I'll even say