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Rutgers 20, Illinois 14 Postgame
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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1670208" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/illinois-falls-short-after-upset-win-last-week/article_9f8174dd-599a-5504-9649-334832f9e2e0.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A week earlier, Illinois was celebrating it’s dramatic 20-18 victory over No. 7 Penn State, a game that last an NCAA-record nine overtimes.</p><p>But the Illini could not follow though, falling 20-14 Saturday to Rutgers. Noah Vedral threw for 138 yards and rushed for a touchdown to lead the Scarlet Knights.</p><p>Illinois was unable to muster much on offense after leading 14-10 at the half.</p><p>“It’s very discouraging,” Illinois coach Bret Bielema said. “We can’t seem to play a four-quarter game at home for some reason. And that’s 100% my responsibility. <strong><em>We came out in the second half and laid an egg. My fault.”</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------</em></strong></p><p></p><p>No s**t Sherlock..........................even a blind fan saw that fiasco of a second half turd................The rest of the article gives up quotes and superficial reasons for the loss , but the bottom line is it was a loss AFTER what should have been a jolt in confidence and enthusiasm for the team.......To win ON THE ROAD against the # 7 ranked team in 9 overtimes should have been the impetus to rise our level of play to easily defeat a Rutgers team, in the midst of a 3 game losing streak, at our house .....</p><p></p><p>I have already posted my concerns about the mentality of the big difference of "" playing to win and playing NOT to lose "" , but this loss has the scent of a major deficiency in the playing to win mindset......................Leading 14-10 at half with all the mojo going our way and getting the ball to start the second half ended up in another loss and backward step in the evolution of this team from Lovie to BB..............................</p><p></p><p>JMHO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1670208, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/illinois-falls-short-after-upset-win-last-week/article_9f8174dd-599a-5504-9649-334832f9e2e0.html[/URL] CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A week earlier, Illinois was celebrating it’s dramatic 20-18 victory over No. 7 Penn State, a game that last an NCAA-record nine overtimes. But the Illini could not follow though, falling 20-14 Saturday to Rutgers. Noah Vedral threw for 138 yards and rushed for a touchdown to lead the Scarlet Knights. Illinois was unable to muster much on offense after leading 14-10 at the half. “It’s very discouraging,” Illinois coach Bret Bielema said. “We can’t seem to play a four-quarter game at home for some reason. And that’s 100% my responsibility. [B][I]We came out in the second half and laid an egg. My fault.” ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/I][/B] No s**t Sherlock..........................even a blind fan saw that fiasco of a second half turd................The rest of the article gives up quotes and superficial reasons for the loss , but the bottom line is it was a loss AFTER what should have been a jolt in confidence and enthusiasm for the team.......To win ON THE ROAD against the # 7 ranked team in 9 overtimes should have been the impetus to rise our level of play to easily defeat a Rutgers team, in the midst of a 3 game losing streak, at our house ..... I have already posted my concerns about the mentality of the big difference of "" playing to win and playing NOT to lose "" , but this loss has the scent of a major deficiency in the playing to win mindset......................Leading 14-10 at half with all the mojo going our way and getting the ball to start the second half ended up in another loss and backward step in the evolution of this team from Lovie to BB.............................. JMHO [/QUOTE]
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