Chase Brown Heisman Watch

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Ransom Stoddard said:
Which would you rather have--the second or third leading rusher in the country with 13 TDs, or the #1 yardage gainer in the country with 4 TDs. Granted there's a correlation to how that yardage relates to overall scoring, but the simple fact is that scUM has rushed the ball into the endzone 24 times to our 9.

I'm not saying I'd trade Brown for Corum, but I can't make a case that Brown is more Heisman worthy without cherry-picking stats.
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It's not that I think yardage is more important than TDs, it's that I think yardage is more actually in control of the running back than TDs are. Does a ten yard TD run require more skill than a 10 yard run from your own 1 yard line? So many other things go into whether a RB scores a touchdown on a given drive. I think yardage actually tells you more, generally.

Chase also gets 8-9 touches more a game than Corum. He's such a huge part of our offense. Even when we get 3 pts instead of 7 (which is too often) he's the biggest reason we're putting those points on the board.
 
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lstewart53x3

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illini0440 said:
Some of its play calling….some of its execution…some of its good defense. A lot harder to operate down there and a few times when we’ve called chases number the OL has gotten blown up in the middle
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I have a feeling redzone offense is going to be a focal point over the next 2 weeks. Confident this staff can figure it out.
 
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TheChief4Life

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illini0440 said:
Some of its play calling….some of its execution…some of its good defense. A lot harder to operate down there and a few times when we’ve called chases number the OL has gotten blown up in the middle
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On paper, what you say is true. It's a great stock answer.

In reality... it's pretty much just bad play calling (with a dash of poor execution).
 
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21ChampaignSt

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TheChief4Life said:
Oh my goodness I love this! I’m pretty sure somebody on this forum said that the media team and the athletic department needed to be all over broadcasting this stuff. I feel like they’re coming to this forum to get ideas from us 😂
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The marketing, PR, media teams, etc are absolutely checking this board daily.
As an ad professional myself, I would kill for this kind of free access into the minds of some of my audiences. Market research gold.
FWIW I think the social media/content team does a stellar job. I don't really follow any other schools on social as a point of comparison, but I feel like the content our FB and MBB teams push out must be best in class or close to it.
 
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Poe's Law said:
1) doesn’t it go without saying that if you’re in the running for best player in CFB, that you would be in the running for the best player at your position?
2) DIA should be trying to wrangle up Chase Brown Heisman Watch Watches for stadium give give aways at the Purdue game.
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I do think it goes without saying, but it's an award that's often overlooked. I think Bielema is just trying to get it on everyone's radar. It's a more realistic goal and would be a huge plus for Chase and the program.
 
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BretMyBeachHouse said:
Bleacher Report Heisman Chase

Gibbs and Corum ahead of Chase among RBs. I think he needs a couple 200+ games and a big one head to head against Corum to get an invite.
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I think us being ranked for an extended period of time, and hopefully rising in the rankings, will also help. Corum and Gibbs are both on teams that have been ranked in the top 10 all season.
 
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pruman91

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Illinois football increasing Chase Brown campaign for Heisman Trophy

Chase Brown was one of multiple Illinois Fighting Illini football players to be on midseason awards watch lists.
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By Anderson Kimball Decatur (Ill.) Herald & Review

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Chase Brown has gotten the superstar treatment after his super start to the season. When he went up for his news conference on Wednesday, a background appeared with his logo on it.
That’s one part of a campaign launched by Illinois football to promote Brown for individual awards. Coach Bret Bielema has campaigned for him to get attention for the Heisman, Doak Walker and other national awards.
Brown, the nation’s leader in rushing through the first seven games of the season, was named a midseason All-American by the Sporting News, The Athletic and The Associated Press.

“I think it’s just a reflection of the work that this team put in,” Brown said. “Because without the O-line, I wouldn’t be able to have the season I am right now. But it feels good. You know, a lot of people overlook Illinois in general, so to get that media recognition is important.”
He wasn’t the only one to get recognition after Illinois’ best start since 2011.
Nose tackle Johnny Newton and cornerback Devon Witherspoon were both named second-team midseason All-Americans by The Athletic while Newton earned honors from The Associated Press. Cornerback Quan Martin joined Brown on the Sporting News All-American team.
 
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Poe's Law said:
2) DIA should be trying to wrangle up Chase Brown Heisman Watch Watches for stadium give give aways at the Purdue game.
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"Chasin' the Heisman"
"Chase Heisman Watch"

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Noblesville Illini

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illini0440 said:
Some of its play calling….some of its execution…some of its good defense. A lot harder to operate down there and a few times when we’ve called chases number the OL has gotten blown up in the middle
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0440 pretty much nailed it. It doesn't take Einstein to figure out who's likely to get the ball in the red zone, so the defense follows him solely. Lunney's figured it out even without McCray. Tommy literally jogged in the endzone one time and QB sneaked other times. Bring back McCray and put the option between the 3 and our TD's will start going up. Corum isn't the heart of their offense, but a strong one. They have better linemen, multiple WR options and a deeper RB stable. The TD difference will lessen between now and the end of the season if McCray and Tommy stay healthy.
 
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Genesis

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Noblesville Illini said:
0440 pretty much nailed it. It doesn't take Einstein to figure out who's likely to get the ball in the red zone, so the defense follows him solely. Lunney's figured it out even without McCray. Tommy literally jogged in the endzone one time and QB sneaked other times. Bring back McCray and put the option between the 3 and our TD's will start going up. Corum isn't the heart of their offense, but a strong one. They have better linemen, multiple WR options and a deeper RB stable. The TD difference will lessen between now and the end of the season if McCray and Tommy stay healthy.
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I agree with you and have been saying that for a while. We need a 2 back set for the red zone so they have to defend all three.