Archive Page: « 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ... Last »   Main Board   NCAA's day in court (NCAA vs Alston) - jdl March 31, 2021, 9:31:23 Kavanaugh put down the beer can and assaulting women to make some valid comments - DanSaint March 31, 2021, 10:23:00 The NCAA is pure communism. Not surprising that a very mainline boomer conservative hates it.* - Warrin'_Illini March 31, 2021, 10:28:57 SC doesn’t sound like it’s buying any of that the NCAA is selling.* - AintHatin March 31, 2021, 9:45:08 Yeah, I mean maybe it’s all talk, but this is shaping up very bad for the NCAA based on comments* - Carl Spackler March 31, 2021, 10:07:08 IMO they know they are losing this war but just trying to delay as long as possible * - jdl March 31, 2021, 10:09:29 CHICAGO PEEPS: New Parson's opening on Thursday (West Town) - longsnapper March 31, 2021, 10:28:04 This was one hell of a woman (not bbonb fodder) - Stu March 31, 2021, 10:13:58 Nether Poppleton might be the best village name of all time* - PapaDels March 31, 2021, 10:16:45 Any deuce golfers or resort goers played golf in Cabo? - GrandmotherPearlsJam March 30, 2021, 17:46:06 I just stayed at the resort around which winds the Puerto Los Cabos Club... - General Engineer March 31, 2021, 10:03:35 If you’re close teeth of the dog is supposed to be great* - bucktownillini March 30, 2021, 20:21:02 Never been, sorry. But I keep seeing this ad for tpc danzante bay and I wanna go* - Phytynlini March 30, 2021, 20:10:05 The vaccines, Limbaugh, and now this. 2021 replete with good news. - ATL March 30, 2021, 19:00:56 Related but does anyone remember Liddy v Leary @ Follinger?* - ck March 30, 2021, 22:50:47 Iirc fall of 89 - my frosh year - walked over from Newman Hall with a buddy - bulldogmba March 30, 2021, 23:00:03 I started fall of 1990. So after that. My one takeaway was... - ck March 30, 2021, 23:23:27 Yes, I went to that. I recall him saying we'd have wearable computers as well* - General Engineer March 31, 2021, 9:56:23 They are who we thought they were. * - Samricky March 30, 2021, 19:29:43 True story... - SurfTheBoneyard March 30, 2021, 19:08:48 Shitty post* - Stu March 30, 2021, 19:05:13 X 2* - HamptonSki March 30, 2021, 19:22:21 Rivian announces its warranties. They are pretty incredible. - ATL March 30, 2021, 13:57:23 Can you get one that doesn't look like what someone from the 1980s thinks is "futuristic"?* - VIV March 31, 2021, 8:21:09 Build my own on the website and loved everything about it but the front.* - KingTalkyTiki March 31, 2021, 9:53:16 I’m starting to like the surprised robot* - ATL March 31, 2021, 9:35:01 I’m not impressed. They *have* to offer good warranties or they won’t sell cars.* - cpsteine March 31, 2021, 8:12:40 No thanks* - Stu March 31, 2021, 7:58:23 Didn’t see this article posted on rivian’s economic impact on BloNo - ATL March 31, 2021, 7:30:55 Am I reading this right? - TarheelIllini March 31, 2021, 9:33:27 Hopefully they're around to honor it. * - doubledown March 30, 2021, 15:04:03 They’ll be absorbed into Amazon or Ford if they hit trouble. - ATL March 30, 2021, 15:48:52 LAM, we put deposit down 3 or 4 weeks ago, the fact it was made in Normal sealed deal for us. . - Savoy March 30, 2021, 14:37:44 I need it to come down about $30,000 and frankly I'd prefer a sedan - ijustkrushalot March 30, 2021, 14:59:03 At 40-45k it would make our shortlist. - DT March 31, 2021, 7:38:54 I am definitely considering it* - Dilbert March 30, 2021, 14:45:01 I think its awesome. If I didn't drive so much for work, I'd be all over it. My BIL is looking - LovetheChief March 30, 2021, 14:39:05 It's headed in right direction and hopefully like the F-35, too big to fail :-Z* - Savoy March 30, 2021, 14:56:38 Not as good as Teslas, though. 12years on the rust for TSLA* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 14:08:22 yeah, what am i missing here?* - Ari Gold March 30, 2021, 16:51:30 Guessing former OC Rod Smith found a new job. . - Savoy March 30, 2021, 15:40:56 nice house, but i think it's overpriced at $550k, although maybe not in this market* - lcubed March 31, 2021, 8:23:32 $550k, $350k if the new owner lets Bob McClain keep living in the basement* - jayd March 31, 2021, 8:29:17 lol* - illini21 March 31, 2021, 8:31:28 Do the coordinators get a buy out too? - CubsWonWorldSeries March 31, 2021, 5:06:43 Happy Birthday, Christopher Walken and my niece - TarheelIllini March 31, 2021, 7:28:33 In Jacksonville you can buy a house named after a porn star - ATL March 30, 2021, 17:50:06 It's a mainstream movie - complainant March 30, 2021, 18:05:26 I saw "Deep Throat" when I was in my early 20's - illinicolt March 31, 2021, 3:22:55 I never saw the original. But there's been a TON of sequels & spinoffs* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 19:59:55 Brush up on your Mandingo game.* - Chuck Woodaby March 30, 2021, 17:58:47 I feel like ATL's post was a trap* - gvibes March 30, 2021, 18:06:34 An Atlanta Trap house?... - shua March 30, 2021, 19:02:01 Bless your heart.* - Chuck Woodaby March 30, 2021, 18:12:11 Long con? - osklister March 30, 2021, 18:10:08 Definitely put a foot in the door* - AintHatin March 30, 2021, 19:53:31 Guy known as Hedgehog always claimed it was just 6 inches.... - osklister March 30, 2021, 20:26:14 Lofl. * - harb March 30, 2021, 18:06:24 Got my first COVID shot. Thought it was gonna be Moderna, but turned out to be Pfizer. - doubledown March 30, 2021, 12:04:42 Neighbor posted that our county opened up to all residents for the next two days. - Figs March 30, 2021, 20:16:17 I think all of them are ~100% at preventing hospitalization and death. - tvillini March 30, 2021, 14:27:37 I get my second Moderna April 16th.* - DiamondDazzle March 30, 2021, 13:27:45 My appointment is at 315. I *think* it's Pfizer, but don't know for sure.* - Chilango March 30, 2021, 13:25:03 Make sure to start your own thread. Stu loves it. * - doubledown March 30, 2021, 13:26:22 Well, I'm more of a socialist than a libertarian, so I'm fine with not being special - Chilango March 30, 2021, 13:29:19 I got my first today too, also pfizer* - PDO March 30, 2021, 13:01:29 Me too* - Drippy March 30, 2021, 13:22:37 We need everyone to start a new thread about their own vaccine.* - Stu March 30, 2021, 12:53:32 I’m a unique snowflake. * - doubledown March 30, 2021, 12:58:28 #timmerdown* - Stu March 30, 2021, 13:00:58 Completely anecdotal of course, but people around me had worse reactions to moderna - Taz March 30, 2021, 12:51:45 I got my second Moderna shot yesterday at 10am...was supremely tired last night... - haighter March 30, 2021, 12:58:36 Moderna works better against the original strain. Pfizer works better against the variants* - JacobRDaugherty March 30, 2021, 12:07:03 More recent information pointed to about 90% for each, effectively* - Chilango March 30, 2021, 12:12:20 Leftover pork agrodolce. * - illinijohn March 30, 2021, 12:05:57 Decided Schematic Advantage turns 65 today - bbonb March 30, 2021, 16:04:40 The New Gold Standard* - ECEIllinois March 30, 2021, 18:53:04 "Oh, just a small piece of cake for me...." - osklister March 30, 2021, 18:13:14 Jimmy Claussen was supposed to be Football Jesus Christ.* - Warrin'_Illini March 30, 2021, 16:08:57 that press conference was 65 years ago? time flies * - illiniranger March 30, 2021, 16:06:01 George Floyd Murder Trial - OWWDig March 29, 2021, 10:09:06 You go, firefighter lady - ATL March 30, 2021, 17:29:13 She was admonished by the judge - CanHartlebHireSnider March 30, 2021, 17:38:56 May be struck but can't be unheard* - ghost_of_clt March 30, 2021, 17:43:38 Is there any doubt this will end with acquittal because this is what he was trained to do?* - Toonces March 30, 2021, 14:49:19 Trained to keep inhibiting his breathing after he was unconscious and refuse to take his pulse... - Stu March 30, 2021, 15:45:13 I think the defense is going to argue the bleeding happened before the 9 minutes - OWWDig March 30, 2021, 15:50:05 I believe the chief of police is expected to testify that it was not what he was trained to do* - ECEIllinois March 30, 2021, 15:40:25 He might want to look at the MPD training manual before testifying to that.