altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Luke’s helmet came off on TD run. By rule he had to go out for one play. BB had well placed faith in Leary.
Illinois 21, Michigan 7 Postgame
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
And it was another version of the same Purdue mistake where the initial decision to go for it is at least arguably correct, but the circumstance of a backup quarterback changes the math and ought to change the call.
Good for Leary.
Lukes helmet came off so he had to leave the field for 1 play
BZuppke
- Plainfield
I did. And they did.
BB said in his presser that Franklin was indeed the second read on that play.
It's such a funny reaction after this board was in near unanimous agreement all week that that this game was monumentaly important for the program.
So, who predicted Michigan with more passing yards and Illinois with more rushing yards?
Eh. After Oregon, there are 4 very winnable games. 10 wins isn't a completely crazy thought. They won't face a weaker QB for sure though.
Biggest home win since?
We've had some very nice wins on the road, but it's been a long time since we won a home game that felt as big as this one. Maybe #5 Wisconsin in 2007?
We've had some very nice wins on the road, but it's been a long time since we won a home game that felt as big as this one. Maybe #5 Wisconsin in 2007?
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
and it was a heckuva catch & footwork
just wow
and I still don’t understand why we keep trying over & over again to run up the gut on first down
We got a lot of help from Jack Tuttle not being a very good or even a halfway decent QB but defense played a whole 60 minutes today. That was great to see after the mountain of suck we saw from that side of the ball last week.
Bowl eligibility!! But let's not stop there.
Bowl eligibility!! But let's not stop there.
He looked like this was the first time he ever faced a live defense.
I agree. The crazy thing is that if we do lose to Oregon, and we somehow manage to beat everyone else, it’s possible that at the end of the regular season (before conference Championship games), it’s possible that our only two losses would be to the, at that time (conference champ week), #1 and #2 teams in the country.
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
Never want to see injuries but the contribution from guys who lost a season (or more) and grinded out their recovery has been amazing. Bailey, McCray, Laughery, Briggs. (probably more than I am remembering) Maybe the glass will be half full for our beloved Feagin and the beloved Illini next year.
Social media reacts Michigan football's lethargic loss to Illinois
The bye week was supposed to fix at least some of Michigan's issues, but it did not. In fact, the Wolverines looked like the same ole Wolverines from the 2024 s
www.si.com
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Just imagine if someone had appeared randomly in 2012 and pointed to Brett as he left Wisco in controversy and told us...."that guy right there....he's going to save Illinois Football in 2021."
Even more unbelievable if he'd said that this would happen AFTER a Super Bowl winning NFL coach failed here.
We would have laughed so hard.
It's really an amazing story. I hope it gets more amazing and ends with the largest bronze statue in football history.
Because EVERYONE knew it had to be a run.
Lovie's Bears lost, but your overall point is valid.
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Not often a team has less than 300 yards total offense, get outgained, lose TOP, and still feel like they dominated the opposition.
I was thinking that this topic would have been an excellent question to ask BB in his presser. but alas. no one did.
It was certainly annoying me to no end. I could only guess that there was a plan to do that in order to tire out their internal defense over time.