Michigan game (Oct. 19th): 2:30pm CT, CBS

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ChiefGritty
mattcoldagelli said:
2:30 on CBS it is. We love to see it.
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Among other things, absolutely the gold-standard for game production.

Gary Danielson is kind of stuffy and un-fun, he's the complete opposite of the kind of personality all the networks are looking to fill that role these days, but he is head and shoulders above anyone else in college football at succinctly and accurately talking the audience through the game. (He's also better than the much more lauded and these days parody of himself Cris Collinsworth, imho)

The game itself is fun, you don't need a carnival barker in there, but an intelligent observer really deepens the experience.
 
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Mr. Tibbs
I hope CBS is able to either get to the pre-game with time to spare for the 100 year Grange anniversary, or get the game to start at 2:45.

the majority of the national fans will have no idea what the special date is all about.
It deserves the national attention. Im sure it will be accounted for
 
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kyillinifan
So far the time for each game has been very good for tailgating except the EIU game.
 
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BZuppke
Red Grange drew national attention for his performance in the October 18, 1924 game against Michigan, in the grand opening game of the new Memorial Stadium, built as a memorial to Illini students and alumni who had died in World War I. The Michigan Wolverines entered the game as favorites, having won a national title the previous year. Grange returned the opening kickoff for a 95-yard touchdown. He then scored three more touchdowns on runs of 67, 56, and 44 yards, all in the first 12 minutes of the game. In the second half, Grange scored a fifth touchdown on an 11-yard run and also threw a 20-yard touchdown pass. To top it off, playing defense, he intercepted two passes. Michigan coach Fielding Yost said, "All Grange can do is run," to which Zuppke, referring to a famed opera star of the age, responded, "And all Galli-Curci can do is sing."

The game inspired
Grantland Rice to write this poetic description:

A streak of fire, a breath of flame

Eluding all who reach and clutch;

A gray ghost thrown into the game

That rival hands may never touch;

A rubber bounding, blasting soul

Whose destination is the goal — Red Grange of Illinois!
 
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GForce
RabidDawgClassic said:
For those who want to relive — or experience for the very first time — the last time Michigan at Illinois was on CBS, here it is in all its glory. I’d love to see the stadium packed and rocking’ like it was back then.

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I never watched the original broadcast (b/c I was there), and just tuned in here for the ending. But a couple things:
-CBS was promo-ing the heck out of the Houston Rockets game and Ralph Sampson's NBA debut ('he could become the greatest center to ever play the game')
-I forgot about that safety near the end of the game (It was already celebration chaos by then)
-They were letting students down to field level, crowding the end zone area, well before the final tick (around the 2:00 mark or before)
-The montage with the stemmed roses at the end... LOL
 
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OrangeBlue98
BZuppke said:
Red Grange drew national attention for his performance in the October 18, 1924 game against Michigan, in the grand opening game of the new Memorial Stadium, built as a memorial to Illini students and alumni who had died in World War I. The Michigan Wolverines entered the game as favorites, having won a national title the previous year. Grange returned the opening kickoff for a 95-yard touchdown. He then scored three more touchdowns on runs of 67, 56, and 44 yards, all in the first 12 minutes of the game. In the second half, Grange scored a fifth touchdown on an 11-yard run and also threw a 20-yard touchdown pass. To top it off, playing defense, he intercepted two passes. Michigan coach Fielding Yost said, "All Grange can do is run," to which Zuppke, referring to a famed opera star of the age, responded, "And all Galli-Curci can do is sing."

The game inspired
Grantland Rice to write this poetic description:

A streak of fire, a breath of flame

Eluding all who reach and clutch;

A gray ghost thrown into the game

That rival hands may never touch;

A rubber bounding, blasting soul

Whose destination is the goal — Red Grange of Illinois!
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In 100 years, we went from this to ESPN screaming heads like Stephen A Smith.

Time has improved many things, but not journalism.
 
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chiefini
BZuppke said:
Red Grange drew national attention for his performance in the October 18, 1924 game against Michigan, in the grand opening game of the new Memorial Stadium, built as a memorial to Illini students and alumni who had died in World War I. The Michigan Wolverines entered the game as favorites, having won a national title the previous year. Grange returned the opening kickoff for a 95-yard touchdown. He then scored three more touchdowns on runs of 67, 56, and 44 yards, all in the first 12 minutes of the game. In the second half, Grange scored a fifth touchdown on an 11-yard run and also threw a 20-yard touchdown pass. To top it off, playing defense, he intercepted two passes. Michigan coach Fielding Yost said, "All Grange can do is run," to which Zuppke, referring to a famed opera star of the age, responded, "And all Galli-Curci can do is sing."

The game inspired
Grantland Rice to write this poetic description:

A streak of fire, a breath of flame

Eluding all who reach and clutch;

A gray ghost thrown into the game

That rival hands may never touch;

A rubber bounding, blasting soul

Whose destination is the goal — Red Grange of Illinois!
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Username checks out. Thanks, Coach!
 
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Serious Late
BZuppke said:
Red Grange drew national attention for his performance in the October 18, 1924 game against Michigan, in the grand opening game of the new Memorial Stadium, built as a memorial to Illini students and alumni who had died in World War I. The Michigan Wolverines entered the game as favorites, having won a national title the previous year. Grange returned the opening kickoff for a 95-yard touchdown. He then scored three more touchdowns on runs of 67, 56, and 44 yards, all in the first 12 minutes of the game. In the second half, Grange scored a fifth touchdown on an 11-yard run and also threw a 20-yard touchdown pass. To top it off, playing defense, he intercepted two passes. Michigan coach Fielding Yost said, "All Grange can do is run," to which Zuppke, referring to a famed opera star of the age, responded, "And all Galli-Curci can do is sing."

The game inspired
Grantland Rice to write this poetic description:

A streak of fire, a breath of flame

Eluding all who reach and clutch;

A gray ghost thrown into the game

That rival hands may never touch;

A rubber bounding, blasting soul

Whose destination is the goal — Red Grange of Illinois!
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If we return the opening kick for a touchdown, I'm gonna pass out.
 
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