Super curious why you started with and featured the Fighting Illini? Are you an alum? Interested because I also attended UIUC.
Also, I am curious who that might be you featured in those beach pics? On Sat, Nov 9, 2019 at 12:28 PM 'Eric Rex' via omnisport < [email protected]> wrote: > > <https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--viz34ZObIg/XccellaMl5I/AAAAAAAHzIo/VJJLtPgRWP4Bc6TcdbIcHnqulOBdQp2CwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Illiniwek_logo.svg.png> > > > > In the USA, sports seasoned seem to get longer and longer. This is not > annoying to fans of the particular sport, but it does lead to some > serendipitous paradoxes. While not strange, maybe, that the National > Basketball Association is playing their finals in June, it is very strange > that the National Hockey League plays their finals about the same > time. Ice Hockey. In June. > > > > <https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ijPMyWuUbT8/XccfG1dAU5I/AAAAAAAHzIw/8UeBa5XTo1sPINrof_u-208fCQoNJvMKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/9404587.jpg> > > > > > Today is maybe one of those happy days, especially for fans of college > sports. College Football Season is well underway, and today's play may > determine which teams enter the supposed playoff to determine the possible > national championship. So, today's action does have an overall > relevance. It used to be that College Basketball began sometime around > Thanksgiving, and then for a few weeks the big teams played easily > dominated other teams. Today, though, college basketball is well underway. > > > > <https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VKujeE6eMJo/XccfONtSrkI/AAAAAAAHzI0/1TSI2AyVZ7s7-6VoEBBDOapgFFYTB-BQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/188ce8d6-f6f5-40c5-b872-6ac13d1a277f-AP_19299632368112.jpg> > > > > > In Football, Ohio State should easily dispatch Maryland, in a game which > will probably be a blowout. The Minnesota Golden Gophers, at number 17, > will have their work cut out for them as they challenge the number 4 > Nittany Lions of Penn State. That game should remain interesting well into > the fourth quarter. The fans have really come alive in Minnesota, in their > renovated Football stadium, so the Penn State team may be challenged in > ways they never imagined. > > > > > <https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rwi4U0mFOkE/Xccfo8RX5gI/AAAAAAAHzJA/Qc4Ur1QmjMI_A6Av2wzMtzaKdGj4cFYjACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/fbOhio-State-Michigan.jpg> > > > > Some teams hope to become "bowl eligible," teams such as the fighting > Illini of the University of Illinois. They are hoping for a win, not a big > win, but any win, at Michigan State, to become bowl eligible for the first > time since 2014. The Spartans are normally a winning team, but have > dropped three straight, while the Illini have won three in a row, including > the recent upset of Minnesota. The Illini have not won four straight Big > Ten games since 2001, and the Spartans are favored. > > > > <https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zw7pR2LcmAs/Xccf-ylo4bI/AAAAAAAHzJM/8ZgDaWgy9WMlvMdntGTrLTefm8hjBFUmACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/fbMichiganmike-sadler-speedo.jpg> > > > > > The Fighting Irish of the University of Notre Dame, at number 15, have no > playoff hopes left, but still hope for a good placement in a good bowl. > They will fight their hardest as they visit the Duke Blue Devils, a game > neither team can really afford to lose (Duke is currenly at 4-4). Notre > Dame is really good at forcing turnovers, while not turning over the ball > themselves. Duke has the opposite problem. The LSU at Alabama game will be > attended by President Trump. > > > > > <https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-arBKABXcfpM/Xccgub7xdpI/AAAAAAAHzJY/fF0rhHFYn9cQsWmPjt3-6HRA5oKxdQUSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/10116612.jpeg> > > > > > <https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lHkgcCzTEyg/Xccgrw-1_EI/AAAAAAAHzJU/hAhmiCKv63AnkeZT6KbtgysbEkY3yLCBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Coach-Anderson-with-Players.jpg> > > > > In College Basketball, today's schedule is indeed replete with such early > season classics as Central Arkansas at Georgetown and Stony Brook at Seton > Hall. Don't miss the New Jersey Institute of Technology at Providence > College, if you really need to complete you scorecard of a Catholic > trifecta today. The Friars don't foresee any great challenges, > certainly. Some of the regional matchups, such as Northern Iowa at > Northern Illinois, may bring some excitement to the fans of NCAA > Basketball. > > > > As Always, Eric > http://speedorex.blogspot.com/ > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/omnisport > https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Triathletepix/info > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/omnisport/1829661645.1266435.1573331303143%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/omnisport/1829661645.1266435.1573331303143%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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