UTSA 37, Illinois 30 Postgame
SuperMetroid
- Evanston
Ugh. A foot away from a miracle catch.
True it's on the defense we trotted out. But some accurate work from QB would have won it anyway.
Don't get me wrong the defense was trash. But you can't have 20 incompletions in a game and expect a good outcome. There is just so much inconsistency playing like that.
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
The fact that I sat there to the last play--contemplating whether a 2 point conversion to win it would be better than overtime--suggests there's actually something here that's a bit different than previous years.
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
To be fair, UTSA is probably a bowl team. We probably are not.
This is 1000% on the defense, and that special teams punt return turnover. That's the points we needed.
Wondering how many losses this silver lining gets pulled out for before it gets old. It seems to reappear each time we get a new coach.
This. I’m not sure why everyone’s wishing for Brandon peters to get well soon. I mean, I want him to get well soon, but this loss is certainly not on Art. If anything the loss is on our running game and our defensive line.
Yeah, 200%. He was asked to go crazy for an extended time there. He DID THAT, and without turning it over through the air. We and the staff need to trust this guy until he proves that he can't be trusted.
By the way, a duck here and there is NOT a reason to lose all trust.
Agreed, I'm not sure Peters does better. The punt that hit Joseph was big, we had all the momentum. Defense couldn't stop them consistently, especialky passing.
aiwpfan
- Springfield, Il
This. Adams and Witherspoon in particular had a horrible game.
I think people are forgetting how very average Peters has been (at best). This was not on him. The play calling can definitely be improved, and the defense blew this game at the end of the day.
We need Chase Brown to get healthy...like what all the RBs are doing but Chase runs different and we need that badly
We would score more if our defense didn't give up so much time of possession. Our offense did more than enough
Team did not give up. If that snap that went over their qb head would have been for negative yards or if the punt that hit our blocker wouldn’t have happened this game would have been different. We played a good team. This team is capable of winning some more games but we need to stop teams on third down
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Could be, but they could also just be a plucky 8-4 type team. They're better than Nebraska either way.
It wasn't pretty in the trenches on either side of the ball tonight. Physically dominated at home.
It ain't depth when you've got 100-odd scholarship guys and 40 seniors.
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
I’m not looking at any silver linings. Right now this loss is brutal an 1000000% our own fault. We could have had it if we wanted it.
frustrating, felt like we still beat ourselves (penalties, turnover..penalties) but still a better product than previous years.
offense needs to get off to a quicker start. would be nice to go early and often to both TEs and 1#
-and let's be honest, we're not (likely) a bowl team but this is still a step forward. many chances for them to quit but had a chance to tie down to the wire
offense needs to get off to a quicker start. would be nice to go early and often to both TEs and 1#
-and let's be honest, we're not (likely) a bowl team but this is still a step forward. many chances for them to quit but had a chance to tie down to the wire
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
The loss isn't on him, but you can't regularly miss high like he does and continue to put up the kind of numbers he has. Incredibly fortunate across both games to remain un-intercepted.
He's a tough kid though, give him that.
Too many inaccurate passes. This team wasn't the same organized and well executed team they were last week.