Yep, you had to wear orange. I was tight on time, had to hustle home from work to get my orange and get to the game. I got a speeding ticket in the process
. Some very poor Champaign County police work. 
Michigan game (Oct. 19th)
. Some very poor Champaign County police work. 
Blue Outs too dark IMO, both sports^ RE: the themed games, I am TOTALLY on board with the perspective that was prevalent in the mid- to late 2000s that EVERY Illini home game in any sport was a de facto "orange out." That seems to have waned with fashion trends in the last 10-15 years, though. I would at least be curious what a "navy out" at Memorial Stadium would look like. While not quite a monolithically navy crowd, this old photo of a Bears MNF game the year they played in Champaign might give us a taste of what it could look like:
I feel like for a night game, that could actually look really cool and intimidating.
EDIT: Tracked down a picture of that random basketball game in 2012 where we did a "Blue Out" at Assembly Hall, lol ... not as cool for hoops, I must admit:
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
yea
only options are orange only or striped
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
I don't have a problem with doing a blue out once in a blue moon (heh heh heh). Mackey Arena is plenty intimidating with their black outs. But certainly it doesn't have the same effect as all orange or striped.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Yeah, I certainly would not want this to be a common occurrence (if we even have one at all). If we ever did this, I would want it to be a primetime night game vs. a Big Ten opponent in late October or November (when many fans default to navy anyway via jackets or sweatshirts) every 3-4 years. The only certain we should have is an "orange out" for our first exciting opponent of the year so the weather is nice enough to ensure fans can all wear orange.
