Happy Sunday, Illinois Land!
As is always the case after an embarrassing Illinois loss, I have entered the mental crossroads and where my mindset should be moving forward. It is a constant battle between logical pragmatism, objective analysis and Illinois fandom.
This triumvirate of intellectual schools of thought kept me up at night, not only on this particular Friday night, but countless nights over the span of my athletic interest in the University of Illinois.
Cyclical emotional glidepaths of positivity and optimism, intertwined with instability, inconsolability and disbelief.
We love no other.