Game Thread: Illinois at Northwestern

[SuperMetroid]

Great D you useless clowns

 

[illinidarrin]

Guys , we lost to Purdue, we don't deserve to be in the Championship game. Lets finish this up and then get healthy for the Bowl game. This might be better not to play next week, so we can get more rest.

 

[sacraig]

How did we lose to those clown pants? Arrrggghhhh

We really lost a lot of winnable games this year. We were our own undoing.

 

[LJ22]

Guys , we lost to Purdue, we don't deserve to be in the Championship game. Lets finish this up and then get healthy for the Bowl game. This might be better not to play next week, so we can get more rest.

Can't help but agree. We had multiple chances to win the West. If we wanted it, we should have taken it.

 

[Scoregasm]

Let's just run up the score on fitzee and take it out on him.

 

[GraingerDanger]

Should have handled our business against lesser teams, but we didn’t. Still a great year!

 

[MoCoMdIllini]

How did we lose to those clown pants? Arrrggghhhh

First road game of the year.

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Let's just run up the score on fitzee and take it out on him.

 

[illini0440]

Guys , we lost to Purdue, we don't deserve to be in the Championship game. Lets finish this up and then get healthy for the Bowl game. This might be better not to play next week, so we can get more rest.

Yup. Never good to play on conference championship week.

 

[AutoPoster 3000]

Looking back over the season we should have done more wheel route.

 

[illinigiant80]

Should have handled our business against lesser teams, but we didn’t. Still a great year!

Great statement! Most fans probably thought 6-6 or 7-5 was our ceiling. Left some wins on the field, but any fan would be ecstatic with 8-4 before the season started. I’m happy with the season.

 

[SuperMetroid]

Great job Bazelak. Almost threw that 3rd down pass into the stands

 

[MoCoMdIllini]

Chase with a big ol' chunk of all-purpose yards.

And then Love with the capper. No wait: Chase put it over the line for real.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

IU with lots of yards, very few points.

 

[WWWWRocU]

We really lost a lot of winnable games this year. We were our own undoing.

And that in a nutshell is what is so Illinois about this team.

 

[Ramrod2010]

Yup. Never good to play on conference championship week.

Right. Who wants primetime coverage that goes up against maybe one other game?

 

[Illinirog70]

We should have let Brown intercept more passes for touchdowns!

 

[eas23]

That was a fun exclamation point for Chase. Wheel route and a walk in TD.

 

[Illini in Italy]

So proud of this team, great year men! Go to a warm weather bowl and I will be present!

 

[FeelYourPaign]

Indiana marches down the field and dies in the red zone.... again

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Great statement! Most fans probably thought 6-6 or 7-5 was our ceiling. Left some wins on the field, but any fan would be ecstatic with 8-4 before the season started. I’m happy with the season.

And there's no reason they couldn't at least repeat an 8-4 season with the schedule they have next season. They won't have to face Michigan or Ohio State and the two cross-over divisional games are definitely winnable.

 

[FloridaMan]

How did we lose to those clown pants? Arrrggghhhh

 

[InDaAZ]

How did we lose to those clown pants? Arrrggghhhh

I can think of a few reasons…

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1565912367640231936

 

[Scoregasm]

How does it taste fitzee?

 

[InDaAZ]

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Ha! You beat me to the punch by mere seconds…
Great photo!