Where does this rank?

[bigmatt718]

Assuming the opponent is going to be a pissed off Alabama as some have speculated, I don't think it's a big loss and definitely not on the level of missing a BCS bowl, or close to that

Yeah getting obliterated by Bama wouldn't be fun even with an invite to a high end bowl game.

 

[NotInRHouse]

Yeah getting obliterated by Bama wouldn't be fun even with an invite to a high end bowl game.

Outside of Detroit, the other matchups would still be pretty exciting and be a motivation. One thing you have to give GS is the team will be highly prepared, but Alabama is a whole other level and a major talent gap.

 

[bigmatt718]

Outside of Detroit, the other matchups would still be pretty exciting and be a motivation. One thing you have to give GS is the team will be highly prepared, but Alabama is a whole other level and a major talent gap.

I'd be confident we'd win any bowl game we'd draw outside of Bama. We would put up a solid fight but the talent delta is far too great to overcome.

 

[Spare130]

Assuming the opponent is going to be a pissed off Alabama as some have speculated, I don't think it's a big loss and definitely not on the level of missing a BCS bowl, or close to that

Are they as pissed off as you were 3 weeks ago?????

 

[LotusAggressor]

WV snow-game, don’t recall the year.

And when we played… Washington, was it? Super late game, ended around 2:30 or 3am.

Watched it with @RU848789 at the olive branch. That one was a painful loss.

Fresno State. Bullshit taunting penalty on Darius Hamilton.

 

[Scarlet16E]

yep..a qb we couldnt get to and they continually made big plays that our D couldnt stop...except Teddy only had one leg

really I know our fanbase doesnt think Illinois is a sexy name but this was the biggest single meaningful game for the program given the late season stakes since Louisville 2012

What stakes? This game meant nothing other than pride.

 

[LotusAggressor]

Not even remotely close.

Losing to Louisville in 2012 when we controlled much of the game cost us a Big East Championship and Sugar Bowl bid against a beatable Florida.

This is the one. Add in an injured and immobile Teddy Bridgewater leading a comeback and a TD on a fake punt called back for a questionable illegal man downfield penalty.

 

[Yeah Baby]

We lost to Wash.St in 2015 on a few seconds to go pass into the end zone from Luke Falk to River Cracraft.

Yeah I can't compare this game to our biggest wins or worst losses though it sucked the life out of me for a while.

I can only compare this ending to similar endings and I would rank as follows:

1. Tim Brown TD against U Conn by far the craziest end of game huge play and we won

2. I forget what happened but yeah Saturday sucked a$$

3. 1992 Brantley TD against Va Tech was phenomenal. The overall comeback was epic but for last plays alone this could even be #2

4. The WSU game you mentioned above did not feel too good. Cracraft helped us win a close one the year before or after

Any others? Not just great comebacks but end of game back breakers for us or the others guys?

 

[yessir321]

Assuming the opponent is going to be a pissed off Alabama as some have speculated, I don't think it's a big loss and definitely not on the level of missing a BCS bowl, or close to that

Not saying it is I just would much prefer a warm destination rather than another Detroit/yankees stadium bowl. Couple in a trip over to Disney and Harry Potter world for my wife woulda been an awesome winter trip