Illinois fans asked to help paint the state orange

Dan · Aug 17, 2012, 02:53 PM

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Fighting Illini Athletics is encouraging fans to Paint the State Orange this fall. There are two easy ways to participate and show your Illini spirit!

1. By filling out the form below, you can declare your county as Illini territory! The more submissions a county receives, the more orange the county will be on the map. As a reward, the county with the most submissions per capita will earn a visit from Coach Beckman next spring! The deadline to push your county to the top is Friday, November 16 at noon.

Fans who live out of state are also encouraged to participate and turn their state or country orange. Illini pride spreads throughout the globe!

2. Send us your spirit photos of you, your friends, and family and be entered to win a chance to represent your hometown at a football game as the football Fan of the Game! Select photos will also be featured on the video board at Illini home football games. The photos you submit will also help paint your county orange on the map.

http://www.fightingillini.com/ot/pai...te-orange.html

RyanK · Aug 17, 2012, 02:59 PM

Very cool idea! Sangamon County officially accounted for!

Hoppy2105 · Aug 18, 2012, 01:19 AM

Arkansas/Afghanistan! Paint the world orange!

AzIlliniFan · Aug 18, 2012, 04:58 AM

Arizona is accounted for, it was already orange but I signed up anyway. Is there a way to tell how many people have registered in each Country, State, County, etc.? It would be fun to see how widely dispersed we all are.

FredrickFremont · Aug 18, 2012, 05:06 AM

Man who go through turnstile sideways...accounted for.

BWBW · Aug 18, 2012, 05:58 AM

trying to turn the blue state of Massachusetts Orange!

mdonsbach · Aug 18, 2012, 06:18 AM

Madison County has been represented. Also sent in my picture I have on here.

quhawks12 · Aug 18, 2012, 06:37 AM

Indiana represented

PeoriaChief · Aug 18, 2012, 06:48 AM

Peoria!

bdutts · Aug 18, 2012, 09:21 AM

Kendall County

illinifaninaz · Aug 18, 2012, 10:34 AM

Showing more love from the desert! Been bleeding orange and blue since 86

foby · Aug 18, 2012, 10:51 AM

Macon County

CARPET · Aug 18, 2012, 10:54 AM

Will County

IlliniKat91 · Aug 18, 2012, 01:03 PM

Not that it needs to be said given the look of that map, but...

Cook County, checking in.

firefightingillini · Aug 18, 2012, 01:14 PM

LaSalle County in the books!!

NnannasBananas11 · Aug 18, 2012, 02:21 PM

DuPage County!

Groundhogday · Aug 18, 2012, 02:36 PM

They need to make the counties orange on a per capita basis. As it is, this is becoming nothing more than a population map.

Oskee Mayer · Aug 20, 2012, 07:59 AM

That orange Australia looks good. Thanks, mates!
Say Hi to Jacko for me.

Alaskan Illini · Aug 20, 2012, 10:02 AM

Alaska is ORANGE

AHSIllini32 · Aug 20, 2012, 10:05 AM

Another one for Rock Island County!!!

carmelillini · Aug 20, 2012, 02:55 PM

Need Africa and South America to get with the program.

Typing is considered a high level skill in West Virginia, thus the white hole in the eastern USA.

Illini2016 · Aug 20, 2012, 08:09 PM

Lake County checking in! Good representation up here in what Fitz calls "Cat Country."

BananaShampoo · Aug 21, 2012, 09:12 AM

Checking in from sunny Arizona!

uiba99 · Aug 21, 2012, 11:47 AM

Come on Vermont, Rhode Island, Wyoming, and Montana. What's wrong with you?

And South America, I'm very, very disappointed in your lack of effort.

