It’s been a long road not only for Illini sports fans these last 4 years, but for the four Illinois seniors who have presided over the darkest off-the-court times in recent memory. Let’s not forget it’s also one of Illinois’ worst on the court stretches as well.
If the Illini miss the tournament this season, this senior class will be the first group of seniors to miss more than two NCAA tournaments since 1982 — essentially, since prior to the Lou Henson era.
If that doesn’t deserve a depressing walk through my MP3 player, nothing does.
“It’s gonna kill me… The rest of my life
Let me apologize while I’m still alive
I know it’s time to face all of my past mistakes
It’s gonna kill me for the rest of my life.”
—Less Than Jake, “The Rest of My Life”
Maybe it’s defeatist, or maybe, like Bruce Weber says, it’s mean. Maybe I’m just being inherently mean. I don’t think so, but let’s see.
I feel like, just like us, this senior class of misfits and miscast players are going to regret this season (and, in turn, their whole four years) for the rest of their lives.
I don’t know if they understand our regrets or sadness about this situation, and after Bruce Weber’s, “The internet is a mean, mean place,” rant earlier this week, I’m sure he doesn’t. But the thing [More …]
Source: http://www.thesportsbank.net/illinois-illini/illinois-senior-day/
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