The offense can’t sustain drives with what they have on the line right now. They have to change it.
Kansas 34, Illinois 23 Postgame
Many podcasters have suggested that Off Tackle is the most needed position by at least 70% of teams right now... They talked about it a lot on the Cover3 Pod...
I’m just gonna say it because Bret is going to address it with the entire team without a doubt and it’s more than just him … BUT … Between last week penalties and this week … Taz has KILLED us … At KEY moments …
Our SENIOR … CANNOT … Be having discipline issues and technique issues …
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
LOL....thank you dub for making me laugh for the first time since our game started tonight.......classic line and so so true
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
I will go with some contrarian answers (I want to start with 4).
4. On defense is designed to stop B1G teams most of all. Lets face it, B1G teams and especially B1G West teams are not know high power, high tempo offenses with lots of fast player. Just ask Michigan last year when they faced TCU. We look just like a typical "big, slow, stupid" B1G team. (I can spend days on this)
1. They got an baby bit fat and happy in the offseason but I can explain by point ..
2. Sometimes I think Lunney is trying to hard to "Wisconsinify"his offense at times. I wonder if the "comeback offense" is the offense he really wants to run?
3. Not enough experienced depth yet.
5. We were always kinda mouthy and Devon Witherspoon has a master of the dark arts of not getting PI. Now we are not smart enough or talented enough to get away with it.
I'm actually going to go out on a limb and say 3-9.... We caught lightning in a bottle last year, but somebody let the lid fall off...
Reminders of the last 2-3 decades...
Our LB play is just something I don't have any answer for. There is no gap awareness, coverage awareness, or speed there to make up for improper positioning. There almost needs to be entirely new scheming there as they clearly don't understand whatever Henry is trying to do on defense, but not sure that'll fix it either. You just can't hide bad linebacker play without shifting your safeties up and trusting your CBs in 1 on 1 coverage. And that's something that we almost certainly shouldn't do, but I just don't know if we have a better answer. That unit has already been torched, and B10 play ain't going to make it any easier.
I have Spectrum cable which is in a holdout with Disney, which means all Disney owned channels are blacked out (even though I'm still paying full monthly Spectrum rate).
But I have Disney+ that I subscribe to, so I thought to watch through that. But no I only have Disney Basic+. So I decide to sort through the numerous packages and upgrade to Disney Trio Basic. In what should have been an easy transaction turned into a 2 hour long process of my credit card not going through on the website, me calling and waiting on hold with support, me having to log on to my computer and complete it with support, them still not being able to process my payment through Disney+, and then finally a crappy backdoor solution where they recommend I had to upgrade my subscription via HULU to purchase the trio bundle package with ESPN+.
OK I think, this saga is finally over. All I have to do is download the ESPN app on my TV, sign in, and I'll be good to go. I sign in and go to the game, and it simply won't validate my credentials via Hulu. I even try logging in on my phone, thinking I could stream through my phone to the TV as a solution. But no, apparently, with this subscription via Hulu, I don't have the credentials to watch LIVE ESPN2 on ESPN+.
Desperately looking for a solution, I go to YouTubeTV and remember something about a free trial, but then remember I used that to watch another out of subscription Illini game where they played terribly and lost. The choice then was $72 monthly sub to watch the game. I walked outside, grabbed a Pacifico, and let the sounds of Brian Barnhart take me away on a beautiful Illinois night on the prairie.
I think I made the best choice.
But I have Disney+ that I subscribe to, so I thought to watch through that. But no I only have Disney Basic+. So I decide to sort through the numerous packages and upgrade to Disney Trio Basic. In what should have been an easy transaction turned into a 2 hour long process of my credit card not going through on the website, me calling and waiting on hold with support, me having to log on to my computer and complete it with support, them still not being able to process my payment through Disney+, and then finally a crappy backdoor solution where they recommend I had to upgrade my subscription via HULU to purchase the trio bundle package with ESPN+.
OK I think, this saga is finally over. All I have to do is download the ESPN app on my TV, sign in, and I'll be good to go. I sign in and go to the game, and it simply won't validate my credentials via Hulu. I even try logging in on my phone, thinking I could stream through my phone to the TV as a solution. But no, apparently, with this subscription via Hulu, I don't have the credentials to watch LIVE ESPN2 on ESPN+.
Desperately looking for a solution, I go to YouTubeTV and remember something about a free trial, but then remember I used that to watch another out of subscription Illini game where they played terribly and lost. The choice then was $72 monthly sub to watch the game. I walked outside, grabbed a Pacifico, and let the sounds of Brian Barnhart take me away on a beautiful Illinois night on the prairie.
I think I made the best choice.
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
When I watch our defensive scheme on a 1st down play by the opponents and the way we are lined up it reminds me of a prevent defense.....3-4 down D linemen.... 1 LB and 5-6 D players at various yards off the line......
Has Seth Cloeman made a tackle yet this year.....i can't remember hearing his name called and seems like the only time I hear the veteran Barnes named called is being guilty of a penalty..........
I guess we should be very happy that our D last year led the nation in lowest PPG D.....this year is gonna be a long season if the D doesn't improve .....a lot..............................
Has Seth Cloeman made a tackle yet this year.....i can't remember hearing his name called and seems like the only time I hear the veteran Barnes named called is being guilty of a penalty..........
I guess we should be very happy that our D last year led the nation in lowest PPG D.....this year is gonna be a long season if the D doesn't improve .....a lot..............................
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I'll give you one more: Hugh Robertson looked good. Pinned Kansas 3-4 times inside the 20.
Literally was typing this … FANTASTIC punting tonight … And I really, really like our new ST coordinator … Love what he’s done and the tweaks he’s made …
That unit is MUCH improved …
The good news is we won't play a team like this the rest of the year. Bielema's job is to beat B1G West teams and we can still do that (with cleaning some things up).
You could argue Finn and Daniels are the 2 best QBs we see this year. Allar is good, but inexperienced.
You could argue Finn and Daniels are the 2 best QBs we see this year. Allar is good, but inexperienced.
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
Heck I will go one farther, the only QB we faced in thee last two years that might be better than those two might be JJ McCarthy (I will also add Brennan Armstrong that trainwreck of an O-Line at Virginia did not destroy him yet)
Great call. It would be nice not to have to worry about special teams, kicking game was dicey last year
Genuinely asking some of you guys that are better at X's and O's....Is it just me, or did we not commit to the run enough early in the game?
Inexperienced QB, amped up crowd, night game, playing against an explosive offense. Run, run, run, and run some more.
We also have a pretty accurate QB and 2 WRs that seem to get positive yardage every time they touch the ball (Williams and Beatty). Those quick passes seem to work pretty well for glorified running plays and get Luke's confidence up.
Inexperienced QB, amped up crowd, night game, playing against an explosive offense. Run, run, run, and run some more.
We also have a pretty accurate QB and 2 WRs that seem to get positive yardage every time they touch the ball (Williams and Beatty). Those quick passes seem to work pretty well for glorified running plays and get Luke's confidence up.
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Completely agree! All 4 punts of his were inside the 20. Sadly after 3 of those 4 punts Kansas had scoring drives of 82 yards, 85 yards, and 94 yards!
The defense needs to do much better in these situations. Only one 3 and out was forced after a Robertson punt, and the Illini offense subsequently went 3 and out leading to the 94 yard Kansas TD drive.
Just a brutal first half.
I like Bryant, but he had a bad game.
I think they need to give Elzy and Wilcher some more reps on offense.