Recent content by Thor_1974

Awesome! Thank you so much for the tips! Looking forward to seeing and meeting any of you there!

I bought some tickets today for the Maryland game on Oct 21st. This will be my first time ever seeing a game there. Does anyone have recommendations on nearby hotels, restaurants, etc…? Ideally, we’d love to choose the same hotel where the team will stay, but I don’t know if they publish that...

I actually know the guy who flew one of the last choppers out of Saigon. Happens to be an Illinois native and a great man. 😊

I’m not sure this is the right forum to ask, but by any chance has anyone heard if the Butkus family was impacted by the wildfires in California? If I remember correctly - I was thinking that they live in or near Malibu? They crossed my mind as I was watching the news this morning and seeing...

Is anyone here planning to attend or register for the Illini Pregame Party? I registered but wasn’t sure if it included parking or not? The information was kind of vague.

This is all that I’ve been able to find so far. Really hoping that the potential opt-outs for SC happens: https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/2024-college-football-bowl-opt-outs-transfer-portal-updates-injury-tracker

Yes. There were a lot of empty seats. Rutgers fans were already leaving while they were still in the lead in the 3rd and 4th quarters. It was great though as the seats began to reveal more and more Illini fans. It was so great to celebrate the win with the orange and blue faithful that turned...

what an awesome game! There were actually a lot of Illini fans that showed up! The last TD happened right in front of our seats. The Rutgers fans after the game were ready to fire Schiano.

I just bought tickets for the game on Saturday. First time ever that I will see an Illini football at an 'Away' venue! I'm driving up from South Carolina to spend a week with my in-laws in New Jersey, so I couldn't pass up the opportunity. My tickets are in Section 101 and going to do some...

I bought the a white practice jersey that was advertised to be a replica the 1920’s - from past time sports website about 20 years ago, and figured out how to dye it navy blue. The girl that I was dating at the time was very good at sewing so I asked her if she would sew on the stripes and 77...

Paired with another Illini / Chicago Bears great:

I’m completely psyched to see these tribute uniforms on October 19th. A few years ago, I put together this full-sized shadow box in my basement man cave to honor the Galloping Ghost.

The struggles with the O-Line so far are not surprising - knowing what Bret inherited. His ‘controversial’ comments that he made that first season were spot-on unfortunately and we are still realizing the impact. 2 things that I can’t help questioning in my mind are: 1. What will be the...

Illini defense = keystone cops. Kerby Josef is plain awful!

Is Nagy calling the plays? Unfreakin’ real!