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<blockquote data-quote="bdutts" data-source="post: 2016273" data-attributes="member: 29"><p>To give perspective of the other side, I grew up in LaSalle County. I wanted to go to UIUC very badly due to their chemistry program. I visited campus in 1983 during my senior year of high school and loved it. I transferred there in 1986. Growing up, I hated Illinois athletics. To me, they always seemed like they had "little brother syndrome" (and to some degree, I still think that's true). Every chance I got, I bet against Illinois football in 1983 and lost a lot of sodas <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.</p><p></p><p>At the time I was looking at colleges/university, I couldn't have cared less about any schools athletics. But, I will say that after going to my first Illini football game (I think it was Louisville at home in 1986), I was hooked. Game day was quite a bit different back then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bdutts, post: 2016273, member: 29"] To give perspective of the other side, I grew up in LaSalle County. I wanted to go to UIUC very badly due to their chemistry program. I visited campus in 1983 during my senior year of high school and loved it. I transferred there in 1986. Growing up, I hated Illinois athletics. To me, they always seemed like they had "little brother syndrome" (and to some degree, I still think that's true). Every chance I got, I bet against Illinois football in 1983 and lost a lot of sodas :). At the time I was looking at colleges/university, I couldn't have cared less about any schools athletics. But, I will say that after going to my first Illini football game (I think it was Louisville at home in 1986), I was hooked. Game day was quite a bit different back then. [/QUOTE]
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