Illinois has lost 19 consecutive Big Ten games, 13 of those with Tim Beckman at the helm. With the third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes traveling to Champaign Saturday, it was a pretty sure bet that the streak would continue. The Illinois students certainly thought so.
Illinois has some student section pic.twitter.com/RpImRsCMM8
— Miles Joseph (@Miles_BG) November 16, 2013
In what appears to be one of those card stunts, this is just sad. The Illini actually put up a decent fight against the Buckeyes, before falling 60-35.
It’s unfortunate to see such a lack of student support at Memorial Stadium. At least it filled up a little bit though, because 10 minutes before kickoff, the student section looked like this
I hope there's room for all the Illinois students pic.twitter.com/2EIKrKDGhV
— Miles Joseph (@Miles_BG) November 16, 2013
Continue Reading: The Illinois student section is a sad sight (Photo) (Dr. Saturday)