Friday Night Games Thread
September 8th, 2023 at 7:58 PM ^
I’ve got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell.
ILL vs Kansas could be good.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:28 PM ^
No Chase Brown. Get ready for a Kansas blow out.
September 8th, 2023 at 9:18 PM ^
Called it...
September 8th, 2023 at 8:37 PM ^
Yeah. This isn’t aging well.
September 8th, 2023 at 10:35 PM ^
It's now starting to age well.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:01 PM ^
I signed up for Draft Kings today, placed a $5 bet and now I am playing with $200 of "house money."
I took Kansas -3.5 and so far it's looking like a good choice.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:19 PM ^
I just signed up tonight also… I’m playing it very safe as I’ve never really done sports betting or gambling all that much.
I put 10 on Kansas -14.5! Looking good!
15 on ND -7.5 after watching them the first two weeks I can’t imagine they don’t run NCST out of the building.
payouts not much, but little bets at a time!
any advice is welcome!!
September 8th, 2023 at 8:36 PM ^
I’m on my 3rd year playing with just the sign up bonus money.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:06 PM ^
I bet even Ohio State could handle the Sycamores.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:08 PM ^
Illinois is going to get sprinted off the field. Holy shit they are slow.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:11 PM ^
Illinois is garbage just like their coach.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:13 PM ^
Illinois gonna get rolled. 14-0 Kansas already.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:15 PM ^
I came on here to start this thread, glad someone else did. Kansas up 14-0 on the Fightin Bert’s near end of 1st.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:25 PM ^
Illinois really does look terrible out there.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:37 PM ^
Their QB is doodoo and their running game sucks, and their defense isn't good. But other than that, they could finish 3rd in the west.
September 8th, 2023 at 9:04 PM ^
Get some perspective. Kansas probably had a tunnel or something that gave Illinois players problems and is impacting their play.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:35 PM ^
Too bad we don’t play them again this year, I’d like for Michigan to run up the score on them
September 8th, 2023 at 8:36 PM ^
A Sergio Leone classic often comes to mind.. “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”.
It seems as if the Illini might be dominating the last two categories.
September 8th, 2023 at 10:12 PM ^
In the words of the late, great Meat Loaf:
”don’t feel sad cuz two out of three ain’t bad!”
September 8th, 2023 at 8:40 PM ^
I'm watching the Braves pound the Pirates. After going up 4-0 on six singles in the 3rd, Acuna rocked another homer (6 in the past week!) and Eddie Rosario followed with a 2 run shot. They're so good...
I'd love nothing more than for my two favorite teams (Michigan football and Atlanta Braves) win it all. 2021 was close, but a great year for all my ATL/UGA friends and family (much to my chagrin).
Despite living in Chicago now and having a lot of Illini friends/family, I have no interest in watching the them flail around.
September 8th, 2023 at 10:18 PM ^
You and me both brother. The Braves have been so goddamned fun this year. Still a few weeks to go. Olson to get 50 and Ronald to get to 40 for 40/60 are some fan goals still in progress. An early bow out in the playoffs will really hurt but this season will be remembered regardless.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:44 PM ^
I love this for Bert.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:45 PM ^
Three minutes left in the first half, the Illini are down 21. It’s football, not hoops.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:45 PM ^
The fighting Berts down 21. Oh My. Might want to not use Bert's nutritionist for the whole team.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:46 PM ^
September 8th, 2023 at 8:46 PM ^
Does anyone know if Kansas is better than Toledo? Maybe I'll ask Bert.
September 8th, 2023 at 9:10 PM ^
I actually saw Toledo handle the Jayhawks quite easily in Lawerence many years ago. Not much to do at KU on a fall Saturday.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:49 PM ^
The men’s US Open semifinal between Medvedev and Alcaraz could prove quite interesting.
Medvedev won the first set, and is up a break in the second.
September 8th, 2023 at 9:21 PM ^
There have been some crazy shots in this match!
It's been a great watch so far
September 8th, 2023 at 10:09 PM ^
Eff ESPN and Spectrum for not letting me watch the US Open.
Thanks ESPN and Spectrum, for not subjecting me to Illinois vs Kansas.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:51 PM ^
Illinois is waaay overrated
September 8th, 2023 at 8:52 PM ^
Enjoying the KU uniforms and them exposing Burt and the Illini as a flash in the pan team. Burt would be good at Wisconsin Whitewater
September 8th, 2023 at 8:53 PM ^
Lance Leipold >> Ryan Day
September 8th, 2023 at 9:39 PM ^
Don't give them any ideas
September 8th, 2023 at 9:49 PM ^
Which team is going to go after Lance? Florida?
September 8th, 2023 at 8:59 PM ^
What does this Illinois game mean for the B1G West?
September 8th, 2023 at 9:10 PM ^
Don’t think this game has much of a bearing but I can see the winner of the West being 5-3 and all of them jumbled up at the top.
September 8th, 2023 at 9:26 PM ^
Further proof the B1G West winner is going to lose by a LOT of points in their Citrus/Outback Bowl appearence.
September 8th, 2023 at 9:01 PM ^
Illinois let Kansas drive 75 yards in 29 seconds and score a td. Pathetic Bert!
September 8th, 2023 at 9:02 PM ^
So Ryan Walters is a heck of a good defensive coach
September 8th, 2023 at 9:24 PM ^
No. He is not. But he had the fortune of coaching against some of the worst offenses in the country last year. People foolishly believed he was good, not lucky.
Total Offense Rank 2022
Wyoming- 120th
Indiana- 110th
Virginia- 103rd
Chattanooga- FCS
Wisconsin- 91st
Iowa- 130th
Minnesota- 64th
Nebraska- 102th
Michigan St. - 97th
Purdue- 56th
Michigan- 24th
Northwestern- 107th
Miss. St - 62nd
The four teams Illinois played in the top half of FBS (Minnesota, Michigan, Purdue, Miss St)....They went 1-3
September 8th, 2023 at 9:47 PM ^
And they had the privilege of playing Michigan without Donovan Edwards and only 1 half of Blake Corum. Corum had 108 yards and TD before getting injured
September 8th, 2023 at 9:02 PM ^
lol KU with over 300 yards of offense in the first half.
BERT
September 8th, 2023 at 9:08 PM ^
I hope Kansas keeps scoring and beats IL!
September 8th, 2023 at 9:10 PM ^
Looks like Bert swallowed a watermelon whole!
September 8th, 2023 at 9:59 PM ^
Just 1?
September 8th, 2023 at 9:22 PM ^
Indiana State hasn’t scored an offensive point this year. Shutout last week and the 7 they have tonight came from a scoop and score.
September 8th, 2023 at 9:48 PM ^
IU is playing well against this awful team and OSU fans on social media are using it to say that IU actually is a pretty good team. It's so clear OSU fans are panicking
September 8th, 2023 at 9:23 PM ^
I-l-l!!!
a-s-s!!!