WKU vs Illinois State

[galojay]

WKU - 17
IL State - 14

2Q

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WKU 31
Ill St 24

with 10:19 left, Ill St. with the ball

[galojay]

Neither defense is doing a stellar job. WKU is running at will. ILS passing with ease.

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Pierre Rembert down to the WKU 14. Illinois St. looking good for a score.

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4th and 6, Illinois St calls timeout to decide on a FG or going for it.

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going for it

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Completed pass to Robinson and a fumble, but short of first down anyway. Western recovers, but doesn't matter.

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INT Illinois St, to the house! Touchdown Redbirds! Flags on the play, though...

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Against WKU, TD Ill St.

PAT good

WKU 31
Ill St 31

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Fumble WKU!!! Illinois St recovers with 1:50 left!

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This announcer for Illinois St. is pretty good. He reminds me a lot of Mike Shickman, JMU's announcer.

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Run down to the WKU 21 and a first down, 1:43 left.

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Thompson runs inside the 5, but a flag likely on Illinois St.

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Holding. Illinois St. now at the 26. 1st and 14.

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Lost a yard on a draw. Timeout with 1:08 remaining by Illinois St.

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1:02 left, now at Illinois St 36, third and really long.

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Illinois St all the way down to the 20 yard line, 4th down and a FG attempt coming with 55 seconds left.

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38-yard field goal is...GOOD!! Barely over the crossbar!

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About 50 seconds left for Western to do something.

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WKU at their own 30, 45 seconds remaining

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Haddix completed to 40, out of bound, about at the first down marker...first down. 39 seconds left.

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Haddix overthrows Hamilton. 34 sec left.

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2nd down, Haddix with four wide, throws to sideline, caught and out of bounds, 6 yard gain.

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28 seconds left, 3rd and 4, completed about at the first down marker, 21 seconds left now, first down!

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15 seconds...pass completed...timeout called by WKU.

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10 seconds left. WKU is about 20 yards away from a FG, so...not looking good for WKU.

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Haddix throws over the middle to the 26, 4 seconds left, flag on the play! Apparently a nice catch by Jackson.

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Hmm...pass interference, declined, WKU will go for the field goal.

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Timeout...should be a 43 yard field goal.

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James to tie the game.

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The kick is...GOOD! Tie game, we're going to OT.

End of regulation

WKU 34
Ill St 34

[Pantherpower]

Wow, what a game!

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Sorry, I went away to check out App St-Furman.

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Illinois St, 3rd and 4 at 19. QB is sacked.

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Illinois St. is now at 27...going for a long kick with a different kicker.

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Kick is no good.

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WKU down to about the 13.

[Pantherpower]

Ouch! Game is in WKU's hands now. Panthers really need some help w/ some other upsets in the league. Would be nice to see the Redbirds pick off Haddix and take it to the house again! :D

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Looks like Illinois St. is screwed.

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3rd down and 10 for WKU. Haddix falls into the middle of the field at the 16.

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Ouch! Game is in WKU's hands now. Panthers really need some help w/ some other upsets in the league. Would be nice to see the Redbirds pick off Haddix and take it to the house again! :D
Bummer they aren't throwing it.

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The field goal to win for WKU is...GOOD. WKU wins.

Final:

WKU 37
Ill St 34

Illinois St. blows it, had a late FG that SHOULD'VE won it. But they allowed WKU to drive and tie the game with their own FG at the gun...then blew it in OT.

[Paladin1aa]

ILS wasn't so easy after all. YSU looking GOOD !! :p

[galojay]

Paladin1aa, I agree.

[Toppermaniac]

Fumble WKU!!! Illinois St recovers with 1:50 left!

That call almost cost us the game. The Haddix "fumble" was not a fumble. He was obviously down, but the call didn't go that way. At any rate, the call could've killed us. We didn't help ourselves with two other turnovers that went for Ill. St. TDs. Still, a win on the road is great regardless how poorly our defense played.

[ISUMatt]

We killed ourselves, we should have won the game...Poor management of th clock KILLED us and the officiating kept their flags in their pockets until the 4th quarter. They called a huge (non) penalty on a huge return that absolutely killed us...cost us 50 yards!!! Congrats Tops...If our coach wasnt a complete moron and knew how tomanage a clock, we win!!

[ISUMatt]

And of course congrats WKU on a well played game, your PK has balls the size of Texas, that kick to send the game to OT was Phenominal!!! My wife, 2 girls and I sat right in the WKU fans and I was asking around if anyone from this board posted, but I had no luck. I did sit next to an older gentleman who had 1 son that played for WKU in the past and 1 son who played for Vanderbilt, what a great person to sit and watch a game with. I want to say Thank You to all the WKU fans, they were VERY polite, well behaved, and very personable in general as I talked to many of them. And of course congrats on a TOUGH game... thats 3 in a row we lost by a FG!!!

