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Pre-conference ramble
I'm doubtful that anyone is looking forward to the conference season in college basketball more than I. I keep seeing things that confuse me. (I know, I know, easily confused, so what?) But the music from that Corona Light commercial that keeps running on the games I watch is now running through my...
Inside The Bloggers Unwashed, Unshaven, Studio: Illinois Hoops Edition
ITBUUS returns in time for tonight's clash with Illinois. Here to give us his thoughts on Illinois' season thus far and just how elated he is that Talor Battle is no longer around to torment his beloved team is Joe Kutsunis, author of the popular Illini blog Hail To The Orange. So, the Illini...
Butch Jones Will Stay At The University of Cincinnati and Other Coaching Carousel News
Follow Down The Drive on Facebook/twitter and check out the store. Butch Jones has been a man in high demand this off season. He has been linked with UCLA and North Carolina and turned down an offer from circus clown / Illinois Athletic Director Mike Thomas to become the head coach of the Illinois...
The Mike Thomas Era Is At An End: What's His Legacy?
I am just going to be blunt about this. I am borderline happy to see Mike Thomas walk out the door. OK in complete seriousness I am very happy to see Mike Thomas walk out the door. I don't think that he was ever really a good fit for the University of Cincinnati. Brian Kelly coined the phrase that...
July 18th Jump Off
If you want to receive Down the Drive updates through Facebook, don't forget to like us! The baby bearcat born at the Cincinnati zoo last week via cmsimg.cincinnati.com As many of you know, bearcats are deceptively cute when they're young but become blood-thirsty, wild beasts when they grow...
Analysis of the Enemy: Illinois
Ohio State just finished playing a program that is too poor to avoid scheduling Ohio State, and now they have the program that is too poor to fire its terrible coach. The Illini are in somewhat of a rut right now, waiting for Ron Zook to either prove that he can turn this ship around, or for his...
Big Ten Divisions Announced
Division I: Division 2: Illinois Northwestern Indiana ...
Big Ten 2010 // Illinois Spring Field Guide
Bloomington and Ann Arbor are in the rear view mirror. Let's head west to the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana to continue our conference road trip. THIRD IN A SERIES: THE ILLINOIS SPRING FIELD GUIDE Illinois at a glance... First Season: 1890Head Coach: Ron Zook (5th Year, 18-30, .375 winning...
The Football at Wrigley Question
Every once in a while, there's a topic that takes the tiny NU blogosphere by storm, and, because I'm primarily interested in boring the doo-doo out of y'all, I always feel compelled to comment on it. Nowadays, it's the question of playing a home game at Wrigley Field against Illinois. There's...
Others Receiving Votes
ERRRRRRRRRRRRRR?Look, I know we ain't top 25, and we shouldn't be top 25, and we shouldn't be top 25 even if we go 6-1 or something against the Magnolia Bakery portion of our schedule. I wouldn't say we should be.And I know last year's team that ended up 9-4 started the season not even being an...
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