Game Thread: Illinois at Northwestern

[Deleted member 645583]

The game was OK until Mays' drop; the game was competitive.

Illini: enough of the mistakes already, get smart. And catch the darned ball! Nothing makes me madder than receivers who can't catch. But Smalling had an acrobatic one earlier. Which reminds me: do you think Jeff Thomas is seriously considering Illini? I think he'd get some playing time right away at Illinois.

Illini: be fighting in the second half.

 

[Deleted member 569417]

Nothing can sum up Lovie Smith better than kicking a FG 4th and G from the 3, to pull within 7-3 in game 36 of his tenure, to finish a season in which his defense is literally (as of 21-7) 7 points away from being the worst defense in the history of the program.

 

[ChiefGritty]

The game was OK until Mays' drop; the game was competitive.

The NW TD with us not even lined up yet was also very bad.

 

[BZuppke]

Does Hanson know how to tackle?

 

[ChiefGritty]

Northwestern is running out the clock in the first drive of the second half of a 21-6 game.

Fitz is the worst.

 

[IlliniNation1010]

Mays again! Great way to end your career Sam

 

[ChiefGritty]

You gotta feel awful for Sam Mays. This is the last tackle football game of his life.

 

[Illinois_2_AZ]

Pull Mays now.

 

[Thrasherx2k1]

That dude needs to be waived...

 

[lexwaldez]

NFL you got a receiver that drops two balls and what do you do?
Can someone please explain why we don't pull right and run to left corner using our RB's blazing speed to get an easy first down instead of running into the loaded box every time?

 

[dsg]

:tsk:

 

[RDUIllini]

Featherstone

 

[SescIllini]

Northwestern runs a simple offense executed well. We run a complex offense not executed well.

NU not many mistakes, no penalties, drop balls, missed tackles. We need to be this type of team in the near future.

I think our D line will be solid next year. But we need a core of tough/competitive LBs. Can we convert Woods/Gay to LBs? Need to stop run first, possibly 6-3/225 LBs would be more effective.

 

[DonIllini]

Another TD dropped

 

[MaineIllini]

You gotta feel awful for Sam Mays. This is the last tackle football game of his life.

Maybe later I will, but not right now I don’t.

 

[Illinois_2_AZ]

Doesn't our D have some kind of turnover streak on the line?

 

[ChiefGritty]

This game is absolutely flying by.

 

[SescIllini]

For those who are butthurt over Lovie playing frosh over upperclassmen. Mays and Hansen are top tier Beckmen/Cubit recruits.

 

[IlliniNation1010]

The D executed the way the game plan was intended that drive

 

[IlliniNation1010]

finally a flag!

 

[MoCoMdIllini]

The not catching thing is catching.

 

[IlliniReb]

Are you freaking kidding!?!?

 

[Deleted member 656517]

For someone who’s got the ability to make Brandon Lloyd like acrobatic catch’s, Ricky Smalling sure makes a lot of bad drops

 

[IlliniNation1010]

Smalling returns to normal

 

[SescIllini]

Feel bad for Bush, now I know why he tucks the ball and runs the ball into 300 lbs. men.