* - Chuck Woodaby March 30, 2021, 16:28:07 pic and link: - Chuck Woodaby March 30, 2021, 16:31:59 the picture and bullet #2 seem to be at odds* - snipes824 March 30, 2021, 16:37:00 Right. There was no move (pictured here or from the officer w/Floyd) to alleviate potential - OWWDig March 30, 2021, 16:44:28 Yep. $27 million at odds* - Chuck Woodaby March 30, 2021, 16:38:17 i'm just an idiot on the internet, but why would this be a murder charge? - illiniranger March 30, 2021, 15:42:50 variance in laws state to state, but yeah, generally super hard* - gvibes March 30, 2021, 15:59:27 I think for Murder 1 there has to be intent. I think for manslaughter, there has to - OWWDig March 30, 2021, 15:48:15 Not negligence in Minnesota. "evincing a depraved mind" - CanHartlebHireSnider March 30, 2021, 16:01:35 That looks possible. The Van Dyke murder charge seemed impossible* - gvibes March 30, 2021, 16:09:59 That would be refreshing. Again, the video is pretty awful and I can't - OWWDig March 30, 2021, 15:42:50 Ok good, thanks.* - Toonces March 30, 2021, 15:41:08 Trained to kill black people? - illinijohn March 30, 2021, 14:56:47 Adfession - bbonb March 30, 2021, 13:35:39 I couldn’t tell you which school had the last shooting. * - doubledown March 30, 2021, 14:25:48 It's a sad reality of how often it happens* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 14:23:45 I mean, i feel like these are almost the worst cases to demonstrate bias, because it allows us to - ijustkrushalot March 30, 2021, 14:56:43 I was naive enough to think Rodney King would end police brutality against people of color* - bbonb March 30, 2021, 14:56:15 this one just seems so blatant* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 15:22:29 I find legal proceedings like this really interesting...even the tidbits I get to watch - OWWDig March 30, 2021, 10:33:04 the odds of at least one jury holdout is very high* - Sounder March 29, 2021, 15:54:14 man just watching that video... he keeps his knee on the neck well after floyd had passed out* - ECEIllinois March 30, 2021, 14:14:15 The full video is really hard to watch. Even if Floyd had drugs in his system, - OWWDig March 30, 2021, 15:40:50 Do we know the racial makeup of the jury?* - HamptonSki March 30, 2021, 14:00:24 Yes. 4 black, 2 multiracial, 8 white* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 30, 2021, 14:04:05 Murder charges, yes. Manslaughter, no. City burns.* - Chuck Woodaby March 29, 2021, 16:46:28 The cops were asked to check his pulse and refused - Stu March 29, 2021, 16:42:06 Side note: he caught 3 bass that morning* - Stu March 29, 2021, 16:42:57 Should we brace for more riots if that happens?* - HectorVillanueva19 March 29, 2021, 16:25:12 It's a foregone conclusion - Sounder March 29, 2021, 16:34:08 At least the national guards will already be deployed* - ECEIllinois March 29, 2021, 16:28:00 I mean you kind of followed jury selection, right?* - ECEIllinois March 29, 2021, 15:57:43 Their defense seems to be the Chauvin was distracted by the crowd - Stu March 29, 2021, 15:42:17 LOL. So you're saying he made a mistake?* - Chilango March 30, 2021, 13:27:13 Easy mistake to make... - OWWDig March 30, 2021, 13:31:22 I mean the defense doesn't have much to work with... it's that and the drugs in Floyd's system* - ECEIllinois March 29, 2021, 15:54:22 If they do...I fear what happens. Gonna get real ugly.* - DanSaint March 29, 2021, 15:27:41 The current witness is a real winner* - Stu March 29, 2021, 14:31:36 I just flipped this on a second ago. this is the prosecution's second witness? - John Coctostan March 29, 2021, 14:33:41 Which channel is it on?* - ghost_of_clt March 29, 2021, 14:55:37 Has been on CNN til now; now cutting away. * - Stu March 29, 2021, 15:00:30 Now on HLN* - Stu March 29, 2021, 15:01:40 Home Lasso Network? - osklister March 29, 2021, 15:24:00 They asked her where she was from. She didn't really know. - Stu March 29, 2021, 14:37:51 didn't know there was a Real Housewives: SLC, but one of its stars arrested for fraud - assassin March 30, 2021, 14:45:39 dear lord, not another of these shows for my wife to get sucked into* - lcubed March 30, 2021, 15:21:24 I did a GIS of her and, I’m sorry, I am no longer interested in this story - bbonb March 30, 2021, 15:15:23 Jen Shah. She is nuts. Her husband is a college football asst. coach somewhere? - DiamondDazzle March 30, 2021, 14:51:06 I think he coaches at Utah - CanHartlebHireSnider March 30, 2021, 15:15:56 seems like you have to be a real piece of work to run a massive fraud - assassin March 30, 2021, 14:56:21 was she running a massive fraud because of the show? or just happened to add the show? - ijustkrushalot March 30, 2021, 15:03:11 Oh my. Looks like since 2012.* - DiamondDazzle March 30, 2021, 15:20:15 I don't think you can "oops" your way into money laundering. But maybe you can* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 15:04:32 gonna need more details on the grift, i suppose* - assassin March 30, 2021, 15:04:14 She was doing this before the show, I believe.* - DiamondDazzle March 30, 2021, 15:03:53 No kidding. Doesn't seem.....great for her?* - DiamondDazzle March 30, 2021, 15:00:35 very on brand for Utah* - ECEIllinois March 30, 2021, 14:46:23 Obi-Wan Kenobi Cast Announcements... - shua March 29, 2021, 10:12:06 doesn't need its own thread, Rick & Morty season 5 premieres June 20 - assassin March 30, 2021, 13:51:42 I've been enjoying the new season of Solar Opposites* - KingTalkyTiki March 30, 2021, 14:36:54 Can't decide if I like that show or not. Only stuck out season 1 for The Wall stories* - hong kong phooey March 30, 2021, 15:19:35 If you're a Trek (particularly TNG/DS9 era) fan the co-creator of Solar Opposites did a Trek show - CanHartlebHireSnider March 30, 2021, 14:39:34 Bad Batch trailer - biclops March 30, 2021, 12:47:46 for a star wars fan who's not a complete nerd - snipes824 March 30, 2021, 13:15:28 as a star wars fan who is a complete nerd - biclops March 30, 2021, 13:19:40 nice, thanks - snipes824 March 30, 2021, 13:23:15 Ftr - digs March 30, 2021, 14:35:25 yeah that looks like the same list biclops posted below - snipes824 March 30, 2021, 14:55:09 clone wars and rebels are generally highly regarded among sw fans - biclops March 30, 2021, 13:26:08 My biggest issue with the Clone Wars (sp) - illini March 30, 2021, 14:31:21 Season 2 sp - CanHartlebHireSnider March 30, 2021, 14:41:35 Man I disagree - CanHartlebHireSnider March 30, 2021, 14:36:51 My OP sucked. Let me rephrase (sp) - illini March 30, 2021, 15:17:00 good stuff. thanks to both* - snipes824 March 30, 2021, 13:30:00 i'd recommend checking out both clone wars & rebels if you plan on watching the upcoming ahsoka - biclops March 30, 2021, 13:31:49 I am watching mando and yes, I definitely felt like there was some stuff I was not privy to* - snipes824 March 30, 2021, 13:36:02 i think this is the list i used - biclops March 30, 2021, 13:39:31 Clone Wars is very good. There's a few clunkers but most are excellent - CanHartlebHireSnider March 30, 2021, 13:25:07 Absolutely. Just excellent storytelling.* - JFG March 30, 2021, 13:52:33 agree on season 7. right up there with rogue one and some of the mandalorian episodes* - biclops March 30, 2021, 13:27:33 Of course my favorite episodes are Padme trying to get banking regulation bill to pass in the senate - CanHartlebHireSnider March 30, 2021, 13:29:24 for those that watched Mandalorian you may notice the quick Fennec Shand appearance - IlliniSax05 March 30, 2021, 12:50:18 Ice Cube Jr.!* - AintHatin March 29, 2021, 11:18:24 I still can't believe beru was involved in that Allison mack sex cult* - longsnapper March 29, 2021, 10:14:50 Tatooine can be a lonely place - IlliniSax05 March 29, 2021, 10:21:42 i'd farm her moisture* - biclops March 29, 2021, 10:41:14 I’d bullseye her womp rat.* - DT March 29, 2021, 10:42:15 I'd think she smells bad on the outside.* - Tortillini March 29, 2021, 10:44:25 I'd Tosche her station* - longsnapper March 29, 2021, 10:44:40 i'd pick up her power converters* - biclops March 29, 2021, 10:48:10 I’d put my Boba Fett in her Sarlac Pit* - shua March 29, 2021, 10:49:13 I'd embrace her dark side - IlliniSax05 March 29, 2021, 10:50:13 i'd ride her single file to hide my numbers* - biclops March 29, 2021, 10:53:34 I'd pay a visit to her wretched hive of scum and villainy* - Tortillini March 29, 2021, 10:59:17 i'd find the droids she's looking for* - biclops March 29, 2021, 13:25:07 I'd moon her deathstar* - Chilango March 30, 2021, 13:24:27 I'd make her Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.