A Trip to Champaign for Illini Football Homecoming - 2018
A few weeks back, we piled into the Swagger Wagon and went to see my Illini take on Purdue for Homecoming. We now have two nieces that are Freshman down in Champaign, so this was a family affair. My sisters threw a great tailgate in Grange Grove and then we went into the Loyalty Lounge inside of Memorial Stadium to watch the game. Well, I went in well before the game because I wanted to see warmups and all the pre-game what-have-yous. We were lucky that the specialists for the Illini warmed up (for the most part) on the north end of the field, so our spots in the patio in the northwest corner tower of the stadium was a good view. Just about every game that we go to as a family, Nat and I disagree about the 'time to enter' the game. I enjoy the pre-game festivities almost as much as the game. I like to see the operation unfold, watch the support staff take action and watch the stadium come to life. A little weird, yeah. But, that's why I want to get into li