Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
Dan’s servers right now?
Illinois 30, Tennessee 28 Postgame
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Bravo!!!!
I could give a whole breakdown on my thoughts …
But it’s honestly summed up in 2 words …
Sustained Success …
Promise Made … Promise Kept …
ILL …
But it’s honestly summed up in 2 words …
Sustained Success …
Promise Made … Promise Kept …
ILL …
Illinifan533
- Normal, Illinois
Nate Scheelhaase was the starter for both the 2010 and '11 bowl winning teams, so also not the first time we've won consecutive bowl games
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SEC SUCKS!
pruman91
- interviewing new NL's daily....I really really am
I got over-excited.
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
2 years in a row that I believe the refs let the players decide the outcome. Not many penalties either way. Especially holding.
I think Whitman got ahead of the game with the contract extension and commitment from Bret.
Tonight's win was classic Illinois football. Play well, but not so well it's completely put away until the very final seconds. We won so many thrillers like this in the 2023-24 campaign, and tonight was another barn-burner. I so wish we could keep Luke a fifth year, but he's going to be an amazing - and VERY smart player - in the NFL! I love how, if the situation isn't clear, he'll carry the ball himself. He's the most intelligent QB I've ever seen!!!
Scheelhaase did it in 10-11.
Zero SEC wins in this program's history.... TWO in the last two years.
IlliniRocketFan
- Rochester, IL
My wife said "oh no" when Tennessee went up 28-27. I told her they left us too much time. Man, I love being right sometimes.
Always great to whop an SEC team and shut the announcers up
Orangetool
Give me back my Afta, heh heh
I like a well managed clock.
Managed the heck out of it.
Managed the heck out of it.
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
We only had 20 penalty yards. Not bad. Most of those were false starts in the first half.
Illini in Italy
- Illini HQ, Florida Panhandle
There . . . aren't . . .enough . . . words . . .
Hail to the Orange, hail to the Blue
Hail, Alma Mater, ever so true!
We love no other, so let our motto be
Victory! Illinois, Varsity!
I'm not crying, you're crying . . .
Hail to the Orange, hail to the Blue
Hail, Alma Mater, ever so true!
We love no other, so let our motto be
Victory! Illinois, Varsity!
I'm not crying, you're crying . . .
They were "barely make a bowl game" type bowl games though. These are much more significant games. I'm not bashing Scheelhaase at all, btw.
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