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TheWritingIllini - who has written 23 posts on Writing the Pine.
TheWritingIllini is an avid sports fan who frequently vents his frustrations in form of writing. He is a living victim of the Curse of the Orange and Blue, a vexation that inflicts constant stress upon a fan following perennially underachieving teams that don the glorious Orange and Blue colors such as the Mets, Knicks and the Illinois Fighting Illini.
ABC = Always Bashing Champaign?
What did you think about our performance in the national spotlight on ABC? I was pretty ticked off. I get it. We aren’t a 5-star program, Penn State has a much more glamorous and prestigious history. But there was so much fricking bias. Craig James was shamelessly plugging his new book which [...]
Continue reading...The Failing Illini
Saturday, September 26, 2009
I don’t want to make any more excuses for my Illini. We stunk it up. Our “high-octane offense” hasn’t scored a touchdown in two of the three games played so far this season. Today’s playing conditions were exactly the conditions that we would not be good against. Despite our past success in running the football [...]
Continue reading...Is Steve Nash a Hall of Famer? Part II
Friday, September 18, 2009
Similar to the intentions of the blogger who accused Raul Ibanez of taking PEDs, I initially started writing this article to prove that Steve Nash had secured a place for himself in the Hall of Fame. Upon discovery of several strong arguments going the other way, I decided to write the article against Nash’s [...]
Continue reading...Is Steve Nash a Hall of Famer?
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Friday night I was doing my usual naked pre-shower routine – I washed my face with soap, lathering every inch of my face until it was all white. I then proceeded to open my eyes and did my best Jabbawockeez impression before I hopped in the shower. That’s when I realized I was missing Michael [...]
Continue reading...ILLINI FAIL
Sunday, September 6, 2009
What a shitty performance. After thinking that we were going to win the national championship or AT LEAST the Big Ten Championship, I am just confused. I don’t know what to expect for the rest of the season. I am very, very disappointed. I’m hoping that when I wake up tomorrow it will be Saturday [...]
Continue reading...The Professor – Definitely All Natural
Monday, August 10, 2009
It would be shocking to the Writing Illini if Greg Maddux was found to be on 'roids.
Continue reading...The Writing Illini Blog: The Loving Illini
Thursday, July 30, 2009
I tend to gravitate towards players that have infinite potential that hasn’t been realized yet. The beauty of watching a prospect blooming into stardom is awesome, but rooting for player through thick and thin and while watching it happen – that’s one of my favorite things in all of sports. That is perhaps why I was [...]
Continue reading...The Writing Illini Blog: Sobering Up from the Orange Kool-Aid
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
I’ve been waiting for a while to get this blog alive and kickin’ so you’ll have to forgive me for predicting a 12-0 finish for the 2009 Fighting Illini. Realistically speaking, I think we’ll lead the conference in offense at around 35 to 40 points per game while giving up about 20. Media pundits, college [...]
Continue reading...The Writing Illini Blog: The Illinitroduction
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
I’ve decided to start my own blog covering mostly Illinois football and basketball, with the occasional shout-outs to Illini graduates Steve Stricker and D.A. Points for their awesomeness in golf. The focus of this blog will be to bring a fan’s view of the team, a perspective that hasn’t been polluted by the opinion of the [...]
Continue reading...VotD: Jordan Crawford Dunks on LeBron (who the F cares?)
Thursday, July 23, 2009
I’m glad this video was released. Clearly, LeBron James is the best basketball player on this planet and no one can make him look foolish other than himself. Yeah, LeBron you made yourself look like a fool for making this petty, insignificant dunk into something so much greater than it should have been. Great move [...]
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