IlliniKrush

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 09:25 PM) You are way to little to be posting in this thread. I wonder if he's sobered up by now

This isn't Hawks related, but i thought it'd mention it. The Blues have begun their fire sale...they traded their two leading scorers...Weight to the Canes, Sillinger to the Preds

Louisville's not ranked, what a traveshamockery

QUOTE(SnB @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 12:37 PM) speechless We've found the GM for our all-gangsta team

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 11:35 AM) That's the way it should be done. I agree with the sentiment of Indiana right now, if this team can't get at least that far with this lineup, Davis shouldn't be here. I just think that IU has been continuously losing games that they shouldn't be losing (not just this year). That's usually a good indication that the coach is doing something, if not multiple things, wrong.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 02:54 AM) Ha, well what really happened was we were just walking around down there and all the sudden we get by the autograph lines and people just start cheering so of course we knew it was for us but it turned out that Crede was right behind us. Yeah, he couldn't have been more than 10 feet behind us, he almost ran into some of us when we stopped to see what was going on

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 02:07 AM) Tell them how you cheated me out of all my money. My full house > your full house (Enter Keith's dance in here)

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 11:29 AM) Nothing will happen until the conclusion of the season. If this team doesn't go at least Sweet 16, he'll be gone. And your opinion?

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 02:41 AM) I thought his girlfriend was going to kick your ass friday night. All i said was "Jason is an Iowa fan" and boom, he was in for it

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jan 29, 2006 -> 10:48 PM) Where was my damn phone call. Seriously, next year, i'm thinking some poker action is called for. Oh and the whole hair thing...I guess you'll have to wait till next time We played poker in the room, you missed out. None of us have your number, either.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Jan 29, 2006 -> 09:37 PM) And the BAD news is: a month of televised Hawks games. Only 6 games, then olympics

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jan 29, 2006 -> 10:28 PM) I didn't see ya last night otherwise I'd have had to make some sort of Iowa comment to you. That's because i was in Iowa rushing the floor

"Piss McGoo" "Hey we're gonna go have sex now"

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 29, 2006 -> 05:58 PM) Yeah, thanks for introducing yourself. Always great to meet people FYI. Brandon's pitching clinic on Friday was excellent. He was about as comfortable on stage as he was on the mound with 40,000 fans in the stadium. He is a well spoken, articulate kid. You can really tell he is a real student of the game. Heck I even learned something as his clinic He was very well spoken, i agree. I'm surprised at how comfortable he looked up there. You and I asked a few pretty good questions, and I learned more about pitching/McCarthy.

So we're sitting at Houlihan's watching the Illinois/Purdue game Saturday, and Rowand says, "Guys, i think Dan Patrick just walked in." We didn't think it made sense for Patrick to be in Chicago (and at Soxfest?) so we told him he was crazy. He told me to verify it, so i peeked around the corner, and it only took me about .5 seconds to say "Yeah, that's him." We decided to take a picture with king of the awkward 5pm SC interviews to document our find. As we approach, he introduces himself to a guy across the table from him. "Hi, i'm Dan." I'm Dan? First off, who is this guy that you are eating dinner with that has no clue who you are? Has he watched sports, like, ever? Anyway, Addy approaches him with us following. We ask for a picture with him while he hasn't received his food or drinks or really gets settled in. What ensues is quite awkward, though you won't quite understand it fully unless you were there Addy: "Hi Mr Patrick...would you mind taking a picture with us real quick" Patrick: (Blank stare)....(Peculiar look)...(Hesitation)..."Oh, ok guys, sure" Essentially, Patrick was either 1. Shocked we recognized him; 2. Shocked we were asking to take a picture with him, as if no one has ever asked him this before; or the hilarious conclusion we came to - 3. He was unsure of who he was. Similar to Anchorman's "I'm Ron Burgundy?"...We all thought Patrick may have been thinking "I'm Dan Patrick?" for the few seconds it took him to fully comprehend the situation and take a picture with us. This moment was just the start of a completely hilarious night, highlighted by CWSGuy's actions after drinking too much 'pop.' So here is the picture of myself, Addy, SnB, and Rowand with...Dan Patrick?

QUOTE(Pauly8509CWS @ Jan 29, 2006 -> 05:27 PM) Former rookie of the year, hell give him to us, he can't be worse than Munro, who was awful today... Yeah, I went again, and Richmond sucks, Arnason again is unproductive, and this team just doesn't know how to win. Another solid game by Vrbata though... The good news is that you can't go for over a month

QUOTE(SnB @ Jan 29, 2006 -> 03:23 PM) soxfest = crazy, fun weekend. There will be plenty of inside jokes and stories to go around in the next few days. Skimming over the comments, I can understand the complaints. The lines were crazy, the whole thing was jam-packed. So if you were going just for the fest, I could see the dissapointment. For me, it was just a weekend to hang out with a ton of good friends and just have a blast, with soxfest as the backdrop. The lines, not that i waited in any besides the one to get in to soxfest on friday, were ridiculous. I don't care if people want to stand in line for autographs. The problem was, these lines would weave all over the rest of the basement floor, making it nearly impossible to navigate through the collectibles section and everything else down there. That part was very poorly organized. It was also way to crowded...way too many people in the basement and the Q&A was packed to the gills. The room just wasn't big enough. I can understand why people are b****ing. It's a much better experience if you go to get your baseball fix, drink some beer, and hang out with friends.

Wow, what a brutal loss for IU at Minnesota, didn't expect to see that one

QUOTE(Pauly8509CWS @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 11:03 PM) I went tonite, and for the most part the game was boring. Solid effort by Munro, average defense, poor offense. Calder, Lapointe, and Bell worked their asses off tonite and are the ONLY reason the Hawks scored. Again, Arnason played like absolute s***, and obviously isn't willing to put in the effort to play in the NHL. Richmond is severly undersized, but is a great skater. The thing I'm confused about is, we already have Duncan Keith, why add another one who is worse in his own end? Because Babchuk had 'attitude problems' so they got what they could for him, i guess. I'd rather have Richmond than Spacek though...i know that's not the trade, but i'll take some guys who can skate back there instead of simpson, cullimore, etc

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 09:54 PM) Its the Blackhawk way. They win just enough games to make sure they get about the 5th or 6th pick, just bad enough not to get an impact player. Never fails. Yup, that's exactly what they'll do again, it's frustrating.

One problem with this game is that there is no inactive roster (at least i think so). There are 25 guys on my Illinois team. I already have 2 long term injuries, and a guy got hurt in the middle of a game, leaving me with C, C, OF as my bench. You can't afford to have injuries or suspensions with this type of roster.

I just have the student loans through the school for tuition help...i think i'll end up owing around 17K when all is said and done, and i have to start making payments in November.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 06:57 PM) It was a headband.. not a hat. And I'm sorry.. but that was not even close to as hysterical as someone having to have EMS called on them cause they couldn't handle their liquor... :rolly Don't try to make the story worse than it really is.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 04:27 PM) All 4 of you need your asses whipped.. :finger

QUOTE(Steff @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 02:43 PM) Losers Then you're hanging out with a bunch of losers this weekend...