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Illini Sell Over 14,000 Tickets During Sale

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Over 14,000 tickets sold in a little over 2 hours. Thanks #Illini fans! Looking forward to a great season! #125years

— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) August 5, 2014

Beckman bought 280 of the $9.99 #Illini football tickets today. He will give 40 of them away per game to local groups.

— Matt Wettersten (@WCIA3Matt) August 5, 2014

John Groce wants you to know he can count

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"I can count. That's kind of my deal. It's been that way from the very beginning. You have to recruit every day. It's something that we understand is the lifeblood of our program having talented people and players in our program. We've made a commitment to try to find people that are a great fit for not only the university but our program and how we play and our culture and how we do things. So far, we've done a great job of that. The assistant coaches deserve a lot of credit for that. But you're right, at the end of the day, we can count. It's well thought out, I can assure you."

- John Groce on the number of available scholarships

Jim Delany on College Football Playoff name

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"I'll be happy with whatever. Obviously I'm not great with names."

https://twitter.com/BFeldmanCBS/status/326782275704467456

"Coach says we don't want to be a team that learns by peeing on the electric fence." - Sam McLaurin...

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"Coach says we don't want to be a team that learns by peeing on the electric fence." - Sam McLaurin following the Auburn game

Via Mark Tupper

"These kids, they deserve to have a crowd. I just came out of a place Saturday (Gonzaga) that was...

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"These kids, they deserve to have a crowd. I just came out of a place Saturday (Gonzaga) that was revved up like none other. It would be great to have the same type of environment here this week at home. The more the merrier."

John Groce to Illini HQ

"Illinois was the easiest place to recruit to I’ve been. Within three hours you can sign a Final...

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"Illinois was the easiest place to recruit to I’ve been. Within three hours you can sign a Final Four team every year." -- Bill Self

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/03/3899985/weber-revitalized-by-his-job-as.html