Oregon game (Oct. 26th): 2:30pm CT, CBS

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FlyNavy
Birdus said:
Didn't really have a horse in this race but I feel that if there is a penalty such as what occurred in the last 2 minutes, the time should stay on the clock. That is just one man's opinion. I could be wrong here. Why penalize the offense when it is a defensive penalty? Just a thought going forward. Now if it happens to us, we will probably get a rule change :)
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And...rule change! Rare expediency by the NCAA

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...ted-in-pivotal-moment-of-win-over-ohio-state/
 
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1970 John
aaeismacgychel said:
That's our main hope in my opinion right there. We play our best game of the season and Oregon sleepwalks. I want it to happen, I hope it will happen, but we'll need some special season magic in this one to make it so.
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Isn’t that what happened vs Purdue? We played or worst game of the seaso, Purdue played their best? Let’s play our best against Oregon. 🤷🏼‍♂️
 
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Illini2010-11
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Illinicpa14
ChiefGritty said:
Here's a message board topic

If you were given the choice of beating Michigan or Oregon, one is a win and one is a loss, which would you take?

Would Oregon being #1 or not change your answer?

I don't think anyone will be surprised that for me it's Michigan without a millisecond's hesitation.
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Guess I’m in the minority but I’d choose Oregon for 2 reasons:
1. At 6-2 with that win, I think we’d control our own destiny to the playoff with 4 winnable games (personally think the Nebraska win is ultimately gonna look really good at the end). And probably an okay shot at making the B10 title game.
2. How many times have we beaten a top 1-2 team? We all still remember the Ohio state game…over 15 years ago - as cool of a game Michigan will be, unless the game itself is all time worthy, I think it’s a footnote 5 years from now of we beat a pretty good team while we had a pretty good year on a rededication day.
 
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Illini2010-11
Illinicpa14 said:
Guess I’m in the minority but I’d choose Oregon for 2 reasons:
1. At 6-2 with that win, I think we’d control our own destiny to the playoff with 4 winnable games (personally think the Nebraska win is ultimately gonna look really good at the end). And probably an okay shot at making the B10 title game.
2. How many times have we beaten a top 1-2 team? We all still remember the Ohio state game…over 15 years ago - as cool of a game Michigan will be, unless the game itself is all time worthy, I think it’s a footnote 5 years from now of we beat a pretty good team while we had a pretty good year on a rededication day.
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This is true. At the same time, I also distinctly remember over 15 years later, Illinois laying an egg in Iowa City and the infamous Hudson fumble with 9 minutes left against Michigan that was so deflating. That 9-4 team could have easily won at least 10 games that year. What also made the Ohio State win so much more improbable was when it took place (so late in the season vs in October).
 
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