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<blockquote data-quote="Fighter of the Nightman" data-source="post: 1970152" data-attributes="member: 590800"><p>With bowl eligibility on the line in one of our last two games, we Illini fans have witnessed the following in the last 25 years...</p><p></p><p><strong>2023:</strong> L 45-43 vs. Northwestern (failed 2-point conversion with blatant PI...)</p><p><strong>2021: </strong>L 33-23 at Iowa (1 TD game with 1:55 to go before an Iowa FG); following victory vs. Northwestern is meaningless</p><p><strong>2015:</strong> L 24-14 vs. Northwestern at Soldier Field</p><p><strong>2008:</strong> L 23-17 vs. Western Michigan in Detroit ... eventually L 27-10 at Northwestern</p><p><strong>2002:</strong> L 23-16 vs. Ohio State in overtime</p><p><strong>2000:</strong> L 24-21 vs. Ohio State ... proceeded to lose 61-23 at Northwestern in our last game</p><p></p><p>When you also take into account the following, it has been really rough...</p><p></p><p><strong>2000:</strong> Following an 8-4 campaign where we finished ranked #24 and won our bowl convincingly </p><p><strong>2002:</strong> Following an 11-1 regular season, Big Ten championship and appearance in the Sugar Bowl</p><p><strong>2008:</strong> Following a 9-3 regular season, appearance in the Rose Bowl and some of our best recruiting in modern history</p><p><strong>2023:</strong> Following our first 8-win season in 15+ years and first time ranked in the top 25 in 12 years, as well as seriously linear momentum by Bret and Co. since he took over in 2021</p><p></p><p>I would genuinely like to know what football fan base has suffered more than us in modern times ... I mean sure, some programs have been worse, but I doubt they have as passionate of a fan base to be this invested. Additionally, some very passionate fan bases have probably felt insanely frustrated with a ceiling they feel is too low (i.e., Penn State or Texas A&M), but at least they have routinely been good. At least Nebraska has a genuine hope every couple years based on their history and their recruiting is still really good. Meanwhile, we are ecstatic with merely being competitive, and we get it in these tiny, tiny doses only to have it ripped away from us in such cruel ways right after, haha.</p><p></p><p>God bless you all, we put up with a lot!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fighter of the Nightman, post: 1970152, member: 590800"] With bowl eligibility on the line in one of our last two games, we Illini fans have witnessed the following in the last 25 years... [B]2023:[/B] L 45-43 vs. Northwestern (failed 2-point conversion with blatant PI...) [B]2021: [/B]L 33-23 at Iowa (1 TD game with 1:55 to go before an Iowa FG); following victory vs. Northwestern is meaningless [B]2015:[/B] L 24-14 vs. Northwestern at Soldier Field [B]2008:[/B] L 23-17 vs. Western Michigan in Detroit ... eventually L 27-10 at Northwestern [B]2002:[/B] L 23-16 vs. Ohio State in overtime [B]2000:[/B] L 24-21 vs. Ohio State ... proceeded to lose 61-23 at Northwestern in our last game When you also take into account the following, it has been really rough... [B]2000:[/B] Following an 8-4 campaign where we finished ranked #24 and won our bowl convincingly [B]2002:[/B] Following an 11-1 regular season, Big Ten championship and appearance in the Sugar Bowl [B]2008:[/B] Following a 9-3 regular season, appearance in the Rose Bowl and some of our best recruiting in modern history [B]2023:[/B] Following our first 8-win season in 15+ years and first time ranked in the top 25 in 12 years, as well as seriously linear momentum by Bret and Co. since he took over in 2021 I would genuinely like to know what football fan base has suffered more than us in modern times ... I mean sure, some programs have been worse, but I doubt they have as passionate of a fan base to be this invested. Additionally, some very passionate fan bases have probably felt insanely frustrated with a ceiling they feel is too low (i.e., Penn State or Texas A&M), but at least they have routinely been good. At least Nebraska has a genuine hope every couple years based on their history and their recruiting is still really good. Meanwhile, we are ecstatic with merely being competitive, and we get it in these tiny, tiny doses only to have it ripped away from us in such cruel ways right after, haha. God bless you all, we put up with a lot! [/QUOTE]
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