Illini fans scramble for seats to watch team on satellite TV
By Meg Thilmony
Sunday September 30, 2007
Heather Coit
Justin Parks, right, talks about the impact of the Big Ten Network as he and Colt Snodgrass watch Saturday's Illinois-Penn State football game at Rock's in Champaign.
Sitting in a sea of orange and blue shirts at a sports bar in Savoy, Jennifer Downs was part of a crowd cheering Illinois to victory over Penn State.
Downs, a Champaign resident, was one of many who flocked to local bars to see the game. Comcast doesn't air the Big Ten Network, so many bars got DirecTV or DISH Network.
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