IndyStar columnist Gregg Doyel on the Illinois-Iowa ticket controversyWhat is happening this week in Iowa – what has happened to the Illinois basketball cheering section, the Orange Krush – is a lesson in honesty and humility, leadership and accountability. It’s a lesson for the kids at Illinois, who don’t seem inclined to learn, and for any adults out there who would side with Illinois over Iowa because, hey, you root for Illinois.
The Illinois student section, the Orange Krush, has tried to attend one Big Ten road game annually since 2002. This season they chose the Illini’s game Saturday at Iowa. They ordered the tickets in September, received them in October, paid and everything, then learned Wednesday the sale had been revoked. Their money would be refunded. It’s like that line from the 1998 Semisonic song, “Closing Time:”That’s the story the Orange Krush wants you to know.
Before we go farther, can we make something clear? This isn’t a world crisis. In the grand scheme of things, what is happening this week in Iowa – what happened to Illinois – is more interesting than important. And it’s importance is primarily in the lessons it can offer. But no, I’m not doing it. Not to deny him, but to protect him. This kid’s name is everywhere already, and whether he realizes it or not, that’s not good for him. But this kid, this ranking member of the Orange Krush – this college senior – has admitted, yes, the Orange Krush misrepresented itself to get those tickets.
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