thanks for the football schedule front and center, dan!

[orange100]

Looks good. I see... 5 wins there?

:eek: :D

[illini4everjp]

Love the picture of Memorial Stadium on the top right corner as well, quite possibly the best piece of grass I have ever seen. Also home to one of the greatest football games I have ever seen in person (2002 Illinois vs tOSU(OT), even though we lost, it was an awesome game).

I see 6 wins there, with a 7th coming at the end of December :D :D :D

[Dan]

Yeah, for better or worse there is a football season to look forward to. I've lost my bearings with college football and looking at the schedule have no idea what's a realist prediction. So let's go with 7 wins :)

[orange100]

my favorite game I attended, Wisconsin, homecoming, 2001. What a game. A shootout, a fourth quarter comeback by the badgers, Illini defense making huge plays, and a final touchdown to seal the win. I was on tv countless times cuz I was sitting behind the goalposts, I had it taped, Rockey harvey slid into the endzone for a td reception not 20 feet in front of me. I got a sunburn, swigged heineken in a crowded campus bar after with my brother who was there for the weekend. Huge crowd, hot and sunny fall day, free food and beer everywhere prior, good fans all around us- Just one of those beautiful football saturdays that you look forward to fall for.

[illini4everjp]

Game 1 of the Ron Zook era to be televised on ESPN2!!!!!!!!

http://fightingillini.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/061605aac.html

[orange100]

Awesome news. I believe they are picked third in the Big east , too. Lets blow em out and make a statement. Illinois Football is BACK!