From: utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsovax!delong
Newsgroups: net.sport
Title: Re: U of Illinois Football - (nf)
Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.695
Posted: Thu Sep  9 15:32:38 1982
Received: Fri Sep 10 05:41:21 1982

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uicsovax!delong    Sep  9 15:29:00 1982

I'm not really a fan, but Mike White has stirred up a lot of interest
here at Illinois. Loren Tate implied he ran somewhat of a pro training
camp this year. They had a lot of drop outs of top prospects, but the
ones who survived are going to make it one hell of a team. They are going
to give the top teams major fits. The pro scouts are staying for extended
periods now whereas in the past they would just give the Illini team a day
of their time. Illinois will have several all big ten this year, with several
serious contenters for All-American. With the receivers they have, it'll
be an explosive team. The Pit game will probably be regionally televised.
The Michigan State game may also be televised.

I would suggest you subscribe to the News Gazette during the fall as
Loren Tate is one of the best small paper reporters. I have lived in 
several major cities and he makes most of the major sports writers look
bad. He is rare in that if he makes a statement, he will provide the
reasoning for what he says. Unique that a small paper has such a
quality reporter.