well, I'm sure a convoluted scenario has Indiana losing to Purdue, among other things.
Illinois 38, Rutgers 31 Postgame
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It wouldn’t be Missouri.
Alabama
Ole Miss
Georgia
Texas
Tenn
Indiana
Ohio State
Penn State
Oregon
ACC Winner
Big 12 Winner
Best team of outside Power Conf
Illinois isn’t making it over any of those 12 teams even if ND lost to Army
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ESPN's Analytical tool is still in such shock it won't let you see ILL 100%.
Well they will be 28 point dogs in that game
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I considered that those things did, in fact, happen, in my assessment that we had no business winning.
It's all good, though. Fact is we DID win, in spite of it all
Definitely over coached for the loss. Unbelievably fortunate for us.This is some funny reading.
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Rutgers fans want Schiano fired.
4th and 14. 14 seconds and no timeouts. Don’t even rush anyone. Make Luke sit there forever until the time has elapsed. Blitzing is really the only way they could have had a chance at losing. Not ti mention trying to ice a 58 yarder into the wind
After “4th and backup QB” and this game, at what point do we have to change the narrative to “Illinois always seems to win in the most improbable ways”?
Savor the win, but per my post above, we've actually had quite a few of these recently. Michigan State 2019, the 6 ot Penn State game, 4th and long to beat Toledo last year, the John Paddock era, and even throw in Purdue this year after blowing the lead.
Finally, at long last, its a good time to be an Illinois football fan again.
we beat him when he was at Iowa too
beat him 3 times while he played on
Iowa
Minny
Rutgers
but the dude did run for 90 yds today
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For those who didn't get a chance to watch this on Peacock, the B1G Football in 60 re-air of this game will be on Monday at 5:00 PM.
This play reminds me so much of the Rooks around right end against Ohio State in 1983. Play happened right in front of me. Trudeau hands offf to Rooks who quickly gets to the second level. I start yelling score! SCORE!!! SCORE!!!! He evades a potential tackler and finds the endzone. I'm yelling OMG!!! OMG!!! OMG!!!!!!. Stadium is going NUTS!!!! OMG!!!!!! I'm getting light headed from the exhilaration. The greatest memory of my 63 years as an Illini fan. Today's experience is right up there with it including the same yelling.
MainelyIllini
- uh, Maine
Username checks out.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
LOL. we're not making the playoffs.
If we beat NW and Purdue beats IU, we'd be the pick over them for the playoffs.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Toledo and Minnesota 2023 and Purdue and Rutgers 2024 are all stone-cold miracles.
That QB run was a worse decision than Schiano's TO.
Illinifan533
- Normal, Illinois
Don't know if it's been said yet but that's two years in a row a team with Athan Kaliakmanis at QB has lost to Illinois in the final minute in unbelievable fashion.
Fair. I need to change the last sentence to: Until Brett!
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