Defense played their butts off today.Offense had zero going for it then WHAM-O. I wanted to cry when M State caught that td late in the fourth. I felt like we had played so hard and we were going to lose in typical heart breaking fashion. Then Jr. channeled some of the old man for a drive. Just a fantastic victory and some momentum maybe to build on.
Illinois 31, Michigan State 27 POSTGAME
The referees did a good job marshalling the game throughout. But the Illini got downfield with two pass interference calls plus that MSU pass that bounced off the turf overturned as incomplete. Notice no incessant holding calls and no block in the back on kicks.
As for Lovie calling time out thrice at the end of the game, I think this was gamesmanship to force MSU to change what they were going to do each time. And it may very well have caused some nerves in their backup QB.
Illinois could have been down on themselves after losing 2 wide receivers last week. But they picked up the slack. Last week they had Herm Edwards and Richard Butkus give them pep talks. Didn't work. Coaches must have had straightforward practices this past week.
As for Lovie calling time out thrice at the end of the game, I think this was gamesmanship to force MSU to change what they were going to do each time. And it may very well have caused some nerves in their backup QB.
Illinois could have been down on themselves after losing 2 wide receivers last week. But they picked up the slack. Last week they had Herm Edwards and Richard Butkus give them pep talks. Didn't work. Coaches must have had straightforward practices this past week.
HoustonIllini
- Houston, TX
Hawkins SO sucks! I can't stand his voice, and every other comment sounded like he wanted to have D'Antoni's child out of wedlock!:huh:
OK, so I am going to unabashedly call my own number out here if you look through the game thread, at the half, leading 7-6, I called the final of 31-28, good guys due to the offenses being allowed to strech it out after a half of seeing what the other team had to offer. So there!
Whatever we're paying Garrick McGee, it isn't enough. No one in college football has done more with less this year.
dgcrow
- Kelso, WA
Looks like the last time the Illini beat the Spartans in Memorial Stadium was in 1992, 14-10. Last time they won in East Lansing was 2006, 23-20.
Illini_1979
- Oregon
Couldn't watch the game live (but I rarely do) but did DVR it. Looking forward to watching it knowing that, at the end, I will see a "W."
From the comments above by those who were there it sounds like a great day all around. One of these days the wife and I will make a trek back to Memorial Stadium and witness it all live.
From the comments above by those who were there it sounds like a great day all around. One of these days the wife and I will make a trek back to Memorial Stadium and witness it all live.
has there been a post game presser yet ?
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Nail Biter, but hey they pulled it out. Nice to get a win against Michigan State. I would agree that the announcers were acting like the Illini were favored.
Happy for the team and Lovie. McGee will pay off bigger in the off seasons if he can bring in the type of talent he brought in at Louisville.
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Huge win, I'm curious to see what JGJ can do the rest of the season. I know he's not what McGee wants on offense but I'm rooting so hard for this kid
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aiwpfan
- Springfield, Il
They need to keep the ball more than 18 minutes. They are fortunate that Sparty could not win the game despite 42 minutes of possession. Also of note, Illinois' first five possessions of the game were 3-and-outs.
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That's a winner!!
- OH
Defense got stops when needed too though.
On Friday night, I took the wife and kids to see Dr. Strange at the IMAX. While standing in line to get in, the entire football team came in through a side entrance, picked up an enormous amount of popcorn that had been set out for them, and started making their way to whatever movie they were going to see that night.
My wife gave them a big hand and loudly wished them good luck tomorrow. A little later Jalen Dunbar came over, thanked us for the support, wished us a good evening, and gave my 10-year old son a high-five.
So it was so awesome to see Dunbar have such a great game. A big fumble recovery and a couple passes broken up, one on a really hard hit.
New favorite player!
My wife gave them a big hand and loudly wished them good luck tomorrow. A little later Jalen Dunbar came over, thanked us for the support, wished us a good evening, and gave my 10-year old son a high-five.
So it was so awesome to see Dunbar have such a great game. A big fumble recovery and a couple passes broken up, one on a really hard hit.
New favorite player!
*psst...the Jaylen part is right, but it's Dunlap, not Dunbar*:thumb: