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Never Thought I'd See The Day

The blue helmets and how they reflected the light. The Tennessee fans taunting Illini fans for 59 minutes and then going dead quiet. The second consecutive bowl win over an SEC team where we calmly controlled the ball at the end so that no time would be left for our

From The Stands - Music City Bowl

A From The Stands that is From The Field. I went over and stood right next to the "ill" in the Nashville logo because it just felt right. A win over South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl and then a win over Tennessee in the Music City Bowl.

Those Were The Days - Music City Bowl

I forgot Those Were The Days AGAIN. So here I am, 2.5 hours before the game, posting TWTD. Here’s Detlef:

SOC - Music City Bowl

Let me set the scene for you here. Robert, set the scene. I'm in my Airbnb. The children are nestled all snug in their beds but Ma is not in her kerchief because my wife is sick and couldn't make the trip. So there's

High Five: Mid-Season

Craig Has The Scout - Tennessee 2025

Coming Up Who: Tennessee Volunteers When: 4:30 pm – December 30th, 2025 Where: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN How: ESPN Opponent Primer: Head Coach: Josh Heupel Josh Heupel, the live action version of a grown-up Bobby Hill, and living proof of how the early Air Raid made legends out of mediocrity.

Ready for the New Year

Contrary to popular belief, the Twelve Days of Christmas BEGIN rather than end on Christmas Day. And what did the women's basketball team give us on this fourth day of Christmas? Four in double figures, Three-pointers falling, Two and Oh in conference, ...And a win o'er

High Five (+1): Bragging Rights

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL…

Comfort And Joy

I can't think of a time in the last 17 years when I've had less to write about. I mean, there's always something to write about, and if I did a mailbag request right now you'd have dozens of questions, but in

Jingle Bell Rock

Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Let your orange shine bright. For tonight the Illini offense will be out of sight. Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Make poor MIZ-NOZ pay. For tonight the Illini defense will lead the way.

The Airing of Grievances

I am not a man of extremes. I try my best to see issues from both sides, to inject nuance when nuance is needed, and attribute the best motives to people even if they haven’t necessarily earned that. Unsurprisingly, I’m a Moderate with a capital M when it

Where Do We Stand? December 18th

The return of basketball NERDstats! 43% of subscribers just said "hurray!" 57% read this intro and didn't click on the post because NERDstats aren't their thing. Which is fine. They weren't my thing for a long time, either. But now that I&

Low Five: Nebraska

As I was workshopping this new feature in my mind, I envisioned a healthy run of ”High Fives” right into January - and if I could confess to dreaming a little bit - maybe even all the way to Purdue. Well, you know what they say about the best laid

Light The I Episode 4 - Coach Bielema

As I said on the first episode, Scott and I looked at the first week as our "soft opening." There are always going to be a lot of bugs to work out. Our producers are still learning how to run the board. We're still learning how