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SOC - Oregon

SOC - Oregon

This house is very quiet right now. My wife and I are staying in Eugene with my friend Derek – UIUC Landscape Architecture Class of 1996 represent – so instead of writing this road game SOC from a hotel room, I'm writing this road game SOC from a quiet house.

Those Were The Days - Oregon

Those Were The Days - Oregon

So How Did We Get Here?

So How Did We Get Here?

I have so much to say in this article. I honestly think it will take me at least 10 hours to write it. I spent three hours yesterday just researching one tiny piece of this. I mean, I have an entire outline written out (I've done that maybe

The Constant

The Constant

I'm in the same chair 24 hours later. There's the same warm glow in the house. Everyone who was asleep as I was writing the SOC last night is currently asleep as I'm writing this right now. It's quiet again, and I

SOC - Michigan 2024

SOC - Michigan 2024

It's always Michigan. Like, it's ALWAYS Michigan. I'm not saying they're a rival and I'm not saying that any single Michigan fan has spent more than 15 seconds in their life thinking about Illinois football. But for an Illinois football

Those Were The Days - Michigan

Those Were The Days - Michigan

Gee, I wonder what game Detlef will pick this week? Maybe the 1983 Michigan game? Perhaps he'll take us back to 2009 and the Terry Hawthorne rundown followed by the goal line stand? Or maybe, just maybe, he'll pick the stadium dedication game. Here's

October 18, 1924

October 18, 1924

First the Robert story, then the article. I knew I wanted to write about the 1924 game this week. And I knew that there was a photo of the game near the elevators on the 8th floor of the Memorial Stadium tower. So after Bret Bielema's press conference