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Pregame: Illinois vs Ohio State, Saturday, October 11th, 11:00am CT, FOX
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That's Hells Bells by AC/DC.
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
I would say QB. I know there can be some disagreement, but I will take Luke 10/10 times.
Maybe OSU turns the ball over three or has a few ‘!!!! the bed’ moments. While I don’t think we are as bad as the Indiana showing, OSU is like a souped up Indiana. I will lose no sleep over a game where we look like we belong, but another embarrassment would really suck.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
We’re having a great season. I’m with you. Enjoy the fall sunshine, family and friends and the game. It’s fun to watch Illini football again, every week. I’m grateful for that. It’s icing on the cake that is affiliation with the university and the C-U area.
How about some (local band) REO Speedwagon? E.g., "Roll with the Changes"
Well, I can't say I'm not guilty of yelling at the TV, I might have even blamed the dog a time or two during the Indiana game. But I try to keep things in perspective.
Sayin hasn't really faced much pressure this year, if we can generate some, it will be interesting to see how he responds. That's about our only hope defensively, given we won't be able to cover their WR for very long. I would think we need to gamble and try to force Sayin into mistakes. Letting him sit back and pick which open receiver to throw to would seem to be a recipe for disaster, particularly how we've been tackling
Yes, you're right, I forgot about the bells, it is from Hell's Bells.
I feel like this year there are more people standing longer and more often than in the past couple years, that's an improvement, I think. The noise may not be there yet but hopefully that will get better.
Agreed. Our section (103) was standing for almost the entire 1st quarter during action. The same was true in the 4th quarter. That has not always been the case but was awesome to see!
So have we reached the point in the week where the realistic chances of beating a team like Ohio State have been passed up by the crazy, perhaps alcohol-induced optimism of an all-time upset? Or do we still need a few more days? Because I'm there for the later having had the joy of being on campus in the late 80s/early 90s when we owned, yes owned, Ohio State. I put my faith in Bret and Luke and 60,000 in orange and the best home field advantage we have had in decades.
Let's start that again. Illinois 28, Ohio State 24
Let's start that again. Illinois 28, Ohio State 24
Retro62
- North Bethesda, Maryland
The number of points is skewed due to the Indiana game. Not saying our defense has been great, or even very good, but that one ridiculous game puts that number a bit out-of-whack. Still, I have to agree that we are certainly not stopping opponents from scoring on us.
As for offense, again, I think we are better than we are ranked right now and it's very much due to that same game. We are at 65, and OSU's other opponents were:
Texas - 53
Ohio - 58
Washington - 32
Minnesota - 81
Grambling - stopped looking for them as I got farther and farther down on the list
We're still averaging 37 per game, which is higher than all but Washington on that list. Even though they may be higher than us in the stats, I think we are better offensively than all those teams, aside from possibly UW. As said multiple times, if we can chew up clock and keep them from quick scores, anything can happen.
I’d have thought you were me based on your sentiments. I had the exact same opinions.
1. Train Horn - that’s a 1-1-6 artificial noise during live down penalty. Most schools will do a flirt with this rule and play something when 3rd down is hit for ~3-5 seconds (like our “you’ve entered the redzone”) thing or playing a song on 3rd down. They DO NOT blare the p!ss out of an incredibly loud train horn while the team is trying to snap the ball. That was horsecrap and it should have been flagged as a 15-yard penalty. INSTEAD? They play that dumb horn throughout the entire 3rd quarter play clock debacle. Nobody could say ANYTHING to clear up the confusion because during the whole thing they were blaring that horn at full volume. That has GOT to be a violation and I’m thoroughly upset about it. They also mic’d the band and it’s obvious because on multiple occasions they’d stop playing and you could still hear kids talking on the PA system. Why do we follow that rule but Purdue gets a pass?
2. Their fans are loud. We had several thousand fans there competing with it but they were in it.
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I’m at memorial stadium and I swear in the only guy making noise on downs 1 and 2. On third down we get into it but usually we wait until they’re already at the line to pipe up. Newsflash - call’s already made by that point. Don’t have to scream every second but clapping and yelling when we’re on defense cannot be that hard.
Captain
- The Last Best Place
October 5, 1985
Illinois 31, #3 Ohio State 28
Attendance: 76,343
This is listed as the largest Memorial Stadium attendance on record for an Illinois-Ohio State game. Fans were treated to 72,000 orange poms poms from radio station K-104, handed out before the game by a consortium of Illini fraternities and sororities. The game also featured a 360 degree panoramic photo taken from the south end zone by a photographer from Memory Lane Photography, as the entire stadium rose and waved their pom poms at the end of the first quarter. The scoreboard in the background read Illini 14, OSU 0. Here's to a similar outcome on Saturday!
Illinois 31, #3 Ohio State 28
Attendance: 76,343
This is listed as the largest Memorial Stadium attendance on record for an Illinois-Ohio State game. Fans were treated to 72,000 orange poms poms from radio station K-104, handed out before the game by a consortium of Illini fraternities and sororities. The game also featured a 360 degree panoramic photo taken from the south end zone by a photographer from Memory Lane Photography, as the entire stadium rose and waved their pom poms at the end of the first quarter. The scoreboard in the background read Illini 14, OSU 0. Here's to a similar outcome on Saturday!
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
After the game, PJ Fleck said that was the best defense he’s ever seen.
at least they have an identity. What is Illinois' identity when it comes to gameday atmosphere and fan involvement? We have to establish something to take the next step in my opinion. Some programs have awesome entrances, tailgate experiences, light shows, drone shows, jump around, etc...You didn't get enough (cow)bells from the Mississippi State game a couple years ago?
We currently have nothing to hang our hat on and it doesn't seem that the gameday experience personnel are trying anything new. The entrance is lame, the air raid siren to start the game and half is lame and the tailgate experience is sub par unless your donate or pay out the a$$ to be in one of the premier lots.
Trust me I am not bashing our program/experience I just know it can be better and expect it to get there if we want to take the next step.
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Curbelo Fanboy
BERTBALL IS LIFE
Could we get their QB to get a DUI 2 nights before game time & suspended like Bellisari was in 2001? That'd help.
Ohio State’s Ryan Day Wants Players to Ignore Illinois’ Blowout Loss to Indiana, Sees Real Challenge in Fighting Illini
Ryan Day is telling his players to throw Illinois’ 63-10 loss to Indiana out of their minds as they prepare for the "smart," "tough" and "experienced" Fighting Illini.
Wait you don’t like the same playlist from 10 years ago with bad songs from 10 years before that? The Red Grange race is kind of cool if you are in the stadium but totally agree with the need of something unique. Maybe someone could do a dance at midfield at halftime. That would be cool and unique.
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