Illinois 27, Maryland 24 Postgame

#76      
i was apoplectic after IWill's huge punt return was followed by the offense crapping out 3 plays and missed a field goal....
but, that out of the way. great win! fought through adversity (missed PI->int->maryland TD; other missed calls). gritty in a good way. hope they can build on this. keep running the young RBs.

btw, did anyone see what the sideline and every player on the field was upset about on Maryland's last fg which resulted in J Newton's unsportsmanlike conduct penalty? was maryland in an illegal formation?
 
#80      
I'm in complete agreement. I know some of our fans are seeing the flaws, but he's young and he just flashes so much potential. He is legitimately the best QB we've had since Kittner in my opinion- kid just needs game reps, a pocket, and a decent OC and he'll get there. Luke is really good, he's just an underclassman.
I think he has more good throws than bad throws, which is not something we could say about a QB except for TDV
 
#83      
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I LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..................I really really do.............................

Shades of the 4th down pass from Luke to Casey W. from our first game as Casey out jumped and out battled the defender for the catch.........
Been a rough last 3 games but the Illini outlasted the 5-1 twerps for the win and ruin their homecoming .....boo hoo hoo......

Luke was wobbly the whole game but came up with the big pass and a big run at the end ..............
Laughery win the 12 yard run kept the drive going after feagin got hurt......
Feagin was great today and as Bret said in one post game presser " He runs one way ....FORWARD "


Bret on the post game presser.............

Everybody did their job today......
Caleb griffin missed practice Thursday b/c of a funeral..........
We won our first coin toss this year.............
Our OLINE stepped up today , especially on the Feagin TD after initially going for a FG................
Bret watched game film at 7 pm Tuesday and had 50 Illini players show up.........
Proud of the growth of this team.......................
Casey W. had a great catch......................

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pru , that was such an exciting game , wasn't it ????

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Yes ot was babe, like an exciting roller coaster ride all game ......But we finished it off big time............

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Bye Bye twerps .......enjoy your Homecoming Dance..........

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#91      
Good job guys. Nice to win a game and not make foolish penalties at clutch times to extend drives for our opponents. The D forced a huge turnover before the half and see Maryland have two personal fouls on third down to help us score that 2nd TD. Our guys didn't make those mistakes today that have killed us this season.

ILL..
 
#96      
Refs let secondaries play today which catered to Illinois. D-line and O-lines were definitely better today! Linebacker play was excellent. RB looks really good. If O Line continues to improve we should be in much better shape the remainder of the year. I think we have a pretty good QB considering his experience. I’m looking forward to his future.
 
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