I agree with your comment "I still say Assembly Hall and Memorial Stadium" with onw exception. It is "The Assembly Hall", not "Assembly Hall". The Assembly Hall is on the campus of the beloved. Assembly Hall is in Bloomington Indiana. I'll die on this hill, alone if necessary.
I immediately disqualified option 1 because it included the year in the design. Option 3 because it included the slant ILLINOIS helmet design. Leaves option 2 the winner.
Nice post Pru. Loved Little Luis and Nellie too. Dad took me to my first major league game in old Comiskey Park in '59. My first year of Little League. Played second as my arm was not yet strong enough to play short. Got there my second year. Played in Kankakee where we were given...
Need a sugar daddy or momma to infuse some significant cash into the program. Don't think the facilities matter all that much. Financial backing to attract good players, followed by eventual decent success on the field and subsequent fan attendance will take us where we want to go. Onward and...
They are disappointing several thousand Illinois fans (maybe) while delighting hundreds of thousands of national college football fans. A relative few more butts in the seats does not match the financial value of a televised game.
Bobby's a man of relatively few words. I prefer that to the word salad we would get from his predecessor. Also seems like a no nonsense guy which is typical of good DCs.