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<blockquote data-quote="altgeld88" data-source="post: 1938846" data-attributes="member: 2886"><p>I saw the Illini play OSU in Ohio Stadium as an 8-year-old in '74 (lost 49-7) and 10-year-old in '76 (lost 42-10). </p><p></p><p>I stopped going to OSU games for the most part after 1979, which meant that I missed the historic Dave Wilson 621-passing-yards (49-42) loss in 1980 in Columbus. I read that the OSU fans gave the Illini a standing ovation as they left the field at the end of the game. They'd never seen anything like that kind of passing performance. </p><p></p><p>The first game I saw in Memorial Stadium was my freshman year, 1984, on a crystal-clear early November day. Sat in the west balcony around the 20 with my roommate watching the Illini crush Minnesota 48-3. Chilly, windy day in the upper 40s. Remember little about the game itself except that the Illini dominated and the sun felt good sitting in that wind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="altgeld88, post: 1938846, member: 2886"] I saw the Illini play OSU in Ohio Stadium as an 8-year-old in '74 (lost 49-7) and 10-year-old in '76 (lost 42-10). I stopped going to OSU games for the most part after 1979, which meant that I missed the historic Dave Wilson 621-passing-yards (49-42) loss in 1980 in Columbus. I read that the OSU fans gave the Illini a standing ovation as they left the field at the end of the game. They'd never seen anything like that kind of passing performance. The first game I saw in Memorial Stadium was my freshman year, 1984, on a crystal-clear early November day. Sat in the west balcony around the 20 with my roommate watching the Illini crush Minnesota 48-3. Chilly, windy day in the upper 40s. Remember little about the game itself except that the Illini dominated and the sun felt good sitting in that wind. [/QUOTE]
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