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OFFICIAL Washington vs. Illinois Game Thread
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Thanks Taft!
The pride of Wapato Bill Douglass carried off the field in the Rose Bowl. My dad said something to the effect of - we're fucked but G rated since I was 8 watching one of the first full games I saw on TV
Heavy rains - this is pre “Atmospheric River” - Illinois won’t know what hit them come Saturday afternoon.
Western Washington braces for first fall storm as atmospheric river approaches
Western Washington braces for first fall storm as atmospheric river approaches
Sploosh
This sounds great for our QB from Phoenix and offense that can't run the ball.
TheHB
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Where my dawgs at?!?!
I left Seattle at 2 a.m. because, as every Husky fan knows, real loyalty means sacrificing sleep, dignity and your checking account. Packed the essentials:
Landed in Chicago, rented a car. They gave me a Chevy Spark. A SPARK. I’m a Husky, not a hamster. Hit I-74, passed 400 miles of corn, and started questioning if Illinois even has humans or if it’s just a simulation run by John Deere.
Finally, I roll into Memorial Stadium at 7:30 a.m., ready to tailgate like Don James himself is watching. I fire up the Coleman road-tripper, crack a dusty, and blast the fight song loud enough to scare prairie dogs. I’m feeling elite. I’m feeling smug. I’m feeling… alone.
Because here’s the thing: THERE’S NOBODY HERE. No orange. No blue. No bratwurst smoke. Just me, my grill, and a stadium that looks like it’s hosting a library convention. Did Illinois cancel football? El-Oh-El
At this point, I’m wandering the parking lot like a lost Patagonia model, muttering about Marques Tuiasosopo being better than anyone Illinois ever recruited. Red Grange? Cute. Dick Butkus? Adorable. But could they handle the Pac-12 grind? Please.
So yeah, if anyone knows why Champaign looks like the set of The Walking Dead instead of a Big Ten showdown, hit me up. Until then, I’ll be here explaining to the squirrels why Reggie Williams > Brandon Lloyd and sipping my Spacey like the pretentious West Coast elitist I am.
Go Dawgs. Beat Illinois. (If they actually show up, har har.)
I left Seattle at 2 a.m. because, as every Husky fan knows, real loyalty means sacrificing sleep, dignity and your checking account. Packed the essentials:
- 14 Space Dusts (because light beer is for people who think “Cougar Gold” is a wine, amirite?)
- A Bluetooth speaker preloaded with “Bow Down to Washington” on repeat
- A Patagonia vest (mandatory, ha)
- And, of course, a laminated chart proving Jake Locker > Juice Williams in every conceivable metric.
Landed in Chicago, rented a car. They gave me a Chevy Spark. A SPARK. I’m a Husky, not a hamster. Hit I-74, passed 400 miles of corn, and started questioning if Illinois even has humans or if it’s just a simulation run by John Deere.
Finally, I roll into Memorial Stadium at 7:30 a.m., ready to tailgate like Don James himself is watching. I fire up the Coleman road-tripper, crack a dusty, and blast the fight song loud enough to scare prairie dogs. I’m feeling elite. I’m feeling smug. I’m feeling… alone.
Because here’s the thing: THERE’S NOBODY HERE. No orange. No blue. No bratwurst smoke. Just me, my grill, and a stadium that looks like it’s hosting a library convention. Did Illinois cancel football? El-Oh-El
At this point, I’m wandering the parking lot like a lost Patagonia model, muttering about Marques Tuiasosopo being better than anyone Illinois ever recruited. Red Grange? Cute. Dick Butkus? Adorable. But could they handle the Pac-12 grind? Please.
So yeah, if anyone knows why Champaign looks like the set of The Walking Dead instead of a Big Ten showdown, hit me up. Until then, I’ll be here explaining to the squirrels why Reggie Williams > Brandon Lloyd and sipping my Spacey like the pretentious West Coast elitist I am.
Go Dawgs. Beat Illinois. (If they actually show up, har har.)
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TheHB
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Atmospheric Boner? Asking for a friend
Bazey's personal Rorschach test
Waiting for @huskyhooligan & @PurpleJ to chime in.
@chuck
smug like fisher?
I’m having a hard time coming up with a power conference program that I care less about than Illinois. I can name like 3 players that ever played there. Don’t hate them. Don’t have a soft spot for them. I’m pretty sure I thought Illinois and Syracuse were the same team until I was like 20.
Wake Forest
NC State
Kansas
Boston College
Maryland
Rutgers
Arkansas
Missouri
Northwestern
South Carolina
Syracuse
Duke
Purdue
There's gotta be a few in there
I was a Wake Forest fan at the Seattle Bowl. Undefeated.
NC State was a hack in one the EA Sports NCAA football games a few years ago. They had a RB who was also their 3rd string QB. Fast as shit and could throw the ball.
Watched Kansas beat Oklahoma last year.
The list is getting long!
I was at that Seattle Bowl. It was a cold evening with about 20,000 fans
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