Games like this you want your team to come in and take care of business. Very similar situation for the Bears last week the difference is they put away Carolina .
One positive is we found a way to win and that’s all that matters.
Illinois 50, Purdue 49 OT Postgame
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Games like this you want your team to come in and take care of business. Very similar situation for the Bears last week the difference is they put away Carolina .
One positive is we found a way to win and that’s all that matters.
I hope this arrogant pr*ck doesn't win another game this year. That's if he even makes it to the final game
The big boosters at Purdue are over him and his attitude and how he treats people … They’ve caught on …
His days are numbered is what I’ve been told …
And it’s got way more to do with his personal actions than it does winning and losing …
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
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It's generous of you to assume Walters "allowed" it, as opposed to "actively encouraged" and "orchestrated" it.
So what.
We have to be able to overcame variables like that. (Football has been around a lot longer than the common practice of keeping game film.) What did the teams of past eras ever do? Oh yeah, they relied on scouting; and had to be adept at adjusting on the fly.
I agree that unpredictability is an effective weapon…But come on. I mean if unpredictability really is the biggest difference maker…should we do that too? Have someone else throw the pigskin every week so there’s no video evidence…? Should we contract hire a different, random high school coach as an OC on a weekly basis? Maybe. We’d $ave some dough. But, I don’t see that Hairclub for Beards, Info-commercial looking mug at Ohio State taking that approach.
I agree with you about Henry. The “Fire Henry” stuff is silly. But our DL was complete and utter slop. It just was.
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I think Beckman has a better chance of coming back
Hi; we did. 50-49.
arrogance is never attractive, but great coaches that have done something can get away with it. Coaches that are 1-5 and have gotten waxed in most of those games, they REALLY rub people the wrong way when they're arrogant.
It's sort of funny- you see a game like this coming from a mile away and yet it still catches you by surprise every time. I'll say what I said in the pregame, plain and simple, this was a trap game. I need to do some research on this but just based on feelings it seems that in over 80% of games where you play a bottom feeder between 2 ranked opponents with a huge opportunity the following week, the game becomes a dogfight. While I can't say I ever saw us giving up 43pts in regulation to this team coming or us blowing a 27-3 lead, the game did in many ways play out like I thought it could.
As such, it seems to me like a waste to focus on the negatives. We came out flat and ill-prepared on defense and then played like we thought the game was over up 27-3. Stuff like this honestly happens a lot, and not just to Illini fans. Thankfully Luke and our offense made sure we didn't lose and we were able to clutch up for one single defensive snap to end it.
All I'll say is this, despite our defense having severe issues stopping the run, and the poor overall effort today, we got the W, and a game like this is what's needed to get the defense amped up for a huge game against Michigan. The last time our Dline was talked about ad nauseum about how badly they were going to get their teeth kicked in and dominated in the run game was at Nebraska. We know what happened there. A week of being told the same leading up to Michigan and letting Michigan think they'll just stroll in here and run for 400yards is the motivation you need for a game like that.
I hated what happened today outside of the outcome and the play by the offense, but I will take a million of these games if it means we'll play lights out against Mucking Fichigan and those whores of Ann Arbor. There is very little that gives me more joy than beating Michigan. Having a NYE bowl/playoff contender is one of those things. Let's do both next week.
As such, it seems to me like a waste to focus on the negatives. We came out flat and ill-prepared on defense and then played like we thought the game was over up 27-3. Stuff like this honestly happens a lot, and not just to Illini fans. Thankfully Luke and our offense made sure we didn't lose and we were able to clutch up for one single defensive snap to end it.
All I'll say is this, despite our defense having severe issues stopping the run, and the poor overall effort today, we got the W, and a game like this is what's needed to get the defense amped up for a huge game against Michigan. The last time our Dline was talked about ad nauseum about how badly they were going to get their teeth kicked in and dominated in the run game was at Nebraska. We know what happened there. A week of being told the same leading up to Michigan and letting Michigan think they'll just stroll in here and run for 400yards is the motivation you need for a game like that.
I hated what happened today outside of the outcome and the play by the offense, but I will take a million of these games if it means we'll play lights out against Mucking Fichigan and those whores of Ann Arbor. There is very little that gives me more joy than beating Michigan. Having a NYE bowl/playoff contender is one of those things. Let's do both next week.
I’ll reserve judgment on this until next week. Even the best teams usually have at least one “stinker” game. Come out and beat Michigan, and all is forgiven. However if today’s defensive performance becomes a trend, then we have a problem.
Why would you ever utter those words into existence. God forbid, lol...
ChiefGritty
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After seeing his snobbiness towards the press in the postgame presser, any lingering respect I had for him vanished, so I can totally see him not only allowing it, but encouraging it.
skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
I hope all the dirty laundry gets hung for all to see. F#@k that guy.
One of my coworkers was on that Plano East team. For you hoops junkies, Plano East went 40-0 and won the texas 6A state championship last year.
Earl Campbell went to Tyler High. He has his own section in their trophy case outside the gym.
blackdog
- Champaign
I feel like this might be a silly question, but does it have to do with Purdue running onto the field during the 3-in-1?
Probably not as welcomed back as you’d like to think.
Oh that certainly didn’t help …
But what I’m talking about is way, way more personal than that … Josh is aware of what happened … Bret is aware of what happened…
If you saw Bret’s press conference … It’s probably the most public he’s been about the level of frustration and anger he has … I’m shocked he held it together as well as he did in the moment … Credit to him …
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