It's Wednesday...prediction time
- Thread starter rmndcat
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llinois' defense isn't bad. That said, ours is relentless and will cause problems for them.
NU 27
Pumpkins 17
NU 27
Pumpkins 17
Illinois scores early but NU controls the remaining three quarters.
NU: 21
Farmer City's Big Ten Team: 10
NU: 21
Farmer City's Big Ten Team: 10
NU 24, Illinois 13. Once again game is closer than it should be, but defense helps enough with field position for offense to get some points.
Pumpkins 28
Cats 4
Pumpkins get 2 pick six when Clayton rolls left and throws into triple coverage to appease the fans that are upset with our conservative game plan. We also give up a punt return TD after the entire Pumpkin squad calls fair catch except the deep man. We all stop pursuing the play except Warren Long who catches the returner just after he hits the goal line. Warren is ejected after blowing him up claiming he was taught to play through the whistle. Cats drive length of field to Pumpkins 5 yard line on JJ's 18th consecutive carry. On 19th play, Clayton pitches to Jelani Roberts on a reserve who re-pitches to Solo who hands off to Austin Carr who drops back and throws a cross field pass into the end zone intended for Clayton but picked off and returned to the Cat 2 yard line where a gimpy Ian Park tracks down the exhausted Pumpkin. Cats give up their first TD on D on 4th down after 3 consecutive apparent TD's are overturned. Feli criticizes pumpkins first 3 formations on in game thread. Cats give up -44 yards on the ground and hold the Pumpkins to 3 yards passing. D scores two safety's on drives that start in Cat territory after Hunter has punts of 6 and 9 yards.
Board blows up with calls for Phillips resignation for not firing the staff before the first game of this season. Plans for the new practice facility are scrapped as it determined the permits were forged and the donors were hired actors to impersonate wealthy alumni. All of our verbals decommit and align with Purdue. We go to the Outback bowl and a mutiny is started because we missed the CFP.
Cats 4
Pumpkins get 2 pick six when Clayton rolls left and throws into triple coverage to appease the fans that are upset with our conservative game plan. We also give up a punt return TD after the entire Pumpkin squad calls fair catch except the deep man. We all stop pursuing the play except Warren Long who catches the returner just after he hits the goal line. Warren is ejected after blowing him up claiming he was taught to play through the whistle. Cats drive length of field to Pumpkins 5 yard line on JJ's 18th consecutive carry. On 19th play, Clayton pitches to Jelani Roberts on a reserve who re-pitches to Solo who hands off to Austin Carr who drops back and throws a cross field pass into the end zone intended for Clayton but picked off and returned to the Cat 2 yard line where a gimpy Ian Park tracks down the exhausted Pumpkin. Cats give up their first TD on D on 4th down after 3 consecutive apparent TD's are overturned. Feli criticizes pumpkins first 3 formations on in game thread. Cats give up -44 yards on the ground and hold the Pumpkins to 3 yards passing. D scores two safety's on drives that start in Cat territory after Hunter has punts of 6 and 9 yards.
Board blows up with calls for Phillips resignation for not firing the staff before the first game of this season. Plans for the new practice facility are scrapped as it determined the permits were forged and the donors were hired actors to impersonate wealthy alumni. All of our verbals decommit and align with Purdue. We go to the Outback bowl and a mutiny is started because we missed the CFP.
Cats come out flat and UI goes up 14-3 by the half. After the half, the offense drives the ball the length of the field and scores at the beginning of the 3rd. Missed PAT leaves it at 14-9. Interception by Van Hoos at the beginning of the 4th leads to a field goal. Cats get the ball back with 4:00 minutes remaining, drive down to the 4 yard line. After a near interception in the end zone, Mitchell kicks the field goal with :24 remaining. Cats lead 15-14. The Illini offense which has not generated a single first down since the beginning of the third quarter suddenly turns into a juggernaut and marches down the field in two large plays to get nearly into field position. Cubit calls a throw over the middle to get a first down and set up a field goal. However, the receiver has to come back for the ball and is tackled short of the down marker. The clock continues to run and time runs out before the Illini can spike the ball.
On Sunday, it is announced that Cubit is not retained as head coach. The reasoning is that he had his chance to win the national championship and beat NU and managed to do neither. The UI fans are crazier than we are.
NU - 15
UI -14
On Sunday, it is announced that Cubit is not retained as head coach. The reasoning is that he had his chance to win the national championship and beat NU and managed to do neither. The UI fans are crazier than we are.
NU - 15
UI -14
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As long as you've got so much time on your hands out there on Fiji, Glide, how about imagining a scenario where we don't have a cardiac cat day on Saturday.
Imo, his will be similar to the Minnesota game (who beat Illinois, btw). They can't run the ball and are so-so against the run; not a good recipe against us.
Us 20
Lollinois: 3
Us 20
Lollinois: 3
Cats score. We stop them.
Cats score. We stop them.
Cats don't score. We stop them.
Cats score. We stop them.
(Halftime)
Insert a couple more Cats scores, lots of we stop thems.
Cats 31
Illini 0
We take back the hat.
Cats score. We stop them.
Cats don't score. We stop them.
Cats score. We stop them.
(Halftime)
Insert a couple more Cats scores, lots of we stop thems.
Cats 31
Illini 0
We take back the hat.
New attitude expects D to win the game while the O plays consistent, conservative, efficient and safe.
Cats win
10 to 6
Cats win
10 to 6
