Recent content by RabidDawgClassic

This was like the Microsoft Paint design. So little thought and even less effort. And the lamest I ever.

I’m guessing Cliff Alexander regrets a lot.

Sentiment good. Execution bad. That said…. I would argue that THIS was the worst helmet of my lifetime.

We actually did have a shot to win the game, but Wagler’s desperation three clanged off the rim.

Yup. Made this kid famous.

“Before those stunning final seconds in Nashville, teams leading with the ball in the final 10 seconds were 1,046-1 over the past 20 seasons.” Anyone care to guess what that previous on loss was?

Gonna take another Dave Wilson effort mixed with Juice Williams tenacity and a dash of Dana Howard brashness to get the job done. A Jeff Arneson fumble rumble wouldn’t hurt, either.

I’ve been pretty straightforward with my opinion that, in the current state of college athletics, you have to take extraordinary measures to stay competitive. If selling the naming rights to Memorial Stadium was something that needed to be done to field a winning football team, then it had to...

That, to me, is the loopiest of loopholes. Essentially it’s “Gies’ Dad Memorial Stadium.”

As they should.

I’ve often pinpointed the moment Mackovic was named AD/Coach as the moment Illinois football spiraled into oblivion. Not only did we have no AD to make the coaching hire, we had an interim chancellor (Morton Wier) doing it. Without much thought, he promoted Tepper to head coach then later...

Sucks for football, but we seem to be a “have” in basketball. I’m okay with it. For now.

Back in the 80s, the News-Gazette did a survey of baseball fans in Central Illinois. The results were: 48% Cubs 47% Cardinals 2% Dodgers 1% White Sox 2% Other I was shocked to learn from a Chicago friend that, in the city of Chicago, the Cubs/White Sox rivalry stokes more passion than the...

Well I NEVER!!! I mean, I expect this type of behavior from the University of Arkansas head coach, but NOT the University of Southern California head coach!