SampsonRelpenk
- Edwardsville, IL
Just checked Ticketmaster. Great seats available!
2 picks for USF and 1 pick for Illinois on Game Day. Thoughts were that We arent ready for the big game and we couldnt score enough points. Other thoughts - Lovie is off to a nice start, good to see him win his first 2 games out of the gate.
thats not true. Dez picked us.No one picked Illinois
Desmond did - but not much love from anyone else. With Florida and FSU losing and LSU handling Miami well in week 1, the comment that FSU was potentially the best in the state was more a reference to how down some of those teams are. How Miami remains in the top 25 after losing to LSU at home like they did is beyond me - but hey, its Miami.No one picked Illinois
I thought Desmond said something about picking the Big Ten in this one, but I didn't hear it very clearly. Whatever the case, I think Pollack and Herbstreit's reactions were probably pretty typical of most observers looking at this one from outside: Illinois just hasn't demonstrated to anybody that they're ready to beat anybody good. Until we do so, there's no reason for anybody to pick us.
I thought Desmond said something about picking the Big Ten in this one, but I didn't hear it very clearly. Whatever the case, I think Pollack and Herbstreit's reactions were probably pretty typical of most observers looking at this one from outside: Illinois just hasn't demonstrated to anybody that they're ready to beat anybody good. Until we do so, there's no reason for anybody to pick us.
the TCU turnout for Gameday looks pretty lame IMO.
Wow - why even bother showing up in the first place with that kind of loyalty?I’ll watch the first series, and if the suspended players and Smalling are still out I will find a more productive use for my Saturday afternoon than watching a 3 hour beat down.
I'll tune in at kickoff, but if I don't see Tony Eason handing the ball off to Red Grange I will become a Michigan fan.
How should we know? LOVIE WON'T TELL US.Pfft. Forget Tony Eason. What's the status of Johnny Johnson?
They usually announce that sort of thing on the pre-game radio show if you're that short of time.I’ll watch the first series, and if the suspended players and Smalling are still out I will find a more productive use for my Saturday afternoon than watching a 3 hour beat down.
Good thing - because a personal attack would be about as bad as showing up for the first series and then leaving.To watch to see if the suspended players are back and Smalling is playing. I thought he made that pretty clear.
P.S. This is not meant to be a personal attack towards other forum members. That would be against the rules.
I think as long as Illinois follows the rules, they'll be in this one. No dumb penalties.
Always follow the rules.
ILLCame into this one realistically, and I still think we lose, but ... a good pregame hype video on Instagram and game time getting closer have me pumped! It can’t be overstated just how HUGE of a win this would be for this program, for several reasons:
- Starting 3-0 and halfway to a bowl ... enough said.
- Revenge for last year’s embarrassing loss
- Winning at our home away from home would be amazingly positive optics for this program at this point in the rebuild
- Most importantly, USF is a pretty good team. Beating them shows that Lovie is actually moving this program in the right direction, and it finally gets us over that hump of pulling off an upset. The momentum going forward would be so influential on this season.
- A bad loss could lead us down the exact same path as last year and possibly be the beginning of the end of any meaningful movement back to respectability.
Let’s give it our all in our most important city and FINALLY, for what seems like the first time in forever, prove some haters wrong!!
Go Illini!!
I agree it would be a great win for the program at this point, but I'm not as worried about a bad loss. There are plenty of opportunities ahead with this schedule.Came into this one realistically, and I still think we lose, but ... a good pregame hype video on Instagram and game time getting closer have me pumped! It can’t be overstated just how HUGE of a win this would be for this program, for several reasons:
- Starting 3-0 and halfway to a bowl ... enough said.
- Revenge for last year’s embarrassing loss
- Winning at our home away from home would be amazingly positive optics for this program at this point in the rebuild
- Most importantly, USF is a pretty good team. Beating them shows that Lovie is actually moving this program in the right direction, and it finally gets us over that hump of pulling off an upset. The momentum going forward would be so influential on this season.
- A bad loss could lead us down the exact same path as last year and possibly be the beginning of the end of any meaningful movement back to respectability.
Let’s give it our all in our most important city and FINALLY, for what seems like the first time in forever, prove some haters wrong!!
Go Illini!!
Hey, any other YouTube TV users here? I'm seeing SMU vs MSU on the upcoming games on BTN on YTTV though BTN shows three games at 3:30. Does anyone know how with YTTV I can get BTN2 or BTN2Go or whatever on my phone/TV?
Hey, any other YouTube TV users here? I'm seeing SMU vs MSU on the upcoming games on BTN on YTTV though BTN shows three games at 3:30. Does anyone know how with YTTV I can get BTN2 or BTN2Go or whatever on my phone/TV?
Well, that’s the deal. My small town provider—Blue Ridge Communication—doesn’t have BTN. So I get BTN via YouTube TV. So I’m not technically a BTN subscriber. I don’t think I can get BTN2GO YouTube TV as my provider.