Illinois 21, Oregon 10 Postgame

[JKR]

I wish every date did it like we did in Wisconsin. 1A was the biggest, if you do it the other way you have to know how many classes there are to know if the competition is any good.

And, to make it more confusing - there is a different number of classes in Illinois, depending on the sport. There are four classes in basketball, three for soccer, four for track, etc.

 

[HereSoIDontGetFined]

Bret Bielema has won 15 games as an underdog at Illinois, which ranks 2nd in the country since 2021.

Says a bit more about Vegas than anything else.

At some point people have to stop betting against Bert.

 

[LouHenson]

Says a bit more about Vegas than anything else.

At some point people have to stop betting against Bert.

Bert is perfect for Illinois. Even in a year when he really made a mistake with D coordinator he still has us improving and competative. That is a hell of an accomplishment at Illinois.

 

[ChiefGritty]

Bret Bielema has won 15 games as an underdog at Illinois, which ranks 2nd in the country since 2021.

Is #1 Cignetti?

Clark Lea would be another guess.

Says a bit more about Vegas than anything else.

Hard disagree. Vegas is extremely sophisticated and completely unbiased.

Consistently beating Vegas is the mark of a really impactful game planner.

 

[1970 John]

You know it's a great win when the opposing team you beat fired one of their coordinator the next day. Lol.

Illinois has done that sort of thing several times in recent memory.

 

[IlliniCaboose]

And, to make it more confusing - there is a different number of classes in Illinois, depending on the sport. There are four classes in basketball, three for soccer, four for track, etc.

Exactly! You say an athlete is in 5A and with no context you hang no idea if that's good. If 1A is the highest you automatically know if the competition is good or not. You know... like in college division 1 is the best

 

[BZuppke]

Not to diminish his run but not a one of those guys dove to try to trip him up.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2114832793616412789

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2114708357210628370

 

[Se Il Illini]

And, to make it more confusing - there is a different number of classes in Illinois, depending on the sport. There are four classes in basketball, three for soccer, four for track, etc.

You are correct about the number of classes varying for each sport. There are only 3 classes in track.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2114124483124490504

https://twitter.com/x/status/2114118859070545988

 

[therealmiket86]

Listening to some Oregon podcasts after the game, they were basically saying, yeah, the season isn't going well, but losing to Illinois? That's unfathomable! I would have thought going 19-7 with consecutive bowl wins over two SEC opponents the last two years would have given the program a little more cred.
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I’m sure that’s how usc felt last year. Both teams came in thinking they were going to roll us

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2114865926294102023

 

[blackdog]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2114865926294102023

I love that the defense finally had some things to feel shaggy about. That kind of confidence is contagious

 

[blackdog]

I love that the defense finally had some things to feel shaggy about. That kind of confidence is contagious

That was supposed to say swaggy but autocorrect strikes again.