* - JFG March 30, 2021, 13:54:07 I'd give her the ol' Fennec Shand* - Sammich March 30, 2021, 14:17:19 these are terrible* - suburbanmyth March 29, 2021, 10:49:35 then mission accomplished. - biclops March 29, 2021, 10:53:14 agreed and we should feel bad* - shua March 29, 2021, 10:50:32 No matter how many times it's explained to me... - haighter March 30, 2021, 15:15:48 so Sirius XM Hair Nation did Top 20 fan vote of Top 20 Albums - DanSaint March 29, 2021, 20:03:59 I’m surprised nobody has objected to GnR being labeled hair metal - DT March 30, 2021, 14:26:47 That was the gist of my reply to meanjeans below. - Illiniphil March 30, 2021, 14:38:40 If I call Extreme hair metal will that lure pck out from lurking? - DT March 30, 2021, 14:51:39 Yea...they're more Aerosmith than Motley. * - haighter March 30, 2021, 14:34:04 So strange, as much as I am mid-70s to early 90s guy, I never liked any hard rock/"hair" bands - RSMBob March 29, 2021, 21:36:22 you may have been a little too old for it - Sammich March 29, 2021, 21:39:29 Remember rocking out to Slaughter (which you had on tape)... - Desert March 30, 2021, 11:42:08 all those bands remind me of Tecmo Bowl, and vice versa - Sammich March 30, 2021, 11:44:09 And in that same era...Living Color. - Desert March 30, 2021, 11:45:42 I've actually been listening to them recently. Mostly stuff from "Type"* - Sammich March 30, 2021, 15:11:50 Yep, grad from UI in '83...but I did become friends of the band "Giant" here in SoCal - RSMBob March 29, 2021, 21:54:01 i'm right at the interesting point you describe... - Throwsize March 29, 2021, 21:48:24 I didn’t really like it until my 20s, in the 2000s. At the time I liked GNR, I remember jamming to - meanjeans March 29, 2021, 22:22:34 *glances at tickets for Def Leppard/Motley Crue/Poison/Joan Jett on my fridge* - IlliniSax05 March 29, 2021, 21:41:47 surprised to see Queensryche in there twice - Sammich March 29, 2021, 21:31:48 Up All Night was pretty big when it came out* - bjl63 March 30, 2021, 14:34:36 Speaking of hair metal, this was also my review of the Pam Anderson sex tape.* - DT March 30, 2021, 14:54:28 I was in a hair metal cover band and I can’t name a single Queensryche song besides Silent Lucidity - meanjeans March 29, 2021, 22:14:55 Jet City Woman?* - Illiniphil March 29, 2021, 22:19:56 Never heard of it. Just listened. Sounds like if Rush did a hair metal album kind of * - meanjeans March 29, 2021, 22:34:44 JCW was almost as popular as Silent Lucidity....surprised you've never heard it.* - Illiniphil March 29, 2021, 22:39:18 Yeah not knocking it. My reaction is basically surprise too. Like, how was I not aware of the band - meanjeans March 29, 2021, 22:47:04 I'm not sure I agree that they fit the genre. - Illiniphil March 29, 2021, 22:57:53 I think Def Leppard started out a bit more hard rock - DT March 30, 2021, 14:35:24 Yeah, Queensryche is straight-up metal. They crafted their sound on bands like Maiden & Priest. - Kajagoogoo March 29, 2021, 23:36:39 Operation Mindcrime. Just prepare it is a concept album. It's basically a musical* - DanSaint March 29, 2021, 22:16:23 Queensryche was a juggernaut in the late '80s into the early '90s. - Kajagoogoo March 29, 2021, 22:03:15 oh, I remember it well - Sammich March 29, 2021, 22:06:27 I’d put appetite 1, feelgood 2, hysteria 3, slippery 4* - biclops March 29, 2021, 20:46:45 There's a whole lot of teenage memories in those albums.* - KingTalkyTiki March 29, 2021, 20:43:33 No kidding* - EffinIllini March 30, 2021, 14:19:51 Same but imo hysteria blows as #1.... - bulldogmba March 29, 2021, 20:45:57 Pour Some Sugar on Me is the greatest hair band song of all time. Hysteria and Pyromania are - meanjeans March 29, 2021, 22:25:49 glad I'm not the only one with Pyromania > Hysteria* - OWWDig March 29, 2021, 21:12:57 Same here. I do really like Hysteria but I prefer Pyro more.* - DanSaint March 29, 2021, 22:18:19 Co. I’m no connoisseur of the genre, but I love Pyromania * - Jackie March 29, 2021, 21:29:48 Meh. These are folks that listen to XM Hair Nation, not esteemed music critics. - KingTalkyTiki March 29, 2021, 20:51:59 I was surprised Cherry Pie didnt make over DRFSR. - DanSaint March 29, 2021, 22:20:54 Who originally posted the pork agrodolce recipe? - longsnapper March 29, 2021, 17:52:02 some butthole* - Tortillini March 30, 2021, 14:17:12 butthole agrodolce* - lcubed March 30, 2021, 14:19:51 do you have to sear it first?* - VIV March 30, 2021, 14:27:09 did you know it means sweet and sour butthole in Italian?* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 14:24:59 Makes sense, given the flavor.* - DT March 30, 2021, 14:29:41 ooo. - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 14:37:41 ooo - illinijohn March 30, 2021, 14:15:25 Can someone post a refresher of the recipe? I tried to search a while ago and couldn’t find it* - GhostofPokeyStixPast March 29, 2021, 23:48:51 Here: - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 6:51:50 Excellent. I will report back* - GhostofPokeyStixPast March 30, 2021, 14:09:18 YW, I’m glad you enjoyed it. We’ve made it a couple times ourselves * - PapaDels March 29, 2021, 21:42:22 the legend of the pork agrodolce grows* - snipes824 March 29, 2021, 18:21:59 did you know that it means sour and sweet in Italian?* - Sounder March 29, 2021, 18:22:56 I did not - snipes824 March 29, 2021, 19:13:28 It would make killer tacos* - Sounder March 29, 2021, 18:20:57 sometimes I marvel at the fact that you and I are technically the same species* - Sammich March 29, 2021, 18:07:32 Was it biclops? * - jdl March 29, 2021, 18:05:32 PapaDels. Funny, we just made it for second time as well, last night. * - illinijohn March 29, 2021, 18:03:48 chef biclops* - bbonb March 29, 2021, 17:56:04 it’s only biclops if it comes from the biclops region of France. - biclops March 29, 2021, 18:06:11 chef john - assassin March 29, 2021, 17:52:50 Food wishes...dude is money* - PapaDels March 29, 2021, 21:43:03 How it started: 10 years ago I was 100ft tall and bulletproof - KingTalkyTiki March 30, 2021, 14:35:25 Are you people still washing your hands with soap and warm water for, like, 2 minutes - bbonb March 30, 2021, 13:23:09 Not even close.* - HamptonSki March 30, 2021, 14:00:01 I may have reduced duration, but i'm still washing my hands with soap every time I come home* - snipes824 March 30, 2021, 13:33:12 Side benefit of all this: Haven't had a cold or the flu in 2 years - Stu March 30, 2021, 13:32:03 Start the clock on “Hand Washing Is Preventing Our Ability To Naturally Fight Germs” headlines - bbonb March 30, 2021, 13:44:03 agree. just commenting to mrs yoyo that no one got sick at all since last march* - suburbanmyth March 30, 2021, 13:36:32 This. * - illinijohn March 30, 2021, 13:35:40 i think you can make some pretty good assumptions about anyone who decides not to answer* - biclops March 30, 2021, 13:29:26 Still going with the 20 second wash* - MC March 30, 2021, 13:28:55 Watching little kids play baseball is torture. - doubledown March 28, 2021, 17:25:07 When I drove past a field with kids playing around 15 years ago I felt no envy for the Dads - JeffFrank March 30, 2021, 11:58:55 Lol, you really are creepy. * - Samricky March 30, 2021, 13:55:57 Our game last Saturday that I coached had an ocean view from the pitcher's mound - RSMBob March 30, 2021, 10:09:54 The difference in pace between softball and baseball once you reach teenage years is staggering - illini March 30, 2021, 10:00:22 what's the biggest reason(s) for this?* - lcubed March 30, 2021, 10:34:40 Pitching - illini March 30, 2021, 12:51:42 Field size, ball size are 2 contributing factors* - RSMBob March 30, 2021, 11:56:33 Probably why little league goes so much quicker too. * - doubledown March 30, 2021, 12:48:55 My 7 yo nephew turned an unassisted triple play last year. That was pretty cool - illini March 30, 2021, 9:57:46 Yes, but did he turn an unassisted triple play while playing left field? (LAM) - RSMBob March 30, 2021, 10:00:59 Nope. Second base. * - illini March 30, 2021, 10:02:03 That's awesome...he will brag about that (righfully so) for decades to come - RSMBob March 30, 2021, 10:07:06 the Wambsganss!* - Sammich March 30, 2021, 10:00:36 Coaching youth baseball - from age 5 through (now) 14 - has been a joy of my life - GMAW March 30, 2021, 9:10:56 I helped coached my son on every team until HS. It was a great experience. He remains - Samricky March 30, 2021, 13:58:22 Believe that. I have coached all three kids in hockey thus far. Pretty fun. Especially when it - cpsteine March 30, 2021, 13:49:19 same with coaching soccer - NastyBoyd March 30, 2021, 12:04:46 Had a glorious parenting moment this weekend. - BradUnderwoodforprez March 30, 2021, 12:27:40 I would say unbelievable, but it's not. It's just disgusting* - PapaDels March 30, 2021, 13:26:20 Buddy and I coached together when we were in our 20s and loved it - bjl63 March 30, 2021, 10:24:41 Yes, this...I did it through age 15-16, retired last year (still umpired) and am back with a 13-14yo - RSMBob March 30, 2021, 10:04:23 Agreed. Pre-kids and now, I have always loved coaching kids in baseball. - HectorVillanueva19 March 30, 2021, 9:54:58 Part of me will always love baseball, but it’s boring as hell.