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Golf Fans

Golf Fans

You probably already knew this, but college golf tournaments are lightly attended. For the most part, it's just parents and maybe a few former players. Sometimes, the members of the local club (where the tournament is being played) outnumber any actual fans. They're there to watch

Deficit

Deficit

I have about 45 minutes here before I'm leaving the house to go cover the golf regional in Urbana. I touched on this last week in my "back from LA" article but since writing it, it's been on my mind non-stop. In my 16+

PMP25: How To Watch A College Golf Tournament

PMP25: How To Watch A College Golf Tournament

This is the first of the Pick My Post articles for the 2025 fundraiser. All of these will be unlocked and open for anyone to read. With the NCAA Urbana Regional coming up on Monday, this basically had to be first. The request: tips on how to watch a college

2025 Pick My Post Fundraiser

2025 Pick My Post Fundraiser

It's tuba time again. I use a different tuba photo every year for this. This year it's a photo of the Marching Illini sousaphones from their fundraiser where they run a 5k while wearing (and occasionally playing?) their sousaphones. Hopefully they're playing. I mean,

Back From LA

Back From LA

There are too many things this time of year. On the last day of April you’re supposed to get all Justin Timberlake and say “it’s gonna be me” (but you say “it’s gonna be May” instead). And today (I'm writing this Sunday but it will

Portal-Free Since 2023

Portal-Free Since 2023

If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims. As I’ve told you before, my dad navigated the world through jokes. It’s how men of his age communicated. You’re standing around in line at the bank in 1979, you see Fred, and as you

Heartbreak

Heartbreak

I need you to study that photo. First off, please notice the red jacket (and the gray pants leg) all the way to the left. That's the BTN cameraman. His job was to get the team's reaction on 18 after Jake Birdwell's birdie putt.