foby
- Bonnaroo Land
Illinois 50, Purdue 49 OT Postgame
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
That's what this was reminding me of.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Normally I sit squarely in this camp with you. I've yet to see a real "hot" take about this game. A few overreactions (mine included!), but this game deserves every take...hot or cold....that we can throw at it.
Or run at it, since we can't stop that. Apparently.
Yep. That was a HUGE problem all day.
SKane
- Tennessee
The second half defensive collapse was as epic of a collapse as I have seen in more years of following than the Illini than I would like to count.
Certainly no lead will ever be safe with this defense.
Purdue scored a total of 48 points in the previous four games. Purdue scored 40 against Illinois in the second half.
Certainly no lead will ever be safe with this defense.
Purdue scored a total of 48 points in the previous four games. Purdue scored 40 against Illinois in the second half.
Been thinking about this game the past hour and a half or so since it ended and idk if I can remember an Illinois football win in the past 10-15 years that felt so much like a loss. We absolutely, 100% did not deserve to win the game the way we played on defense in the 2nd half.
HOWEVER, with that being said, a silver lining that I guess you could pluck from this debacle/near-catastrophe is that we definitely lose that game in almost every single year since I've been alive(I'm 37), but this team found a way to win. Granted, we were finding every possible way to lose for the last quarter and a half of the game, but when it mattered most, we somehow, someway found a way to win. The 2nd half was infuriating, but in 95% of Illini football years, we lose that game after collapsing so badly. We didn't. We won. Now pass the orange Kool-Aid, but this time make sure it has like, 8 shots of vodka in it...
HOWEVER, with that being said, a silver lining that I guess you could pluck from this debacle/near-catastrophe is that we definitely lose that game in almost every single year since I've been alive(I'm 37), but this team found a way to win. Granted, we were finding every possible way to lose for the last quarter and a half of the game, but when it mattered most, we somehow, someway found a way to win. The 2nd half was infuriating, but in 95% of Illini football years, we lose that game after collapsing so badly. We didn't. We won. Now pass the orange Kool-Aid, but this time make sure it has like, 8 shots of vodka in it...
Krombopulos_Michael
- Aurora, Illinois (that’s a suburb of Chicago)
Now I know why this happened!! /s
Illinicpa14
- Chicago
I’m not saying we didn’t leave a lot to be desired in this one…but this speaks to where the program is now reading these comments after winning a big ten conference game; and a rivalry game. Not a doormat in conference anymore.
Starting to feel more like the basketball team now…
Starting to feel more like the basketball team now…
Past Illini teams would have folded, this team did not. This is a turning point to help get us to the next level up.
We Will Win
Welcome back to Champaign, Reggie! Still think it was a good idea to go to the Puds? 1-5 is respectable...on opposite day 
I'm sure others felt the same way as me, but I will mention that I stated that Card being replaced introduced a wild card that could change the dynamics of the game.
I'm guessing Walters is going to have a lot of fans asking why Browne didn't get more time before this.
I'm guessing Walters is going to have a lot of fans asking why Browne didn't get more time before this.
We miss Calvin Avery and Denzel Daxon
We were definitely the better team. That is what was frustrating. But, alas 5-1 is hard to complain about.
I actually felt pretty good after our quick TD pass to begin OT. It pretty much evaporated when the defense gave up an almost equally quick score. Right now this feels like a gift from Ryan Walters
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Louisiana-Lafayette in 2008, Toledo and Florida Atlantic last year, Ball State in 2017, Western Kentucky in 2014, we've had a lot of those "that win makes crystal clear this team is bad and this season is doomed".
That would be an overreaction to this game....for now.
23 point underdog on the road during a disaster season if you don’t go for the win you should be fired
Is this the record for fewest plays in overtime?
I remember all of those games and, while they were all brutal, what I was feeling after Purdue took a 43-40 lead, after we were up 27-3, is one of the angriest moments I've had as an Illini fan(and there are plenty). Maybe it's because this season has, so far, been special and we don't get many special Illinois football seasons, and the loss that we were so close to suffering would've completely derailed that, idk.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Sure, I agree with you, it's a different thing.
I do not think it's hyperbole to say that the Bret Bielema Era just had a near-death experience.
I addressed this a second time in the game thread, on our last drive before the Purdue touchdown. We could have kicked a FG for a 9 point lead, had we kicked the extra point. Or later, the final kick would have been for the win.
Just a poor decision. I agree with Gritty’s nerd math comment above, but no math works from the 18-yard line. Heck even the kick was not a 100% gimme at that point, but still better odds than what we did.