* - cpsteine March 30, 2021, 7:57:08 This - Sounder March 30, 2021, 9:06:06 not always. My 4 boys were always the best or close to it on their teams. That was fun - bbonb March 29, 2021, 17:29:09 related: I do not understand parents who yell instructions to kids from the stands - ArtVandelay March 29, 2021, 8:15:52 It gets better - BradUnderwoodforprez March 28, 2021, 21:45:35 If MLB is brutal, nothing leading up to it can’t be* - Chilango March 29, 2021, 7:55:25 the need for U8 travel teams is insanely stupid - Mrap24 March 28, 2021, 21:49:27 we've got friends and relatives that are basically just forcing their kids to play - lcubed March 30, 2021, 8:05:30 2D tried out for one because a couple of his little friends did. - doubledown March 28, 2021, 21:56:19 It seemed really important at the time. It was not. * - Samricky March 28, 2021, 21:31:43 Thankfully the dad from last year who lacked any kind of perspective or - doubledown March 28, 2021, 21:37:05 Tee-ball is worse* - bjl63 March 28, 2021, 21:26:07 Only if you let yourself think of it as baseball. Also, the games are like 45 minutes. * - doubledown March 28, 2021, 21:28:25 wait until you hit the “elite” travel ball circuit and pitchers can’t throw strikes to save - Ari Gold March 28, 2021, 21:21:57 I’m just happy that my son isn’t one of the kids laying down or playing in the dirt - jayd March 28, 2021, 18:49:43 It looks like a rugby scrum in the field. - SurfTheBoneyard March 28, 2021, 21:19:45 T-ball is fun. It’s not really baseball, and looks pretty much nothing like baseball. - doubledown March 28, 2021, 21:15:50 LOL "play's at first!"* - ArtVandelay March 29, 2021, 8:09:46 So, like a Mets game the last few years.* - voiceofreason March 28, 2021, 21:43:01 the 50 largest craft breweries in the US - Sounder March 30, 2021, 11:54:33 If this is the general beer discussion thread, I’ve come to a realization about porters/stouts - OB25 March 30, 2021, 12:32:02 More for me* - John Coctostan March 30, 2021, 12:59:16 I like stouts that have just the right amount of sweetness * - jdl March 30, 2021, 12:57:16 I really like lighter vanilla stouts. And Samuel Smith Chocolate Stout is still the GOAT* - OB25 March 30, 2021, 13:02:38 I'm not a big fan of milk stouts, or sweet stouts generally.* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 12:36:01 I really like ones with a bit of sweetness or flavor to them - DT March 30, 2021, 12:34:20 I'm the opposite, I'll drink anything that has spent time in a barrel* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:32:41 Wow, didn’t realize Rhinegeist had gotten that large. If you guys are ever in Cincy it’s a must - voiceofreason March 30, 2021, 12:15:15 Cosigner of another's thoughts* - KingTalkyTiki March 30, 2021, 12:36:30 Surprised that Sweetwater is still that big. I don’t feel like they’re very relevant.... - shua March 30, 2021, 12:07:40 I'm guessing some of these just own local markets - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:11:23 is that the one up in Astoria? I've been there.* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 12:12:47 It's right in Seattle, south of downtown - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:13:52 You're right. I am. It was a cool spot.* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 12:14:45 We go to Cannon Beach a lot - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:16:29 Ft George is good stuff. One of my oldest Illini friends lives in Astoria and we go there whenever.. - MtHoodIllini March 30, 2021, 12:24:44 I know a guy who works there* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:26:53 They probably know each other as John & his wife were there all the time pre-plague* - MtHoodIllini March 30, 2021, 12:36:49 beer sidejack: I am curious how summer 3 of the seltzer boom goes - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:04:42 I was on a DISCUS call the other day... - haighter March 30, 2021, 12:07:38 I mean Japan also has alcoholic beverages in vending machines... might skew their preferences a bit* - ECEIllinois March 30, 2021, 12:36:16 I mean, are we gonna be moving towards some stupid world where I just go buy a 6pack of martinis? - ijustkrushalot March 30, 2021, 12:12:23 There will always be a market for home cocktails. People aren't crushing martinis on a boat - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 12:14:27 ain't no laws when you're drinking claws* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:16:01 yeah, it's not going away. Hoping fruited sours can compete on the fringes of that space. - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 12:10:00 Long live fruited sours!!* - shua March 30, 2021, 12:14:15 I picked up and tried this the other day - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 30, 2021, 12:38:22 Coconut, marshmallow, pineapple & tangerine? Sounds like a midwest fruit salad* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 12:40:23 Hence the name - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 30, 2021, 12:58:50 Ha! I didn't even look at the name. And at 8%... definitely not a berliner* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 13:03:13 I love sours, but they are instant old man acid reflux lately* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:15:07 I see the market contracting - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:13:05 you think people are drinking less? I'm not so sure.* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 12:15:32 I think that prior to the pandemic people were trending towards drinking less - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:17:59 You are correct pre-pandemic. - CWR10 March 30, 2021, 12:22:58 It is going to be interesting to see how people's behavior shifts - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:25:16 Totally...I thought conventional wisdom was that drinking has skyrocketed across the last year... - haighter March 30, 2021, 12:17:19 i was referring to pre pandemic - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:18:28 I get the appeal, but I am old school - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:09:27 The convenience factor is huge—lot of times you’re not at home at the bar - DT March 30, 2021, 12:10:48 They're getting better and better. - CWR10 March 30, 2021, 12:14:10 I see the appeal for my local bar, it's going to take a lot to buy it at the supermarket though. - ijustkrushalot March 30, 2021, 12:16:55 They are ####ing IDEAL for the beach. * - haighter March 30, 2021, 12:18:08 Yeah, that’s the ideal use case - DT March 30, 2021, 12:21:50 beach and boats... although I'll just drink a pils or even canned wine instead* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 12:20:40 Seltzer or Naturdays, thank you very much* - ijustkrushalot March 30, 2021, 12:19:37 Damn I love naturdays. No shame* - John Coctostan March 30, 2021, 12:45:33 I think that's what I was talking about. Canned spritzes are pretty good... - haighter March 30, 2021, 12:21:48 I'm the opposite, I have to drink out of a glass* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:27:46 So...what do you do at the beach? * - haighter March 30, 2021, 12:32:28 bring a plastic cup - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:33:34 I had a seltzer after doing some yard work on a particularly nice Saturday - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:20:30 Good tip on the ice—that could be part of my problem - DT March 30, 2021, 12:16:46 that is one that intrigues me in particular* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:15:37 There's another good one called Five! Drinks Co. started by an ex AB exec - CWR10 March 30, 2021, 12:20:40 Yeah, that's my biggest gripe - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:11:58 We are about to release some canned spritzes made with Luxardo base... - haighter March 30, 2021, 12:13:58 my wife's company has a seltzer line - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:14:34 Topo Chico is Coca-Cola* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 12:05:19 i was at a brewery recently - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:06:51 If you're going to sell out, own it. Don't do the equivalent of "OMG I'M SUCH A BITCH"* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 12:08:46 right, I did know that* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:06:04 CANarchy shouldn't really be considered. And if you're selling under two or more brands... - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 11:59:20 Agreed. I saw the dot for what I assumed was Cigar City... - shua March 30, 2021, 12:04:15 So who was the parent company? Oscar Blues?* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:05:01 I think so.* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 12:07:28 are these partnerships just a way to keep inbev from knocking at the door? - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:08:11 Mahou San Miguel - CWR10 March 30, 2021, 12:17:46 Had forgotten that some Canadian cannabis company bought Sweetwater* - shua March 30, 2021, 12:20:49 Yeah, and Artisinal brewing ventures is the same in teh North East.* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 12:04:47 I forgot how weird the history of Ballast Point is* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:01:13 Just entered the Chicago market - KingTalkyTiki March 30, 2021, 11:57:43 my brother in law is actually an investor - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:00:36 What were the resources folks used to look up school quality in the Chicago burbs? - Carl Spackler March 29, 2021, 8:26:49 Seattle home prices up 14% last year - Sounder March 30, 2021, 10:16:49 Desert Fam desperately wanted to move there 7 years ago. Could never find a job that lined up. - Desert March 30, 2021, 10:27:04 It's not the same place I moved to in 2004 - Sounder March 30, 2021, 10:28:54 Watch out for those clouds* - ZahRule March 30, 2021, 10:30:49 Oh, for sure, I'm officially old* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 10:32:31 Typical Outer Sunset tunnel entry about 4 blocks away... - haighter March 30, 2021, 10:26:19 Seven homes under active construction within my sight right now - Dilbert March 30, 2021, 10:23:46 tbh, I'd probably just ask this board* - IlliniOllie March 29, 2021, 15:00:06 TaxBill dot com. - osklister March 29, 2021, 12:23:03 Facebook* - bbonb March 29, 2021, 12:04:59 Speaking of Chicago....more bad metrics for the City..... - HectorVillanueva19 March 29, 2021, 11:42:57 I really wonder what is going to happen with the loop...* - DiamondDazzle March 29, 2021, 12:05:52 It'll cycle. COVID spurred a lot of people to move but downtown will become desirable again. - Warrin'_Illini March 29, 2021, 12:20:58 You mean making a permanent big financial decisions in a temporary crisis aren't good? - Chilango March 29, 2021, 12:33:13 I think this just sped up people’s process, for the most part. - Carl Spackler March 29, 2021, 13:09:22 I agree. However, I know several families that just moved - Chilango March 29, 2021, 14:26:14 Meh. People adapt.* - Chicago1995 March 29, 2021, 14:47:40 Yep. Times change. People change. Priorities change.* - HectorVillanueva19 March 29, 2021, 14:57:21 I feel like this past year has caused me to completely reassess what is important to me - Sounder March 30, 2021, 11:24:54 Totally agree, just think it's best to get regular baseline assessment - Chilango March 30, 2021, 12:36:45 Ummm, well, I would hardly call the change in work culture as "temporary".... - HectorVillanueva19 March 29, 2021, 12:38:40 Not blindly loyal, but I also don't view this as a 100% change in environment. - Chilango March 29, 2021, 14:29:12 I still think, to Chilango's point, it's just too early to tell what this means long term* - Sounder March 29, 2021, 12:42:31 I will throw in another factor or two regarding the City (and people moving for good).... - HectorVillanueva19 March 29, 2021, 12:50:10 Is a 100% increase in car jacking just an uptick?* - CubsWonWorldSeries March 30, 2021, 10:26:09 I have ridden several times and didn't notice a difference. - Chilango March 29, 2021, 14:30:28 Growing distrust in CPS Union? Large uptick in car jackings to name one crime? - HectorVillanueva19 March 29, 2021, 15:06:44 Got it. - Chilango March 30, 2021, 10:07:47 Yet we'll still be unable to afford a SFH in any near side, desirable neighborhood. - KingTalkyTiki March 29, 2021, 12:59:44 c'mon. Check out this banger: - longsnapper March 29, 2021, 13:07:24 The aluminum foil backsplash behind the stove is a nice touch* - KingTalkyTiki March 29, 2021, 13:10:11 Seattle is so broken right now that I have questioned if it's a place I want to continue to live - Sounder March 29, 2021, 12:56:37 How long will it take to re-cycle, though? - HectorVillanueva19 March 29, 2021, 12:32:44 I question the permanency of the change in work culture - Sounder March 29, 2021, 12:35:16 I think as soon as possible, a lot of employers go right back to fully being in office - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 29, 2021, 12:50:06 I tend to agree, wiht a few caveats - Sounder March 29, 2021, 12:53:08 I see it more as a measure of competition for those employees - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 29, 2021, 13:13:04 That's where it is for us. Our other offices are losing good people to fully remote competitors. - Chicago1995 March 29, 2021, 13:35:08 And then all the millenials will wonder why the in office folks are moving up more quickly* - Chilango March 30, 2021, 10:08:32 valid point* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 11:26:27 As I'm sitting at my office desk typing this...it's SO SO SO much better being in the office... - haighter March 30, 2021, 11:30:12 I have a dedicated office - KingTalkyTiki March 30, 2021, 11:32:46 I wouldn't be so sure.* - Chicago1995 March 30, 2021, 10:29:42 Anecdotally, I think you'd be surprised how few want to come to an office.* - Chicago1995 March 29, 2021, 12:37:19 I am very conflicted - Sounder March 29, 2021, 12:41:55 Headed into the office right now. We’re 50% capacity right now and will be 100%... - haighter March 30, 2021, 8:41:18 *Eyeballs downtown condo greedily** - KingTalkyTiki March 29, 2021, 12:21:57 Don't tease me!* - DiamondDazzle March 29, 2021, 12:34:38 Developers are saying Mag Mile will completely change....however, they say Oak St. is still HOT! - HectorVillanueva19 March 29, 2021, 12:20:15 We used greatschools, but more of a relative measure than an absolute - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 29, 2021, 9:21:44 every school rating is basically just a proxy for how rich the families that go there are* - gvibes March 29, 2021, 9:07:14 Yup. And Glenview schools are fine. Even the ones in Maine township. It's likely you have some... - torinese March 29, 2021, 22:15:24 For the most part I agree* - Chilango March 29, 2021, 14:33:50 ^^^This -- and great can actually be not great for a lot of kids* - Quiz March 29, 2021, 12:26:58 Illinois Report Card - Herman Blume March 29, 2021, 8:35:41 but this is still pretty good* - gvibes March 29, 2021, 9:08:56 Another one bites the dust?* - Chilango March 29, 2021, 8:30:11 As of 5/6, yes. - Carl Spackler March 29, 2021, 8:40:03 Just crazy times - CubsWonWorldSeries March 29, 2021, 11:52:59 interest rates ticked back up last week* - assassin March 29, 2021, 12:17:54 We’re just wondering if prices come down but rates go up, if it’s a wash in terms of monthly payment - Carl Spackler March 29, 2021, 12:03:42 I think we got in at just the right time. - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 29, 2021, 12:08:29 Last summer would have been out sweet spot. - Carl Spackler March 29, 2021, 12:16:00 Dots - Mrap24 March 29, 2021, 8:29:14 Just very strange we've got 2 Elite 8 games tonight... - RSMBob March 29, 2021, 10:14:38 I think USC can give Gonzaga a game. Andy can coach in the tournament. - JacobRDaugherty March 30, 2021, 12:19:04 It's going to suck so much if we are the only 1 seed not to make the final four* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 11:29:58 If?* - voiceofreason March 30, 2021, 11:44:15 Bruce Pearl and Kelvin Sampson have made consecutive Final Fours. * - illini March 30, 2021, 11:44:09 hot take: I'd be perfectly OK with us hiring a dirtbag coach for just one championship* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 11:46:55 If you don’t want a cheater as coach, go watch Ivy League or the Service Academies with Halberstam - DT March 30, 2021, 12:29:41 it already sucks.