Illinois 21, Oregon 10 Postgame

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BZuppke
I’m in NYC at my daughter’s wedding. I’m so jacked! All those of little faith. I didn’t predict a win, but I also didn’t think we were falling. We have a great head coach and OC. Don’t discount them. They outcoached Lanning and company. Old school Big Ten. Boo Rah!!!!
 
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#154      
Captain 14
Ramrod2010 said:
I know in the game thread there was a lot of trying to figure out what the Ducks were trying to do (or what they were even thinking of trying to do) on offense. And as I sit here watching the late games I think I might have an answer

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(Will Stein, former Oregon OC and current Kentucky HC - who happens to be 6-1)

We obviously had/have our own DC issue this year, seems likely that Bret isn't the only coach out there that might miss on a coordinator hire.
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Lanning was asked in the post-game if he'd replace the OC. He said everything is on the table.
 
#155      
blackdog
I noticed a couple of times during the game they got the young guys more involved. Newton and Eberhart both got some snaps and a couple of the younger DBs were also involved. I like being able to mix those guys in a little bit more.
 
#156      
lstewart53x3
One more thing about today's game:

I know Oregon isn't having the season they expected to have and they're without their QB and starting receivers. But! They're still ranked #11 in SP+ and #10 in FPI. That might be the highest ranked team in the metrics that Bret's beat here so far? USC last year finished #13 in FPI. Michigan in '24 was #29. Tennessee last year was #19. South Carolina was #15 in '24.

So yeah, I think that's the best win on paper in Bret's tenure, unless I'm forgetting one.
 
#158      
zentrails
Did we give X Scott (a little bit of a tough year so far) a lot of credit for running down the Oregon guy, saving a very long, sure TD that eventually limited it 10-0 instead 0f 14-0, and we shut them out the rest of the game. Gave us a nice boost on D when we really needed it then complemented it with Aiden's TD run a little later that boosted the O

Two huge reasons we won, IMO
 
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