Illinois 45, Duke 19 Postgame

[altgeld88]

I will never get over the fact that Josh looks like he could still be playing

Have you seen his playing days head shot? Had a neck the diameter of his head. I’m sure he must have been deadlifting north of 700. Just an absolute physical specimen.

And a 5.0 GPA. Bastard.

 

[IllinistrandedinHouston]

Love it that Luke gave his towel to a kid in the stands on his way out... Great look for him...

Good thing the Polish CEO is not a football fan.

 

[OrangeBlue98]

Is it common for the AD to go to so many games? He is always out supporting the team wherever they play! So thrilled with where the program is at and heading!

Generally speaking, power conference ADs attend most football games. That’s the money train.

Plus, I’m sure Whitman is really enjoying this resurgence. He’s an alum, a former player, and a fan. If you were the boss and could go, wouldn’t you?

 

[illinois_hustle]

Duke out gains us and we win by 26? Weird game but for those who didn’t watch it the final score looks great!

 

[skyIdub]

Kudos to all the coaches for making the halftime adjustments.

With that being said, you have to get the OLine in a rhythm early with the running game. Duke's first drive was a perfect example.
It sets up so much opportunity for later, and it gets the offensive linemen comfortable early.
They were getting trucked in the first half with so many predictable passing plays and 3rd and longs.

Maybe Duke's front 7 are just really good, but the Oline went from being my least concerning thing...to maybe the most concerning thing after this game.
Tackling would be 1b.

 

[NASchamp]

That was an exciting game but a bit worrying for a lot of it. Happy we got it going in the second half. We looked great in the 4 quarter.

But the O and D lines have some work to do if we want to play with the big boys this season. O Line got manhandled most of the game. Luke was on the ground way too often (partially his fault as well).

 

[Curbelo Fanboy]

We didn't play great, but Duke, this is why you don't chant overrated 7 minutes into the game after 1 drive.

If they can win the next couple there might be 15,000 Illini fans at Purdue.

 

[NarrowJ]

Dook fans heckling 3 mins into the game: “overrated”

Then got Heckel’d themselves a bit later

 

[altgeld88]

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Now this is a good Illinois Football stat - we rarely see.

Bonus: side dish of Kansas beating Miznoz immediately above it.

 

[Ryllini]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1964405299760058782

 

[Battle89]

headline for today: ILLINOIS CAPITALIZES ON DUKE MISTAKES…

 

[Se Il Illini]

Obviously feels like the equipment penalty changed the game, happy to be wrong! I’m a pessimist

You are probably old enough to have seen a lot of bad football like I have.

 

[Mapman]

Good thing the Polish CEO is not a football fan.

Or that women last night that took the baseball away from a kid.

 

[MajorNathanMaxwellJanice]

And, can we be honest? That TD credited to the fighting Manny’s was not an actual TD. He was bobbling the ball while his toe was scraping.

 

[MoCoMdIllini]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1964405299760058782

Does this kind of start get Hank on the Heisman Dark Horse list. That guy who occupies the All Purpose Yards lane?

 

[Pikeillinifan]

Good thing the Polish CEO is not a football fan.

Or that lady in Philly.

 

[jamarvelous31]

And, can we be honest? That TD credited to the fighting Manny’s was not an actual TD. He was bobbling the ball while his toe was scraping.

I thought so live but IMO he was just swapping hands...the ball was not moving

Great to have dominated the 2nd half so that this is what we have to discuss...

 

[Orange_Blue]

While watching, I couldn’t shake the thought: Manny Diaz feels like Duke’s version of Ron Zook. He’s no slouch as a coach and brings in top talent. But the team’s lack of discipline and tendency for mistakes often wreck their potential.

 

[IlliniKat91]

Dook fans heckling 3 mins into the game: “overrated”

Then got Heckel’d themselves a bit later

 

[Chuck Nuggets]

It's a pretty strange feeling to think we didn't really play great in a 45-19 win on the road vs. an ACC team with a good coach that went 9-4 last year, and a high-cost, high-profile QB capable of putting up huge numbers.

We are not as good as we're going to be, IMO.

 

[Red77sng]

I wonder when we will know USC and Indiana game times.

Also I hope Adians ok. Something had to keep him off the field and it wasn't Valentine although he stepped up

13 days before we play them

 

[Curbelo Fanboy]

It was HOT out there today!

Bert ball seems to own fourth quarters.

 

[Retro62]

Loved being there for this one, despite the fact that I look like a lobster ready to be served. Gotta remember sunscreen . A huge contingent of Illini fans—the videos as Bret and Luke were leaving don’t reflect just how many Illini were there. Frankly, we played a C+/B- game overall, although the second half was obviously better. I’m excited about being at the IU game in a couple of weeks.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

Loved being there for this one, despite the fact that I look like a lobster ready to be served. Gotta remember sunscreen . A huge contingent of Illini fans—the videos as Bret and Luke were leaving don’t reflect just how many Illini were there. Frankly, we played a C+/B- game overall, although the second half was obviously better. I’m excited about being at the IU game in a couple of weeks.

would you guess 5000-7000 Illini fans ?

 

[jamarvelous31]

Loved being there for this one, despite the fact that I look like a lobster ready to be served. Gotta remember sunscreen . A huge contingent of Illini fans—the videos as Bret and Luke were leaving don’t reflect just how many Illini were there. Frankly, we played a C+/B- game overall, although the second half was obviously better. I’m excited about being at the IU game in a couple of weeks.

Burt called out that the play of the game was a coach catching the double 8s.

Given the huge swing in the 2nd half based on adjustments this felt like a coaching win..