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Illinois at Oregon, Saturday, October 26th, 2:30pm CT, CBS
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Some head coaches are coordinators at heart, some are players at heart, fans, pundits, whatever.
Bielema is a football ops guy at heart. He's like the world's most overqualified GA. It's no wonder Belichick liked him.
He would stand up there and talk about process minutiae until the beat writers fell asleep if they'd let him.
And yes, leaving earlier to adjust to the travel is an excellent idea so long as they can get the extra day's work in Eugene okay, a subject BB has thought about in detail without a doubt.
ptgrd23
- orange county CA
Indiana won @UCLA 42-13 - RW
NW lost @ WA 24-5
USC lost @ Michigan 27-24
Wi lost @ USC 38-21
MSU lost @ Oregon 31-10
USC lost @Minn 24-17
Michigan lost @ Washington 27-17
Ohio State lost @ Oregon 32-31
PSU won @ USC 33-30 RW
Washington lost @ Iowa 40-16
Minnesota won @ UCLA 21-17 RW
Home team won 8 of 11 games. For all college football 64% per google
out of 10 games maybe 5 could be called blowouts
IU @UCLA 42-13 RW
NW@ WA 24-5 RL
WI@USC 38-21 RL
MSU@OR 31-10 RL
WA @Iowa 40-16 RL
B10 teams travelling west when they lose they lose by more. Overall Pac12 teams record 6-5 vs B10.
My conclusion in OR, OSU, and Penn State are the class of the conference.
Might be some very good teams one level lower - Indiana, Illinois, Washington and maybe Wisconsin.
Bret Rose Bowl record - all close games. I think Bret nows how to play on the west coast. Certainly better than Illini experiences in 1984 and 2008.
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2011 lost 21-19 to TCU
2012 lost 45-38 to OR
2013 lost 20-14 to Stanford (Barry Alvarez coached as Bret had accepted Arkansas job)
NW lost @ WA 24-5
USC lost @ Michigan 27-24
Wi lost @ USC 38-21
MSU lost @ Oregon 31-10
USC lost @Minn 24-17
Michigan lost @ Washington 27-17
Ohio State lost @ Oregon 32-31
PSU won @ USC 33-30 RW
Washington lost @ Iowa 40-16
Minnesota won @ UCLA 21-17 RW
Home team won 8 of 11 games. For all college football 64% per google
out of 10 games maybe 5 could be called blowouts
IU @UCLA 42-13 RW
NW@ WA 24-5 RL
WI@USC 38-21 RL
MSU@OR 31-10 RL
WA @Iowa 40-16 RL
B10 teams travelling west when they lose they lose by more. Overall Pac12 teams record 6-5 vs B10.
My conclusion in OR, OSU, and Penn State are the class of the conference.
Might be some very good teams one level lower - Indiana, Illinois, Washington and maybe Wisconsin.
Bret Rose Bowl record - all close games. I think Bret nows how to play on the west coast. Certainly better than Illini experiences in 1984 and 2008.
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2011 lost 21-19 to TCU
2012 lost 45-38 to OR
2013 lost 20-14 to Stanford (Barry Alvarez coached as Bret had accepted Arkansas job)
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1984 - I assume Bret knows better than to schedule a "tour" of the Playboy mansion as part of game prep....
Illini_1979
- Oregon
I was there (at the game, not the mansion). Despite the outcome, we still had a fun time in Pasadena and (on the trip out) Palm Springs.
Illini_1979
- Oregon
The Oregonian with a write-up of the Illini. Not too in-depth. Maybe we'll get more later this week. They have a paywall but as a subscriber I can share it for 7 days.
www.oregonlive.com
Will No. 1 Oregon football turn havoc into takeaways against No. 20 Illinois?: Sneak peek
Illinois has given up 53 tackles for loss, most in the Big Ten, including 20 sacks, yet is plus-seven in turnover margin.
www.oregonlive.com
We've played plenty of west coast games over the years. Arizona State and Washington were in the last decade or so, but going back farther we played at Fresno State, Cal, UCLA, San Diego State, Arizona, and even played at Oregon in the 90s before they were the full-on Nike factory they eventually became.
band camp
- STL City
Thank you for sharing.The Oregonian with a write-up of the Illini. Not too in-depth. Maybe we'll get more later this week. They have a paywall but as a subscriber I can share it for 7 days.
Will No. 1 Oregon football turn havoc into takeaways against No. 20 Illinois?: Sneak peek
Illinois has given up 53 tackles for loss, most in the Big Ten, including 20 sacks, yet is plus-seven in turnover margin.
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
Illinell
'03 IMPE All Star
- Bridgeport, Chicago
Solid, fair write up. We'll need some luck and to hopefully catch them looking past us, but who knows....The Oregonian with a write-up of the Illini. Not too in-depth. Maybe we'll get more later this week. They have a paywall but as a subscriber I can share it for 7 days.
Will No. 1 Oregon football turn havoc into takeaways against No. 20 Illinois?: Sneak peek
Illinois has given up 53 tackles for loss, most in the Big Ten, including 20 sacks, yet is plus-seven in turnover margin.
And a win at Washington State.
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- Pdx
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OrangeBlue98
- Des Moines, IA
Going with my head on this prediction. Oregon is a level above anyone we’ve played this season. This will be a good measuring stick to see how close or far we are from really knocking on the door of the elite.
I think Oregon will control this game, and Illinois gets a late score to make the score look more respectable.
Oregon 38
Illinois 27
Still an awful lot to play for this season. As others have said, 9 wins is extremely attainable. 10 is possible. But I don’t think this game is one where we shock the world.
But if they do…….
I think Oregon will control this game, and Illinois gets a late score to make the score look more respectable.
Oregon 38
Illinois 27
Still an awful lot to play for this season. As others have said, 9 wins is extremely attainable. 10 is possible. But I don’t think this game is one where we shock the world.
But if they do…….
In all honesty I kinda of wished they left earlier. The circadian adjustment in general is very under appreciated aspect of being "prepared".
When you emphasize not beating yourself this is an easy place to start.
They did leave earlier than they normally would... not sure if that's enough.
OrangeBlue98
- Des Moines, IA
It will actually be interesting to see how Illinois adjusts in this area. A 12:30 Pacific time start is a 2:30 Central time start, so Illinois could stay on more of a Central time schedule. The best benefit of leaving on Thursday is really to have a full day to get the travel funk out of everyone’s systems following a long flight.
SampsonRelpenk
- Edwardsville, IL
Which is exactly what Illinois Football as an organization needed. We could have probably gotten a coach who'd have us higher in recruiting rankings, or some schematic wunderkind, but for God's sake we couldn't even apply a sticker on our helmet correctly.