Was in Champaign for Mike White. Most surprising Illinois win I can recall. As they said on the radio broadcast, this team has shown spurts of fight, but this was a great start to finish game. Key now is taking this fight that we saw last week and this week into the next two weeks. This team, with this effort, can win 4 of last 5 games, and really should win 3 of last 5. Really, really excited to see how we come out next week. Can you imagine taking a 3 game win streak into East Lansing?
Illinois 24, Wisconsin 23 POSTGAME
Soxfreak64
- Bloomington
Oh, right. THAT's why we do this.
dgcrow
- Kelso, WA
Then don't.
Well can you not highlight every negative thing you can think of about our team on one of the biggest days Illini football has had in a decade? Let us celebrate! Go away with the pessimism!
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Loved Lovie’s words at the end of the match. We’ve got facilities and a B1G win! We may not go bowling, but at least we ruined Wisconsin’s season!!
Gregory Spann, tall athletic kid from Florida. He’s lanky and raw but a fit for Rod Smith.
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I am very happy for the PLAYERS. They FOUGHT. First game that the defense showed up for since Akron. If they can play like THAT the rest of the season, three more wins will happen. Please, please, please keep it up.
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Thrilled for Dre and Reggie - those guys leave it all on the field and its a win they will remember, and see on BTN Classics for a long time. The pick and kick was the football equiv. of the Tyler Griffey layup.
I am so happy for those kids coaches and for all of us who care about this university enjoy
Thought Navarro and Washington played well
Every year I question why I continue to buy season tickets.
Today. Today is why.
I want to relive the last 5 seconds of the game and the commotion on the field afterwards over and over again.
Today. Today is why.
I want to relive the last 5 seconds of the game and the commotion on the field afterwards over and over again.
Gotta be ecstatic for Tony Adams as well. I understand he’s young and still learning but he hasn’t played well this season and that entire safety room has been a huge Achilles heel. To see him pick that ball, you gotta be happy for the kid.
God bless fanatics! How does this one game make Lovie any better as a defensive coach or as a recruiter than he's been for the last several years? Some days the blind squirrel finds the nut. Today was Illinois' day. I'm thrilled for the players. But this only delays the inevitable -- that Lovie can't coach or hire men who can.
Happy for the team, Lovie and, the fans. They didn't quit and kept playing hard. How about the catch from the rookie Washington?
He actually did a heckuva job on that sideline ball too, just missed sticking in-bounds by an inch. That kid has a future.
Something else that really made a positive impact today, the re-emergence of what appeared to be a legitimate game plan for the usage of Daniel Barker. He’s been so good this season, we need to start putting more trust in him as an offense.
Defensively, just say the name Jamal Milan over and over. That kid carried us today. I’m aware of Dele’s statistical numbers but Jamal Milan carried this defense today. Unbelievable effort.
Defensively, just say the name Jamal Milan over and over. That kid carried us today. I’m aware of Dele’s statistical numbers but Jamal Milan carried this defense today. Unbelievable effort.
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
For me, that's the line of the day
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Goes without saying, but we could use BTN Tailgate in every homegame... good exposure for the SFC, Ayo and a win to top it off. Overall, I'd say the day went to plan.
Amazing game. I haven't seen us play with that much effort and play so well on both sides of the ball in a long, long time
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