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USF 25, Illinois 19 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="ktal" data-source="post: 1412944" data-attributes="member: 745969"><p>The target audience for these games are cfb fans who might attend Illini games in Chicago, but can't/won't make the trip to Champaign, AND the loyal fans who will travel to C-U, but once a year, don't have to, AND future recruits who want to play on Soldier Field and know the surest path to do so is to play at Illinois.</p><p></p><p>When you're playing within two miles of 20,000 undergrads (who can get cheap or even free tickets) at a stadium with a great tailgating atmosphere and you still can't put 29,000 fans in the stands, it's probably a worse image to recruits than having 8,000 fewer fans in a stadium away from home. </p><p></p><p>If we commit to playing one game a year at Soldier Field, the fans who <em>want to be a part of the return-to-relevance</em> have an easier path to doing so.</p><p></p><p>Winning solves all the problems. Illini fans may well be outnumbered by PSU fans this coming Friday, because they win a lot of games. But not reaching out to our fan base in Chicago doesn't make it easier for them to get onboard as we improve. We need to make every effort to include them, (you, S&C) in our journey back to relevance. If DIA keeps showing that loyalty to Illini Nation, it will be reciprocated as our teams improve.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ktal, post: 1412944, member: 745969"] The target audience for these games are cfb fans who might attend Illini games in Chicago, but can't/won't make the trip to Champaign, AND the loyal fans who will travel to C-U, but once a year, don't have to, AND future recruits who want to play on Soldier Field and know the surest path to do so is to play at Illinois. When you're playing within two miles of 20,000 undergrads (who can get cheap or even free tickets) at a stadium with a great tailgating atmosphere and you still can't put 29,000 fans in the stands, it's probably a worse image to recruits than having 8,000 fewer fans in a stadium away from home. If we commit to playing one game a year at Soldier Field, the fans who [I]want to be a part of the return-to-relevance[/I] have an easier path to doing so. Winning solves all the problems. Illini fans may well be outnumbered by PSU fans this coming Friday, because they win a lot of games. But not reaching out to our fan base in Chicago doesn't make it easier for them to get onboard as we improve. We need to make every effort to include them, (you, S&C) in our journey back to relevance. If DIA keeps showing that loyalty to Illini Nation, it will be reciprocated as our teams improve. [/QUOTE]
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