Pregame: Illinois vs Kent State, Saturday, September 1st, 11:00am CT, BTN

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IllinoisFanAtFSU

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BWBW said:
And the BTN - Comcast stalemate may ruin it for many of us.
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100% in this boat. I live in Florida, but watching Illinois football on Saturdays has been one of my favorite weekly fall traditions since my move down here. I really hope that the two parties figure it out and make it possible for me to keep watching.
 
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Illiini

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Because I can't get access to BTN on my local cable service, I signed up for youtube.tv. There's more than BTN but that was enough for me.
 
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mdonsbach

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Unfortunately the wife decided to change providers last month so I'm stuck for 2 years. Guess I'll be mooching off the in-laws
 
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cuillini

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Get Direct tv. All the overflow channels. Never miss a game.
 
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KrushCow31

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TheFlyingIllini1317 said:
I cannot wait for this game, honestly the most I've ever been excited for a season. How crazy is that? Also last as a student so trying to make the most of it haha.
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My last season was Beckman's first season and we went 2-10(0-8) losing 50-14 to Northwestern to end the season. I wish you much better fortune than I.

The season before was much more epic as we set the NCAA record for being the first team to start 6-0 and then end 0-6. Woo. We were ranked #16 that year before the downfall. Last time we were ever ranked.
 
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KrushCow31

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IllinoisFanAtFSU said:
100% in this boat. I live in Florida, but watching Illinois football on Saturdays has been one of my favorite weekly fall traditions since my move down here. I really hope that the two parties figure it out and make it possible for me to keep watching.
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Hulu TV, Youtube TV, and Playstation Vue are your best options all around $40 a month. Each has a 1 week trial period( at least Youtube and Vue) so technically you can get the first 3 weeks of the season free before committing to any of them.
 
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jaked1121

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KrushCow31 said:
My last season was Beckman's first season and we went 2-10(0-8) losing 50-14 to Northwestern to end the season. I wish you much better fortune than I.

The season before was much more epic as we set the NCAA record for being the first team to start 6-0 and then end 0-6. Woo. We were ranked #16 that year before the downfall. Last time we were ever ranked.
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I was really young at the time and we were fortunate enough to go to the Arizona State game.. I'll never forget that one
 
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I feel sad for those on here who never got to see truly good Illini football while they were in school. At least I got to be in during the Kittner years and see the fun MicronPC.com Bowl annihilation of Virginia and the BCS Suger Bowl season. Plus I was still in C-U during the Rose Bowl season. That was a fun year.
 
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Fighter of the Nightman

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Ah, I just can't help but get excited and optimistic come late August every single year, LOL ... regardless of what comes next, starting off 1-0 still feels good. Hopefully we have an easier win than last year's opener!
 
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AutoPoster 3000

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My last season on campus was 2007. I remember at the time thinking, I'm lucky to be here right now, this is really special. But also thinking something like, this isn't the last time that I will ever witness a season this good in my lifetime.
 
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NeaforThree

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I think in terms of football AND basketball, my 4 year tenure was the worst run in sports in the school's history lol. Started in 2013, finished in 2017.

0 NCAA Tourneys and 1 bowl.

Can't get worse at least!
 
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Peace Frog

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Anybody want to guess a time and quarter when panic sets in watching the first game? I'll say 3rd quarter 4 minutes when we're up 10-3 and turn it over. End up winning 24-10
 
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illini80

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BananaShampoo said:
I feel sad for those on here who never got to see truly good Illini football while they were in school. At least I got to be in during the Kittner years and see the fun MicronPC.com Bowl annihilation of Virginia and the BCS Suger Bowl season. Plus I was still in C-U during the Rose Bowl season. That was a fun year.
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The late 70's were brutal.
 
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KamsBartender84

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I loved my time in C-U from 82-86. The White years... "The Season"... Ripping the goal posts down each game... unfortunately I bragged too much and all my friends gave it back tenfold at my Rose Bowl party which was over after the kickoff
 
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How short should AJ Bush’s leash be? He hasn’t had much game experience and this is a new offense so things may not click right away. Let’s say it’s 7-7 af halftime and Rivers had a fumble and int. Do you stick with him?
 
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illini80

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jrichisamazing said:
How short should AJ Bush’s leash be? He hasn’t had much game experience and this is a new offense so things may not click right away. Let’s say it’s 7-7 af halftime and Rivers had a fumble and int. Do you stick with him?
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I assume you mean Bush has a fumble and an int. Yes, you stick with him. Start yanking qb's in the first half of the first game and the season will be a disaster. No one else has shown much so far anyway.
 
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FT35

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BananaShampoo said:
I feel sad for those on here who never got to see truly good Illini football while they were in school. At least I got to be in during the Kittner years and see the fun MicronPC.com Bowl annihilation of Virginia and the BCS Suger Bowl season. Plus I was still in C-U during the Rose Bowl season. That was a fun year.
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I was on campus at the same time. I'm the same age as Kittner and he was in a few of my classes (Accounting).

I remember we had the longest losing streak in the country heading into the Middle Tennessee State game in 1998 when I was a Freshman. We stormed the field after the win and failed to take down the goal posts. We tried again later that year after beating Indiana and failed again.
 
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