As an Illini fan, I've noticed the trouble we've had against Penn State started a year after we lost the national title game against UNC in 05. We lost a home game for the first time the next year in several seasons against a bad Penn St. team, during Dee Brown's last season in Champaign. Since then games against Penn St. have been either generally wins where we scrape by, or bizarre losses like two nights ago. I for one, don't care for it.
Growing up in State College and graduating from Penn State, I’ve gone to countless basketball games at Rec Hall. I 100% agree with your thesis that it is a wondrous place to watch a game (even if we lost much more than we won). When I was in junior high school and then high school, I’d sneak into Rec Hall through the back, past the old racquetball courts, and then into a side entrance to the main gym to watch the games. While I can’t see them playing all of their games there, it would be cool if they continue to play at least one “White Out” type Big Ten game at Rec Hall each year.
As an Illini fan, I've noticed the trouble we've had against Penn State started a year after we lost the national title game against UNC in 05. We lost a home game for the first time the next year in several seasons against a bad Penn St. team, during Dee Brown's last season in Champaign. Since then games against Penn St. have been either generally wins where we scrape by, or bizarre losses like two nights ago. I for one, don't care for it.
Growing up in State College and graduating from Penn State, I’ve gone to countless basketball games at Rec Hall. I 100% agree with your thesis that it is a wondrous place to watch a game (even if we lost much more than we won). When I was in junior high school and then high school, I’d sneak into Rec Hall through the back, past the old racquetball courts, and then into a side entrance to the main gym to watch the games. While I can’t see them playing all of their games there, it would be cool if they continue to play at least one “White Out” type Big Ten game at Rec Hall each year.