Illinois 21, Oregon 10 Postgame
chiefini
- Rockford, Illinois
Same here. Section 126. The two rows behind us and the row in front of us haven’t been the same yet this season (or last).
Curbelo Fanboy
BERTBALL IS LIFE
Funny moment for me. I glanced away from screen for a few seconds. I look back & think Oregon has 4 wide receivers against our 2 db's & I'm yelling at the screen. Cover em cover em. Then the play starts & I realized 2 of em were linement. LOL. Sometimes rational thought leaves the body when in the midst of battle.
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
Agree on all points. Basketball threads are full every week in-season with complaints about phones and Krush indifference, putting students in a prime section only to have that section empty after halftime is not a good situation.
As to scalpers, I don't really see the problem. Please don't ask what I paid a couple years ago to attend a game in Welsh-Ryan, was the NW owner of those seats a backstabbing traitor? Same for a game in Kohl before that, I love going to road wins and by the same token love watching other fans come into Champaign and get upset. Games don't always work out that way of course, but it's great fun when they do.
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1) The re-sale market for the Oregon game was poor, mostly all of them going below face value.
2) The fans were wearing GREEN and YELLOW. It was much harder to identify SIU-C or Purdue fans from across the stadium.
3) They have a national brand similar to Cowboys or Yankees "fans". Many of them were likely somewhat local to the Midwest, and not from the state of Oregon.
2) The fans were wearing GREEN and YELLOW. It was much harder to identify SIU-C or Purdue fans from across the stadium.
3) They have a national brand similar to Cowboys or Yankees "fans". Many of them were likely somewhat local to the Midwest, and not from the state of Oregon.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
I have no idea whether you’re way older than me or way younger.
Yeah, was at the game and saw that as well. Well designed play w/multiple open options.
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
The announcers did mention two receivers being wide open. It was a very good play design, and one that is made possible with an effective run game.
Yeah I just assumed live there was a CB off screen but rewarching it there isn't a Oregon player anywhere near Clement.
Agree. Had the chance to sit w/the recruits on Sat so I tried to sell my season tix below face and they went unsold. Fair amount of Ducks fans there. I chalk it up to opportunity for a legacy PAC10 fan base to visit a place they hadn't played since 93. And they probably booked their travel when they were preseason #1. Plus Champaign on a beautiful fall Saturday is pretty awesome.
Also, 20M roster > 50+M roster. Coaching matters. I L L
Also, 20M roster > 50+M roster. Coaching matters. I L L
I don't know how and he runs a 4.3-4.4. 10.5 is HS. There aren't many teams or players in the entire country, not just Oregon, that would catch Laughery in an open field sprint to the end zone when he is already full speed and no one in front of him. Those guys are plenty fast as you can see how they almost closed on the angles. Just not faster.
I know everybody isnt always aware, but it surprises me how many people here don't know this where we're constantly talking about players through recruiting and then onto them playing as Illini. Makes sense I guess when you see different posters saying he wasn't fast, etc. Also just makes it more exciting to see Konkey in this offense. 10.25 is top of the nation type of good. I'm good with Alexis but hopefully they can still get Cook-Johnson on board and add 10.3 in the backfield (Or defense is he switches) and 10.25 at WR. Need all that speed.
Right on.
One more thing...I know it had to be a good selling point for BB to a lot of recruits on hand.
Also one of those storylines within the game, they were very much after Dierre Hill the Oregon RB and the 4 star OL Wagner (Wouldn't surprise me if both are back home tbh), among others.
I know it had to be some type of feeling with all those central and southern Illinois/Missouri guys showing out/contributing to beat Oregon (Laughery, Boyd, Feagin, Trimble, etc.).
Also one of those storylines within the game, they were very much after Dierre Hill the Oregon RB and the 4 star OL Wagner (Wouldn't surprise me if both are back home tbh), among others.
I know it had to be some type of feeling with all those central and southern Illinois/Missouri guys showing out/contributing to beat Oregon (Laughery, Boyd, Feagin, Trimble, etc.).
And he played at a 2A high school in Illinois where the largest schools play in 8A.
I wish every date did it like we did in Wisconsin. 1A was the biggest, if you do it the other way you have to know how many classes there are to know if the competition is any good.
When I watched it looked almost like Laughery waited to hit the x button for speed burst to lull them into taking a bad angle.
I’d love to see the social media team put out a version of this with his mph
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
Listening to some Oregon podcasts after the game, they were basically saying, yeah, the season isn't going well, but losing to Illinois? That's unfathomable! I would have thought going 19-7 with consecutive bowl wins over two SEC opponents the last two years would have given the program a little more cred.
Bret Bielema has won 15 games as an underdog at Illinois, which ranks 2nd in the country since 2021.
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
Cut those clips and put them on repeat in the locker room. Maybe it'll help spark us so we don't risk falling asleep against the Terps
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
The new conference members have quickly found out that not only is flying out to Ann Arbor, Columbus, or Happy Vally and trying to win a game a big challenge, but it's not that easy to fly out to Iowa City, Madison, Champaign, etc. to win either.