Illinois 27, Maryland 24 Postgame

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Certainly not the same team we've watched for the past three weeks.

Nice gut check road W by Bielema's boys.
 
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I suppose this win is supppsed to make me feel better about this horrible nightmare season and actually it does, quite a bit.

Some more afternoons like this and it won't be a horrible nightmare season any more.

As the field goal ball lifted its way skyward up into the darkening Skies... thus lifted all the spirits of Illini Nation all over the Planet. The health and welfare of countless souls everywhere resting upon a single ball flying between two Eastern Shore posts.

And a stunned Maryland crowd ready to party instead watched in agony as they were powerless to stop the kicker born in Danville... I-L-L...
 
#114      
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?
O'Donnell said the Maryland RG moved before the snap.
 
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This is a tremendously important win for the program, fanbase, and coaching staff. The previous two weeks were just so bleak. The season seemed dead and gone. The momentum of last year was all but annihilated. Yet, out of nowhere, we put up a competent performance, snuck out a win in the dying seconds, and now have multiple winnable games ahead of us. There's hope again. There's possibility. There's a pulse.
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My Illini brother altgeld88 and I were there, and we were able to move to seats we wanted because attendance was so poor. Sad for MD, they were 5-1 and it was homecoming, and there were not many people there at all. MD fans were also leaving with 5:00 to go in the game. However, it was a fantastic game for an Illini to attend! There were boisterous I-L-L-I-N-I chants, and the rain even held off for the entire game.
 
#123      
It seemed like we got healthy in key areas. Ie OL

Newton is a beast

Luke is still an inexperienced qb with all the tools to be good

Our LBs showed up

Our Freshmen RBs look special

The base for a special team next year is in place. Now we need to finish this season
Feagin is like a Timex, nothing flashy but will keep you on time. Our offense looks so much better when we can consistently rush for 3-4 yards per attempt and get us to 3rd and manageable.
 
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