whipsović

Here's the difference: I spent all day tailgating with Illini fans surrounded by green. I had conversations with at least five players' parents. Just surrounded by positive orange & blue energy all day. Then, for 4 hours on Twitter, I'm inundated by nearly the exact opposite. Everything is a referendum. Everything is a stance. I have to shut it off because it just doesn't match what's actually happening in the actual stadium as that big pack of orange and blue fans over there kept screaming and screaming. This game was an incredible story. I'm hoping Michael Clayton's parents are here so everyone can toast them at the tailgate. A true freshman thrust into action after the starter gets hurt and he leads the team to a win. What a dart in overtime. He's already an Illini legend and he's one game in. All I can do is keep encouraging you to get on board. Jafar is holding that snake thingy in front of your eyes and you don't even realize it. I wish you could all come to this postgame tailgate and feel the energy. Go Illini. On to Oregon. We ride at dawn.