Virginia 42, Illinois 14 Postgame

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The sad part about this is that our stands will be vacant from here on out, especially the student section. We started the season with such promise.
 
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PNWIllini

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Didn’t watch but it appears we are terrible on Defense. Not sure that’s going to get any better unless injured guys come back. Or guys magically get bigger and faster and learn to win their assignments.
 
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Pennsy said:
The sad part about this is that our stands will be vacant from here on out, especially the student section. We started the season with such promise.
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We’re flying in and visiting for the game in 3 weeks. The old man and I like to catch a game when we can. Assuming theres still covid allowed attendance by then.
We promise to be loud though as an 85 yo he doesn’t quite yell like he used to.
 
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PNWIllini said:
Didn’t watch but it appears we are terrible on Defense.
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Just like UTSA had that no. 4 wide receiver that ran wild, UVA had no. 0 that ran rampant over the middle. Their QB had all day to throw and played pitch and catch over the middle on us. Sydney Brown and Tony Adams got torched. Oh, and we had absolutely no pass rush. Just four placeholders for the UVA offensive line to line up against. No blitzes.
 
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KnoxIllini2

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Pennsy said:
The sad part about this is that our stands will be vacant from here on out, especially the student section. We started the season with such promise.
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One win over a subpar team isn’t necessarily promise. It’s still too early to tell what we’re dealing with though
 
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lexwaldez

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That game was basically over 5 minutes in. The disturbing bit is how teams still have our number... Virginia almost scored at will with our defense giving up huge chunks of yards. Any team that watches UTSA or Virginia tape will be able to absolutely destroy us. Those passes over the middle... all day every play. On the other hand, it was interesting to watch a confident, competent team play in Virginia. That basically is what we'd like to look like one day; I don't mean an up tempo spread. I mean that Virginia looked like they had a game plan, the players knew what to do, they made plays and they racked up an easy victory. Virginia looked really well coached. We looked a little Keystone cops. It wasn't a good look. Going to be a long, sad year I'm afraid. Without CJ Hart, our defense looks so slow. Our secondary can't take that kind of abuse with the line getting zero pressure. The offense... we're not good at playing from behind. We're not good at third down. So... Coach B's third year. It's going to take a while.
 
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Joel Goodson

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Texzilla said:
I’m here as an Arkansas fan who endured our years with Bret Bielema. I hate to tell you this but you won’t see much better than this right now; you future will be disappointing until he is fired and collects another big buyout.

I was excited when he came to Arkansas. I thought his emphasis on line play and O line development at Wisconsin would serve Arkansas well in the SEC. He came in with three Rose Bowl rings and my Big Ten friends were flabbergasted he left for Arkansas. He came in though with unbridled arrogance and got his head handed to him.

He immediately alienated the high school coaches in Texas, Arkansas’ primary recruiting grounds since Frank Broyles. He then butted heads with other SEC coaches, painting a target on himself. As he saw how hard it would be to just be a competitive program in the SEC he lost his way. He put little effort into recruiting in a part of the country where mamas expect to see Nick Saban and Ed Orgeron in their living rooms. He polished his party side and often arrived at games looking like he had closed the bars. He had a reality TV show.

Bielema is simply lazy and not self motivating. Arkansas learned without a Barry Alvarez busting his !!! he would simply slow down. He hated the heat, and so would allow the offensive linemen to have days off from outdoor practices or weight lifting. Any good coach down here in Texas knows that stamina in the heat and humidity is the best weapon any team can possess.

So a couple of years in New England and with the Giants don’t seem to have changed him. Good luck with this guy. 5 wins a year is Bret doing ok.
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good thing you don't have an axe to grind
 
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Man I can't wait for these super seniors and seniors in general are gone, it doesn't take much for them to look like whipped dogs,they are mentally destroyed. The physicality between the 2 teams wasn't even close.
 
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JJE

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What can be said that hasn't already been said about this dumpster fire of a program?
 
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SKane

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We don't have to play OSU next week. That is something positive.