Back to School (Or how I’m becoming a Wildcat…)
How âbout the Illini, eh? Taking down then #1 OSU and having an improbable run to possibly 9 wins after back-to-back rebuilding years. I couldnât be more proud to be an an alum of both the program and the university. The program appears to have turned a corner, and with all the talent thatâs starting to pile up down the road on I-57, we should be a force in the Big Ten for many years. This doesnât appear to be a fluke (like the 2001 Sugar Bowl was). All that stands in the Illiniâs way from a New Years Day Bowl Game and possible BCS bid are the Wildcats from Northwestern this Saturday. Should be a slam dunk win for the Illini, no? It should. Iâll be going nuts, rooting for the boys from Champaign-Urbana, right? Ummmâ¦. Not so fast. What? Am I questioning my allegiances? Sorta. At age 29, with a day job that I love and a fiancé pursuing her PhD full-time, the time couldnât be more right for me to head back to school and get an advanced degree. Earlier this