Taps for Salukis

With tonight's loss to Northern Iowa in MVC tourney, Southern Illinois's impressive streak of seven straight trips to the NCAA Tournament has likely come to an end. While they boost impressive wins over Mississippi State, Drake and St. Mary's, their now six losses including tonight to teams outside the top 100 has likely relegated them to the NIT or CBI.

However, I look for their NCAA tourney streak to resume next season with the arrival of an excellent recruiting class led by top 100 forward Anthony Booker and the return of heady point guard Bryan Mullins.

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Chicago media: "We'll latch onto anyone who's good!"

Yeah, I realize a lot of people from the Chicago area go to Southern Illinois, but come on; this shit's getting old.

Last night one of the local news stations had SIU's loss to Kansas as its lead story, loaded with shots of people taking in the game at local bars.

Then this morning on my drive into work, I hear one of the radio news headline reader people lead off with, "Our Salukis went down to Kansas last night..."

Ten years ago, you couldn't find a Marquette box score or highlight for your life around here. Then "Chicago's own" Dwyane Wade goes there, MU gets really good, and yay!--go Golden Eagles! Now it's the Salukis' turn.

Go to hell, Chicago media.

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Jim Belushi

As if having Kansas as my national champ weren't reason enough to cheer for them, I just learned after the 12:00 TV timeout that Jim Belushi graduated from Southern Illinois.

Fuck. Jim. Belushi.

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