Writing the Pine

UM vs OSU Part I – We Must Win, We Will Win

So this is it. This is what it all comes down to. It’s Michigan-Ohio State week. For every day this week I’m going to fully disclose the state of the Michigan program and will also plead to you how important this game is for everybody, but most importantly Mr. Rich Rodriguez himself. This season has clearly not gone [...]

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The Failing Illini

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 [...]

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The Writing Illini Blog: The Illinitroduction

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 [...]

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