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<blockquote data-quote="STLflyinIllini" data-source="post: 1799378" data-attributes="member: 680392"><p>What a game. Can't remember a 9-6 game ever being so exciting. </p><p>We were moving the ball well until DeVito got hurt. This was supposed to be OUR game at home to show we're back. This was supposed to be the anti NC/Trubisky game....And our Qb1 goes out. Dark memories of 20+ years of ineptitude starting hovering around Illini nation. Hope was dwindling.</p><p>But the defense held. </p><p>We had 2 fumbles that would have historically been 14 easy points for Iowa.</p><p>But the defense held.</p><p>Art, bless his soul, throws a couple nice passes go get us inside the 10, and then throws a soul crushing INT at the 1.</p><p>But the defense held. </p><p>We get back into scoring range, and our OC, for some reason, calls a draw for our backup QB instead of just handing it to one of the best RBs in the nation to set up a FG. We fumble, and OF COURSE, Iowa runs it back for a TD. OF COURSE I get to hear all the smug Iowa fans sitting around me laugh about how we never had a chance and it was foolish to even hope we could overcome. I had faith we could pull it out even without our QB1, but that play absolutely crushed my spirit for a moment. OF COURSE we lose like this to IOWA. OF COURSE they will never get called for helmet to helmet hits against us that concuss our players. That's just how the universe works. They win and we don't. </p><p>BUT the play is reversed and the place went NUTS! What a great feeling for Illini fans who have had to endure so many decades of misery. </p><p>Our BACKUP kicker nails his 3rd FG attempt on 3 tries and we take the lead. That is not how Illinos football is supposed to go, but so it went!</p><p>But... will the defense hold? </p><p>Of course the defense held. </p><p></p><p>This team is different. This staff is different. If Devito is out for an extended time that will cap our ceiling some this season, but we are absolutely capable and we are absolutely relevant. What a time to be an Illini fan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STLflyinIllini, post: 1799378, member: 680392"] What a game. Can't remember a 9-6 game ever being so exciting. We were moving the ball well until DeVito got hurt. This was supposed to be OUR game at home to show we're back. This was supposed to be the anti NC/Trubisky game....And our Qb1 goes out. Dark memories of 20+ years of ineptitude starting hovering around Illini nation. Hope was dwindling. But the defense held. We had 2 fumbles that would have historically been 14 easy points for Iowa. But the defense held. Art, bless his soul, throws a couple nice passes go get us inside the 10, and then throws a soul crushing INT at the 1. But the defense held. We get back into scoring range, and our OC, for some reason, calls a draw for our backup QB instead of just handing it to one of the best RBs in the nation to set up a FG. We fumble, and OF COURSE, Iowa runs it back for a TD. OF COURSE I get to hear all the smug Iowa fans sitting around me laugh about how we never had a chance and it was foolish to even hope we could overcome. I had faith we could pull it out even without our QB1, but that play absolutely crushed my spirit for a moment. OF COURSE we lose like this to IOWA. OF COURSE they will never get called for helmet to helmet hits against us that concuss our players. That's just how the universe works. They win and we don't. BUT the play is reversed and the place went NUTS! What a great feeling for Illini fans who have had to endure so many decades of misery. Our BACKUP kicker nails his 3rd FG attempt on 3 tries and we take the lead. That is not how Illinos football is supposed to go, but so it went! But... will the defense hold? Of course the defense held. This team is different. This staff is different. If Devito is out for an extended time that will cap our ceiling some this season, but we are absolutely capable and we are absolutely relevant. What a time to be an Illini fan. [/QUOTE]
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