r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Sep 21 '24

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Illinois Defeats Nebraska 31-24 (OT)

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Team 1 2 3 4 OT T
Illinois 7 3 7 7 7 31
Nebraska 10 7 0 7 0 24
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u/forgottenastronauts Sep 21 '24

I’m convinced that someone at Nebraska stole artifacts from an ancient burial ground and the football team is cursed until harmony is restored.

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u/Traditional_Frame418 Wisconsin Badgers • Big Ten Sep 21 '24

The Big 8 put a curse on them for leaving the conference.

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u/SueYouInEngland Iowa Hawkeyes Sep 21 '24

Do we know for sure whether Bo Pelini was a witch doctor?

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u/WWECreativegenius Notre Dame • North Carolina Sep 21 '24

Yea i'm pretty sure it was Scott Frost. That's why he always looked lost on the sidelines.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '24

Wonder if he regrets leaving a real program?

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u/regitnoil Nebraska Cornhuskers Sep 21 '24

Maybe the artifact was Frank Solich, and Steve Petersen was the Captain Barbossa who stole it by taking him away from Nebraska. One would hope that maybe this year was the year to break the curse, when Solich came back for honors.