Illinois State @ Western Kentucky

[ISUMatt]

Gametime 6pm Central
As always you can listen to the ILS broadcast at www.wjbc.com

[skinny_uncle]

Should be a good game.

[siugrad99]

Illinois State Big. Hope WKU plays them tough though as SIU is tired and would be nice if ILSU was too :) Best of Luck

[ISUMatt]

ILS wins the toss and defers!! HERE WE GO!!!

[ISUMatt]

WKU driving on the opening drive to the ILS 40 so far 3 first downs

[ISUMatt]

3rd and 14 WKU at the ILS 45

[ISUMatt]

ILS hold WKU to 7....4th and 6 and the punt team comes on...ILS bends but holds and will start on their own 7

[ISUMatt]

Drone hits Pierre Jackson for 27 yards to start the game for ILS!! ILS now out to their own 34

[ISUMatt]

Rembert fumbles it away to WKU...TURNOVER

[ISUMatt]

Damn Moore fumbles but WKU recovers...4th and 3...FG attempt 36 yards....GOOD!

Western Kentucky 3
Illinois State 0
1st Quarter 6:13

[ISUMatt]

ILS punts it away and sticks WKU at their own 3

[ISUMatt]

ILS forces a 3 and out...WKU punts ILS runs it back for a TD BUT with the help of a block in the back...ILS will start at WKU 44

Western Kentucky 3
Illinois State 0
End of 1st Quarter

[Hansel]

ILS forces a 3 and out...WKU punts ILS runs it back for a TD BUT with the help of a block in the back...ILS will start at WKU 44

Western Kentucky 3
Illinois State 0
End of 1st Quarter
a tight one- a lot of even teams in the Gateway this year :nod:

[ISUMatt]

L-ROB with a huge catch to get ILS down to the WKU 2!!

[ISUMatt]

TOUCHDOWN ILLINOIS STATE!!

Raphael Rice 2 yd TD run

Illinois State 7
Western Kentucky 3
2nd Quarter 14:01

[ISUMatt]

WKU hits a long pass to get down to the ILS 24

[ISUMatt]

TD WKU Haddix to Hamilton 24 yards

Western Kentucky 10
Illinois State 7
2nd Quarter 11:56

[Mountain Panther]

Looks like we got a shootout in Bowling Green.

[ISUMatt]

ILS goes 3 and out and will punt away...WKU starts on their own 28

[ISUMatt]

WKU moving the ball across midfield 2 & 20 after a penalty

[ISUMatt]

3rd and goal from the ILS 19

[ISUMatt]

ILS holds and forces a 29 yd FG attempt...GOOD

Western Kentucky 13
Illinois State 7
2nd Quarter 2:38

[ISUMatt]

Rembert breaks off a nice long run and ILS moves it the WKU 35 with 1:04 till halftime

[ISUMatt]

Sounds to me L-ROB re-injured that ankle and is donew today, not official, just the vibes Im getting...ILS 2nd Down at the WKU 22

[ISUMatt]

DRONE to Jackson to the WKU 2...35 secs left

[ISUMatt]

ILS at the 1 2nd down 26 seconds left 0 timeouts left for ILS

[ISUMatt]

TOUCHDOWN ILLINOIS STATE!!

Drone to Harcar 1 yd TD pass

Illinois State 14
Western Kentucky 13
2nd Quarter 0:22

[ISUMatt]

HALFTIME

Illinois State 14
Western Kentucky 13

[igo4uni]

HALFTIME

Illinois State 14
Western Kentucky 13
Sounds like a good game.

[Mountain Panther]

HALFTIME

Illinois State 14
Western Kentucky 13

Halftime result is EXACTLY what I expected.

[ISUMatt]

Halftime State for WKU...
Passing...
Haddix 14-20 187 yds 1 TD

Rushing...
Moore 14-59
Hamilton 1-5
Haddix 1-4
Hayden 2-3

Receiving...
Hamilton 7-123 1 TD
Gaebler 3-44
Moore 2-20
Johnson 1-0
Bruneman 1-0

TOP:21:07
Plays 38-258

[ISUMatt]

Halftime Stats for ILS...
Passing...
Drone 6-8 107 1 TD

Rushing...
Rembert 10-73
Rice 2-4 1 TD
Drone 3- (-1)

Receiving...
Robinson 2-48 (injured)
Jackson 2-47
Mordis 1-11
Harcar 1-1 1 TD

TOP: 8:51
Plays: 23-183

[ISUMatt]

Halftime result is EXACTLY what I expected.

