Game Thread: Illinois vs Nebraska

[trtl]

Happy to see Brock Huard as one of the announcers, we hear him a lot around the Seattle area and he is terrific. A great football family, I talked to his brother Damon recently who has Passing Time Winery with Dan Marino.

These announcers have been great so far for sure.

 

[skyIdub]

Good grief that was a terrible spot.

Same interview question for football and basketball refs...."do you pledge to screw Illinois in vague and hard to detect ways?"

"Yes."

"Welcome aboard!"

 

[SuperMetroid]

Big Ten refs off to an incompetent start. College football is truly back!

 

[AutoPoster 3000]

Big Ten refs off to an incompetent start. College football is truly back!

Forward progress is an obscure concept. You can't expect the refs to know every rule.

 

[skyIdub]

Ok. Seriously. With the punts.

 

[SuperMetroid]

That should be 2 points

 

[IlliniReb]

Way too early hot take – the two strengths coming into the season, running backs and offensive line, ain’t looking great

 

[Ramrod2010]

Is that a safety?

 

[RedRocksIllini]

Hayes the early Heisman favorite

 

[Pikeillinifan]

Blake Hayes!!!

 

[IlliniForceOne]

Blake Hayes - 2, Nebraska - 0

 

[skyIdub]

So the greatest punt of the year is followed up with the greatest punt in the last......forever?? What in the actual....f...

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

I say we start punting on first downs.

 

[the juiceman cometh]

Blake Hayes = 2 points and the ball

 

[altgeld88]

There's some Illini trivia: I imagine that is the first time in 121 seasons of the program that we've begun a season with a safety.

 

[Butkus68]

Safety either way, knee down so penalty not necessary!

 

[MaineIllini]

LOL Fox gave the 2 points to Nebraska for a moment

 

[Ramrod2010]

That's my punter!!!

 

[Pikeillinifan]

Looks the knee was down prior to him tossing that ball, hopefully the ball was in the end zone and we keep the two points

 

[altgeld88]

LOL Fox gave the 2 points to Nebraska for a moment

That made me rofl, too.

 

[Fulton County Illini]

There's some Illini trivia: I imagine that is the first time in 121 seasons of the program that we've begun a season with a safety.

start with a safety on special teams to boot!!! Hayes is a legend!

 

[MaineIllini]

I think his knee was down on the goal line before the throw

 

[GrayGhost77]

I feel like Blake Hayes should have been #1 on Robert's 90 Illini countdown.

 

[zentrails]

Looks the knee was down prior to him tossing that ball, hopefully the ball was in the end zone and we keep the two points

Isn't that a touchback or did the catch at the 1 yard line make it a safety?

 

[618to217]

ohhh come on