[Killtoppers90]

It sounds like we did everything to give this game away, penalties, fumbles, untimely miscues and the like. We got real lucky to escape with a W last night. Somehow, we are finding the will to win when it counts (read-backs against the wall). I am really tired of these skin of our teeth victories, but I'll take `em! We are a much better team than our play is evident. But we are getting our injured players healthy now and it should get better (God willing) every week. Congrats to Matt and his Redbirds for a damn fine game!

[skinny_uncle]

Someone should start a poll on which Gateway teams will go to overtime next week. My guess would be WKU-MSU.
:D

[ISUMatt]

Props to Mizzou St... OT in Carbondale and a win vs UNI!!! Tres Impressive!!!

[Toppermaniac]

It sounds like we did everything to give this game away, penalties, fumbles, untimely miscues and the like. We got real lucky to escape with a W last night. Somehow, we are finding the will to win when it counts (read-backs against the wall). I am really tired of these skin of our teeth victories, but I'll take `em! We are a much better team than our play is evident. But we are getting our injured players healthy now and it should get better (God willing) every week. Congrats to Matt and his Redbirds for a damn fine game!


Illinois St. is extremely tough and played a heck of a game. We have to stop shooting ourselves in the foot. Had the game firmly in hand with just a little over 2:00 to go and Haddix threw a very ill-advised pass that was picked off and went for a TD. Guess you can look at it two ways. Haddix made a big time blunder, or the Ill. St. defense was very opportunistic. Guess both could apply.

[Killtoppers90]

Illinois St. is extremely tough and played a heck of a game. We have to stop shooting ourselves in the foot. Had the game firmly in hand with just a little over 2:00 to go and Haddix threw a very ill-advised pass that was picked off and went for a TD. Guess you can look at it two ways. Haddix made a big time blunder, or the Ill. St. defense was very opportunistic. Guess both could apply.

Both DO apply and everyone knows I was not discounting The `Birds with my comments. I give IL. St their due!

[Toppermaniac]

Both DO apply and everyone knows I was not discounting The `Birds with my comments. I give IL. St their due!


I think you misunderstood me. I know you gave Ill. St. props. I was just pointing out our own mistakes. The game should have never went into OT. We had it won and damn near gave it away by giving up 10 points in the last two minutes of regulation, both off turnovers. Those kinds of mistakes will catch up with us if they continue. Mistakes almost cost us the EKU and Ill. St. games, but we found a way to overcome them. Frankly, I don't want to have to do that again. We may not be so lucky again.

[ekufbfan]

I think you misunderstood me. I know you gave Ill. St. props. I was just pointing out our own mistakes. The game should have never went into OT. We had it won and damn near gave it away by giving up 10 points in the last two minutes of regulation, both off turnovers. Those kinds of mistakes will catch up with us if they continue. Mistakes almost cost us the EKU and Ill. St. games, but we found a way to overcome them. Frankly, I don't want to have to do that again. We may not be so lucky again.

And one might say and be correct, mistakes cost us (EKU) the wku game.....

[Toppermaniac]

And one might say and be correct, mistakes cost us (EKU) the wku game.....

It was a WKU "mistake" that gave EKU any life in the game. Remember, we were leading 17-0 with about 4:00 to go in the first half when that ridiculous pitch-out was called resulting in a fumble at or inside our 10. Had EKU not gotten that turnover and scored before the half, the game would have been a blowout just like it was the entire first half to that point.

[ekufbfan]

It was a WKU "mistake" that gave EKU any life in the game. Remember, we were leading 17-0 with about 4:00 to go in the first half when that ridiculous pitch-out was called resulting in a fumble at or inside our 10. Had EKU not gotten that turnover and scored before the half, the game would have been a blowout just like it was the entire first half to that point.

OH! Please! I see why they call you maniac!! You better get use to the idea that EKU is back and that the most storied football program in KY is NOT in Bowling Green. One National Championship does not a dynasty make....get over it! Frankly, wku is overated!

[Toppermaniac]

OH! Please! I see why they call you maniac!! You better get use to the idea that EKU is back and that the most storied football program in KY is NOT in Bowling Green. One National Championship does not a dynasty make....get over it! Frankly, wku is overated!

Look, your jealousy is really showing. Everything I posted was 100% accurate regarding the WKU-EKU game. I was there. WKU was mauling EKU up until the turnover right before he half. If you want to you can go back and check out my posts after the game. I gave EKU all the credit in the world for coming back, but anyone with half a brain knows the turnover giving EKU their only score of the half was a big turning point.

As far as dynasty, it now lies in B.G. Not making the playoff for several years does not allow you to continue to possess a "dynasty" mentality. You had your time and it's over. It has been our time the past several years and the beat goes on. Have you checked the ranking at all this year?

[galojay]

rankly, wku is overated!

That's funny coming from a fan of a team we beat. That kinda takes all credibility away. I will say EKU is UNDERrated