Gotta love it!

My parents courted at Chicago Stadium, at Blackhawks hockey games. Because the hockey and basketball seasons coincided, because Chicago didn't have an NBA team back then, and because, as a non-Catholic, I had no local college team to root for (Illinois and Northwestern both stunk), I grew up with no interest in basketball whatsoever.

Still...gotta love those Illini... even when they beat my other collegiate favorite, Northwestern!

And hey...as a Lutheran, how can I not love a team featuring stars named Luther (Head) and (James) Augustine!