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College Football High School Returns: Sitting Down At The Big Ten Table
(I'll have a Frozen Four piece up shortly, but I figured people could use a laugh on a Monday. Enjoy.) Language warning: Every now and then we use naughty words on this site. This is REALLY one of those times. If you have delicate sensibilities you should skip this piece of fiction in it's...
Things Ron Guenther Probably Wont Be Announcing Today
Today Illinois fans will be treated to a press conference by their Athletic Department Director, Ron Guenther. The former Illini football player and Butkus teammate has had a very long tenure in his position, is responsible for the hiring of every single Illini athletics coach (I believe) and has...
Maize n Brew's Guide to Jackassery: How to be a Creepy Recruiting Troll on the Message Boards
The off-season does strange things to us. We no longer cry over the split second decisions of teenage athletes. We leave that last half inch of bourbon in the bottle when we throw it out and start another (because finishing it would be the sign of a problem). We spend time with our families in our...
Ron Zook Twitter deep analysis. Is he fomenting revolution in Iran?
We all know and love the Ron Zook Twitter, window into the soul of a madman, a genius and a prophet. But as the old media has been telling me lately, twitter could very well be behind the groundswell of revolution in Iran. As protesters and dissidents gather in Tehran en masse, it is clear that...
What If: A Hipster Came Over for an SEC Football Game?
Ever wonder what it would be like to watch a riveting SEC football game (let's say USC-UGA) with one of these people? As someone that had a brief undergraduate interest in modal logic and a lifelong interest in Marvel What If?s, I do. Here's how I think it would go down. Hipster knocks on the door...
The Mt. Rushmore of Michigan
A camera sweeps down from on high amidst swirling spotlights and music that somehow blends marching band fanfare with urban hiphop. The letters ESPN fly across the screen with a wooshing noise, each landing on the far left with a metallic clank. Rick Reilly, our host, sits on an elevated dias...
The U-Team
In 2007, a college football team was sent to San Diego for a bowl game they didn't really want to play in. These men promptly escaped from the Poinsettia Bowl with a 35-32 victory and then to the college football underground. Today, still wanted, they survive as soldiers of fortune and can be seen...
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