Well done, sir. Good memories. I lived in Snyder Hall, directly across Peabody Drive from the stadium, that fall of '85. We had a lot of out-of-towners sleeping in the stairwells that weekend. And I saw Don Henley at the Steak and Shake on Green.
Less opposing fans this weekI refuse to believe that number. It was both fuller and louder in the stadium today. Could have just been there was more to cheer about this game though. Hard to get super hyped in a 9-6 score.
But seriously, it looked WAY better in person this week than last.
He's performed at a really, really high level the last few weeks against some excellent, sound defenses.
Drew Brees would disagree with you.
83 was historic. Beat every other B10 team. Never happened before. Will never happen again.I was around for '83, '89, '90, and '01. In each of those seasons it was clear by the first weekend in October that the team had something special. '07 was nice but had some October stumbles (Michigan, Iowa.) And '11, of course, went from 6-0 to a dumpster fire by early November (the sword of Damocles always seemed to be hanging over the Zooker's teams.)
I don't know if I'm just getting old and grumpy, but since the Indinia game I keep telling myself that this team is overachieving and isn't comparable to those earlier teams. Then Wisconsin raised my eyebrows. And Iowa was a rock fight gut check. All the while I kept telling myself that if they handled Minnesota in mid-October I'd feel differently.
And I do. There's something happening here, as Stephen Stills once sang. But what it is ain't exactly clear / There's Chase Brown and our D with a gun over there / Tellin' me (and opponents) that we got to beware.
Here are the best Illini starts since the epic 1963 season Rose Bowl champions:
1963: 5-0-1
1982: 5-2
1983: 10-1
1989: 7-1
1990: 6-1
2001: 10-1
2011: 6-1
2022: 6-1
This fall is tied with 2011 and 1990 for the third best start in 59 seasons since the '63 team. If the boys win in Lincoln in two weeks they'll be tied with '89 for the second best start.
Third best. Maybe, two weeks from now, second best. 59 seasons. I'm 56. I can't get my head around this.
There's something happening here.
Lost a game we shouldn't have to Missouri and then won out the regular season.
Leaders or legends, we are back baby!
That's ridiculous, Brees had everything except height. That and NFL teams not knowing how to scout spread offenses in those days.
He was awesome. So were the receivers. Did they drop any balls today?
I was around for '83, '89, '90, and '01. In each of those seasons it was clear by the first weekend in October that the team had something special. '07 was nice but had some October stumbles (Michigan, Iowa.) And '11, of course, went from 6-0 to a dumpster fire by early November (the sword of Damocles always seemed to be hanging over the Zooker's teams.)
I don't know if I'm just getting old and grumpy, but since the Indinia game I keep telling myself that this team is overachieving and isn't comparable to those earlier teams. Then Wisconsin raised my eyebrows. And Iowa was a rock fight gut check. All the while I kept telling myself that if they handled Minnesota in mid-October I'd feel differently.
And I do. There's something happening here, as Stephen Stills once sang. But what it is ain't exactly clear / There's Chase Brown and our D with a gun over there / Tellin' me (and opponents) that we got to beware.
Here are the best Illini starts since the epic 1963 season Rose Bowl champions:
1963: 5-0-1
1982: 5-2
1983: 10-1
1989: 7-1
1990: 6-1
2001: 10-1
2011: 6-1
2022: 6-1
This fall is tied with 2011 and 1990 for the third best start in 59 seasons since the '63 team. If the boys win in Lincoln in two weeks they'll be tied with '89 for the second best start.
Third best. Maybe, two weeks from now, second best. 59 seasons. I'm 56. I can't get my head around this.
There's something happening here.
Is that Farm Aid? I'm way back on the right....
First one in '85.
After reading your post what I got out of it was "original steak and shake on Green street ".
Nice photo! If I squint enough, I can see myself back there to the left of the sound board.
I got some shade thrown on my Caddyshack gopher reference earlier in the week. And, granted, it was obvious, hackneyed, trite, beneath contempt and, of course, so utterly obvious that only someone like me lacking sufficient creativity, strength and impulse control would post it.
They played that in the stadium after the game! It was fantastic!
They played this at the stadium after the game today.
