We should have Xavier Scott back for this game, which should help in the secondary.
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Pregame: Illinois vs Michigan, Saturday, October 19th, 2:30pm CT, CBS
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We wore them down. They didn’t sub rotate their dline and they were gassed in the 2nd half.
Jack Tuttle is starting, not Alex Orji.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Not Orji to start, but we can't rule out Orji eventually.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Curious how many Michigan fans there will be there. On one hand, the game selling out (an obvious rarity in Champaign over the last many years) indicates more orange shirts in the stands. Also, Michigan is having a bit of a 2006-Illini-basketball-esque hangover season where you are still good, but it's pretty hard to keep fan enthusiasm as high as the season before with everything you lost. On the other hand, Michigan usually brings one of the bigger contingents to Champaign (I think).
If we win, I'm on board with a postgame Orji
We are 1 win away from bowl eligibility. Let that sink in. 
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Oh believe me, that was sunk into my bone marrow during that second half on Saturday.We are 1 win away from bowl eligibility. Let that sink in.
ptgrd23
- orange county CA
Great defense for 3 quarters against Purdue. Then we turned into a flag football team and gave up 40 points in 20 minutes. I don't know why Bret did not call timeout on Purdue' last drive to give the defense a chance to reset. If our defense has become that bad we will be lucky to finish 6-6.
Our DC has to be able to do in game adjustments. The quarterback keeper was good for 118 yards against us.
Our DC has to be able to do in game adjustments. The quarterback keeper was good for 118 yards against us.
Getting healthy on defense might help a bit. What’s the status on some of the missing guys like Xavier Scott?
No - this a common misconception, you can bet in person (may be a drive to a casino though). Also if the line is so off and I was so confident I’d make sure I can make that bet somewhere.
The line actually shifted more to our favor as you said to plus 1, opened more then that.
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
I did not know this, thank you!No - this is incorrect and a common misconception. Also if the line is so off and I was so confident I’d make sure I can make that bet somewhere.
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Going to take a stroll down to the sportsbook attached to Wrigley and bet on Michigan because I am a terrible, terrible human being.
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The law changed again in July. No betting on Illinois college teams period. Many betting sites do not share this recent update. I did not realize this until recently as well (when it was pointed out by another poster).No - this is incorrect and a common misconception. Also if the line is so off and I was so confident I’d make sure I can make that bet somewhere.
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Fair point - then I would drive to Indiana if I knew I could have a slam dunk bet!The law changed again in July. No betting on Illinois college teams period. Many betting sites do not share this recent update.
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Turns out I had old info - see below post. But I would drive to Indiana as this line seems fishy haI did not know this, thank you!
Going to take a stroll down to the sportsbook attached to Wrigley and bet on Michigan because I am a terrible, terrible human being.
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Tank of gas: $40
Tolls on the Skyway: $20
Lunch at McDonalds: $10
Parking at Casino: $5
Being right on the internet: Priceless
in all seriousness, so silly you can’t bet on in state games here. Even sillier they had a rule that you could only do it in person for some timemhuml32
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Illini2010-11
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We were all frustrated by the 2023 season, as it looked like a 5 win season this year would be optimistic (the schedule looked daunting). We are already there! Thank you "rock chalk" for making this start possible.
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Would you be surprised if Penn State was a neutral site double digit favorite against Michigan? I wouldn't be. If that is true, then the difference between at PSU, vs. Michigan at home accounts the majority of the disparity there.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Yup, that's asking exactly the correct question, and yeah, I feel like 10 (really more like 12) would be too much.
No one will be happier than me if Michigan sucks but it feels premature to draw that conclusion.
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