Rob is back from a month Elsewhere. It looks like the end of an era, as John Groce appears intent on ending Illini vacation opportunities.
The Big MO
The Illini regain traction, possibly momentum.
Regression toward the mean
In which the Illini men fly 2000 miles to play three-quarters of a basketball game, before puking nervously on the shoes of the girl they wanted to impress.
Far from the Madding Crowdsourcing
Illinois beat Dartmouth 72-65, and everybody's angry about it (except Rob).
Atlanta Redux
We played great. They played like crap. We won.
The Ghost of 2006
Illini basketball fumbles in the red zone, coughing up a 12-point lead to lowly Georgia Tech for its first loss of the year.
The Forbes 400
Donuts, beer, ribs, chicken n' waffles, Andy Capp's hot fries, Kansas City style beef brisket, spaghetti with meatballs, six or seven Snickers bars, popcorn, potato chips.
And one hell of a game.
The Butcher
In which Rayvonte Rice disembowels UNLV, and eats the bones.
UNLV preview
During a layover, Rob concocts something akin to a straight news piece. Weird.
A chink in the armor
While writing about sports for a magazine that prides itself on staying apace of current trends in Correct Views on Things , Rob deftly deploys the word "chink."
Bradley nominated for Pulitzer
Ray Rice was a force of nature. But a different force of nature captured everyone's attention on Sunday.
You can trust violence
With all due respect to Kevin Berardini, Jon Ekey is a tough motherfucker. He has two stitches, and 15 rebounds to prove it.
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