WKU is moving the ball at will, ILS has buckled down and forced 2 fgS, AN EARLY FUMBLE KILLED ils AS wku IS CONTROLLING THE CLOCK...all that said, ILS leads by 1 and gets the ball to start the 2nd half...Rembert is dominating on the ground

[igo4uni]

Hey Matt.........this is probably posted somewhere, but can you post a radio link for the game???

thanks.

[ISUMatt]

www.wjbc.com click on listen live at the top right of the page

[Chi Panther]

Matt,

what is the severity of Robinson's injury?????

[ISUMatt]

L-ROB OUT for the 2nd half...re-sprain, coach says...hes in pads, no helmet on the sideline, coach says he out

[igo4uni]

www.wjbc.com click on listen live at the top right of the page

Thanks!!

[igo4uni]

Listening now!!!

I love Gateway Football!!!!!!!

[ISUMatt]

ILS driving to start the 2nd half, across midfield

[ISUMatt]

http://www.wkusports.com/live/live2/xlive.htm

LIVE STATS!!

[ISUMatt]

3rd and 15 ILS at the WKU 49

[ISUMatt]

1st DOWN to the WKU 12 Jake Rourke for 37 YARDS!!!

[ISUMatt]

TOUCHDOWN ILLINOIS STATE!!!

PIERRE REMBERT 12 YD TD RUN

Illinois State 21
Western Kentucky 13
3rd Quarter 10:38

[ISUMatt]

WKU with a great return to the ILS 42

[igo4uni]

WKU threatening.

[ISUMatt]

TD WKU Moore 2 yd TD run

Illinois State 21
Western Kentucky 20
3rd Quarter 8:10

[igo4uni]

21-20 Il State.

[ISUMatt]

And a great return by ILS...will start on ILS 45

[ISUMatt]

ILS gets a first down but forced to punt it away...
WKU to start on WKU 20

[TopsInDaVille]

I know this game's not going to end 21-20, but I'm still not sure why we didn't go for two after that TD.

[FlyYtown]

What a great game going on down at BG!!! Good Luck to each team... I am calling it: WKU is on the verge of the upset... and I do call this an upset....

[igo4uni]

WKU scores.

[ISUMatt]

TD WKU

Haddix to Hamilton 45 yds...going for 2...Good...late flag repeat try and they will kick it

Western Kentucky 27
Illinois State 21
3rd Quarter 3:11

[igo4uni]

2 point conv. is good.

[FlyYtown]

Penalty: Ineligable Man Down Field.

WKU-27
ISU-21

[Mountain Panther]

Go WKU!

[ISUMatt]

Go WKU!

And to think I cheer for UNI LOL:smiley_wi

[ISUMatt]

ILS converts a 3rd and 10...1 minute to go 3rd qtr

[Mountain Panther]

And to think I cheer for UNI LOL:smiley_wi

I cheer for both you guys...just happen to want WKU to win this one.

[ISUMatt]

Western Kentucky 27
Illinois State 21
End of 3rd Quarter

[igo4uni]

I cheer for the Gateway!!!!!!!!

[ISUMatt]

WKU commits an offsides, gives ILS another shot on 3rd down and ILS converts...1-10 @ ILS 46

[ISUMatt]

ILS converting another 3rd and long...to the WKU 41

[ISUMatt]

ILS to the WKU 12, 2 HUGE catches by Passerreli

[FlyYtown]

ISU passing all over WKU right now....... They need to find a way to stop this after ISU scores here; which they will.....

[igo4uni]

ISU looks like they are going to score.

[ISUMatt]

another 3rd down ILS at the WKU 9...3rd & 7

[ISUMatt]

Pass Interference in the Endzone...

1st and Goal ILS at the WKU 2

[Mountain Panther]

How much time is left?

[ISUMatt]

TOUCHDOWN ILLINOIS STATE!!!

PIERRE REMBERT 2 yd TD run

Illinois State 28
Western Kentucky 27
4th Quarter 10:40

[FlyYtown]

TD Illinois State

A Pass Interference killed a 3rd down stop by WKU.... They can not stop the 3rd down.

ISU- 28
WKU- 27

[igo4uni]

This game is going to come down to the last play. :twocents:

[ISUMatt]

TD Illinois State

A Pass Interference killed a 3rd down stop by WKU.... They can not stop the 3rd down.

