1/21/2026 University of Illinois Fighting Illini Michael Hurley 1-20-26 I’m a week and two days late turning in my column. My editor, Dave, can’t really say anything to me because he doesn’t really pay me. Part of the reason I’m late is because I was on vacation in Florida for a week. It was fantastic–warm weather, golf, relaxing by the pool. I worked out each morning, and I even read a book! I was IN THE ZONE!  I’ve also been watching the Illini who have won 7 games in a row

1/18/2026 Extra! Extra! "The Eyes of Texas" Are Currently Full of Tears AUSTIN, TX  — In a move that local scientists are calling "biologically impossible," the University of Texas Longhorns successfully managed to lose a basketball game on Saturday night despite having home-court advantage, a "prestige" zip code, and enough Burnt Orange hubris to power the entire Austin power grid for a month. The  Texas Aggies  marched into the Moody Center—a building designed to look like

1/12/2026 Baylor was victim number 15 this past Wednesday. This was Iowa State’s first road game since blowing out Purdue on December 8. The Bears came in at 10-3 and these games between the two are always close. Winning on the road will be key in this conference; the Big 12 has 7 teams ranked in the top 25 including number 1 Arizona. The Cyclones ranked 3 will now likely move up to number two after the Michigan loss. Terrible uniforms displayed by Baylor, when you wear that

1/11/2026 Despite being back in town for a couple of weeks now, it wasn’t until this Wednesday night that I returned home. With all due respect to 2230 N Broadway Avenue, it’s got nothing on 200 Baker Dr, AKA John Belk Arena. I might live in the former, but I feel truly alive in the latter (For those concerned that I just published my home address on the internet, that’s actually Gru’s address according to the official Despicable Me Wiki). I was worried that my long-term sepa