I think I’ve settled here: it’s going to be a close game. The betting line in Vegas opened at +1.5 and moved to -1.5 and back to +1.5.  So this is pretty much a pick ‘em game.  Both teams have talented offenses and not-so-deep defenses.  And both teams have a history of shooting themselves in [...]

So I’m just wandering the internet this evening, watching a little Missouri-Arizona State here, posting on a few message boards there, trying to dry out from golf in the rain today.  And I happened on a discussion of Missouri’s 40 wins in 4 years but no BCS bowl.  When you compare that to our two [...]

If you’re new around here, Stream of Consciousness is as Friday night as high school football and traffic.  Each Friday evening – sometimes at 6:00 pm, sometimes at 2:00 am, I sit down to type out my jitters.  And I write these posts differently – there’s no editing.  I don’t correct spelling, I don’t re-read, [...]

BOWL EDITION.  I’m in an all-caps mood tonight.  I might get CRAZY. Bowl edition! A BOWL GAME! One of the great advantages of being an Illini football fan is the thrill that 6-6 delivers.  ESPN starts their advertisements for Capital One Bowl Week right around Christmas, and I’m all WE ARE PART OF THAT! Stories [...]

Makes me a little melancholy to type out the last Stream Of Consciousness of the season.  WAIT, no it’s not.  I’ll still get to do one for our BOWL GAME.  Never gets old.  Bowl game bowl game bowl game bowl game. I still haven’t come down off the Wrigley high.  I just knew our low [...]