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<blockquote data-quote="chiefini" data-source="post: 1938817" data-attributes="member: 11271"><p>I’ve never been to Iowa, but I can confirm that many drunk fans can be found in Madison. As part of the Rockford Area Illini Club, over the years I organized many fan bus trips to Wisconsin and Northwestern. The most memorable one to Madison was in October 1989 when we were invited to join the UW‘s Rockford club on their trip of six busses with our two Illini busses. Those Badgers sure know how to have fun. We met at the Hoffman House in Rockford where a three piece polka band played at 7:00 a.m. with Bloody Marys and Screwdrivers and donuts. We traveled the hour trip to a parking lot right next to the stadium, where we all unloaded, including the band, with kegs and a bbq set up for brats and burgers. It was quite a pregame party. Illinois beat UW 32-9 so the ride home was probably not as fun for the Badgers. All I can say for Northwestern is that it almost always rained, making tailgating and the game awful, and that stadium was a dump. My husband and I have also gone to four bowl games: two Roses, a Sugar, and a Hall of Fame, all of which Illinois lost. Our Illini friends have made us vow to never attend another.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chiefini, post: 1938817, member: 11271"] I’ve never been to Iowa, but I can confirm that many drunk fans can be found in Madison. As part of the Rockford Area Illini Club, over the years I organized many fan bus trips to Wisconsin and Northwestern. The most memorable one to Madison was in October 1989 when we were invited to join the UW‘s Rockford club on their trip of six busses with our two Illini busses. Those Badgers sure know how to have fun. We met at the Hoffman House in Rockford where a three piece polka band played at 7:00 a.m. with Bloody Marys and Screwdrivers and donuts. We traveled the hour trip to a parking lot right next to the stadium, where we all unloaded, including the band, with kegs and a bbq set up for brats and burgers. It was quite a pregame party. Illinois beat UW 32-9 so the ride home was probably not as fun for the Badgers. All I can say for Northwestern is that it almost always rained, making tailgating and the game awful, and that stadium was a dump. My husband and I have also gone to four bowl games: two Roses, a Sugar, and a Hall of Fame, all of which Illinois lost. Our Illini friends have made us vow to never attend another. [/QUOTE]
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