Illinois 55, Minnesota 31 POSTGAME

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deucemu said:
The team we played today is as young as we are and supposedly has higher rated recruits. We dominated a team that mirrors our current roster for the most part.

The team showed me something today as they didn’t just win they dominated Minny. Especially from an offensive standpoint.

That being said, it has to be sustained beyond just one game. We need to play well and be in a position to win next week in NE and then compete at home against a good Iowa team the following week and I will believe we are making progress. If we revert back to getting smoked for 40pts and 500+ yds this game means nothing other than we beat a bad team.
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Great job from West Lafayette guys. Fluffy hype is all talk and no substance. Glad to see you sink his ship
 
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MadSeason said:
Takeaways from this game for me:

This offense is starting to kick into high gear. We made a decent D look ridiculous.

Lovie called more blitzes and they all were highly effective. I thought Lovie called a good defensive game.

The players as a whole came out and played much harder today.

Kendrick Green is one of the most nimble/fast 300 pounders I have ever seen. He will play on Sundays.
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To everyone who thinks Min has a decent D, they need to take a listen to Jeremy Werners podcast. They had a Min dude on that basically said they had a worse Defense than ILL
 
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ChiefGritty said:
Dre might be better than Bonner. Certainly more speed.
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I don't think Bonner is a bad back at all but his style really just doesn't fit what we're trying to do offensively. The other 3 have a very quick first cut to allow them through the hole and into the second level, I don't think Bonner has that.
 
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Question: How can it make sense for a pass to be declared completed when a player catches it (on the sideline or at the back of the end-zone) and only needs to have his foot inbounds (and be a touchdown), while in the middle of the field the player must show that he has (complete) control for several steps ?
 
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NScale said:
I saw on TV that all the Gopher players' names were "Minnesota".
Oh, wait a minute, that's all PeeJay Fleck ...
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I'd be pissed if a coach came in and branded our team with that crap... Minn as been around a long time and will be there a long time to come - "Row the Boat" is PF Fleck (hence it moves with him, not a team). His HYPPR speech makes absolutely no sense.
 
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Worldly Illini said:
Question: How can it make sense for a pass to be declared completed when a player catches it (on the sideline or at the back of the end-zone) and only needs to have his foot inbounds (and be a touchdown), while in the middle of the field the player must show that he has (complete) control for several steps ?
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In those other situations the receiver still has to 'complete the process'. Only needs one foot in but can't bobble the ball at all after.

However, your point still has some validity. Even the NFL still doesn't know what actually is a catch and what isn't.
 
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220Illini said:
In those other situations the receiver still has to 'complete the process'. Only needs one foot in but can't bobble the ball at all after.

However, your point still has some validity. Even the NFL still doesn't know what actually is a catch and what isn't.
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Clearly the B1G doesn't either
 
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Spoon House said:
Robert says it's supposed to be five whole steps.

I think that's a stupid rule.
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He was being sarcastic. I posted the rule in the game thread which makes it clear the refs interpretation was wrong.

The rule:

Secures control of a live ball in flight before the ball touches the ground, and touches the ground in bounds with any part of his body, and then maintains control of the ball long enough to enable him to perform an act common to the game, i.e., long enough to pitch or hand the ball, advance it, avoid or ward off an opponent, etc.

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He caught the ball and advanced it at least 2 steps. It was a fumble without question
 
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The ref ruled that he never secured control at all, which was a ludicrous interpretation of the replay. He kinda had it grabbed around the middle like a basketball, which is why the ball came out when he got hit, but it was completely clear that he possessed it, it was not bobbled whatsoever.

And everyone who has spent five minutes watching Big Ten football knows that because they had issued the sideline interference penalty if there was any doubt whatsoever on the replay, there is absolutely zero chance they would have overturned it in the Big House or the Horseshoe.

It's wrong and it's frustrating. But we responded to that adversity brilliantly, which means more than the defensive touchdown would have, so make that the silver lining.
 
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Worldly Illini said:
Question: How can it make sense for a pass to be declared completed when a player catches it (on the sideline or at the back of the end-zone) and only needs to have his foot inbounds (and be a touchdown), while in the middle of the field the player must show that he has (complete) control for several steps ?
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I thought the same thing. Minny received a crucial first down when a receiver barely had possession and a toe before going out of bounds. Also they recovered a fumble as the guy rolled out of bounds barely getting to the ball. There are groups of refs who will try to out think a call to make themselves seem more knowledgeable but instead come off looking like complete assclowns.

Look up in YouTube "worst call in baseball history". A guy is out at the plate by 15 feet but is called safe because the catchered interfered with his path.
 
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breadman said:
Back in the game thread, commentor illini80 said that he tried to record the game and it did not record for him. I also put the game on record and directv did not record it. Just curious if anybody else had the same result.
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Me too, but I set the recording from my phone so that could have been the issue.
 
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The Five Star General showed up with respect to game calling-Nailing it on both Offense and Defense .

Great job Lovie and Illinois heck of a game.
 
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NScale said:
I the post-Maryland game thread, one gentleman here posted that from what he saw, Lovie had lost the team.
From the player quotes I followed now, they said there is total buy-in.
That is why I repeat, unless you are in the locker from and on the practice field, you have little evidence to make a comment like that.
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If you watched that Maryland game the players looked TOTALLY disinterested. Body language was horrible and the performance spoke for itself. After kicking one player from the team, another walking out, and then that loss I certainly thought the staff was in danger of losing the team BEFORE the Maryland game. I don't say that to complain about the staff, but rather offer it up in stark contrast to how well the team came together for the Minnie game. Hats off to the staff for the game plan, keeping the kids motivated, getting them interested and getting them to play that hard. When the ref's started screwing us, the kids didn't fold; the kids got angry. I thought play actually improved a bit after the horrid calls. I was very impressed with how much improvement I saw on Saturday. Bush's timing was better, he didn't hold onto the ball as much, he was looking downfield and he seemed more accurate. For the most part there seemed to be fewer mistakes on the lines. The D looked different (which is good). I know Minnie contributed to this to a large extent, but the kids took advantage of it. That was a hell of a turnaround after all the bad news following the Purdue and Maryland losses. Gotta slow clap everyone on that. A week ago I figured Nebraska had us circled on their schedule for a win. Now I'm thinking it might be a game. Let's see if they can contain our run game.