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Purdue 31, Illinois 24 Postgame
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<blockquote data-quote="EyeoftheIllini" data-source="post: 1815107" data-attributes="member: 623415"><p>I am so tired of hearing the Indiana game was “ripped away” from Illinois because of refs. There were 38 minutes of game time left to overcome the bad call. We’re not talking a call in last 3 minutes of game or the last quarter, or even the second half. And they did overcome to take the lead early in 3rd quarter. The 3 turnovers and inability to score deep in red zone in last 28 minutes of game and allowing a 12 play, 75 yard drive in under 2 minutes for a TD at end of the game are what “ripped away” an Illini victory. </p><p></p><p>Last two weeks have been tough. We all wanted the ride to continue and it didn’t. Team and program made strides and hopefully this is a foundational year for a long run of success. Despite yesterday’s loss, I am more optimistic about the program now than I was last year at this time. And light years more optimistic than I was 2 years ago at this time. I’d be curious to know how many of the posters now coming down hard on the team were some of the posters who in previous pregame threads were predicting huge victories and admonishing posters who didn’t share their over the top optimism. </p><p></p><p>It sucks to have some realistic hope and not see the ultimate success that you want. But it’s much better than no hope at all. And it’s the first step in turning realistic hope into reality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EyeoftheIllini, post: 1815107, member: 623415"] I am so tired of hearing the Indiana game was “ripped away” from Illinois because of refs. There were 38 minutes of game time left to overcome the bad call. We’re not talking a call in last 3 minutes of game or the last quarter, or even the second half. And they did overcome to take the lead early in 3rd quarter. The 3 turnovers and inability to score deep in red zone in last 28 minutes of game and allowing a 12 play, 75 yard drive in under 2 minutes for a TD at end of the game are what “ripped away” an Illini victory. Last two weeks have been tough. We all wanted the ride to continue and it didn’t. Team and program made strides and hopefully this is a foundational year for a long run of success. Despite yesterday’s loss, I am more optimistic about the program now than I was last year at this time. And light years more optimistic than I was 2 years ago at this time. I’d be curious to know how many of the posters now coming down hard on the team were some of the posters who in previous pregame threads were predicting huge victories and admonishing posters who didn’t share their over the top optimism. It sucks to have some realistic hope and not see the ultimate success that you want. But it’s much better than no hope at all. And it’s the first step in turning realistic hope into reality. [/QUOTE]
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