Illinois vs Nebraska, Friday, November 6th, 7:00pm CT, FOX

#51      
DeonThomas
Believe I'm going with a really tight game this Friday, and UNDER the 47.5 pts. NEB has a good defense, and we have an improving D.

Waiting to see if Houser is still healthy before giving a prediction.
 
#54      
ChiefGritty
PNWIllini said:
Yep

https://twitter.com/x/status/2116749353171796017
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Those are great fans that deserve better than what they've gotten the past decade.

The last time Nebraska didn't have a losing conference record was in the Obama Administration.

And every fan base complains about bad beats and heartbreaking losses, but it feels like they are at the top of the list. We have some hard-to-believe wins against them for sure, and if you haven't seen the last two minutes of last nights game, go check out the highlights. Hard to punch your fans in the face any harder than that.

Extending Matt Rhule at 6-2 last year was a nightmare decision for NIL world, as some of us immediately pointed out at the time. Penn State juicing their NIL budget with his buyout would have been a godsend for them. Total failure of strategic thinking, imagine if they had Bob Chesney right now.
 
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#55      
BretMyBeachHouse
ChiefGritty said:
New SP+ update this morning STILL has them ahead of USC and Iowa, #18 in the country.

We barely moved, I wondered if we might fall.

I would be pounding Nebby -6, it's a Gritty special of both smart-guy advanced stats and dumb-guy gambler's fallacy.

We're feeling ourselves, they are 10/10 angry and desperate, short week, night game wearing goofy uniforms, this has blowout written all over it.

(Looming in the background like Michael Myers, Vegas Always Knows)
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Let's look at your prediction about 5 minutes into yesterday's game.
 
#58      
IlliniInBuckeyeState
Gies Memorial Stadium Sellout Watch for Nebraska:

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#61      
RabidDawgClassic
ChiefGritty said:
beats and heartbreaking losses, but it feels like they are at the top of the list. We have some hard-to-believe wins against them for sure, and if you haven't seen the last two minutes of last nights game, go check out the highlights. Hard to punch your fans in the face any harder than that.
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That game turned quicker than just about any I could recall. From last-gasp prayer by Washington to two score lead in the blink of an eye.
 
#62      
wncillini
ChiefGritty said:
New SP+ update this morning STILL has them ahead of USC and Iowa, #18 in the country.

We barely moved, I wondered if we might fall.

I would be pounding Nebby -6, it's a Gritty special of both smart-guy advanced stats and dumb-guy gambler's fallacy.

We're feeling ourselves, they are 10/10 angry and desperate, short week, night game wearing goofy uniforms, this has blowout written all over it.

(Looming in the background like Michael Myers, Vegas Always Knows)
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Took me too long when I started betting, but without even looking at stats if you look a line that looks too juicy to stay away from, bet against what you want to bet and you will win most of the time. So just judged on that logic looking like an uphill battle on this game for the illini.
 
#63      
Fly Illini Fly!
ChiefGritty said:
We're feeling ourselves, they are 10/10 angry and desperate, short week, night game wearing goofy uniforms, this has blowout written all over it.
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More likely that it’s 10/10 broken and dejected.

If angry and desperate was thing, they would’ve won yesterday after their results against IU and Oregon.
 
#64      
ChiefGritty
Fly Illini Fly! said:
More likely that it’s 10/10 broken and dejected.

If angry and desperate was thing, they would’ve won yesterday after their results against IU and Oregon.
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They didn't play GREAT, but if they stop a 4th and 18 with 1:42 left last night they are #23 right now and a sneaky playoff sleeper.

Instead they will spend the short week with their phones blowing up with outside chatter saying the program is dead forever because they can't afford to fire their coach.

The mood darkened enormously there in the blink of an eye, no comparison.

Obviously I hope I'm wrong and I have much more respect for the randomness of football than I used to, not to mention respect for Bert & Co. But what the heck, for the good of the discourse and to give everybody a lovely chance to dunk on me lets say it with my whole chest: we're going to get boat raced on Friday.
 
#71      
Fighter of the Nightman
PNWIllini said:
Yep

https://twitter.com/x/status/2116749353171796017
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I’ve been screaming this to Illini fans as loud as I can since so many of my friends are Iowa fans and see the worst side of Nebraska fans.

Their polite reputation is entirely a holdover from an era where they had insane success, and the politeness was part of a social exchange where you’d metaphorically kiss their ring. Now that they’re bad?? They’re rude and psychotic if you even sort of question the idea that they’re special, and that’s understandable as a sort of self preservation, since it’s literally all they have … go read their football board and tell me what you think of them. 🤣
 
#72      
SescIllini
Fans in Lincoln have lost their poop....they want Rhule gone. He also said this is his strongest team, so if you are a cornhusker this is the best that it gets. They looked very pedestrian last night.
 
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