Pregame: Illinois vs Nebraska, Friday, October 6th, 7:00pm CT, FS1
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I might go fishing instead…..
No thanks
This could be the game who decides the worst team in the west
We need to regroup and not lose the season at the half way point
We need to regroup and not lose the season at the half way point
Northwestern will have something to say about that.
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IlliniCardinal
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I'm going to watch my Fighting Illini. Let's get to a bowl.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Watching Illinois football is getting tougher and tougher.
How many fans will be in the seats against Nebby? Maybe more Nebby fans than Illini fans.
The Illini vs. the Huskers...
The ‘Good’: SOMEone is going to get a win!
The Bad: Both programs are not even close to where they want to be.
Illini and Husker fan bases now share a common misery. But they took different paths on getting there.
We all know the great tradition and National Championship legacy of the Big Red. All that power and standing and prestige has disappeared into thin air in the last 25 years. And the Husker fan is still having a really hard time dealing with that. It’s tough to fall so far off a really high perch.
And the Illini fan base. Wanting so much to taste that kind of power and standing and success that the Huskers had. And the Illini not having those things for so long.
The Huskers have tried different coaches and approaches and nothing yet has worked. The same can be said for the Illini.
I’m no fan of the old style National legacy football powers that we all know... from USC to the SEC. But one has to admire the fact that so many of those legacy powers got up on their real high perch – and have stayed there for decades, Yes, they may have had a down year or two along the way. But the So Cals and the Michigans and the Bamas and Oklahoma and the like have found a way to get up there and stay there. Sure, they get great players every season. But why? Because they get young men who desire to play there and taste sweet success because they know they’ll have it.
Some of the near-Illinois Univ’s are currently having – or recently have had – good to great success on the field... Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Michgan. So close to Champaign and yet so far...
So while we wait for the day when the Illini footballers are thought of in the same light as these other names... be kind to each other – and to Husker fans. We share more than we’d like to right now.
The ‘Good’: SOMEone is going to get a win!
The Bad: Both programs are not even close to where they want to be.
Illini and Husker fan bases now share a common misery. But they took different paths on getting there.
We all know the great tradition and National Championship legacy of the Big Red. All that power and standing and prestige has disappeared into thin air in the last 25 years. And the Husker fan is still having a really hard time dealing with that. It’s tough to fall so far off a really high perch.
And the Illini fan base. Wanting so much to taste that kind of power and standing and success that the Huskers had. And the Illini not having those things for so long.
The Huskers have tried different coaches and approaches and nothing yet has worked. The same can be said for the Illini.
I’m no fan of the old style National legacy football powers that we all know... from USC to the SEC. But one has to admire the fact that so many of those legacy powers got up on their real high perch – and have stayed there for decades, Yes, they may have had a down year or two along the way. But the So Cals and the Michigans and the Bamas and Oklahoma and the like have found a way to get up there and stay there. Sure, they get great players every season. But why? Because they get young men who desire to play there and taste sweet success because they know they’ll have it.
Some of the near-Illinois Univ’s are currently having – or recently have had – good to great success on the field... Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Michgan. So close to Champaign and yet so far...
So while we wait for the day when the Illini footballers are thought of in the same light as these other names... be kind to each other – and to Husker fans. We share more than we’d like to right now.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Going ahead and taking a really, really early guess:
PSU -2; O/U = 49.5
Not yet sure how I see this one playing out. But it appears that the NEB defense is one unit playing semi-decent football. Oh, and I do like our special teams.
PSU -2; O/U = 49.5
Not yet sure how I see this one playing out. But it appears that the NEB defense is one unit playing semi-decent football. Oh, and I do like our special teams.
I think we will win this one but not a blowout. More like 24-10 or 24-14, something like that.
TentakilRex
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The Illini offense should a lot time in a formation like this and running this particular play a lot would be nice too.
Nebraska's defense has looked good and quite active this season. Their offense has also looked much improved after the QB change. Overall, I think they're a better team than Purdue and unless they go all Nebraska and hand us the game on a platter I don't see us winning. And hell, even then we still might not win. No o-line, no LBs, and now no coverage in the secondary makes it very tough to win.
That often seems like the biggest factor. Recall Penn State and turnovers, Toledo and penalties. I’d much rather watch solid well-played football, even if we lose. Instead of a race, we often compete in demolition derby’s.
On offense: we have good enough skill position players to win. I'm not talking about NC level, but good enough to field a bowl level team. OL play has been atrocious, and as bad as they have been the 2's must be truly horrible if they aren't pushing some starters out. Don't know how to fix that in 7 remaining games. Quick developing plays are the easy answer but opposing D's know that too. Going to need 3-4 new starters for 2024. Time to hit the portal at season's end.
On defense: Last year our DB's could stick on receivers long enough for the pass rush to be effective. Not this year. More 4 and 5 man pass rush, more blitzing may have to be dialed up, we can't just sit back and wait to be picked apart. 3 man rush is not working and the Law Firm is completely neutralized when it's used.
On defense: Last year our DB's could stick on receivers long enough for the pass rush to be effective. Not this year. More 4 and 5 man pass rush, more blitzing may have to be dialed up, we can't just sit back and wait to be picked apart. 3 man rush is not working and the Law Firm is completely neutralized when it's used.
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