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Here’s why you need to attend Illinois Football’s game against North Carolina

All I’ve ever really wanted is to experience big-time college football at the University of Illinois. My freshman year of 2007 led me to believe that it would be like that; despite the mid-2000’s, the NFL talent and the Rose Bowl berth showed that Fighting Illini football was a legitimate establishment. The legendary Memorial Stadium would soon become known as a tough place to play due to the swirling winds and the intimidating crowd, and even if we didn’t always win, it’d be a thrilling experience to be in the stands rooting for a competitive major conference football team.