Noon kickoff for Illinois
November 13th, 2022 at 7:49 PM ^
Wonder if Chase Brown will be able to go or not. He suffered some kind of leg injury against Purdue.
November 13th, 2022 at 7:55 PM ^
They'll plug in the 2nd guy, and he'll be as good. M D can bottle either up.
November 13th, 2022 at 9:01 PM ^
This isn't OSU. When Illinois loses a starter, there's usually a dropoff. Chase Brown has gained 78% of their rushing yards (1442 of 1836) by himself. Their backup tailback (Reggie Love III) has just 188 yards on the season.
November 14th, 2022 at 12:38 AM ^
Based on what? What makes you think chase brown is replaceable easily for them???
November 14th, 2022 at 11:00 AM ^
Hey buddy, we don't play OSU until next week, so we can hold off on the "They can plug the next guy in and he'll be just as good" fears until then.
I have to believe that after Chase Brown, there is probably a pretty considerably dropoff down to the next guy on Illinois' depth chart. Illinois does not have a roster stacked with NFL talent like the following opponent does, so whatever hopes Illinois had on Saturday....well....they just took a massive, perhaps even irreparable hit.
That's no reason to overlook them, but I think Michigan will be fine on Saturday.
November 14th, 2022 at 10:39 AM ^
Brhino,
First, I wouldn't wish injury on any college student athlete.
And, to my knowledge, nothing's been published / released about Chase Brown's injury and it's status.
However, it is, IMO, fair to compare the "lead" RB's of both teams. Blake Corum accounts for about 51% of Michigan's rushing attempts and about 53.5% of the rushing yardage. Chase Brown accounts for almost 63% of Illinois' rushing attempts and over 78% of their rushing yardage.
Other metrics - YPC, etc. - reflect the relative depth of each school's RB position group. Michigan certainly appears to have a deeper group - and, Michigan will be the home team - and, can dress "practically everyone" for the game.
Wishing Chase Brown a quick and complete recovery.
November 13th, 2022 at 7:51 PM ^
Coming from CA to visit fam for the holiday and bought tickets a few days ago. Section 22 Row 40-something. This will be my first game in person(!). Very excited to see a live game during a great season. Just hoping the forecast warms up a bit ha.
November 13th, 2022 at 9:04 PM ^
Wow those are incredible seats.
November 13th, 2022 at 9:43 PM ^
They are great seats because he will be there.
November 13th, 2022 at 9:27 PM ^
Me too! Taking my son and meeting my dad who’s flying in from Arizona . We’re in Section 44, row 11.
Hopefully our redeye gets in on time Saturday morning.
November 13th, 2022 at 9:39 PM ^
Oooo nice and close to the action! 👍🏻
November 13th, 2022 at 7:54 PM ^
I want night games.
November 14th, 2022 at 6:54 AM ^
Night games almost every night this week, beginning with MACtion tomorrow night. Enjoy.
November 13th, 2022 at 7:57 PM ^
Keith Jackson won’t be on the call.
November 13th, 2022 at 8:44 PM ^
He's been doing Pac-12 games for the past 20 years. I'm sure he's on the USC-UCLA call.
November 13th, 2022 at 9:31 PM ^
He’s doing the game call on the College Football Valhalla channel.
November 13th, 2022 at 7:59 PM ^
Go Blue! Beat Illinois.
November 13th, 2022 at 8:04 PM ^
It is great to be a fan during our renaissance. Controlling both lines of scrimmage along with a dominant run game, and a tough opportunistic defense. Beat Illinois!!
November 13th, 2022 at 8:09 PM ^
Man that 3:30 kickoff was killer. Survival was the only word you could use after all the WET seats and cushions sank into all my clothes. Even my blankets gained weight yesterday.
November 13th, 2022 at 9:10 PM ^
I’m 2 rows from the top, and someone asked me to SIT DOWN in the second quarter.
Sir, the seats are 10° colder than the air, and wet, also we are at a football game. I’ve had the same seats for 10ish years, and yesterday was the first time someone asked me to sit.
November 13th, 2022 at 9:45 PM ^
FACT!
November 14th, 2022 at 6:59 AM ^
15 - the snow, imo, was better than rain, but - unless you have waterproof outerwear, your lower body was getting cold with about 5 minutes left in the second quarter.
November 13th, 2022 at 8:12 PM ^
Whoa Nellie!!
November 13th, 2022 at 8:28 PM ^
Glad to hear that it’s still at noon since the earlier post
November 13th, 2022 at 8:32 PM ^
Beat Juice Williams!
November 13th, 2022 at 8:40 PM ^
Perfect time to work around my hunting schedule. Go out before sunrise, come in for the game and eat lunch, back out for the evening
November 13th, 2022 at 8:52 PM ^
I’m on the fence for this one. I never miss games and two weeks ago this looked like the 3rd best home game of the season.
Man though, the weather and frankly the pace I know the game will be, is it worth 8 hours on a Saturday when it could be much more beneficial to utilize the Saturday?
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but it’s a real decision. Since it’s the last home game I may just suck it up.
November 13th, 2022 at 9:47 PM ^
Listen. 10-0 Seasons rarely come around. This is going to be a special afternoon. Do all you can to be there. It will be something you remember forever.
November 13th, 2022 at 10:02 PM ^
It's also Senior Day.
November 13th, 2022 at 10:25 PM ^
Hence the early bird special (noon kick) 😊
November 13th, 2022 at 10:55 PM ^
It is senior day, i don’t think we have many seniors. It will be bye-bye day for Corum and Morris tho
November 14th, 2022 at 8:03 AM ^
Won't all of the run plays called make the game go faster?
November 13th, 2022 at 9:37 PM ^
I didn’t expect it to change after the first Illinois game time post. IBD
November 14th, 2022 at 12:06 PM ^
My last game was in 2016, also against Illinois, someone was kind enough to post a pregame itinerary that included watching the drumline and tips for where to walk around. If anyone has suggestions for us flying in from the west coast, it would be very much appreciated.
November 14th, 2022 at 1:10 PM ^
This will be my fist time ever to The Big House/Campus. So excited, have been wanting to go all my life... Section 11.