The News-Gazette · Oct 19, 2016
Turner remembers stunning Michigan
CHAMPAIGN — The deal cost Ron Turner the price of a new four-wheeler. It was worth it.
In the fall of 1999, Turner’s sons, Morgan and Cameron, were pestering him to buy an all-terrain vehicle for their Champaign home.
Then the coach at Illinois, Turner and his team were on their way to Michigan for a game against the ninth-ranked Wolverines. The Illini were 24-point underdogs.
“For whatever reason, I had a feeling we were going to win the game,” Turner said.
“I said, ‘All right, tell you what, guys, if we win this game, I’ll buy you a four-wheeler.’ Wendy (Turner’s wife) said, ‘What are you doing?’ ”