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<blockquote data-quote="altgeld88" data-source="post: 1560371" data-attributes="member: 2886"><p>I live across the Potomac from you and, apparently, we graduated the same year. I grew up in Columbus and saw the Illini play in '80 and '81 when Dave Wilson and Tony Eason were at QB, White's first two seasons when he rebuilt the program with California JuCo players. In 1980 Wilson passed for 621 yards against OSU, which was an NCAA record at the time. The BT had never had that sort of passing ever. Illinois was down 28-7 at half and lost 49-42. I recall after the game that OSU fans stood and applauded the Illinois team as it left the field. I had been going to OSU games since 1973 and I had never seen anything remotely like that for an opposing team. The following year the Illini lost a very close game in Columbus and you could tell they were going to get over the hump and win the conference soon.</p><p></p><p>I'm with you on memories of the mid-'80s volleyball team in Kenney Gym, which was a fantastic atmosphere, and the hoops. And even hockey. You and I were also in grad school at the same time in '89 with the Final Four. </p><p></p><p>I made a crummy dips**t post earlier today in the pregame thread about remembering the 3-3 Illini-Michigan tie in 1985 when we were unranked and they were #4. The game ended with a Michigan defender getting a couple fingertips on Chris White's FG attempt into the horseshoe end as time expired. It hit the crossbar and bounced back onto the field. For some reason that's one of the most memorable college football games I've ever seen. A cold, overcast November day sitting in the east balcony of Memorial Stadium with my friends and having the time of my life. 35 years later I still can't believe the way the game ended. But I looked forward to it all week long and it was thrilling to be a part of that. A 3-3 tie. Really. It was amazing. And #2 Michigan had played #1 Iowa just a couple weeks earlier, and lost.</p><p></p><p>I want students at the university NOW to have these football experiences and memories of them decades later. I don't want middle-aged farts like us to reminisce about them and have the younger fans with nothing to grab onto but defeat. And most of all I want decades of players on the field to have these memories of competing on behalf of the university and being competitive game in and game out. </p><p></p><p>It starts with someone who is smart, savvy, young enough to beat the bushes for talent, build a brand, and have an unfettered passion to succeed. JW needs to find the guy. If your marketing tag line is WE WILL WIN, then props but you need to figure out how to make it happen. Mike Thomas' tag line seemed to be "I WILL COLLECT A SALARY."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="altgeld88, post: 1560371, member: 2886"] I live across the Potomac from you and, apparently, we graduated the same year. I grew up in Columbus and saw the Illini play in '80 and '81 when Dave Wilson and Tony Eason were at QB, White's first two seasons when he rebuilt the program with California JuCo players. In 1980 Wilson passed for 621 yards against OSU, which was an NCAA record at the time. The BT had never had that sort of passing ever. Illinois was down 28-7 at half and lost 49-42. I recall after the game that OSU fans stood and applauded the Illinois team as it left the field. I had been going to OSU games since 1973 and I had never seen anything remotely like that for an opposing team. The following year the Illini lost a very close game in Columbus and you could tell they were going to get over the hump and win the conference soon. I'm with you on memories of the mid-'80s volleyball team in Kenney Gym, which was a fantastic atmosphere, and the hoops. And even hockey. You and I were also in grad school at the same time in '89 with the Final Four. I made a crummy dips**t post earlier today in the pregame thread about remembering the 3-3 Illini-Michigan tie in 1985 when we were unranked and they were #4. The game ended with a Michigan defender getting a couple fingertips on Chris White's FG attempt into the horseshoe end as time expired. It hit the crossbar and bounced back onto the field. For some reason that's one of the most memorable college football games I've ever seen. A cold, overcast November day sitting in the east balcony of Memorial Stadium with my friends and having the time of my life. 35 years later I still can't believe the way the game ended. But I looked forward to it all week long and it was thrilling to be a part of that. A 3-3 tie. Really. It was amazing. And #2 Michigan had played #1 Iowa just a couple weeks earlier, and lost. I want students at the university NOW to have these football experiences and memories of them decades later. I don't want middle-aged farts like us to reminisce about them and have the younger fans with nothing to grab onto but defeat. And most of all I want decades of players on the field to have these memories of competing on behalf of the university and being competitive game in and game out. It starts with someone who is smart, savvy, young enough to beat the bushes for talent, build a brand, and have an unfettered passion to succeed. JW needs to find the guy. If your marketing tag line is WE WILL WIN, then props but you need to figure out how to make it happen. Mike Thomas' tag line seemed to be "I WILL COLLECT A SALARY." [/QUOTE]
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