wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

damn, this is fun.

illinois knocked off the tenth ranked michigan state spartans at michigan state last night. another impressive showing on the road, against the second best team in the big ten conference. second best to illinois, of course.

now, illinois basketball has been a consistently good to stellar program since kruger took over in '96. i am not of the attitude some take, saying "it's about time something good happened to insert team's name here." year in and year out, it's a joy being an illini basketball fan.

however, i am of the opinion that we should stay on this carnival ride for as long as the jaded, fickle, toothless and meth-addled carnie will let us. undefeated at 22 and 0? faster, please. number 1 in the nation for 9 weeks? higher, please. winning at wisconsin and michigan state in consecutive weeks? more spins, please. possibly the most favorable ncaa tournament site assignments for a team in march madness history? thank you, mister carnie, may i have another.

y'know that first big hill on any rollercoaster, where you click up and up and up, gripping the restraint bar in joyous and fearful anticipation of the drop on the other side that will make your stomach feel all funny? if the illini continue to play this well, we haven't even crested that hill yet.

i don't want to get off this ride, folks.