Chris Randles and Aimee Thomas
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You understand it’s a large game when Chris Randles reveals up in his orange pants.The 53-year-old superfan shall be in his best duds at tonight’s Illini game in Boston — pending last approval from his girlfriend Aimee Thomas — and can hold the orange flowing till his return flight on Sunday. Yep, he booked it deliberately. “I’m expecting to win Thursday. I’m a confident but not cocky fan.”A 1993 UI grad, Randles is vice president for administration and CFO at Parkland College, the place he’s labored for 30 years. A board member with Illini Rebounders, the Decatur native has been hooked on Illini hoops since arriving on campus the identical 12 months the Flyin’ Illini reached the FInal Four.“That team made it pretty easy to get sucked into loving them,” he stated. “They were so much fun.”
Marcus Domask and Chris Randles
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Chris Randles and Terrence Shannon Jr.
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