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  1. Lord Voldemort

    TSJ Thread

    I am a lawyer, though I don't do a lot of criminal work. This is a saying I've heard in the law biz several times, and while I'll concede it's a bit simplistic (and maybe a trifle cynical) I also think there's some truth to it. As I said there are a lot of exceptions and I am not giving any...
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    TSJ Thread

    It's been said before -- if you're guilty you want a jury, if you're innocent you want a bench trial. Lots of exceptions of course but that seems to be the general rule.
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    TSJ Thread

    Ahh, Harbaugh...Nope, I'm not getting drawn back in... As far as TSJ's case goes, there's a weird dynamic here, a toxic mix of old-fashioned chivalry and feminist theory that says "believe all women." The prosecutor could still go ahead with this case and while I like TSJ's chances even better...
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    TSJ Thread

    TSJr isn't totally out of the woods yet, but his defense got a lot stronger. DNA provides no proof that Shannon touched her, let alone penetrated her. Unless the prosecution finds a really strong eyewitness this probably gets dropped before trial.
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    Probation for Michigan

    The whole point of all these recruiting regulations was to maintain the story that college athletes were amateurs -- aside from the scholarships they weren't paid to play, supposedly. With NIL that's out the window. So what's the point of all the rules anyway? It's the NCAA that really...
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs UConn

    Ya know, this team had a pretty good season. They won the conference tourney, made it to the Sweet 16. UConn can't take any of that away. But it's gonna take a few days for the stink from this one to go away.
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs UConn

    Has a team ever been shut out in a half?
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs UConn

    Well, the 2005 team came back from about this far against Arizona in the Regional final, and that game was the day before Easter...
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs UConn

    Well, on the plus side, Donovan Clingan is going to be very tired at the end of this game. But he'll have a week to recuperate before the Final Four.
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs UConn

    So do we get nuggets?
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs UConn

    I guess the theory is we just wear Clingan down. This makes no sense otherwise.
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    Illinois 72, Iowa State 69 Postgame

    Hey, cut me some slack. I may not have much of a nose, but I'm not some mouth-breathing Iowa State fan. I clearly still have nostrils at least.
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    Illinois 72, Iowa State 69 Postgame

    Just poured myself a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon 'cuz that's how I roll. That was ugly. The kind of game only a winner could love. Winners like us.
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    The Sweet 16

    Any one of those regionals would make for a decent Final Four most years.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Iowa State, Thursday, March 28th, 9:09pm CT, TBS

    Friday is not going to be a very productive day for me either.