Illinois 45, Duke 19 Postgame

[abchew2]

Is it common for the AD to go to so many games? He is always out supporting the team wherever they play! So thrilled with where the program is at and heading!

 

[redwingillini11]

You have to love a game where we are all pissed off and disappointed and demanding better, and then we blow out a tough Power 4 opponent 45-19 in the end. This is the football program we dreamed of having all those years.

BUILD THE STATUE!!!!!!!!!

 

[IllinistrandedinHouston]

If you spent any time at all this past week looking at the actual makeup of Scary Manny’s team, it was obvious. I mean obvious, that they were an inferior team.

Do it now. Please. There was no unit or position that you would swap for Illini’s.


And there was no unit match up where they had an advantage

And yet, so many of you were drinking the kool aid and scared.

I can’t ignore you and you block anyone from your profile. You are just annoying.

 

[WeWillWhen]

Then to have ILL-INI chants echo through Durham after we do that - gotta be soul crushing for the Duke fan.

There still was one Duke fan left in the stadium at that point?

 

[MajorNathanMaxwellJanice]

I can’t ignore you and you block anyone from your profile. You are just annoying.

 

[1m4tr]

Lotta you folks be staying on ESPN for the U.S. open women’s championship


Not that there’s anything wrong with that

Currently watching KU throttle Mizzou so far.

 

[Miles Leonard]

Rough start but we got through it. The game changed on that weird equipment violation on Duke just as they were about to get the ball back down 1 and then we made them pay for it. Really never looked back after that.

Great road win.

 

[That Guy]

You have to love a game where we are all pissed off and disappointed and demanding better, and then we blow out a tough Power 4 opponent 45-19 in the end. This is the football program we dreamed of having all those years.

BUILD THE STATUE!!!!!!!!!

ON THE ROAD

 

[Joel Goodson]

boatload of teachable moments from this one

 

[Iamgroot]

So do we pass the gamecocks in the polls

 

[IlliniRocketFan]

headline for today: ILLINOIS CAPITALIZES ON FORCED TRUNOVERS…

FIFY

 

[DeeAndDWill]

Legit more fans at Duke’s place today than that 2013 game Deadspin mocked us about. Amazing.

 

[CDRUSN]

Rewatching that play by Duke's numbers 8 and 8 both on the field at the same time, I suddenly have a hankering for some Doublemint gum.

 

[Illini2010-11]

Mensah more passing yards than Luke....just don't like that....

And he turned the ball over 3 times...

There are certainly things to clean up, but good grief. We just blew out a team that won 9 games last year on the road!

 

[Illini2010-11]

So do we pass the gamecocks in the polls

If Clemson continues to struggle, I think we jump them.

 

[pruman91]

I'm going to pick up all the sweating bullets empty casing's now.............what a great win ................I need a nap..........

 

[BillyBob1]

Kirk Herbstreit should be forced to wear an orange and blue suit next week on College Gameday for having picked Duke to win today. Go Illini!!!!!!

Remember, he had a hard time picking them too.

 

[blackdog]

More picks too.

3 total turnovers

 

[HailtotheChief]

I love all the handicappers losing that picked Duke. Hey, Bear.. ...not such a good pick of the day! Only 24000 fans and many in Orange and Blue! That's pretty bad for a pretty good Duke football team.

 

[JKR]

Legit more fans at Duke’s place today than that 2013 game Deadspin mocked us about. Amazing.

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Is that an Illicop with Bret?

 

[zentrails]

Have to give Altmyer the edge over Mensah.

The parts in the middle, too.

 

[Krombopulos_Michael]

boatload of teachable moments from this one

Better in a win!!

 

[Iamgroot]

If Clemson continues to struggle, I think we jump them.

That's definitely a possibility.I was just being facetious with the talk earlier in the week with the polls that came out.but both might be possible after the weekend like you said depending on how Clemson plays

 

[MajorNathanMaxwellJanice]

 

[chiefini]

When are we, as a board, going to learn to not overreact to everything? It gets so draining all the doomers who doom 5 minutes into games. You tell anyone we win this by 26 points at 10:59am and we’re buzzing!! GO ILLINI!!!

Username definitely does NOT check out!