Most importantly, who's officiating?
Thank you. Absolutely bizarre. I actually live in that Ballston area and that house is less than a 15-minute walk from my place. I'd just finished in the gym last evening at 8 when the explosion occurred, went upstairs to my place for a quick shower and got in the car to drive several blocks to a grocery store so I could get there before the deli counter closed. As I approached the intersection of the main road I heard sirens and as I crossed it a fire engine was bearing down on me. Went another two blocks to a second main road where the grocery store is located and another fire engine sped by.@altgeld88 - I know this is off topic Dan, but I have to ask: Here's hoping that house explosion was no where near where you are. It would be quite a loss to this board if it was!!
That's because it's not ESPN but actually Anti-Big Ten Network (ABTN).Can already tell ESPN is going to be on their knees for FAU tonight lol.
To fair to ESPN (I am not a fan), the draw for the game is FAU. Regardless of having a great NCAA Tournament last year, they're viewed as the Cinderella and the underdogs and they will be all year. They're not a household name.Can already tell ESPN is going to be on their knees for FAU tonight lol.
Looks like FAU is wearing an Adidas copycat version of our shorts … this’ll be an awkward game from a uniform template perspective.Wearing the script Illinois alternates! Let's go ILLINI!
Same hereJust over here tearing up over this intro...
But how many good defensive teams have they played. (I don’t know)The FAU stats on ESPN.com are rather intimidating. They look like a well-oiled offensive machine, playing at a high, high level.
Glad to hear you are OK sir. Enjoy the game tonight. I know I will. I-L-L!!Thank you. Absolutely bizarre. I actually live in that Ballston area and that house is less than a 15-minute walk from my place. I'd just finished in the gym last evening at 8 when the explosion occurred, went upstairs to my place for a quick shower and got in the car to drive several blocks to a grocery store so I could get there before the deli counter closed. As I approached the intersection of the main road I heard sirens and as I crossed it a fire engine was bearing down on me. Went another two blocks to a second main road where the grocery store is located and another fire engine sped by.
I wondered what was going on. Two-alarm fire? Lots of high rises around me ringed by residential areas. That one in particular is a strange little wedge of duplexes and old apartments and small houses, bordered by the I-66 off ramp, a small park, and hotels/office buildings. A remnant of Arlington from before dense development occurred in the '80s and '90s. I had no idea it was even there until this morning.
I also had no idea about the explosion until I awoke this morning when I saw an email from a friend in Washington State who used to live in NoVA. Imagine my surprise. That video of the blast is startling. It's a miracle, given the compression wave and debris, that none of the neighbors or police were injured seriously.
Anyway, thanks for your kind words. And now... it's Illini time!
Really, Bilas and company slobbering over Duke, unc, or anyone playing us? Can't imagine that...Can already tell ESPN is going to be on their knees for FAU tonight lol.