Mar 17, 2004 | Andy
On Friday, the Fighting Illini take on the world-famous Murray State Racers in the NCAA Tournament’s first round. It’s not quite as highly anticipated as say…the Billy Packer-Joe Lunardi first round machup in the Desipio Assclown Tournament, but...
Mar 16, 2004 | Andy
There’s nothing quite like a good idea run amuck is there? I didn’t think so. After much deliberation and input, our crack committee has assembled not only the field of 65 for the 2004 Desipio Assclown Tournament, but we had enough Assclowns left over for...
Mar 16, 2004 | Andy
Yesterday, our normally thoughtful, intelligent, witty discussion of baseball and the NCAA tournament turned into an assclown fest. I’m not sure how it happened, but it did. OK, I do know how it happened. I called Billy Packer an assclown, and then I seeded a 16...
Mar 15, 2004 | Andy
It?s March 15th, and it?s going to snow tonight in Champaign. Nobody said life was easy. Anyway, what about NCAA upset picks, some Cubs thoughts, and asking how far will Illinois go? Here are my three wishes for the spring of 2004? Wish #1: Upsets Galore, Except for...
Mar 15, 2004 | Andy
In the end, the Sunday conference tournament finals didn’t mean a damn thing. Well, Maryland probably earned a higher seed, so it did to them, but Duke, Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas and Mississippi State all kept the same seed and went to the same place they were...
