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It’s ok, sweetie: No one cares about Big Ten hoops in Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, or Pennsylvania

So last night I was telling Thermocaster “Don’t worry: There are no tournament games on the Big Ten Network”. And then I look at the schedule and …
Oh no.
From the morons who blocked out half your conference season: Big Ten Network screws things up again! Here are the games you have no chance to see [...]

It’s ok Bruce: We’ll always have Carbondale

So it’s been a crappy season for Illinois coach Bruce Weber: Not only is his team, and tenure in Champaign, imploding right in front of him, but he lost twice to the coach who stole Eric Gordon.But keep in mind, Bruce, you got the last laugh: Kelvin Sampson is gone. And it’s not like you’re [...]

Illinois Has No Class

“Indiana pulls off tough win against Ill-annoy”

If you are an Illini fan, you may not want to read this post.  LWN watched the second half of last night’s game and he has plenty of venom and bile to spit towards Champaign.  Debate all you want about seedy recruiting practices, Eric Gordon is still in Bloomington (until the basketball [...]

THE GAMES OF THE WEEK

“The Ire Of The Tigers Fans”

If Mizzou fans are not upset today, then they will be after reading this.  If I were a Mizzou fan, I would be upset.  Sure that win against Kansas was dare I say the biggest win in the history of the program?  There has not been so much excitement in [...]

Heartbreak Vids

Since college basketball is officially in full swing, here’s some classic basketball YouTubin’.
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This one broke my heart as a 10-year old. Interestingly enough, this game gave Illinois a #1 seed overall, despite finishing behind Indiana in the Big Ten conference standings.
One more for the day — and it apparently can’t be embedded (way [...]

TMC Wednesday Afternoon Podcast - 11-7-07

Cast: Galen Clavio, Rob Nagel, Warren Whisenant
Topics: A look at college football’s upcoming weekend, including the story from the Big Ten (weak sister that it is), the ACC (weaker sister that it is), and some selected Big 12 and SEC games.

Hypocrisy? Gophers ok playing Illinois, won’t play another American-Indian nickname school

Perhaps Minnesota is dropping out of the Big Ten and just not telling us.
According to the Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald, Wednesday, the school’s advisory committee said it will continue it’s policy of only playing the University of North Dakota in hockey, even as UND transitions from division two to division one (it’s hockey team [...]

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