The Weekly Beckman
Tim Beckman’s regularly scheduled weekly press conference.
Tim Beckman’s regularly scheduled weekly press conference.
In a segment about the government picking winners and losers (about 7:00 in), the Daily Show ignores topography completely. There ain’t no bluffs for 200 miles.
Champaign Centennial power forward Michael Finke’s stock has skyrocketed in the last six months. He now has scholarship offers to play basketball for fourteen different programs.
Listen. Illinois got smoked. Like, not just beaten, but decimated. Beckman made a promise, and I think it’s likely time for him and his wife to get down to brass tacks. Bring the players to …
A surprise visitor for the Western Michigan game: The biggest, and probably wealthiest guy in the press box was NBA rookie Meyers Leonard.
Former Illinois linebacker and aspiring faith healer, J Leman has signed a contract with the Big Ten Network to provide game analysis and sideline reporting. No word yet as to whether he’ll use this as …
1:19 into this CNN recap of Conan O’Brien has former WCIA anchor Rob Collins reading from the same “I Scream, You Scream” script that lots of other anchors around the country read. Ah well.
The Portland Trailblazers selected Meyers Leonard #11 overall in the 2012 NBA Draft. From Newark, Meyers spoke with Illini media members at 10:10 pm CDT.