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Archive for May 2011

Top 10 Reasons Jim Tressel Really Resigned

This photo might have played a role The reasons behind Jim Tressel’s resignation from Ohio State are well documented. But then again, so is the moon landing, who shot JFK, who was behind 9/11, where Barack Obama was born, and the death of Osama Bin Laden. Conspiracy theories are as American as Apple Pie and we... Read more »

Back Where They Belong: A Championship Game Primer

Back Where They Belong: A Championship Game Primer
The NU lax ladies punch their ticket to the national title game with a win against North Carolina. So here’s the deal. I love lacrosse. It’s not my favorite sport, but ever since I saw my first game back in middle school I’ve been hooked on this truly American game. The fact that NU is... Read more »

Yet ANOTHER NU rap

Yet ANOTHER NU rap
Northwestern must lead the nation in football attendance to rap songs about the school ratio.  Seriously. This one, as the lyrics and first image of the song inform you, features “BBD,” who is not, in fact, 90′s R&B/hip hop legends Bell Biv Devoe, but NU CB Mike Bolden. Something tells me Mo Greene‘s newest NU... Read more »
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So, the rapture didn't happen...

The only “rapture” that happened Saturday. Well, this is awkward. We apologize for our lack of updates the last little while.  We were pretty convinced that the rapture was going to happen… and figured if the world was going to end, why bother? So, now that I guess the real judgement day isn’t until October... Read more »

What NU's defense needs to be

The white team won. I think... Read more »

Fitz got a big extension... why shouldn't the Zooker get one too?

At first glance, it seems like a legitimate question.  An Illini blog asks, if Fitz could get a 10-year extension based on his W-L, bowl, etc. results during his tenure, why shouldn’t Ron Zook?  I mean, they’ve had similar Big Ten records, similar number of bowl games… one of which was a BCS bowl for... Read more »
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FAIL.

We don’t usually give attributions to photos on this site, but in this case, we’ll make an exception.  This screengrab came from Rivals/Yahoo Sports.  It’s an AP article.  And that’s not Brett Basanez. I thought we had NU people in the journalism world taking care of this stuff for us?  Probably one of those former... Read more »