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No Notes

No Notes

Here's the exercise I put my brain through this afternoon. I've found that I'm perfectly content with the 2023-24 basketball season. No notes. I would have loved to beat UConn, then Alabama, and then Purdue to win the national title, but UConn took us

That's Where You'll Find Me

That's Where You'll Find Me

This one was supposed to be High Above The Chimney Tops. But it's not. I'm going with That's Where You'll Find Me. If you hadn't noticed, I had set up six titles for six articles during our run to the

So, How We Doin'? UConn

So, How We Doin'? UConn

For the 2022 season I attempted to do an SOC-like post for every basketball game (during football season I write my Stream Of Consciousness article the night before each game). But it felt like it was too much. When we had games on, say, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday, that'

Where Troubles Melt Like Lemon Drops

Where Troubles Melt Like Lemon Drops

Illinois can't beat a higher seed. Brad Underwood can't win in the NCAA Tournament. In close games, especially in March, something always goes wrong. Of course Courtney Green is one of the refs. This is the game where not having a true point guard will come

Sixteen Teams

Sixteen Teams

Seven More Things

Seven More Things

Let's just get to the first subhead here. I don't think I really need a long intro. Like last Monday, this will be a "seven articles in one" kind of thing (because there's so much to talk about). And I don'

The BoardRoom 4.21 - Illini To The Sweet 16

There is a very select number of people who know what this means: "CHATTANOOGA... Kelvin Sampson... Arizona... Michigan... Bill Self... North Carolina." It was night in Pittsburgh in 2022 (the night where I drank too many Fireball shots) where an eclectic group of IlliniBoard people - Jim and