Aug 18, 2012, 01:19 AM	#3
Hoppy2105 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 220	Arkansas/Afghanistan! Paint the world orange! __________________ _\|_ --X-X-(_)-X-X-- /...........\|...........\ /.............\|.............\ /...............\|...............\

Aug 18, 2012, 06:18 AM	#7
mdonsbach Location: Bethalto, IL Posts: 1,259	Madison County has been represented. Also sent in my picture I have on here. __________________ Twitter

Aug 18, 2012, 02:36 PM	#17
Groundhogday Posts: 18,076	They need to make the counties orange on a per capita basis. As it is, this is becoming nothing more than a population map. __________________ ONLY ORANGE!

Aug 20, 2012, 10:02 AM	#19
Alaskan Illini The Frozen Illini Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 535	Alaska is ORANGE __________________ I root for Illinois and ANYBODY who plays Michigan!

Aug 20, 2012, 02:55 PM	#21
carmelillini Location: Hamilton Co. Posts: 2,064	Need Africa and South America to get with the program. Typing is considered a high level skill in West Virginia, thus the white hole in the eastern USA. Last edited by carmelillini; Aug 20, 2012 at 03:00 PM.

Aug 17, 2012, 02:59 PM	#2
RyanK Posts: 2,707	Very cool idea! Sangamon County officially accounted for!

Aug 18, 2012, 04:58 AM	#4
AzIlliniFan Posts: 2,058	Arizona is accounted for, it was already orange but I signed up anyway. Is there a way to tell how many people have registered in each Country, State, County, etc.? It would be fun to see how widely dispersed we all are.

Aug 18, 2012, 05:06 AM	#5
FredrickFremont Location: Bangers Posts: 890	Man who go through turnstile sideways...accounted for.

Aug 18, 2012, 05:58 AM	#6
BWBW Location: Tyngsborough, MA Posts: 541	trying to turn the blue state of Massachusetts Orange!

Aug 18, 2012, 06:37 AM	#8
quhawks12 Location: Hamilton County, IN Posts: 3,357	Indiana represented

Aug 18, 2012, 09:21 AM	#10
bdutts Location: Oswego, IL Posts: 207	Kendall County

Aug 18, 2012, 10:34 AM	#11
illinifaninaz Posts: 124	Showing more love from the desert! Been bleeding orange and blue since 86

Aug 18, 2012, 01:03 PM	#14
IlliniKat91 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,960	Not that it needs to be said given the look of that map, but... Cook County, checking in.

Aug 18, 2012, 01:14 PM	#15
firefightingillini Posts: 8	LaSalle County in the books!!

Aug 18, 2012, 02:21 PM	#16
NnannasBananas11 Location: Clarendon Hills Posts: 139	DuPage County!

Aug 20, 2012, 07:59 AM	#18
Oskee Mayer Posts: 187	That orange Australia looks good. Thanks, mates! Say Hi to Jacko for me.

Aug 20, 2012, 10:05 AM	#20
AHSIllini32 Posts: 6,985	Another one for Rock Island County!!!

Aug 20, 2012, 08:09 PM	#22
Illini2016 Location: Chicago/Champaign Posts: 371	Lake County checking in! Good representation up here in what Fitz calls "Cat Country." __________________ ILLINI BEARS CUBS BULLS BLACKHAWKS Class of 2016

Aug 21, 2012, 09:12 AM	#23
BananaShampoo Captain 'Paign Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 8,564	Checking in from sunny Arizona! __________________ C-U/UIUC Historian and Lover of all Things Illini

Aug 21, 2012, 11:47 AM	#24
uiba99 Tiny Illini Location: The basement of the Alamo Posts: 1,658	Come on Vermont, Rhode Island, Wyoming, and Montana. What's wrong with you? And South America, I'm very, very disappointed in your lack of effort. __________________ "The danger is all around us now. Hatred is rising, yet all sides feel more virtuous. We’re asleep to the threat. We can have the most sophisticated Constitution, a brilliant system of checks and balances and a Bill of Rights to safeguard against the tyranny of the majority — yet none of it can stand against the power of hatred." Fr. John I. Jenkins, President, University of Notre Dame