***Official Illinois Game Discussion Thread***

[Mavric]

 

[Hayseed]

Is Illinois still China's team?

http://www.npr.org/2015/10/16/449238085/university-of-illinois-engages-chinese-students-with-mandarin-football-broadcast

[GamingGlen]

3 minutes ago, bnilhome said:

way more husker fans here so far....there are no illini fans. 

probably still tailgating... better games being played in the parking lot than might be in the stadium.  

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

You know that feeling you have when you're confident your team will win?  I miss those days

[teachercd]

I will stick with my thoughts...if the Illini don't score on their first possession they won't get over 13 points and this will be a slow cake walk.

If the Illini score on their first drive...get ready for badness

[4skers89]

9 minutes ago, Hayseed said:

Is Illinois still China's team?

http://www.npr.org/2015/10/16/449238085/university-of-illinois-engages-chinese-students-with-mandarin-football-broadcast

Obvious ploy to attract Chinese players to Illinois.

[4skers89]

3 minutes ago, teachercd said:

I will stick with my thoughts...if the Illini don't score on their first possession they won't get over 13 points and this will be a slow cake walk.

If the Illini score on their first drive...get ready for badness

Because Illini will be demoralized or you think it will be an indication of how the game will go?

[InOmaha]

I picked us to top 30 in the office pool.  We should hit that easily running.  If we throw 60 times, I'll know Riley wants to retire.

[Sker4Ever]

29 minutes ago, krc1995 said:

Listening to Riley's pregame show and he sounds like a coke that's lost it's fizz.  I wouldn't be that surprised if he's been told regardless of the game's outcome, tonight is the end of the road.  Not sure if/why they would tell him that ahead of the game, but he sounds different tonight.  

Helfrich stayed that “the vibe of the coaching staff on the field before the game is not good.” In his press conference Wednesday he came off very reflective, almost like this is his last go around.

[teachercd]

4 minutes ago, 4skers89 said:

Because Illini will be demoralized or you think it will be an indication of how the game will go?

Not so much that...I think that Diaco does a good job of figuring out the offense AFTER the first drive...I think once the offense is trying to make adjustments to him he excels.  I think if they stop them on their first drive it plays to his strengths.  

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

Off topic, but props to Hawkeye fans for waving to the kids hospital

[GamingGlen]

1 minute ago, HuskerfaninOkieland said:

Off topic, but props to Hawkeye fans for waving to the kids hospital

I already knew about it, and still teared up.  I noticed they didn't show the other 3 announcers on the pregame after it.  hmmm

[Mavric]

 

[HuskerNation1]

Cool entrance....they had 4 hang gliders enter the field with the last holding the American flag.

[brophog]

Blowout baby, yeah