Game Thread: Illinois at Michigan State

[LFOD]

This might get ugly.

 

[the national]

Good lord

 

[illinoistradition]

Could see that from a mile away. Wasn’t even trying to tuck the ball.

 

[Twangers]

Why is Justice Williams returning kickoffs?

For real. What in the world is he doing back there.

 

[GallopingGhost]

News flash to no one. MSU is still really good. Their 4 losses were almost all against ranked teams. I'll be in the headspace to win at home against NW then go bowling.

Dont get injured, illinois. Live to fight another day

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Yikes... So much for momentum.

 

[Illini_05]

This is pathetic and it’s the most Illinois thing ever, 3 game win streak, D playing well, and we do this. Not the least bit surprised.

 

[the national]

This is awful. I wanted to keep this thing close and keep some fight but this is looking terrible. I’m worried we’ll get a hangover from this and have this loss snowball

 

[GallopingGhost]

100

The team is saving energy for NW game, I bet.

No use wasting my energies for this game. See ya folks.

100% with you. This game was an expected L from the beginning of the season and I'm not surprised by this turnout right now.

 

[Twangers]

News flash to no one. MSU is still really good. Their 4 losses were almost all against ranked teams. I'll be in the headspace to win at home against NW then go bowling.

Dont get injured, illinois. Live to fight another day

Well, that’s the problem. They’re actually not very good. They’re a shell of themselves roster wise as well. This is simply ugly.

 

[Deleted member 652352]

It sounds dramatic, but it would be so Illinois to lose out now, wouldn't it?

 

[illini4fan]

Just shut the game off. No thanks!

 

[BZuppke]

We got em right where we want them. Pulled into a false sense of security.

 

[ivwilsoniv]

This is pathetic and it’s the most Illinois thing ever, 3 game win streak, D playing well, and we do this. Not the least bit surprised.

Man. Is there a fan base that’s more Jekyll and Hyde than Illinois? Can everyone try to stop getting so high and so low?

 

[OskeeWowzer]

I understand MSU is good and all, but a lot of this is on how terrible Illinois looks right now.

 

[Twangers]

Oh boy, this is bad. 2018 bad.

 

[SuperMetroid]

Not ideal.

 

[KrushCow31]

Oh no we suck again.

 

[pvaughn8]

If we've learned anything the past few weeks, it's that we are a second-half team. We need to stay within 7-10 going into half.

If we learn anything today, it's that we need to be a 4 quarter team.

 

[Halloweenie]

Well...this is what it looks like when penalties, turnovers, and ejections go against you. We need to get to six which means we have to beat Northwestern at home.

 

[Deleted member 652352]

Hey, what were we down to Michigan? 21?

 

[tru82]

Hey, what were we down to Michigan? 21?

28!

 

[GallopingGhost]

Well, that’s the problem. They’re actually not very good. They’re a shell of themselves roster wise as well. This is simply ugly.

That's where I'll have to disagree. They dont look great against top competition but neither have we (save for WIS). They were always better than us. Look at our losses and theirs and this was written on the wall

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

Hey, what were we down to Michigan? 21?

28-3.

 

[WhiteRhino]

Put in all the reserves and try to get healthy for Northwestern