That brings me to my next point of business....college football. My favorite f*cking time of the year. Illinois kicked off their season opener to Rutgers two weeks ago. This was Ron Zook's 1st appearance as coach, and let me tell you... it looked ugly for the 1st half. I sat there for two agonizing quarters begging for someone to kill me. It was embarrassing to say the least....and of course ESPN2 was there to present it all to those within viewing coverage. And then came the 2nd half. Suddenly, their heads were plucked from their asses, and they began to take charge. They rallied to come back & win the game in OT 33-30, and the players & fans were ecstatic. It was a relief to see that they actually could play football. After all, the past 2-3 seasons have been somewhat painful to bare witness to.
Week 2..... a spectacular week in college football if I do say so myself. The Illinois hosted San Jose State on Saturday afternoon and proceeded to smack the shite out of them all day. Both offense & defense looked 75-85% better than the previous week, and they didn't take an the entire 1st half to get their shit together. Meanwhile, Notre Dame proceeded to kick Michigan's @ss. Iowa State completely annihilated Iowa.....huge, huge upset. Lastly, the much overrated #4 Ohio State Buckeyes lost at home to #2 Texas Longhorns. That was an exciting to watch in case you missed it. All three loses are good for Illinois should they continue to stay consistent & win. There is hope, my orange & blue believers. Unfortunately, Purdon't did win....always a disgusting feeling.
Week 3 takes the Fighting Illini crew west as they take on the Cal Bears. This will ultimately be the 1st true challenge of the season. Big 10 play kicks of Sept. 24 when the Fighting Illini host the Michigan State Spartans.
Things are slowly, slowly....and I do mean slowly showing signs of improvement in the Mississippi/Louisiana areas. I was fortunate enough to get in touch with my friend who resides in New Orleans. A friend & I have also taken it upon ourselves to gather items such as clothing, money, & household items to send his way and expect to make the 1st shipment tomorrow. The extraordinary thing is that we have had great support from friends & coworkers and have been fortunate to collect several shipments worth of goods. What our friend cannot use he will be able to pass on to others in need. Just trying to do what we can with what we have as every little bit helps. I strongly advise finding a reliable donation site or location and giving either monetary donations or items that are in dire need at this time. Extra clothing, shoes, towels, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, hairbrushes, shampoo and etc. & etc. These will make life & their unfortunate circumstances a little easier to cope with as they begin the recovery process. My friend is actually staying in nearby Baton Rouge in hopes to help get involved with the clean-up & recovery of New Orleans as quickly as possible. I assure everyone that I will be making a road trip back to New Orleans shortly after the city has fully recovered to witness the rebirth of New Orleans. Such an extraordinary city...
Keep the peace, my friends. Too much hate & prejudice in the world. Much love.
Until next time...
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