Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
Who was the frickin' idiot with the beard and shades pumping his fists like a roided up lunatic on the S. Carolina sideline?
Illinois 21, South Carolina 17 Postgame
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The Sprouting Divot
Invisible and Bulletproof
- Miracle Mile
I was one of them - delighted to acknowledge how wrong I was.
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One overlooked element in the whole dramatic exchange is that Beamer was the first coach out to the field to swat Clarke on the butt as he was dazed on the ground.
Under other circumstances, I'd give an opposing coach the benefit of the doubt and assume that they were saying something supportive (or at least generically inoffensive and neutral), but I suspect that it was a markedly different message in this case. If so, that could have been what prompted BB to raise the agitation stakes.
May a statue of Bielema doing the substitution signal be the newest statue erected outside Memorial Stadium.
First the big anniversary game win over scUM and now this win. Some good memories for 2024.
In addition to his theatrics, if Beamer had taken the FG instead of his trick pass play, SC could have run the clock down and kicked a game-winning FG at the end. Of course, that doesn't include the TD the refs took away from the Illini...
I thought both teams were popping pads. There was no question both teams wanted to be there and wanted to win. Then it only got hotter in the second half. Loved every hit and every minute.
Illini in Indiana
- Indiana
Link please.
read a few pages after the game. I always like to see perspective from the other side
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
I look forward to reading the postgame thread and all of your marvelous comments.
That will have to wait, however, until I spend the evening collecting and melting down all of the graven images I can find in my neighborhood, and then casting an enormous statue of Bret Bielema.
10-3. Pinch me. Violently.
That will have to wait, however, until I spend the evening collecting and melting down all of the graven images I can find in my neighborhood, and then casting an enormous statue of Bret Bielema.
10-3. Pinch me. Violently.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Completely different from Bama/Michigan, with both teams appearing insulted to even be there.
Looking back I also think SC's gameplan of playing slow on offense was a mistake. The announcers mentioned when Illinois was catching cramps (may or may not have been real) the difference in climate. There's no way Illinois was truly acclimated so the slower tempo played significantly to their favor.
they basically put Sellers in the top 5 Heisman watch .
He was simply average at best . Terrible arm
Luke outplayed him but they never acknowledged that from the booth
Bret the Redeemer
What a masterful performance! It was in my backyard (59 miles away but I couldn't go because of chemo treatments and a weakened immune system.) But the defense contained them, not breaking down and making them travel the entire field to score. The offense did just enough to control the tempo and refused to get rattled. And Bielema and company outcoached their coaches in almost every phase. I think I'll stay up all night and watch the game over and over...
GO ILLINI!!!! never been more proud!
GO ILLINI!!!! never been more proud!
Illini fan base to JW about BB.
Matthew Bailey was absolutely everywhere out there on D. Like McCray, so great to see him healthy and putting on a great show in a big game.
How not 5-1?
I was sooo aggravated at this. I support getting the word out for people's safety, but they seemed to draaaaaaaaaaag it out longer than necessary.
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