Recent content by Illinir1

True.

They were reviewing replay of the kick to see if the MSU player was out of bounds when he caught the ball. If he was, Illinois would have gotten their choice of the ball there plus a 5 yard penalty or take the offsides and have MSU rekick from the 30 yd line. Obviously, Illinois would have...

This one has the feel of the shootout against Purdue in Champaign two years ago, a come-from-behind Illini win 50 - 49 in O/T. I hope I'm wrong.

Shock the world again! The point spread for the November 10, 2007 game favored No. 1 Ohio State by more than two touchdowns (approximately 14.5 to 15 points) over unranked Illinois. The Illinois Fighting Illini ultimately pulled off the historic 28-21 upset in Columbus

Terrible play call on the Wildcats (second) 2 pt conversion attempt.

REfs actually added 2 seconds. They went from :08 sec to :09 on the spiked ball, then gave scUM a free play. Gonna be some splaining to do by the officiating crew.

Western Michigan is the new Appalachian State!

What would you put the over/under at?

And then the next game, setting the all time Memorial Stadium passing record (507 yds) in his first start as an Illini. Incredible story considering he was a walk-on as a Sr. Grad student just so he could be a 4th generation Illinois Football player.

Exactly. And glad to see it happen to them. Against scUM they shot 31% from the floor and 27% on 3's. Our game against them we shot 34% from the floor and 23% on 3's. In our game vs. UConn they shot 36% on 3's. If we had matched their 36% 3-point shooting percentage it would have been a...

The one, the only, LOU!

Wouldn't a 1989 payback be sweet? "As of the 2025 tournament, No. 3 seeds have won the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament four times. The teams that accomplished this feat are Michigan (1989), Arizona (1997), Syracuse (2003), and Connecticut (2011)."

Brian Barnhart and Deon Thomas streamed and synced using the Varsity Network app is a much better listening experience.

Or a Wisconsin.