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<blockquote data-quote="altgeld88" data-source="post: 1551844" data-attributes="member: 2886"><p>As you noted earlier, we take what we can get where "modern" Illini football is concerned. (And I'm fully aware that to an undergrad reading this, it seems daft to refer to the '80s as "modern!")</p><p></p><p>I also recall the 1985 win v. OSU in Champaign (we were unranked and OSU was #5 in the nation) in which Chris White nailed a FG in the waning seconds to pull out a 31-28 win. I was a sophomore and several OSU students I'd worked with the preceding summer in Columbus came out for the game and crashed in my room in Snyder Hall that overlooked Memorial Stadium. They turned out to be fairly inconsiderate and my roommate (who was a night clerk and so didn't get back to the room until early Saturday morning) was pi$$ed off. I had to work that afternoon and came back to my room as the game was ending. I turned on the radio to listen to the game and the Illini were setting up for the FG. It was a warm, beautiful afternoon as I recall. Back then we always seemed to play them in early October. The windows in my room were open and I turned off the radio and closed my eyes; couldn't bear to listen. It was very quiet and then a huge roar erupted from the stadium. Next best thing to being there! Will never forget that roar. Or the sullen disposition of my rude overnight guests a half-hour later as they packed up to leave, wondering why they'd driven 300 miles to watch their team lose!</p><p></p><p>I had the good luck to be present for three of the six football wins in Columbus from 1988-2001. It was pretty sweet and I still remember each game fondly. Don't deny an old man his fond memories <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />. Am hoping that we all have many of those to look forward to in several years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="altgeld88, post: 1551844, member: 2886"] As you noted earlier, we take what we can get where "modern" Illini football is concerned. (And I'm fully aware that to an undergrad reading this, it seems daft to refer to the '80s as "modern!") I also recall the 1985 win v. OSU in Champaign (we were unranked and OSU was #5 in the nation) in which Chris White nailed a FG in the waning seconds to pull out a 31-28 win. I was a sophomore and several OSU students I'd worked with the preceding summer in Columbus came out for the game and crashed in my room in Snyder Hall that overlooked Memorial Stadium. They turned out to be fairly inconsiderate and my roommate (who was a night clerk and so didn't get back to the room until early Saturday morning) was pi$$ed off. I had to work that afternoon and came back to my room as the game was ending. I turned on the radio to listen to the game and the Illini were setting up for the FG. It was a warm, beautiful afternoon as I recall. Back then we always seemed to play them in early October. The windows in my room were open and I turned off the radio and closed my eyes; couldn't bear to listen. It was very quiet and then a huge roar erupted from the stadium. Next best thing to being there! Will never forget that roar. Or the sullen disposition of my rude overnight guests a half-hour later as they packed up to leave, wondering why they'd driven 300 miles to watch their team lose! I had the good luck to be present for three of the six football wins in Columbus from 1988-2001. It was pretty sweet and I still remember each game fondly. Don't deny an old man his fond memories ;). Am hoping that we all have many of those to look forward to in several years. [/QUOTE]
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