* - VIV March 30, 2021, 11:31:51 Eat Arby’s* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 11:32:30 but michigan winning or losing has zero meaning for me* - VIV March 30, 2021, 11:34:15 It kind of does - Sounder March 30, 2021, 11:35:15 Regarding Scott Drew’s rebuild of Baylor, weren’t there some recruiting violations in there - meanjeans March 30, 2021, 0:33:22 Any time there is the emergence of a powerhouse out of nowhere like this - Sounder March 30, 2021, 11:33:17 But Baylor doesn't have highly rated kids, wisely worked the transfer market - JacobRDaugherty March 30, 2021, 11:47:10 My recollection is when he first got there, he landed a pretty good amount of highly rated recruits - DT March 30, 2021, 11:55:04 Hanner Perea - CanHartlebHireSnider March 30, 2021, 0:38:57 So...Illinois lost to Loyola who lost to Oregon State who lost to Houston - RSMBob March 29, 2021, 23:15:05 we gagged pretty epically* - Mrap24 March 30, 2021, 11:47:14 ...who lost to Baylor by 15, who lost to Gonzaga * - meanjeans March 30, 2021, 0:22:42 Biggest moment for the program in almost 20 years - illini21 March 29, 2021, 23:17:27 We’re totally gonna be the only one seed to not make the final four - illini21 March 29, 2021, 23:12:06 Damn I missed the square by 1 Arkansas point as that and 1 rimmed out.* - Mrap24 March 29, 2021, 23:10:40 Teague has to have the slowest release I’ve ever seen. But somehow gets off 5 a game* - Carl Spackler March 29, 2021, 22:57:28 Did you bet this game?* - memyselfandillini March 29, 2021, 23:09:38 Arkansas +8. :(* - Carl Spackler March 29, 2021, 23:14:27 That's the one Grant speaks up on?* - illini222 March 29, 2021, 22:47:06 He brings nothing to the broadcast. You can tell he pays little attention to CBB during the year* - Mrap24 March 29, 2021, 22:54:13 I don’t like that Nantz just gets to show up on Selection Sunday weekend either. - OB25 March 29, 2021, 23:03:51 Yep. Him and hill are grossly out of tune with the landscape of what happened over the season* - Mrap24 March 29, 2021, 23:11:29 It’s still stuns me that the ratings say starting games at 10 pm est is the right move* - Mrap24 March 29, 2021, 22:40:38 There are not many people West of Waco watching this anyway* - memyselfandillini March 29, 2021, 22:41:58 Anybody else feel like Kofi is coming back? I sort of have a hunch * - meanjeans March 29, 2021, 22:37:22 would be UH-MAZING. * - memyselfandillini March 29, 2021, 22:39:33 That would keep Illinois legit.* - HeatMizer March 29, 2021, 22:38:32 Why do we even have NCAA refs. - memyselfandillini March 29, 2021, 22:28:30 Early on this looked like a 112-70 game* - RSMBob March 29, 2021, 22:28:00 Arkansas is so talented, but such a disorganized mess - OrangeSox March 29, 2021, 21:50:17 I think holding TOs is so overrated. - Carl Spackler March 29, 2021, 22:01:25 Isn’t that because 1 is use it or lose it in 1st half?* - John Coctostan March 29, 2021, 22:04:05 Yes. I’m just saying too many teams cling to them in the first half. - Carl Spackler March 29, 2021, 22:07:57 that's what I thought* - gvibes March 29, 2021, 22:05:48 What a fun game* - John Coctostan March 29, 2021, 21:44:09 Looks like the Baylor team we played early. They're quick, talented, and tough* - UofIL6 March 29, 2021, 21:10:32 Frustrating. IL beats either of these teams 8 out of 10 times. - Kajagoogoo March 29, 2021, 21:08:26 I think they'd be lucky to take 4/10 from Baylor. - Sammich March 29, 2021, 21:28:30 I was talking about Houston-Oregon State. I'm not drunk. IL would be lucky to win 2/10 vs Baylor - Kajagoogoo March 29, 2021, 21:35:20 I thought you might have been referring to the other two, but the time difference confused me* - Sammich March 29, 2021, 21:37:01 This quote from Baylors women's head coach is something. - HamptonSki March 29, 2021, 21:06:56 She has a history of saying things* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 29, 2021, 21:19:54 How long before this is vacated?* - jumpingdan March 29, 2021, 20:30:25 I can’t think of a less deserving team or coach - memyselfandillini March 29, 2021, 20:29:06 This isn't phi slammajamma. - Threeball March 29, 2021, 20:28:47 +7.5 has been quite the ride tonight* - Carl Spackler March 29, 2021, 20:27:27 Nice* - illini21 March 29, 2021, 20:30:25 Yes! I was on that train too. Gambling is pure skill!* - HamptonSki March 29, 2021, 20:30:02 You can’t trap twice. You don’t have enough time for that. * - illini March 29, 2021, 20:25:15 Man 3 wasted possessions * - memyselfandillini March 29, 2021, 20:22:49 Baylor will destroy Houston* - memyselfandillini March 29, 2021, 20:20:20 Same difference but that seemed like a travel?* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 29, 2021, 20:18:23 Anticipation call by the ref.* - Mrap24 March 29, 2021, 20:17:43 That looked clean* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 29, 2021, 20:17:22 was* - memyselfandillini March 29, 2021, 20:19:32 Not a fake rally since they tied it up, right? * - jdl March 29, 2021, 20:17:14 Yep. * - illini March 29, 2021, 20:17:45 Quite the play and shot out of the TO* - Mrap24 March 29, 2021, 20:17:07 Why did OSU go away from the zone? It seemed to be really working* - John Coctostan March 29, 2021, 20:16:57 man OSU can't grab a rebound to save their life* - snipes824 March 29, 2021, 20:14:39 Awful shot selection and OSU can’t get a board to save their lives* - Mrap24 March 29, 2021, 20:14:14 And again. Not a good shot at all by Lucas. * - harb March 29, 2021, 20:16:57 Oregon State is not even attempting to rebound. And keeps having 2 guys challenge the shooter* - Carl Spackler March 29, 2021, 20:12:44 Did he call backboard?* - RSMBob March 29, 2021, 20:09:57 Bank for the tie. * - harb March 29, 2021, 20:09:42 A Final Four deciding review happening and the fans of the teams have to watch commercials. - OB25 March 29, 2021, 20:08:57 Crazy shot by Jarreau but seemed late * - MC March 29, 2021, 20:06:37 too bad that won't count * - jdl March 29, 2021, 20:06:10 Looked late. * - harb March 29, 2021, 20:06:31 it was * - jdl March 29, 2021, 20:07:57 Turn on the UConn Baylor game* - JacobRDaugherty March 29, 2021, 20:02:46 she was hammered. terrible for baylor* - jayd March 29, 2021, 20:06:11 They played better than UConn, they were the better player* - JacobRDaugherty March 29, 2021, 20:15:26 brutal possession by baylor* - snipes824 March 29, 2021, 20:04:55 but that was a foul* - snipes824 March 29, 2021, 20:06:08 Baylor got hosed, UConn fouled bad* - JacobRDaugherty March 29, 2021, 20:05:40 Makes up for the Baylor flop a couple of possessions earlier. * - illinijohn March 29, 2021, 20:08:00 Baylor with the ball down 1, 17 seconds left* - JacobRDaugherty March 29, 2021, 20:03:13 afer UConn missed 2 FTs. * - illinijohn March 29, 2021, 20:04:48 Wow, 4 point game* - OB25 March 29, 2021, 20:00:51 Imagine, your team is struggling, and you change up defense to try to shake things up* - IlliniRunner March 29, 2021, 19:59:24 sad face lol* - HeatMizer March 29, 2021, 20:01:49 Houston with so many extra chances * - harb March 29, 2021, 19:33:48 I know we’re depressed, but I’d be in an even worse spot if I was a Rutgers fan - OB25 March 29, 2021, 19:07:00 They were a 10 seed. Illinois was the 3rd overall seed and got routed by an 8. Not even close* - HamptonSki March 29, 2021, 19:35:16 This* - HeatMizer March 29, 2021, 20:03:45 After watching Loyola lose like they did, I don’t think our pain is any better. We choked it too.* - voiceofreason March 29, 2021, 19:16:12 But we got dominated for 40 minutes and were barely even competitive. - OB25 March 29, 2021, 19:18:02 Baylor-UConn, way better game than Houston Oregon St* - JacobRDaugherty March 29, 2021, 18:56:53 F**k UConn* - Stu March 29, 2021, 19:12:33 Tix cheap on Stubhub* - Ron McDon March 29, 2021, 18:55:19 Where's Hakeem and Clyde the Glide? - RSMBob March 29, 2021, 18:55:08 Oregon State and Houston are so obviously beatable. Damn. * - illini March 29, 2021, 18:49:18 ...as were Illinois...and Loyola* - RSMBob March 29, 2021, 18:53:52 Interesting...Michigan the only team left East of the Mississippi River - RSMBob March 29, 2021, 18:33:46 I hope the 2nd round rating they got by sacrificing Illinois were worth the drop now* - HamptonSki March 29, 2021, 19:36:08 Generating a lot of excitement here already and they are almost halfway through the 1st half!* - RSMBob March 29, 2021, 18:32:43 Yep, it'll be Baylor-Houston for a chance to lose to Gonzaga. - Kajagoogoo March 29, 2021, 10:15:21 So I need to get a rental car in Tampa for my glorious return to the US next week - timmer March 30, 2021, 12:17:31 It's still Comiskey, Sears Tower and Volkswagen to me. - KingTalkyTiki March 30, 2021, 11:38:07 Doesn't volkswagon have a bit of an unfortunately Nazi history?* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 11:42:28 Quite a bit* - JacobRDaugherty March 30, 2021, 11:44:16 Founded by the Nazi labor organization... - SurfTheBoneyard March 30, 2021, 11:55:42 Their diesel scandal should have been a bigger deal than it was* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 12:02:25 eh, they're promoting their new electric SUV hard. it's not a permanent change.* - VIV March 30, 2021, 11:42:18 oOo - KingTalkyTiki March 30, 2021, 11:47:06 still feels like International House of Burgers to me.* - ijustkrushalot March 30, 2021, 11:56:49 My old boss just became COO of Gamestop - Sounder March 30, 2021, 9:40:24 Stock options part of the compensation? Just curious here... - osklister March 30, 2021, 10:42:34 You reported directly to Director and GM for Distribution and Multi-Channel Fulfillment? - timmer March 30, 2021, 9:51:01 I did* - Sounder March 30, 2021, 10:02:21 Did you ever fulfill her multi-channels?* - timmer March 30, 2021, 11:03:47 When did you work for NASA?* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 9:45:48 happy 22nd birthday to: - Sammich March 30, 2021, 9:56:49 ha ha, almost two years to the day before Randy Johnson got his vengeance.* - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 10:09:21 I want an Illini gaiter that is dry fit. I don't like the one on the Illini website - Taz March 29, 2021, 12:43:34 The Colosseum one? I have one of those, and it’s fine. It’s some stretchy material - IlliniOllie March 29, 2021, 14:15:41 The colosseum one seems to have a weird shape - Taz March 30, 2021, 8:09:27 No, it’s pretty stretchy. Seems to fit fine to me* - IlliniOllie March 30, 2021, 9:50:41 Thanks! * - Taz March 30, 2021, 9:52:16 Also, Kohl’s had the same ones for $11 each* - IlliniOllie March 30, 2021, 10:00:06 T-Mobile customers, annual free MLB TV deal and new offer of $10 off per month for Youtube TV. . - Savoy March 30, 2021, 8:55:25 Just use a GPS spoofing app (a lot of free options that don't require root). . - Savoy March 30, 2021, 9:43:12 Still sucks blackouts prevent me from watching Cubs, Cards, and White Sox - DanSaint March 30, 2021, 9:33:45 Glorious day. * - MC March 30, 2021, 9:23:23 FWIW, I've heard that Underwood to Texas is a legit possibility. - MrX March 26, 2021, 10:48:58 so lawrence holmes is seriously talking about porter to depaul? - Ari Gold March 30, 2021, 7:32:27 I think I said this somewhere in this thread. If you don’t try, it’s why didn’t you reach out - MC March 30, 2021, 9:22:13 DePaul is a better job than Loyola. I don't know if it is a better job for Moser, but - longsnapper March 30, 2021, 9:41:43 I mean they have to try* - Mrap24 March 30, 2021, 8:13:30 It would be substantially easier for all involved just to swap Loyola into the Big East with DePaul* - ijustkrushalot March 30, 2021, 8:10:52 mrap deliverin bags!* - OWWDig March 30, 2021, 8:09:42 I would think Cuonzo would want to keep him, I think there are more kids to go - illini222 March 30, 2021, 7:59:25 What’s the latest with Texas? * - MC March 29, 2021, 18:29:12 Sampson in play down there?* - nash March 29, 2021, 20:39:31 Waiting for April 1st so Beard's buyout goes down* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 29, 2021, 18:44:28 my guy Grant McCasland deserves a look - Poldark March 29, 2021, 18:30:03 can we get an Underdate on this legit possibility? - assassin March 29, 2021, 18:28:30 I hate that this is somehow inexplicably the coaching carousel thread* - Blazer March 29, 2021, 20:08:55 you can make a new one when the next guy gets hired* - assassin March 29, 2021, 20:10:54 "This is the best hire IU could have made" - Dan Dakich* - jumpingdan March 29, 2021, 17:50:06 That’s damning* - PapaDels March 29, 2021, 20:12:19 Lol, ok dan* - Mrap24 March 29, 2021, 18:26:57 Dakich wanted Alford last time. He won't consider anyone unless they're an Indiana guy* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 29, 2021, 17:53:32 Yep. Said IU hired a "normal guy"* - jumpingdan March 29, 2021, 17:55:40 From Brad Stevens to Mike Woodson. Amazing. * - MC March 29, 2021, 17:26:06 Stevens has been out of the college game for a while, but he'd bring a pretty high floor imo. - Warrin'_Illini March 29, 2021, 17:33:58 I’m now praying for Stevens to take the Texas job* - GMAW March 29, 2021, 9:44:48 It’s several layers removed from any direct impact on Illinois - DT March 29, 2021, 9:54:44 Welcome to the "We hope every other program is garbage forever" club. - illini March 29, 2021, 10:05:59 It’s worth it to see IU fans melt down - GMAW March 29, 2021, 10:04:52 Next up - jdl March 29, 2021, 11:00:43 Oh man. That would be amazing.* - AintHatin March 29, 2021, 9:46:26 The segment that longs for Bobby would be somewhat happy with this - illini222 March 28, 2021, 14:22:53 What great staff meetings they could have - jdl March 29, 2021, 17:22:46 Apparently Woodson tried to pitch this in 2017 instead of Archie - CanHartlebHireSnider March 29, 2021, 17:37:43 Larry Brown will get them on probation at age 80 in a non-recruiting role... - SurfTheBoneyard March 29, 2021, 17:24:56 Press conference now. You sure they didn't hire Tone Loc?* - T Mac March 29, 2021, 9:27:27 He makes Lovie look like PJ Fleck * - jdl March 29, 2021, 9:42:56 He makes Hud look like C.H.U.D. - Sammich March 29, 2021, 9:45:21 With Matta as an Associate AD for basketball.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 28, 2021, 14:41:16 I am hearing both is a done deal* - Tooldresser March 28, 2021, 17:49:13 No Payne for DePaul - jdl March 27, 2021, 16:25:24 So who are the other candidates now?* - AintHatin March 29, 2021, 9:47:04 my guess is they call Porter Moser, after that, who knows* - Mrap24 March 29, 2021, 11:58:26 My money is now on Gates* - bjl63 March 29, 2021, 17:40:36 I hear Cal owns a condo in Chicago * - MC March 29, 2021, 9:52:25 What's Pat Kennedy up to these days?* - Illiniphil March 28, 2021, 14:42:10 Phat Pat. :-) - osklister March 28, 2021, 18:43:27 Heck, bring back Joey Meyer....he’s only 71 and still in Chicago - TarheelIllini March 28, 2021, 18:40:26 Maybe Brad Stevens?* - GMAW March 27, 2021, 17:20:43 Bryce Drew* - Poldark March 27, 2021, 17:34:12 Cuonzo probably looking to bolt now that he's lost Mark Smith * - jdl March 27, 2021, 17:38:57 Twofer deal, Miznoz to ePaul? - osklister March 28, 2021, 18:44:15 Jfc. They were Payne or bust* - Mrap24 March 27, 2021, 17:19:19 They've been in a lot of pain for awhile now - RSMBob March 27, 2021, 16:33:51 They can always hire... - shua March 27, 2021, 16:29:34 Third time's the charm!* - illini222 March 27, 2021, 17:45:20 Alvarez retiring - jdl March 27, 2021, 15:47:44 Wisconsin AD's since 1989: Richter and Alvarez. - osklister March 29, 2021, 10:56:48 What does that even mean? I’ve decided I will, at some unspecified future point, retire! - DT March 27, 2021, 16:25:13 I just like we have a variety of expectations - ab75 March 26, 2021, 19:57:54 Exactly * - PapaDels March 26, 2021, 19:59:32 World’s most neurotic fanbase* - AintHatin March 26, 2021, 20:56:23 Thanks MrX. I appreciate insider info. Ignore the haters* - nash March 26, 2021, 18:58:52 No it's not, he's not leaving C-U* - MtHoodIllini March 26, 2021, 15:23:27 now THIS is how you stir the pot - assassin March 26, 2021, 15:16:43 I'm sure this will go over well in Columbus........ - uofi1998 March 26, 2021, 15:12:37 God, I love dusty banner hubris getting smacked down repeatedly.* - voiceofreason March 27, 2021, 23:17:14 Stop. - tvillini March 26, 2021, 17:42:30 The problem at IU targeting some of these guys is they have to rebuild *again* - illiniranger March 26, 2021, 15:19:26 They also fired the last guy who had to rebuild even after he actually did it - UIHuskie March 26, 2021, 15:30:05 where is Creen now?* - TarheelIllini March 26, 2021, 16:14:17 About to get shit-canned at Georgia I believe.* - Warrin'_Illini March 26, 2021, 16:15:15 Well he keeps moving south, right? Marquette to Indiana to Georgia to UCF? - Kajagoogoo March 26, 2021, 16:22:31 So, Miami? Puerto Rico? Some sort of research lab in Antarctica? - osklister March 26, 2021, 17:01:35 Letting Crean go was dipshittery. - uofi1998 March 26, 2021, 15:40:46 When did you want to fire Weber?* - JeffFrank March 26, 2021, 15:54:24 I'll answer when you tell me how Weber did in rebuilding the program from the bottom up.* - uofi1998 March 26, 2021, 15:59:25 Right - illiniranger March 26, 2021, 15:36:29 I'd be fine with 2 years, but that's quibbling. - uofi1998 March 26, 2021, 15:42:23 Rebuilds are hard, but not nearly as hard now with the immediate transfers - OB25 March 26, 2021, 15:27:02 But everybody’s on the transfer game. - illiniranger March 26, 2021, 15:29:08 They're in such a bad spot. - uofi1998 March 26, 2021, 15:21:19 If roles were reversed we wouldn’t understand our place either - illiniranger March 26, 2021, 15:25:52 Football gets hurt worse by these changes than basketball. - uofi1998 March 26, 2021, 15:33:17 correct.