Get his ass, FOIA Seal!

The Little 500 is the best college intramural event in the goddamn country. Let's explain what it is, how it works, and why you should watch the races tomorrow and Saturday! In 49 other states, it's just bike racing. But this is Indiana. #IU #Hoosiers www.offtacklerepublic.com/little-500-h...

Same, dude. Same.

EVIL BRIDGE

US strategy right now:

Yeah, that’s a no from me.

April 9, 1926: Construction of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library.

With apologies to Oscar Wilde and at least a few Michigan fans. #cbb #UM www.offtacklerepublic.com/the-picture-...

Average Iranian dude? Wants to watch soccer and hang out. Me? Wants to watch soccer and hang out. Pete Hegseth? Wants to continually imagine himself in the Crusades killing people with a sword or maybe a gun, anachronisms be damned!

Oh yes, indeed. 🧡💙

Paging @contextfreecbb.bsky.social

Kylan Boswell was born in Champaign 16 days after the last time Illinois played in a Final Four. He leads them to the precipice now. #ILL #cbb

Iowa v Illinois! It’s a battle of the Quad Cities, a tug of war across the Mississippi, a game of luck and bounces ranging from Northwest Missouri State all the way to Nikšić, Montenegro. Let’s get at it. #ILL #cbb www.offtacklerepublic.com/theyre-expec...

Two Big Ten teams make their way to the Elite Eight couch! #cbb

Sweet 16 starts tonight! Let's get to that very poorly designed schedule graphic. #cbb

Sweet 16 starts tonight! Let's get to that very poorly designed schedule graphic. #cbb

Hello again, everyone... Welcome to the new era of Mid-American Conference coverage at By The Belt! Read our introductory letter and sign up for our mailing list here: by-the-belt.ghost.io/welcome-to-b...

Why am I still making these? BECAUSE LOOK AT THE ENNUI HUSKY! #cbb

Round of 32! Let's goooo! #cbb

Next up, the Illinois Fighting Illini! www.offtacklerepublic.com/what-to-proj... #cbb

Fantastically well done. "You can’t hero-worship an ICBM, and there’s nothing real in pretending to wear fatigues. For all the goodwill this tournament brought the game of baseball, Team USA sure got none of it on ’em."

Only 8 teams can win the NCAA tournament this year. Which ones are they? I present to you, dear reader, the Peach Basket metric for 2026: www.offtacklerepublic.com/the-peach-ba... #cbb

For one last time this year, we've got the Big Ten Tournament #cbb schedule graphic. And recaps/previews/live thread over at @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social. Come watch a few games with us and then stress out about the bracket reveal tonight! www.offtacklerepublic.com/ides-of-marc...

Semi-Finals day at the BTT. Let's get to that vintage logo schedule graphic from @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social! #cbb

Day 4 of the Big Ten Tournament! Let's bust out that schedule graphic, courtesy of @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social. Also, do you know how hard it is to find a throwback but non-racist Illini logo?! #cbb

Ohio State barely survived the Hawkeyes in today's first game. What's on now? Let's check this handy infotainment graphic from @offtacklerepublic.bsky.social. Time for some HuskyBadgers! #cbb

Iowa-Ohio State is live! Let's get to today's vintage logo schedule graphic. #cbb

We’ve got daytime Big Ten basketball in less than an hour! Get prepped for the quadruple-header with our preview. #cbb www.offtacklerepublic.com/big-ten-tour...

This graphic is precisely why someone should have put a stop to my bad design skills when I started doing this bit last year. Eh fuck it. Look how happy the turtle is!

The #cbb Big Ten Tournament starts tonight! Get your in-depth* analysis on the bracket here! *some assembly required. viewer discretion is advised. www.offtacklerepublic.com/otrs-big-ten...

Wagler getting his back theragunned on the sideline. Don’t love that.

Brad Underwood Bald Patch Watch

Stealing @d1scourse.bsky.social’s bit, but we’re coming to you live from the Queen City of the Paint Branch Drainage Basin for the final Illinois game of the season!

Another March Madness. Another unnecessary war. If it feels familiar, it should. www.offtacklerepublic.com/war-basketba...

Another March Madness. Another unnecessary war. If it feels familiar, it should. www.offtacklerepublic.com/war-basketba...

HEYYYYYOOO @sickoscommittee.org

Their tall European man-child is just taller than our tall European man-children. #cbb

ILL, baby. 🧡💙

Illinois has not lost to Michigan since January 10, 2019. Ayo Dosunmu was a freshman in Champaign. Kofi Cockburn was a senior in high school. John Beilein was on the opposite sideline. I didn't have any gray hairs. It's been a while. LONG LIVE THE STREAK

Friday. Beer. Hand. Mjölnir. Send skeet.

Yaxel Lendeborg! Kaufman-Renn! Cadeau! …Smith! Purdue-Michigan has all of the names. #cbb www.offtacklerepublic.com/off-tackle-o...

Is it a totally arbitrary metric to determine the #cbb champion? Yes, but it's MY arbitrary metric.

Little Caesar’s Pizza Pizza Bowl closes it up the same day that @hustlebelt.bsky.social announces that they’re going dark? Devastating.

Illinois-Michigan State, summarized CLANK CLANK CLANK CLANK CLANK

No no, we needed that one.

Which team is going to win the NCAA title this April? Your diligent OTR writers drafted the contenders and made their case for each. First up, round 1! #cbb www.offtacklerepublic.com/national-cha...

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