Illinois 21, South Carolina 17 Postgame

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SoCal Illini
Illini4Christ said:
After watching the petty nature of the South Carolina coach and the coaching staff, I’m not surprised at all that coach Justin Stepp left that program. He definitely doesn’t fit into that type of persona. I’m glad we have him. He’s a winner and a great coach.
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I agree. Receiver play was great all year. Then in the bowl game the best one (wisely) opts out, and still no shortage of guys to throw to. At least from what I saw, they were tough, fundamentally sound with solid routes, blocked downfield, and made big plays all year. All of that doesn’t happen without coaching (and talent)

To add, that slant where the ball was tipped but Franklin caught it anyway… in traffic with 3 Carolina defenders around him takes balls. My vote for under appreciated play of the day
 
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DrMac210
IlliniSaluki said:
Not sure if it's been pointed out yet not gonna wait till I get caught up. lol Iowa can't come for Bret. Bret has a clause he can't leave for another B1G school. It was Bret's own clause he had put in and got more base pay for it.
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Interesting. Do you have a link to a contract or article that mentions that?

I found two of Bret’s contracts online, but neither give the details on the penalty he pays if he resigns (they also don’t mention the “no B1G school” clause)

I’d guess Whitman will try to work out another extension in the next month or so to get Bret north of $7-7.25M in salary.
 
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FloridaMan
Fly Illini Fly! said:
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Poor, poor baby Beamer. After being at the game and re-watching just now, it is very clear who was bush league today. What a whiney little.....

Great job, Illini! To get a win in that kind of atmosphere was so, so impressive. Do whatever it takes to keep BB here and there will be many more happy nights like this one! Happy New Year, fellow Illini!!!
 
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Like Thomas Rooks around the end for a TD in 1983 against Ohio State, the Rocky Harvey run for a TD at the big house, Juice Williams' fourth and inches conversion, Jacobs' run to seal it will go down as an "All Time Illini Football Moment."
 
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Scoregasm
FloridaMan said:
Poor, poor baby Beamer. After being at the game and watching the game just now, it is very clear who was bush league today. What a whiney little.....

Great job, Illini! To get a win in that kind of atmosphere was so, so impressive. Do whatever it takes to keep BB here and there will be many more happy nights like this one! Happy New Year, fellow Illini!!!
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I love the whining.....like pushing the buttons of a younger sibling.
 
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spotter
spotter said:
Illinois was (legally) taking their time sending in defensive subs when USC was trying to go fast. This was getting under Beamer's skin.

There is another situation. On the kickoff where the hootenanny happened, the SC receiver put his arms out straight. This is an almost university signal to tell the receiving team, "I'm not running this out, we'll take the touchback." This is an unofficial signal and not part of the fair catch rules. So the SC receiver did the arm thing, caught the ball, hesitated and then threw the ball across the endzone to the second receiver, who ran it to the 25 (which is where they were going to have the ball if they took the touchback). While there is no rule against this, it is in the family of a fake kneel down.

So, an Illinois player was injured a few plays later and SC had all the momentum. BB came out to check on the player. He turned to the SC sideline and extended his arms. THIS IS JUST MY GUESS. He either was saying, "Just so you know, we're subbing this guy out." Or, in reference to the kickoff, "Nice bleeping play you cheap bleepers."

Either way, Beamer totally lost control of himself and BB lived rent-free in Beamer's head for the rest of the game.
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Should have read the fill page, including BB's explanation before my post.

The momentum was with SC. BB saw what an emotionally unstable coach Beamer was and I think stirred the pot and got SC out of their game.
 
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biglug58
spotter said:
Should have read the fill page, including BB's explanation before my post.

The momentum was with SC. BB saw what an emotionally unstable coach Beamer was and I think stirred the pot and got SC out of their game.
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Emotionally unstable
Cracking Up Lol GIF
 
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SoCal Illini
DrMac210 said:
Interesting. Do you have a link to a contract or article that mentions that?

I found two of Bret’s contracts online, but neither give the details on the penalty he pays if he resigns (they also don’t mention the “no B1G school” clause)

I’d guess Whitman will try to work out another extension in the next month or so to get Bret north of $7-7.25M in salary.
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I have zero inside knowledge but I don’t think bielema is going anywhere. I think his ego is satisfied knowing this is his creation. Plus Barry Alvarez isn’t watching film with him and speaking during team meetings (I would think Ferentz would stick around in some capacity, and not be able to help himself), and nutty fans at Arkansas aren’t harassing him.
So a big part I think is us fans actually! We don’t have crazy stupid expectations and are appreciative, usually even in losses as long as the team fought hard. At least not as crazy as most other major conference teams and seem to have a realistic optimism for the future
 
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HensonHall71
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I’m glad Beamer went on his little tirade in his presser - I’m sure he thought he was making BB look bad but in reality
1) He clarified to everyone BB was not taunting, as the announcers and all the post game articles said, BB was upset about the trick play on the kickoff
2) He went into detail on how he designed a play to take advantage of a player safety rule to trick the coverage team- which makes him look bad
3) He went with the “check the rule book” defense, which ironically he was complaining about Illinois substituting slowly all game which was clearly within the rules!

As usual, the coach with the post game rant just looks like sour grapes and makes himself look really foolish
 
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Fighter of the Nightman
Mistakenj said:
Guys, one of my good friends from central Illinois but who is somewhat of an Iowa fan (he went to WIU) said Iowa will come for Brett. We have got to throw the entire bag at him. He is exactly what we need here. Do not repeat the sins of the past letting greatness leave for greener pastures
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Okay, real talk … beyond 10-year cumulative records, we are every bit as good of a job. Better instate recruiting, bigger/wealthier alumni base, better facilities and lower expectations. And Bret grew up an Illini fan and already left for a job (Arkansas) after building up something (at Wisconsin), and it didn’t work out.

We’ll pay up, we’ll keep him and Iowa fans everywhere will be reminded that the Illini are back and there’s a new order. They can come waste their time with him if they want, lol.
 
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