The Super Bowl was bad
This meme was good:
As far as the actual game itself, Deadspin pretty much captured it.
The Illini beat Nebraska
I’ll be taking the credit for this one. I was playing the long con with this last week, knowing it would motivate them to win. Thank you, and you’re welcome.
Michigan State comes to town tomorrow.
Here’s a recap podcast from The Champaign Room.
Years ago, C-U was ‘as Jim Crow as any northern town could possibly be’
(Tom Kacich / News-Gazette)
UI considers how to protect faculty from trolling
Lol this got picked up by the AP. Otherwise, no comment.
The Great Cover-Up starts on Friday
If you don’t know what the Great Cover-Up is, local bands from pretty much every genre do a short (3-4) song set covering a famous band. It’s always a party, and arguably the biggest local music event of every year, which is simultaneously really unique and kind of sad.
Second Measles Case Reported In Champaign-Urbana
(Jim Meadows / Illinois Public Media)
Here’s a neat picture of Assembly Hall in the fog
Close encounter or sports venue? (taken last night in the fog) from r/UIUC
The weather is…nice?
Don’t know what to believe any more.
All Access: Game Day at State Farm Center
Neat photos from Stephen Haas of The News-Gazette.
