August 02, 1978 (vol. 88, iss. 56) • Page Image 15
…Pressing the Issue 608 MILLER 38 days to go... .. .a season of optimism T HERE IS something sad about the 1978 Big Ten football season opening in just 38 days. Not because it implies that the summer is rapidly ap- proaching its end, but because the game signalling the start of the gridiron new year is Northwestern at Illinois. The Wildcats and Ilini used to reserve their intrastate battle for the final game on the schedule, but Illinois offici...…