Illinois 34, USC 32 Postgame

[Second place is 1st loser]

Quite the defensive battle! USC scored WAY too soon with how bad their defense was playing. Our RB's need a talking to regarding ball security.

 

[Ryllini]

 

[jamie13197]

Massive bounce back, nationwide TV. , and Tons of recruits on hand! . Fighting Illini

 

[ChiTown]

Finally exhaling…..

 

[MoCoMdIllini]

My Fitbit credited me with some serious cardio that last minute.

 

[One Man Fast Break]

We needed that so bad! Olano you will always be an Illinois legend in my book! MVP today for sure

 

[eas23]

You're allowed to still win games when you have a mediocre defense. About time football teams in this state started figuring that out.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Good teams find a way to win … Gritty win …

OL much improved … Offense looked good … Ball security is the drill of the week …

Defense … Work to be done … A lot of it … Tackling is the drill of the week …

Few hours to enjoy this and onto the next opportunity …

Enjoy the afternoon ladies & gents …

Much needed after that …

 

[jamie13197]

All you quitters get tf in here and eat your crow.

Raw dog.

Damn right sky!

 

[Coop70]

My ruptured disc feels better!

 

[altgeld88]

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Am a big Kelly Reilly fan from back in the day.

What a game. Should have been 45-28 at worst but whatever. I'll take it. Gritty win. We miss X badly in the secondary but the O-line came to play today.

 

[NASchamp]

Could have been soul crushing lol.

But we pulled it out!!

Also, I know it was Homecoming and a last second field goal, but you don’t rush the field beating a #21 team when you’re #23…

 

[dsg]

 

[Roundball Sage]

A program-defining win. A loss today would have been crushing and would have set the program back after last week's performance.

Guys stepped up big-time after after last week’s embarrassment. Great win at home with great atmosphere and a National TV audience.

Almost... almost left too many points on the field due to mistakes. Thankfully that didn't cost the Illini the game.

 

[chiefini]

I need some of y'all to pull up your big girl panties when watching games. If I sat through that at 35 weeks without losing it or going into labor, y'all can hold it together to watch a full 60 minutes of football before declaring us cooked

I was worried about you, @IlliniKat91!!!

 

[bjp84]

Altmeyer and Olano were money today

 

[BretMyBeachHouse]

1 sack today.

One punt. They couldn't stop us.

 

[BWBW]

Grateful for the win.

 

[Illinicpa14]

Reality check for all of us - we beat a top 25 USC at home and you’re almost upset at the game. Lot to fix and improve but remember where we were…

 

[Deep]

 

[Ignatius Shang]

David Olano looked extremely nervous before his kick. I was honestly worried. But the kid proved himself.

I really like how the team responded after such a devastating loss, and we're still very much in the playoff conversation.

 

[Miles Leonard]

We are so back!

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

All you quitters get tf in here and eat your crow.

Raw dog.

I agree! The quitters and the people who CONTINUALLY bash our staff. It's incredibly ridiculous. They played their hearts out, especially defensively, against a team with absolutely superior talent.

 

[altgeld88]

I need some of y'all to pull up your big girl panties when watching games. If I sat through that at 35 weeks without losing it or going into labor, y'all can hold it together to watch a full 60 minutes of football before declaring us cooked

POTD. Concise and spicy. That's our girl!

 

[Epsilon]

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1972026588272513189

I saw that this morning- nobody acknowledged that we were playing third string secondary.