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Pregame: Illinois vs Iowa, Saturday, October 8th, 6:30pm CT, BTN
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Well I'll be darned you're right, good call.
Ugh. It makes no difference in the grand scheme of things and didn't even seem to at the time, but that was a dang first down.Have we ever done a W/O/O combo?
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Win and they shall come!
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
I would also be happy with 4 safeties for 8-0 win. I've seen them play twice and I just don't think they are very good.
We are blessed with a weak west division this year and we are probably the 3 or 4 best team in the east. First or Second
in the west is now what we are measuring ourselves by, get used to it. Our fans and players don't know how to be confident.
That's what coach B is teaching and that's my expectation. (You can forget my forum name if I'm wrong!)
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If you go into the website and drill down into the seat detail of each section, while it is not sold out it looks like there are a lot more sold/unavailable than our first few games this year. Granted, a lot of those could be Schmuckeye fans, and the Horseshoe still has a lot of available seats.....but I have to think the interest is growing for the O&B. I live in TX and have watched the games on TV.....the east side always looks so friggin' sparse. They rarely show the east side except when they have the camera on the commentators in the booth....typically when they get a broad crowd/stadium shot they show the west side, which doesn't look nearly as bad.
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
amazing what a Sat night game, with the team playing well, will do
I somehow forgot that happened. Thank you for bringing it back to my attention.
Bielema has been cagey about this, but consistently positive about McCray's progress. I'm feeling good about a gametime thumbs-up to stoke the emotion a little more.
It will be an interesting game. Last year after the big PSU win - IL laid an egg. Last year after the big MN win, IL laid an egg.
Hopefully this year they've figured it out. They do have a better passing attack which will help vs. Iowa.
Every once in a while I have to remind myself that with all of the great feeling, our B1G record is 1-1, not 6-1, and Lord knows that over the years flickers of success have been our Kryptonite. But I have great confidence in Bielema and staff's ability to prepare the team and control the game, particuarly if we can get ahead.
The Fighting Carrots.Have we ever done a W/O/O combo?
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Please no.Have we ever done a W/O/O combo?
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IlliniCardinal
- Minneapolis
Great chart. The Beckman hire was not a good one. Lovie got a first year bounce, but his play young strategy took us to new attendance lows. I’m surprised how much of a drop there was in Zook’s 2nd year, but attendance rebounded quickly with success. I’m also surprised there wasn’t much of a bounce for Bielema in year one, though Covid could have been a factor.
Bottom line: win and fans come. It happened in the early 1980s as presented in another post.
IlliniCardinal
- Minneapolis
Should be a close game tomorrow night:
Defense: slight advantage Iowa (or even)
Offense: advantage Illinois
Special Teams: advantage Iowa
This is the type of game in which home field advantage can be the difference.
X-factors: #1 and the Saturday night home crowd at Memorial Stadium
If the Illini keep the ball (0-1 turnovers) and minimize penalties, the good guys win.
Go Illini!
IlliniCardinal
- Minneapolis
Last year was last year. Different offense, different QBs, different OC.
Last year the Illini did not win two in a row. This team is on a 3 game win streak right now.
This seems like a 1999 or 2007 like season. But we’ll know a lot more in the next two weeks…
Go Illini!
It’s starting to remind me of 1983…
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Sellout crowd, I do believe!Pictured: the last time Illinois beat Iowa, 2008
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
I was there. A really good game that felt at the time like a real taking a stand moment for the Ron Zook era, to get to 5-4 in what had been a frustrating season.
Only needed a win against Bill Cubit's Western Michigan the next week to achieve bowl eligibility and keep the ship rolling. Weird that they scheduled this game in Detroit huh?
We went 0 for our next 9 against FBS opposition.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Comes down to turnovers and special teams.
Their offense won’t be able to move the ball on our defense, but if they get a couple of short fields, they wouldn’t have to.
I think we secure the ball and come away with a big win.
Good guys: 13
Hawkeyes: 6
Their offense won’t be able to move the ball on our defense, but if they get a couple of short fields, they wouldn’t have to.
I think we secure the ball and come away with a big win.
Good guys: 13
Hawkeyes: 6
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Yeah, the WMU loss is when the Rose Bowl enthusiasm truly died for good. When it took a serious hit for me before this, though, was a totally avoidable loss at home to Minnesota that year. The 2008 and 2009 Illini - 8-14… - still baffle me.
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