ISU- 28
WKU- 27


3rd Downs...
WKU: 6/9
ILS: 6/9

[ISUMatt]

A Penalty will move WKU back on the kickoff...WKU to start at the WKU 14 instead of the WKU 32

[ISUMatt]

Moore busts a run to the 50

[FlyYtown]

Big Run for Moore. All Time BEST Rusher at WKU!
36 Yard Run out to midfield!!!!

Congrats!

[TopsInDaVille]

Lerron Moore becomes Western's all-time leading rusher, passing former quarterback and current assistant coach Willie Taggart.

[ISUMatt]

SACK 3 & 15 WKU at the WKU 45...HUGE 3rd Down...Being a betting man, they'll convert it

[ISUMatt]

Lerron Moore becomes Western's all-time leading rusher.

Congrats

[ISUMatt]

SACK 3 & 15 WKU at the WKU 45...HUGE 3rd Down...Being a betting man, they'll convert it

I was right!!

[igo4uni]

I was right!!

pessimist. :D :D :D :D :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p

[FlyYtown]

Catch Gabler to the 26 of ISU... This Haddock? guy for WKU is barely able to be playing right now..

8:09 to go
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Moore inside the 20.
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wku is 11 for 11 this year inside the redzone... which means points.

[ISUMatt]

Yet another 3rd down and 5 at the ILS 19

[ISUMatt]

1st down again...no one can be stopped on 3rd down

[FlyYtown]

Haddix gets a huge 12 yard run for a WKU First Down to the 8!!!

Moore down to the 3.

[ISUMatt]

Leron Moore injured...

3rd and G at the ILS 3...

wanna bet if they convert :)

[FlyYtown]

Kick NO GOOD..... Damn that sucks!!!

[ISUMatt]

WKU SHANKS A 19 YD FG!!!!!!!!
Western Kentucky 27
Illinois State 28
4th Quarter 4:03

[ISUMatt]

Kick NO GOOD..... Damn that sucks!!!
HELL NO, THAT WAS NICE!!

[TopsInDaVille]

First-team All-America kicker my ass!

What a joke!

[ISUMatt]

Rice for 5...2&5 at the ILS 25

[ISUMatt]

3rd and short ILS at the 29 under 3 minutes to go...WKU has 2 TOs left

[ISUMatt]

1ST DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ISUMatt]

1 & 10 ILS 31 2:13 left!!! Timeout WKU 1 left

[ISUMatt]

DJ 0-5 vs WKU under Coach Johnson...Its not over yet Folks!

[Chi Panther]

WKU SHANKS A 19 YD FG!!!!!!!!
Western Kentucky 27
Illinois State 28
4th Quarter 4:03

:bang:

[ISUMatt]

Rembert gets 4 on 1st down 2 & 6 under 2 minutes left

[ISUMatt]

Rembert powers to the 38 for 3rd & 3

[igo4uni]

They will try to run out the clock.

[ISUMatt]

HUGE 3rd Down...

Rembert 1ST DOWN ILLINOIS STATE WILL WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FlyYtown]

ISU looks to have won it on a 3rd down.. that missed FG sucks!

[igo4uni]

game over.

[ISUMatt]

FINAL

ILLINOIS STATE 28
WESTERN KENTUCKY 27

[Hansel]

Great game- nice win for the redbirds

[ISUMatt]

YEA BABY!!!!!!!!

ILS WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TexasTerror]

Congrats Redbirds...

Huge win for a team that has had their issues against Western Kentucky...

Illinois St is for real and this game went a long way in proving that...

[ISUMatt]

We werent the better team tonight, but good teams win when they arent at their best...Get L-ROB healthy and SIU comes to Normal next weekend!!!

[Mountain Panther]

Good job Redbirds.
http://www.myfavoritethings.tv/gifts/graphics/furniture/breezy_singers/red%20cardinal%20bird.jpg

[FlyYtown]

Congrats to each team... I feel for the kicker right now........ but look at the bright side.. he won it vs. ISU last year!!!

Good Game and shows WKU will be tough at home.....

[TopsInDaVille]

We're terrible. We can't make a 19-yard field goal. We can't stop my dead grandmother on third down. We can't keep from making stupid offsides penalties. Our coaches can't keep from making stupid mistakes by not going for two.

