Illini Football 2024

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I guess tOSU beating Texas meant helped them take over territory that they had from before, as there was a game played in Ireland earlier in the season:

The 2024 Aer Lingus College Football Classic was held on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. The game featured Florida State University (FSU) against Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).
Thanks, makes sense.

I still like the symmetry / irony that OSU is playing the Fighting Irish for the championship. Kind of like the South Benders are trying to recapture their homeland.
 
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IYKYK


Gotta be first time in forever that Illinois has finished the season on the imperialism map.
Going to set aside the fact that Michigan covers our territory for a moment…kinda hilarious that we end up owning most of Missouri while Missouri only gets a tiny chunk of Virginia and southern New Mexico.
Excited Season 1 GIF by The Office
 
#111      
Appears the uniform, helmet, and game ball were on tour as part of the college football hall of fame? Maybe mentioned elsewhere/ before.

the College Football HOF is in Atlanta . no tour necessary
 
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Appears the uniform, helmet, and game ball were on tour as part of the college football hall of fame? Maybe mentioned elsewhere/ before.

If you read photo caption, and zoom in to confirm, that game ball is from QB Ethan Hampton’s NIU team defeat of ND in South Bend this past season

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Reminiscing on 2024 - the win over Michigan on a perfect fall day and wearing those awesome uniforms has to be one of the top highlights. 100 years later and we once again beat them on a big day in Champaign. And that fake punt!!!
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.
 
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