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I was a freshman in 82 and the older kids in the dorm were putting their names in the lottery for bleacher seats in the end zone. They were then scalping the $10 tickets for maybe $25 or more. Not sure if they were season tickets or not because I never got involved in that. Anyway, I have the...

Thanks for bringing it up! It was such a great experience to watch it from a hospital bed with my wife and one of my Illini alum kids. The telecast was perfect Maybe my best day as an Illini sports fan.

Curious where people think Brandon Paul or Malcolm Hill would rank in this year's lineup.

Same with my mother-in-law. She would send messages to the grandkids. 'So proud of you, LOL!' and 'Congratulations on your latest achievement! LOL!" Thought she was in on the lingo.

Funny that people are thinking of Maravich, etc. Today’s performance reminded me of Mark Aguirre having his way and that if there’s no superman Larry Bird out there the Illini have a great chance to make a long run in the NCAA’s.

No argument with anything you said about working hard. But current players might frame paying your dues as working hard at what they consider a 'lesser' school and waiting for a spot at their dream school to open up. Paying your dues might also mean playing hard for smaller NIL until a higher...

Also 1979, DePaul.

Stock and commodity trading floors, retailing going online, …the internet changed a few industries a bit.

Last year I suggested the Legacy and Newbies divisions. If they’re joining just for cash flow and not tradition, they can live with that name.

You got it backwards, Bret.

Same age but with my friend’s parents. A lot of fun until the rain. Looking it up, found this. The star quarterback for the College All-Stars, Steeler draft pick Mike Kruczek of Boston College, left ten minutes into the first quarter after pulling his left thigh, with backup quarterback Craig...

Reading all this talk of injury risk reminds me of the old college all star game played in Chicago. The all stars would play the reigning NFL champs in August, I think. Went on for fifty years and I had the luck to attend the last one at Soldier Field before it was canceled. Talk about injury...

For that matter, why not Old and New divisions? Put the eight longest-term schools in one division and shift the others over as the conference expands. Legacy and Newbies.

Then we could finally incorporate a ladder as part of the official symbolism.

My friend played for ASU in the game profiled in that story. He didn’t remember Dixon’s name but did remember that ASU was lucky to get the win. He said Wyoming's wishbone caused them problems.