* - Ari Gold March 26, 2021, 15:55:25 Sporting News Top 10 to replace Shaka Smart - ATL March 26, 2021, 14:42:35 So, 7 of ten from within a state of the old Southwest Conf. footprint. * - osklister March 26, 2021, 17:05:07 I had no clue Kelvin Sampson was at Houston - TarheelIllini March 26, 2021, 15:14:50 Just Win Baby!* - jumpingdan March 26, 2021, 15:25:00 I get the pain over losing to Loyola, but... - uofi1998 March 26, 2021, 15:19:41 I can’t be mad at a program like Loyola - illiniranger March 26, 2021, 15:27:15 They're also pretty darn good. We didn't get beaten by UMBC or something. - uofi1998 March 26, 2021, 15:43:47 I still think we should have won, but they were a top 10 KenPom team - ATL March 26, 2021, 16:58:50 So, of that list, it's Beard or Boynton. - uofi1998 March 26, 2021, 14:58:35 Not mentioned by the Texas 247 site either * - jdl March 26, 2021, 14:53:35 I mean he did just lose in the 2nd round to a school named Loyola as 1 seed, so... * - gullit March 26, 2021, 15:00:17 If you hire off of NCAA tourney results.... - jdl March 26, 2021, 15:02:09 Too soon! - Kajagoogoo March 26, 2021, 15:03:06 it's almost as if this was a troll post* - shua March 26, 2021, 14:53:59 So Texas avoids paying Shaka for firing him - CubsWonWorldSeries March 26, 2021, 13:04:20 Someone does to get Shaka out of his contract* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 26, 2021, 13:05:54 Incredible lack of patience from Marquette* - CubsWonWorldSeries March 26, 2021, 13:29:02 I can't believe there is serious discussion happening in this thread* - Blazer March 26, 2021, 12:53:02 You’re right. Based on the last 16 years, we should be optimistic* - IlliniOllie March 26, 2021, 13:31:21 I don’t think ignoring a rumor posted by a known shitposting alter who had posted three times - Blazer March 26, 2021, 14:06:06 show me on the doll where the bad man hurt you* - Sounder March 26, 2021, 13:20:19 It was right here over on the middle right... - DT March 26, 2021, 13:30:47 Too soon.* - voiceofreason March 26, 2021, 13:50:19 We need something good to happen and soon. - OB25 March 26, 2021, 13:04:35 I certainly agree with that, but this thread is so patently absurd on its face - Blazer March 26, 2021, 13:28:40 Oh yeah, I’m not worried about this part. - OB25 March 26, 2021, 13:31:55 based on your recent track record, must be time for people to start hitting the portal!* - assassin March 26, 2021, 13:19:39 I mean, if you can't believe MrX, who CAN you believe? SirYacht?* - Illiniphil March 26, 2021, 12:58:46 There are - Kajagoogoo March 26, 2021, 12:56:06 lol - Blazer March 26, 2021, 12:59:04 I'll wait for Jackie to chime in. LOL! - Kajagoogoo March 26, 2021, 13:02:05 It’s the perfect chum at the perfect time for it* - PapaDels March 26, 2021, 12:54:38 You new here?* - jumpingdan March 26, 2021, 12:54:29 Based on what?* - ilinni11 March 26, 2021, 12:49:20 Royal Ivey former player current NBA assistant coach * - Poldark March 26, 2021, 12:26:57 He seems to be the 2nd option after Beard. Also seen Musselman's name thrown around* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 26, 2021, 12:27:45 I would pursue Musselman and Nate Oats.* - gullit March 26, 2021, 12:29:34 Unless Underwood was bullshitting when he was gushing about Josh a couple weeks ago, I can’t - voiceofreason March 26, 2021, 12:11:19 Underwood bullshits in his public statements all the time - Sammich March 26, 2021, 12:23:48 Possibly true, but your CIV reboots don’t involve uprooting your family repeatedly in - voiceofreason March 26, 2021, 12:56:59 You clearly don't know how dedicated Sammich is to CIV. - Kajagoogoo March 26, 2021, 12:58:21 "Honey, gather the children. We're doing another Nebuchadnezzar run"* - Sammich March 26, 2021, 13:54:06 Valid.* - voiceofreason March 26, 2021, 13:17:16 Doug Gottlieb with a take... - uofi1998 March 26, 2021, 11:55:12 i figured it would be Ghostbusters - IlliniSax05 March 26, 2021, 12:50:58 Man with questionable ethics admires man with questionable ethics.* - AintHatin March 26, 2021, 12:47:36 No doubt. * - illinijohn March 26, 2021, 14:42:32 Of course he's serious. The media LOVES Pearl* - bjl63 March 26, 2021, 11:56:42 He was media for awhile * - illiniranger March 26, 2021, 11:59:25 So should we care? I thought he was bad now. Terrible in-game coach and recruiter. - AintHatin March 26, 2021, 11:54:12 Depends. What day is it?* - Herman Blume March 26, 2021, 12:02:57 Also Underwood's buyout is twice the size of Beard's* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 26, 2021, 11:37:31 we could be to Big XII basketball what Miami Ohio was to Big Ten football* - Sammich March 26, 2021, 11:32:58 Are you hearing this from IL ppl or TX ppl or someone else? * - illiniranger March 26, 2021, 11:31:26 What’s the worst thing that can happen? That’s what will happen, because Illinois* - IlliniOllie March 26, 2021, 11:29:54 This is what I believe, sadly.* - LovetheChief March 26, 2021, 12:19:19 Alright, who's going to start the list and where are they buying property?? - osklister March 26, 2021, 11:28:44 It'd be a nightmare in the short term but you could always end up with someone better. - Warrin'_Illini March 26, 2021, 11:28:28 Other than (possibly) money, there is zero reason for underwood to go to Texas - Taz March 26, 2021, 11:24:49 It’s not going to happen. - uofi1998 March 26, 2021, 11:32:09 other than literally the most important thing? yeah ok* - John Coctostan March 26, 2021, 11:29:13 This ain't 1999 anymore.* - gullit March 26, 2021, 11:26:10 If they offer Underwood he gawn.* - gullit March 26, 2021, 11:21:47 Would explain why Kruger retired.* - ATL March 26, 2021, 13:19:55 Then we can hire Archie finally!* - Dilbert March 26, 2021, 11:23:24 Right a past wrong and hire Matta. - DT March 26, 2021, 11:27:27 FWIW - AintHatin March 26, 2021, 12:38:44 My mom worked with his dad, Jim. - GrandmotherPearlsJam March 26, 2021, 13:00:18 I have no reason to doubt either of you - DT March 26, 2021, 13:16:46 That sounds like doubt, DT!* - AintHatin March 26, 2021, 15:08:36 Hire Self after KU fires him when the NCAA investigation starts!* - Illiniphil March 26, 2021, 11:28:00 Dream team: head coach Self; Kruger, Weber, Groce as assistants* - DT March 26, 2021, 11:29:18 I wouldn’t have Groce on the staff at all. Even though he was more likeable than Weber - 1 NEW March 26, 2021, 11:52:14 He wasn’t much of a coach but I think he was a really good recruiter - DT March 26, 2021, 12:05:27 Jerrance over Groce* - IlliniOllie March 26, 2021, 11:53:48 actually, Antigua over Jerrance* - IlliniOllie March 26, 2021, 11:54:27 no room for Jay Price?* - Sammich March 26, 2021, 11:32:04 he's a pretty big deal down at the cracker factory* - Sounder March 26, 2021, 11:36:39 Sounds like Brad's agent is making sure he gets a raise after this season* - jayd March 26, 2021, 11:10:56 As well he should. That's how the game is played.* - uofi1998 March 26, 2021, 11:11:24 UT Athletic Dept hauls in a quarter of a billion every year - bbonb March 26, 2021, 11:09:33 Yes. I don't know about the first point but the second one seems absurd - CanHartlebHireSnider March 26, 2021, 11:24:38 the city of Austin is just red hot right now* - Sounder March 26, 2021, 11:11:46 C-U cost of living is much less, though, which he’d need to consider - DT March 26, 2021, 11:16:35 When you make that kind of money, literally no one would ever make the calculus - Sounder March 26, 2021, 11:18:15 lol - assassin March 26, 2021, 11:05:47 this is why we can't have nice things* - Sounder March 26, 2021, 11:06:27 Assuming this is true, and I have no doubt Texas would view Underwood as a candidate... - uofi1998 March 26, 2021, 11:03:14 yeah not like he has a history of walking away from a job soon after starting a build* - John Coctostan March 26, 2021, 11:28:21 The AD at OSU left him hanging and he was getting paid (relative) peanuts. - uofi1998 March 26, 2021, 11:33:22 well thank god he got his ass whooped by Loyola then * - ijustkrushalot March 26, 2021, 10:57:51 Beard definitely wants the job, if they want him remains to be seen. - MrX March 26, 2021, 10:56:59 I thought he moved to Champaign because he loved the Illini so much. * - VIV March 26, 2021, 11:05:08 Cheeseburger and fries * - jdl March 26, 2021, 10:55:15 Archive Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ... 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