I'm through with this team ...

... until next week.

[birdsflyhigh]

WHEH!!!!!!!!!!! The Birds escape with a HUGE road win at Bowling Green over the WKU Hilltoppers! The victory marks ISU's first win at WKU EVER!!!
Congrats to the Birds and a tip of the hat to the always tough Hilltoppers.

Great way to start the Gateway at 1-0....now it's back home to take on the undefeated SIU Salukis for ISU's homecoming.

UNBELIEVE GAME!!! ISU's All-American Laurent Robinson re-injured, but hopefully he'll be back next week for the showdown with the Salukis.

Redbirds are still flying high! :hurray:

[ISUMatt]

Final individual stats
Illinois State...
Drone 12 for 17 204 1 TD


Rembert 26-142 2 TD's
Rice 7-26 1 TD
Drone 6-2

L-Rob 2 for 48
Jackson 2 for 47
Passarelli 2 for 41
Mordis 2 for 14
Rourke 1 for 36
Rembert 1 for 12
Horton 1 for 5
Harcar 1 for 1 1 TD

Western Kentucky...
Haddix 19-26 2 TD's


Moore 25 -148 1 TD
Haddix 5-18
Hamilton 1-5
Hayden 2-3


Hamiton 9 for 173 2 TD's
Gaebler 5 for 84
Moore 3 for 34
Johnson 1 for 0
Bruneman 1 for 0

[ISUMatt]

HEY WKU, keep us informed on Moore's injury, ILS radio made it sound not good...Last yr we gave you a gift with horrendous clock management, this yr we get the gift on a missed 19 yd FG...No report if it was tipped on ILS radio, did your announcers or guys at the game see it differently?

[wkukid]

We should have won that game. I can't believe we missed that fg on the 1 yrd line. From my view looked like we just missed it off the post, no isu tip.

[ISUMatt]

We should have won that game. I can't believe we missed that fg on the 1 yrd line. From my view looked like we just missed it off the post, no isu tip.

No one can believe, I feel for that Kicker, I know hes damn good too!!

[ISUMatt]

Man an hour later, Im still jazzed about this win!!!

[skinny_uncle]

Congrats, Matt. Ain't life in the Gateway fun?

[Chi Panther]

We should have won that game. I can't believe we missed that fg on the 1 yrd line. From my view looked like we just missed it off the post, no isu tip.

Got to look forward my friend....

I still can't believe UNI has two losses....but got to look forward.....:nod:

[Chi Panther]

Man an hour later, Im still jazzed about this win!!!

You should be....HUGE WIN!!!!

[birdsflyhigh]

Think this game was karma. WKU has been on the winning end of so many close games with ISU. It's about time the Birds pull out a close one over the Hilltoppers!

:nod:

[Toppermaniac]

Pure and simple, our special teams cost us this game. First we convert a 2 point conversion to go up by 7, but wait, ineligible receiver negates the 2 point conversion and we have to settle for 1. We lost by one. Then, we drive the ball down to the 1 yard line, with about 3 minutes to go, for the easiest field goal possible and boink it off the upright. Obviously we just weren't destined to win this game. What can you say.

[ISUMatt]

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/10/07/sports/doc45286cad8b494588327044.txt

[Toppermaniac]

We put almost 500 yards of offense and lose by missing a chip-shot field goal!!!!!! That just sucks!!!!!

[Hoss8091]

Penalties killed us. We should have had the two point conversion, which would have put us in overtime. On IlSU’s last touchdown drive, an offsides on third and long gave IlSU two chances to get a first down, then pass interference on the goal line gave IlSU a fresh set of downs. I did not see any pass interference, but I was in the cheap seats and wear glasses. Any one of these plays would have changed the game. The missed field goal, well, it happens. Our kicker will win games for us in the future.

Now the positives for WKU, the offense was clicking on all eight cylinders and was well balanced. Jake Gaebler is making life difficult for opposing defenses, because defenses can no longer concentrate only on covering Curtis Hamilton. Lerron Moore played well and ran hard. Justin Haddix is making passes this year that he could not make last year. The offense has come a long way since Eastern Kentucky.

Overall, I think it was a great game with a disappointing ending (at least if you are a Western Kentucky Fan).

[Reed Rothchild]

We put almost 500 yards of offense and lose by missing a chip-shot field goal!!!!!! That just sucks!!!!!

