Pregame: Illinois at UCLA, Friday, November 13th, 8:00pm CT, FOX

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Big Jack
I am not a genius at fb, but rattle their new qb, stop the run and I believe we can shock some people.
 
#229      
jimbo72
Limit Big plays and push on Special teams. Bruins excel on Big Plays and special teams. This W would be phenomenally special!
 
#230      
CaptainCrutch
Second place is 1st loser said:
UCLA is going to have to go all Nebraska style for us to hang in. We'll need 60 minutes of mistakes(penalties, missed FG's, turnovers, etc) and we'll have to be mistake free for us to be there at the end.

UCLA doesn't have a "wow" resume when it comes to the teams they've beaten. I think Minnesota is a darn good football team and to go in there and win in the manor they did(speed on the outside and a QB who can lay it out there).....that spells trouble for us.

Any team that exhibits speed and athleticism is going to give us trouble because we don't have much.... especially at the LB position. Our defensive line doesn't get pressure, which puts a couple of pretty bad corners in a real bad situation.

If UCLA makes some mistakes and helps us out:

UCLA. 31
Good guys. 17


If UCLA plays a good, solid game:

UCLA. 42
Good guys. 14

Our offense is going to have to have the ball for 35+ minutes, mistake free, to keep UCLA at that 31.
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This feels pretty pessimistic. I think I was more concerned before the weather forecast called for rain. I was nervous about shock plays and at this point I’m much less concerned about that.

Their defensive line seems pretty good so having Renfro healthy is critical here. If you don’t have that, I think this could be a tough one to get going, but I still don’t think it would be a big blowout.

Worst case - UCLA 27, Illinois 10
Best case - UCLA some, Illinois a bit more.
 
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jimbo72
Second place is 1st loser said:
UCLA is going to have to go all Nebraska style for us to hang in. We'll need 60 minutes of mistakes(penalties, missed FG's, turnovers, etc) and we'll have to be mistake free for us to be there at the end.

UCLA doesn't have a "wow" resume when it comes to the teams they've beaten. I think Minnesota is a darn good football team and to go in there and win in the manor they did(speed on the outside and a QB who can lay it out there).....that spells trouble for us.

Any team that exhibits speed and athleticism is going to give us trouble because we don't have much.... especially at the LB position. Our defensive line doesn't get pressure, which puts a couple of pretty bad corners in a real bad situation.

If UCLA makes some mistakes and helps us out:

UCLA. 31
Good guys. 17


If UCLA plays a good, solid game:

UCLA. 42
Good guys. 14

Our offense is going to have to have the ball for 35+ minutes, mistake free, to keep UCLA at that 31.
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We are not getting throttled. Buckeyes were 100% and we played them tough. Bruins are not OSU week 4, nope. Our defense is better!
 
#232      
Illiniaaron
I agree with the posters here who say the pressure is all on the Bruins for this game. As a long time Illini fan, the good west coast regular season trips can be easily counted on one hand, and they usually result in disaster. So its hard for me to be too optimistic.
 
#233      
bluemountain
On a neutral field, UCLA is probably 10-14 points better than us. We have a history of playing poorly on the West Coast, so I'll say UCLA 34 - UI 10
 
#236      
RML
Grandpa asked: Will the B1G Referees be fired up to keep UCLA undefeated like they were when we should have beaten undefeated Michigana few years ago?

While I love the idea of natties to four different B1G schools in four years, I don't want our guys to be screwed out of another big win just to set it up.
 
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#238      
SeattleSlim
RabidDawgClassic said:
I’m fortunate enough to live within walking distance to the Rose Bowl so tonight’s game is perfect for me, but going to Pauley Pavilion last season was a chore. It was basically my whole day’s plan, not just something I could zip to and back. Unless it’s a game I really want to see (and obviously, Illinois vs UCLA fit that bill), I wouldn’t make the trek from where I live to Westwood.

Conversely, going to the Galen Center and the Coliseum is easy for me — just take the Metro train to both. But both of those, if you’re driving, are generally problematic. LA traffic fatigue is real. Live here long enough and you know what time of day and which route is worth the effort or not.
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One question: if you were at that game last year why didn't you stop Donovan Dent?
 
#239      
WWWWRocU
Hoping for the best tonight.
Get that 5th win in a row.
Why stop now?
Demolish Cignetti 2.0.
 
#241      
New Creation
This team is going to be able to score on the Bruins. but I think we lose 28-24
 
#245      
lstewart53x3
Red77sng said:
UCLA is 9-0 against the spread this season
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