Writing the Pine

UM vs OSU Part III – In Defense of RichRod, (Still) In Defense of Lloyd

These days we’ve been reading a lot about the uncertainty of Michigan’s current coach, Rich Rodriguez. We hear all these rumors, such as yesterday’s ridiculous statement by Michael Wilbon in which he said RichRod is done at Michigan. The pending NCAA investigation, along with the recent news that no workout logs was published, has [...]

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UM vs OSU Part II – HOW ABSOLUTELY DARE YOU JUSTIN BOREN

I’ve waited about two years to write this article, so bear with me if I go on and on about my hatred for such a traitor. Your father played football under Bo in the 60’s.  You grew up a Michigan fan while living in enemy territory, and you committed to play for the University of Michigan. [...]

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Weekend Sports Musings

  • Obama to Denmark to pitch Olympics bid President Barack Obama is headed to Denmark to go ice fishing and plead the case for Chicago as the host city for the 2016 Olympics.  “We need this Olympic bid badly,” said Obama to press reporters over the weekend.  From WTP, here’s to better luck than he has had pleading [...]

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The Writing Illini Blog: Sobering Up from the Orange Kool-Aid

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 [...]

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