Friday, March 16, 2007
My Picks plus a Preview
Here are my picks. Sorry I wasn't able to get them up sooner as well as rotated but at least they are here. If I can get them posted better later, I will. Out of time to play around with it for now. I am pretty happy with the results so far but still a lot of games to go...
I hope all of you have a great weekend and we get to see an Illini victory tonight and another one on Sunday. Check out previews and thoughts about tonight's game here, here, here, and here. Also, here is one columnist's thoughts on the Jamar Smith situation.
Until later, GO ILLINI!!!
P.S. I wonder how Jon Scheyer is enjoying his first year at Duke?
Labels: Brackets, Duke, Jamar Smith, Jon Scheyer, NCAA Tournament
# posted by Good Hope Orange : 5:08 PM
Monday, February 12, 2007
Odds and Ends
A few interesting tidbits from today's papers:
--Skip Myslenski of the Tribune has comments from Brian Randle about his transition from role player to being a go-to guy for the Illini. The article also talks about other Big Ten players who are also making that transition.
--Teddy Greenstein, also of the Tribune, reports that Illinois may be lining up a quarterback recruit by the name of Phil Haig to replace Clint Brewster, who decided to sign with Minnesota at the last minute when his dad became their new head coach. In an interesting twist, Haig was originally planning to commit to Minnesota.
--Greenstein also reports on some "trash talking" between the Big Ten Commisioner (open letter) and the SEC Commissioner (response).
--Finally, today's headline of the day is (drumroll please):
Maryland adds to Duke's Misery (Blue Devils suffer fourth straight defeat)
Sadly, this headline was in the print addition of the Daily Herald and not their online edition, which titled it "Unfamliar Territory."
--The quote of the day also comes from this article:
"After the final buzzer, the Maryland fans didn’t rush the court — an indication, perhaps, of Duke’s fall from elite status."
After the game, Coach K had a few things to say, including the following comments on how to right his struggling team:
“I’ll do whatever I can,” he said Sunday, moments after a 72-60 loss to host Maryland. “I’m not going to punt, let’s put it that way. You have to figure it out. The one thing you can’t do is feel sorry for yourself.”
Maybe he could do another American Express commercial about winning to make himself feel better.
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--Skip Myslenski of the Tribune has comments from Brian Randle about his transition from role player to being a go-to guy for the Illini. The article also talks about other Big Ten players who are also making that transition.
--Teddy Greenstein, also of the Tribune, reports that Illinois may be lining up a quarterback recruit by the name of Phil Haig to replace Clint Brewster, who decided to sign with Minnesota at the last minute when his dad became their new head coach. In an interesting twist, Haig was originally planning to commit to Minnesota.
--Greenstein also reports on some "trash talking" between the Big Ten Commisioner (open letter) and the SEC Commissioner (response).
--Finally, today's headline of the day is (drumroll please):
Maryland adds to Duke's Misery (Blue Devils suffer fourth straight defeat)
Sadly, this headline was in the print addition of the Daily Herald and not their online edition, which titled it "Unfamliar Territory."
--The quote of the day also comes from this article:
"After the final buzzer, the Maryland fans didn’t rush the court — an indication, perhaps, of Duke’s fall from elite status."
After the game, Coach K had a few things to say, including the following comments on how to right his struggling team:
“I’ll do whatever I can,” he said Sunday, moments after a 72-60 loss to host Maryland. “I’m not going to punt, let’s put it that way. You have to figure it out. The one thing you can’t do is feel sorry for yourself.”
Maybe he could do another American Express commercial about winning to make himself feel better.
Labels: Big Ten, Brian Randle, Coach K, Duke, Illini football, Quarterback, Recruiting
# posted by Good Hope Orange : 1:10 PM
Monday, February 05, 2007
Blood is Thicker Than Water
Reason #1 why, while I was rooting for the Bears, I didn't mind seeing the Colts win: Tony Dungy is a class act.
Reason #2: Blood is thicker than water. I'll always root for former Illini to do well...no matter who they play for...almost (it's really tough to root for Brandon Lloyd on the Redskins).
Anyway, Colts DB Kelvin Hayden did the Illini proud with his interception return for a TD. In fact, in a nice bit of irony, Bears Offensive Coordinator and former Illini Head Coach Ron Tuner was the one who got Hayden to switch to cornerback from wide receiver when Hayden played for the Illini. Classic.
Speaking of blood is thicker than water...Clint Brewster is going to play for his dad at Minnesota instead of Illinois. Now I understand wanting to go play for your dad. And I know we're dealing with high schoolers here, many of whom can't make up their mind about what to wear each day, let alone which college to go to. But good grief. The kid decides this on the first day of the no contact period. Thanks pal. At least it's not as bad as this guy because we've still got Juice and an awesome recruiting class on the way.
Finally, Duke has lost two straight. Sniff. Sniff.
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Reason #2: Blood is thicker than water. I'll always root for former Illini to do well...no matter who they play for...almost (it's really tough to root for Brandon Lloyd on the Redskins).
Anyway, Colts DB Kelvin Hayden did the Illini proud with his interception return for a TD. In fact, in a nice bit of irony, Bears Offensive Coordinator and former Illini Head Coach Ron Tuner was the one who got Hayden to switch to cornerback from wide receiver when Hayden played for the Illini. Classic.
Speaking of blood is thicker than water...Clint Brewster is going to play for his dad at Minnesota instead of Illinois. Now I understand wanting to go play for your dad. And I know we're dealing with high schoolers here, many of whom can't make up their mind about what to wear each day, let alone which college to go to. But good grief. The kid decides this on the first day of the no contact period. Thanks pal. At least it's not as bad as this guy because we've still got Juice and an awesome recruiting class on the way.
Finally, Duke has lost two straight. Sniff. Sniff.
Labels: Chicago Bears, Clint Brewster, Duke, Indianapolis Colts, Kelvin Hayden, Tony Dungy
# posted by Chief : 12:37 PM