Similar outcome against UNI last year. Shows that Kicking is a VERY important 1/3 of the game.

[Reed Rothchild]

I'm glad the 'Birds have to come to the DOME this year!

[*****]

First-team All-America kicker my ass!
What a joke!Those nine points he scored were no joke. xcoffeex

[ISUMatt]

I did not see any pass interference, but I was in the cheap seats and wear glasses.

From the broadcast by ILS, the PI occurred early right at the goal line...apparently it was more holding than PI but a good call, jus should have been holding which also carries an automatic 1st down...

[ISUMatt]

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/recap?gid=200610070224

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- A missed field goal attempt by Western Kentucky's Chris James gave Illinois State a 28-27 win Saturday, its first over Western Kentucky since the Hilltoppers joined the Gateway Conference in 2001.

Illinois State's biggest drives of the game came right before and after halftime. With just 2:22 to play in the first half, the Redbirds ran 80 yards in nine plays and scored when quarterback Luke Drone found fullback Garin Harcar open for a one-yard touchdown with just 22 seconds remaining.

The Redbirds carried that momentum in the second half as they ran 78 yards on 10 plays before halfback Pierre Rembert ran it from 13-yards out for the score, making it a 21-13 Illinois State lead.

Western answered as Rashad Etheridge returned the ball 47 yards to the Redbird 47-yard line. Five plays later Moore punched it in for a one-yard touchdown.

Western took the lead on its next possession when Haddix connected with Hamilton for a 45-yard scoring strike. Haddix followed with a completion on the two-point conversion, which was negated by an illegal man down field penalty.

Illinois State got its most impressive drive of the game to open up the fourth quarter. Rembert led the Redbird charge as he carried the ball eight times on a 13-play, 80-yard drive, which he capped off with a two-yard plunge into the endzone. With a Kevin Mazur kick Illinois State had all the lead it would need at 28-27.

Western was able to drive the ball down to the Redbird one-yard line, but elected to kick the field goal on fourth down. With the ball lined up on the left hash, James kick ricocheted off the cross bar and back into the end zone.

[shakdaddy3]

even if he made the FG we had plenty of time to drive and score.... GREAT WIN BABY! GO BIRDS!

WKU, you guys are probably the best 2-3 team in the nation... WOW...

[Toppermaniac]

even if he made the FG we had plenty of time to drive and score.... GREAT WIN BABY! GO BIRDS!

WKU, you guys are probably the best 2-3 team in the nation... WOW...

Of course you had time to score, but that doesn't mean you would have scored. You would not have had time to run your normal offense all the way down he field. But, who knows. Since we missed a chip shot, no one will ever know. We shot ourselves in the foot and it cost us dearly. Congrats on the win.

[Redbird Fan 21]

Of course you had time to score, but that doesn't mean you would have scored. You would not have had time to run your normal offense all the way down he field


I would have to disagree with that statement. We scored to end the 1st half on a great drive with only 2:00 mins or so to go. We had all three timeouts. I know no one will ever know what would have happened, but I am confident with over 4:00 mins left that we would have been able to at least get in FG position. Our kickers have been shaky should it could have been interesting but like you said, we will never know...

[shakdaddy3]

Our kickers have been shaky should it could have been interesting
at least they weren't "SHANKY" like theirs was last nite xlolx ZING

sorry, just ecstatic over the win... finally got one against WKU... it was a great game and WKU is going to give the rest of the Gateway hell.. that's for sure...

[ISUMatt]

No need to zing their kicker, hes a great kicker, we saw that 1st hand last season!

[shakdaddy3]

No need to zing their kicker, hes a great kicker, we saw that 1st hand last season!

he zinged us plenty of times... and he is a great kicker... i was surprised by the "all american my a$$" quote from the WKU fan... pretty harsh... i just had to get it out ;)

[Toppermaniac]

All I know is that he missed the closes field goal kick possible, considering we had the ball at the one yard line. It was basically an extra point and he boinked it off the upright. You have to make that kick, particularly under those circumstances.

[PantherRob82]

our kicker banked one in off the uprights from about the same distance.

[*****]

...You have to make that kick, particularly under those circumstances.Yep, and I'm sure he's having nightmares...

[PantherRob82]

Yep, and I'm sure he's having nightmares...

He probably is. Wingert missed 2 easy kicks this week and barely banked one in after missing a 50 yd FG to beat Iowa State. xcoffeex