Game Thread: Illinois at Duke

[punchabove33]

Bad penalty.

 

[SummerofGeorge]

3rd and 3 from their 47 with 1:21 left and up 14-6 to 14-13 at half. Hope that doesn’t end up deciding the outcome.

 

[illiniguy24]

Could’ve been up 2 scores and getting the ball to start the 3rd Q. Just a terrible final few minutes

 

[RDS]

We did not look like a top 25 team in the first half. At all.

 

[CaptainCrutch]

We just went from an opportunity to be up 21-6 with the ball at the half… to 14-13.

I said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m reserving judgment until after half but wowzers this is giving me the heebyjeebies.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Maybe Beatty can take one to the house here

 

[Joel Goodson]

brutal penalty by Brown

 

[Chase321]

Where was that for us on the late hit on Luke?

Am I really hearing, "You can't do that!" from their students? They know it's not basketball, right?

Next overthrow from Luke we’ll hear “airball”

 

[the juiceman cometh]

Unless we make major adjustments we lose this game easy. We're down by at least 2 scores if not for those 2 turnovers, one of which was just lucky on our part.

 

[Gbop]

I’m most disappointed in the absolute lack of discipline. Please make some adjustments and come out pissed off.

 

[DERV64]

Whole 1st half was awful

 

[One Man Fast Break]

Well this is feeling like an L.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

That's so bang bang. Literally still in the throwing motion. Those calls are terrible.

 

[WWWWRocU]

And there you go. Another half time collapse two games in a row.

 

[FloridaMan]

3rd and 3 from their 47 with 1:21 left and up 14-6 to 14-13 at half. Hope that doesn’t end up deciding the outcome.

Shades of years gone by. Really disappointing out of this group.

 

[BDMAN]

Whelp thats what happens when you play a soft coverge prevent to keep them in front of you. Really hope we come out and start rushing more

We can't rush because we can't/are not winning the line of scrimmage our O-line is getting the !!! handed to them!!!!!!

 

[TheodoreRex]

Brown better get absolutely destroyed by Bret.. Just cost our team a TD... Can't have that, period, no excuse. Selfish, stupid play by him.

 

[phats22]

we are getting punched in the face by Duke and ourselves

 

[NorthShoreIllini]

Disgraceful, period

 

[HailtotheChief]

Brown cost us 4 points. Really dumb.

Totally agree but not getting a first down with 1:13 left and 2nd n 3 gave em a chance at all! Those play calls especailly on 3rd diwn were horrendous. You knew Luke was done as soon as we snapped the ball. Duke shouldn't have got the ball at all. You had all week to be ready fir that on 3rd and 3 knowing blitz was coming and had nadda. Iur Wr screen worked and so did thiers. Do it again and again. That's how you lose on the road. We were too fortunate to only be up.1. Just horrible.

 

[Ramrod2010]

Conversion will cap off this disaster of a minute and a half. Really bad football on both sides of the ball.

There was a lot of bad between offense, defense, and coaches the last 90 seconds.

 

[Oracle21]

Simply too many sacks that half. Feels like Duke is playing a lot better than us and the stats reflect that besides the turnovers

 

[Old.Edgy]

totally outplayed so far

 

[Get yourself a new map]

3rd and 3 from their 47 with 1:21 left and up 14-6 to 14-13 at half. Hope that doesn’t end up deciding the outcome.

We had 2nd and 3.

 

[Krombopulos_Michael]

O Line/protection is so disappointing