Week 10 News & Games

ChiefGritty · Saturday at 9:55 PM

Mask Off Week for a lot of ranked teams, sadly including us.

Illini2010-11 · Saturday at 9:56 PM

Not sure why I can't stop smiling at Clemson fans melting down.

Fly Illini Fly! · Saturday at 10:08 PM

Day of upsets today... unfortunately we fall as well...

Illini2010-11 · Saturday at 10:11 PM

Fly Illini Fly! said:
Day of upset today... unfortunately we fall as well...

Well, to be fair, it was an upset from a ranking standpoint only. We were the underdogs today.

Also, it looks like there is a pretty good chance that USC does not bowl this year...welcome to the B1G

Fly Illini Fly! · Saturday at 10:20 PM

FSU btw now 1-8... blown out at home to a not so great UNC team... looking rough down there in Tallahassee

aaeismacgychel · Saturday at 10:33 PM

Navy_illini said:
Not sure about that. If they beat O$U they will be in.

Lose then it becomes interesting O$U beats Oregon then Oregon and O$U in. If O$U loses then do you put IU in over PSU who 2 loses are Oregon and O$U or O$U who 2 loses are Oregon one by 1 point and other neutral field also O$U would have beaten IU

This is all pending no upsets. I don’t see the Big 10 getting 3 teams in

Absolutely 0 chance a 1 loss Indiana isn't in the Top 12 for CFP at end of season. It's rare a 2 loss major conference team doesn't finish in the Top 12. A 1 loss power conference team has never not finished in the top 12 in the CFP rankings. If that were to happen, that would mean a 3 loss team is almost assuredly taking their spot. Just not going to happen.

Illini2010-11 · Saturday at 10:34 PM

Navy really getting worked over by a bad Rice team. Quite unexpected.

PleaseMakeABowlGame · Saturday at 10:35 PM

Fly Illini Fly! said:
FSU btw now 1-8... blown out at home to a not so great UNC team... looking rough down there in Tallahassee

Not all that much better for Purdue either

20-27 NU.

Illini2010-11 · Saturday at 10:43 PM

aaeismacgychel said:
Absolutely 0 chance a 1 loss Indiana isn't in the Top 12 for CFP at end of season. It's rare a 2 loss major conference team doesn't finish in the Top 12. A 1 loss power conference team has never not finished in the top 12 in the CFP rankings. If that were to happen, that would mean a 3 loss team is almost assuredly taking their spot. Just not going to happen.

People have to accept that IU is making the playoff, barring a home loss to Michigan or Purdue (combined with OSU loss). IU has been extremely fortunate in how the schedule turned out extremely soft, but it is hard to say they are not approaching elite territory this season (they just destroy whoever is in front of them). Will it be a one off year? Who knows, but they are certainly one of the best teams in football right now.

Fly Illini Fly! · Saturday at 10:53 PM

aaeismacgychel said:
Absolutely 0 chance a 1 loss Indiana isn't in the Top 12 for CFP at end of season. It's rare a 2 loss major conference team doesn't finish in the Top 12. A 1 loss power conference team has never not finished in the top 12 in the CFP rankings. If that were to happen, that would mean a 3 loss team is almost assuredly taking their spot. Just not going to happen.

100%

Being a 1 loss team in the B10 or SEC (maybe even the B12 or ACC tbh) is a certainty to get you in.

IU will be in... not entirely out of the question they host a playoff game too.

Illini2010-11 · Saturday at 11:20 PM

Fly Illini Fly! said:
100%

Being a 1 loss team in the B10 or SEC (maybe even the B12 or ACC tbh) is a certainty to get you in.

IU will be in... not entirely out of the question they host a playoff game too.

The way they have been playing, they might just have a bye. The way they score, they very well could beat both Oregon and Ohio State on off nights.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Saturday at 11:23 PM

That Louisville win at Clemson was their first ever win over the Tigers.

OrangeBlue98 · Sunday at 6:20 AM

Iowa State was really getting the full hype train treatment in my area this week. Honestly, I’ve never thought they were that great. Lots of “scrape by” wins in a B Tier power 4 conference didn’t exactly fill me with a great deal of confidence in them.

kyillinifan · Sunday at 6:25 AM

I wonder how many players from Fl State will hit the portal. Maybe Briggs can put a good word in for Family Illini.

Joel Goodson · Sunday at 8:11 AM

this should be pinned:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1852944211542155684

therealmiket86 · Sunday at 8:14 AM

kyillinifan said:
I wonder how many players from Fl State will hit the portal. Maybe Briggs can put a good word in for Family Illini.

Maybe Ricky knight hits the portal

gibb52 · Sunday at 8:19 AM

kyillinifan said:
I wonder how many players from Fl State will hit the portal. Maybe Briggs can put a good word in for Family Illini.

At 1-8 and getting thumped regularly it would be a question as to how many good players they actually have that could really help.

Mr. Tibbs · Sunday at 8:48 AM

ChiefGritty said:
They just can't wake up from the nightmare in Lincoln.

Rhule just crossed the event horizon, we've all seen this movie before.

not sure what you mean
are you implying he’s crossed the Rubicon ?

Illini2010-11 · Sunday at 8:54 AM

Mr. Tibbs said:
not sure what you mean
are you implying he’s crossed the Rubicon ?

I guess at a minimum Rhule's honeymoon period is officially over. A bit early in his tenure to declare it a failure, but I get the disappointment after failing to live up to the unrealistic preseason hype.

altgeld88 · Sunday at 9:33 AM

SeattleSlim said:
As does state farm

That's why we continue to call it "the Assembly Hall."

aaeismacgychel · Sunday at 9:49 AM

Illini2010-11 said:
I guess at a minimum Rhule's honeymoon period is officially over. A bit early in his tenure to declare it a failure, but I get the disappointment after failing to live up to the unrealistic preseason hype.

Forget honeymoon phase, they're in the talking badly about him in front of him while flirting with his coworkers and creating a dating profile phase.

Roundball Sage · Sunday at 1:14 PM

Illini2010-11 said:
I guess at a minimum Rhule's honeymoon period is officially over. A bit early in his tenure to declare it a failure, but I get the disappointment after failing to live up to the unrealistic preseason hype.

Michigan, Michigan State, and Wisconsin were all taken to school yesterday.

The Illini and Nebraska both took disappointing steps backward.

Indiana and Oregon still look terrific.

Southern Cal is finding things much rougher in the tough Big Ten.

And in the battle of 'THE' Programs of Legacy Privilege... Ohio bested Not-So-Happy Valley.

But it is the Big Red fans of the Cornhuskers who are hurting the most. They can’t figure out any more whether to be mad... sad... angry... apathetic... furious... or simply give up and be resigned to what they perceive as yet another failing re-start of their once-proud program.

Just a reminder. Football is supposed to be fun. Something enjoyable to take our minds off the many cares and worries of a complex and troubled World.

Football is NOT supposed to add to our misery and take the joy out of Life. But that’s a tough message to sell these days in Huskerland. Where the Big Red of the Big ‘N’ on their helmets and Unis' now matches the fiery red their fan's angry eyes and the swollen red of flowing Corn Country tears.