College Football · Week 9 · Oct 26–Nov 1
Illinois
W 20-17 at Maryland · Sat, Oct 31 · 5-3 overall
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Illinois escapes Maryland at 5-3, and the room celebrates by relitigating Purdue and roasting the defense.
Limited dataabout 255 Illinois fan comments in the r/CFB game thread.
The emotional rollercoaster
Illinois fans’ misery during the game, every 15 minutes. Up is worse.
What happened
Illinois left College Park with a 20-17 win and a 5-3 record, and the fanbase celebrated mostly by relitigating Purdue. The week turned on a defense that let Maryland back into it, prompting one fan to note the Terps "remembered that our defense is mega turbo dogshit," while a false start on a field goal attempt drew its own groans. Being an Illini fan, another wrote, "is not good on the heart," and a three-point road win at 5-3 is exactly how the heart gets that way.
What fans said
“Why’d we have to play so shit against Purdue”
u/IMKudaimi123▲ 69frustration
“Being an Illini fan is not good on the heart. Did not think we'd get to 5-3 with an interim defensive coordinator and injured starting QB”
u/royallex▲ 53frustration
“We used to be the program where somebody would mention the game that was 56-0 at halftime and you'd have to ask which one.”
u/scal23▲ 19frustration
“Damn, Oregon really is just complete turbo ass”
u/lkn240▲ 12frustration
“Here in Illinois, zone coverage actually means zone out and jerk off”
u/ChunCC▲ 8frustration
“How the hell can you get a false start on a FG attempt? This team can be so disappointing sometimes”
u/tigernike1▲ 8frustration
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