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Illinois Fighting Illini (you'll see)

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DaddyBigBucks said:
Ya know, maybe thakid was right

we scoffed when he coined that adjective, but he said we’d see...

observe

Illinois: 6-4, 4-3 in conference
Miami: 6-4, 4-3 in conference

miami-esque indeed
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This actually does give me some comfort. We thought for a little bit Jeff Thomas was gonna transfer here this offseason after Richt retired.

Then they hired Manny Diaz and Jeff changed his mind and stayed in Miami. But knowing the NCAA they probably would've made him sit for a year then he would've went to the NFL. They already fucked us with Luke Ford.
 
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Illini Dylan said:
What's up Buckeye World?


I never realized OSU fans actually hate Illinois, I know historically speaking it's kind of, sort of, a rivalry. But for as shitty as we've been and that we only play every 3 years or so now I just assumed we weren't on your radar anymore. Note (I'm only 24, so I wasn't around for the 88'-94' period mentioned earlier) so the Illini have only beaten the Buckeyes 3 times in my life. Maybe that distorts my perspective.

I know this is kind of random, but I had to sign up and make a post here after stumbling across this.
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I don’t think it’s hatred as much as casual observance. I don’t “hate” the dumpster, regardless if it’s on fire or not. I didn’t set it on fire, but I can’t put it out either. I sure will ask my buddy if he saw that dumpster on fire and if he knows why it can’t be extinguished.
 
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Nigel Tufnel said:
Longest drive in history. I’m pretty sure it lasted longer than driving the full length of US Route 20.
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Random fond memory from that drive for me was when Juice kept it on a 3rd and 8 and got the 1st down and the camera briefly switched to a frustrated Tressel swinging his arms on the sidelines.

Cool moment for us, but it didn't hurt OSU in the end, still won the B1G and went to the championship game. It did get Illinois a Rose Bowl appearance though.

I wonder how many times I've seen that game. BTN replayed it a ridiculous amount of times.
 
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It’s the middle of November and Illinois can still win the Big Ten West

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The fate of the Big Ten West appears to largely be a two-team race between frontrunner Minnesota and perennial division contender Wisconsin. But there is still a mathematical chance the Iowa Hawkeyes can take home the division crown. To make that happen, Iowa will have to hand Minnesota its first loss of the season tomorrow afternoon in Kinnick Stadium to keep hope alive. But there is one more team in the division that still has a mathematical chance to win the division, and they actually have more scenarios that could potentially pan out in their favor than Iowa.

Say hello to the Illinois Fighting Illini. That’s right. With three weeks left in the regular season, Illinois can still win the Big Ten West this year. Who would have predicted that at the beginning of the season?

Lovie Smith already has the program heading to its first bowl game since 2014, the first with him as the head coach, but why stop there? Let the Illini dream big, er… B1G?

Yes, Illinois would need some help from the rest of the division, but here is how Illinois could win the Big Ten West:

Scenario No. 1
  • Illinois wins games against Iowa and Northwestern
  • Iowa beats Minnesota
  • Purdue beats Wisconsin
  • Wisconsin beats Nebraska and Minnesota
  • Northwestern beats Minnesota
Scenario No. 2
  • Illinois wins games against Iowa and Northwestern
  • Iowa beats Minnesota
  • Wisconsin beats Purdue and Minnesota
  • Nebraska beats Wisconsin
  • Northwestern beats Minnesota
Minnesota is undefeated after their win against Penn State but faces Iowa on the road this weekend and closes out the regular season against Wisconsin, and the Badgers would love nothing more than to spoil things for the Gophers after losing Paul Bunyan’s Ax in Madison last season. The biggest hurdle may be asking 1-8 Northwestern to take out Minnesota, but the Illini would be eliminated from the race entirely if Minnesota wins either of their next two games against Iowa or Northwestern.

Entire article: https://collegefootballtalk.nbcspor...-and-illinois-can-still-win-the-big-ten-west/
 
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