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Five Trips Around The Sun

Five Trips Around The Sun

I officially launched the new version of IlliniBoard five years ago this past Wednesday. Why September 17th? Because on September 16th, 2020, the Big Ten finally announced that they would play a shortened football season. And after sitting on my hands for six months, I could finally start my new

How Much Do Blowouts Matter?

How Much Do Blowouts Matter?

When discussing Scoring Margin in NERDstat Land, the first thing almost everyone thinks about are KenPom's articles on basketball scoring margin. He led the charge of "guys, it really does matter if you beat Maryland-Eastern Shore by 33 instead of 19" when it comes to college

Actual WMU Football Thoughts

Actual WMU Football Thoughts

I lied. I said I wasn't going to do anything on Sunday besides relax and watch football. And here I am, digging through the box score and writing about it. I felt like I shortchanged my subscribers yesterday but spending my entire day (including my postgame article) on

The Friends You Make Along The Way

The Friends You Make Along The Way

I left the house at 6:33 am. Just pulled in the driveway at 12:09 am. I can't remember the last time I drank this much liquid in one day. I'm guessing I sweat out at least 10 lbs. today, and I poured in at

SOC - Western Michigan

It's wild that I'm sitting here writing the SOC. Current time: 11:21 pm. I woke up this morning at 4:58 and have not paused one single second since. My whole week has been like that and I'm going to start this SOC

Those Were The Days - Western Michigan

Those Were The Days - Western Michigan

I was worried about this one. When I go to search for the article Detlef sent me for this game, I was so concerned it was going to be about the 2008 game at Ford Field and would include some, uh, colorful thoughts. But Detlef went with a different game:

How Does One "Football"?

How Does One "Football"?

Got a post suggestion from a friend and I love the idea. He noted that with many new subscribers on the site, perhaps I should circle back on "Footballing." I use the term all the time, and I've written about the concept for years, but not