blackdog
- Champaign
This week's film study shows a complete lack of both technique and awareness for a lot of people involved. Gesky comes out of this as the only one unscathed. Henderson and Feagin both look lost.
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This week's film study shows a complete lack of both technique and awareness for a lot of people involved. Gesky comes out of this as the only one unscathed. Henderson and Feagin both look lost.
Just when I had started to get the bad taste out of my mouth and began feeling more optimistic that Indiana was a 'one off'...
Total lack of fundamentals...playing straight up, line isn't communicating nor passing off rushers worth a darn. This isn't getting fixed in a game week of practice. I'm sorry, the discipline wasn't instilled in the off-season if you are popping straight up
USC- A lot
Illinois- A little
skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
for the latter, I might be sad or exasperated, and might curse (more than a little), but in 40+ years I've never boo'd our teams - I've boo'd the refs many times ...
Luke has to learn to throw it away because he is terrible about hanging on to the ball too long. Maybe they could come up with some drills for him where he has to throw the ball away in 1-2 seconds while scrambling in a way that he would not get intentional grounding called. Not always gonna get 5 seconds to throw it like in practice.Training staff to Luke…
agree with you (esp when hes nearing the sideline, throw it away!!!!) but lunney doesn't always help him.
Im not sure if we have a hot route strategy for zero blitz on third down, we don't consistently use RB pass (swing, wheel) out of the backfield, we dont target TEs on high prob short routes, we don't run (or execute) the screen game well.
the TE middle screen Indinia ran against us was a thing of beauty, no reason we cant utilize Rusk in that role. maybe Valentine has rock fists but man id love to see him involved in the pass game.
im not a coach and don't sleep at a holiday inn but there are some basic tools we're not employing (at least successfully) to keep defenses honest
Well Luke is finding pressure very quickly… trying to make a play! When he does we are more than impressed! Holds too long and takes and sack he is criticized! How many interceptions this year? Zero!
Give him a little time in the pocket… he will thread the needle.
Last year very few interceptions!
He does hold the ball long and takes sacks but some of those long holds have resulted in big plays! Kind of his play style. Love it… hate it?
Maybe folks should back the f##k off and watch the games and relax a bit…he ain’t perfect but he is a damn good QB…. and he is what we have ( which is a good thing btw)…Anyone thinks they can do better… step right up
Rounds are on me!
There sure are a lot of glass half empty people here… so it seems. Try pouring a little more in the glass! Carry on!
Give him a little time in the pocket… he will thread the needle.
Last year very few interceptions!
He does hold the ball long and takes sacks but some of those long holds have resulted in big plays! Kind of his play style. Love it… hate it?
Maybe folks should back the f##k off and watch the games and relax a bit…he ain’t perfect but he is a damn good QB…. and he is what we have ( which is a good thing btw)…Anyone thinks they can do better… step right up
Rounds are on me! There sure are a lot of glass half empty people here… so it seems. Try pouring a little more in the glass! Carry on!
Curbelo Fanboy
BERTBALL IS LIFE
Time will tell the tale but what I take from yesterday is we have a coach who has gotten his players to fully buy in to what he is selling. You don’t have an utter collapse and meltdown one week and respond so well the next week if the coaching isn’t completely in sync with the roster. That is a very good sign for the health of the program long term. As well as short term.
What were the 3 prior to last year?
The Penn St overtime game (Bret)
Wisconsin upset (Lovie)
When we beat Arizona State in that year we went 6-0 then 0-6 (Zook)?
According to GROK, Illinois losing to Indianna and beating USC. "This turnaround fits the rare rebound pattern we discussed earlier: a 50+ point loss followed immediately by a win over a ranked opponent. Illinois becomes the first FBS team in the modern era (post-1978) to achieve exactly this, turning a humiliating defeat into a signature ranked victory just seven days later"
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Minnesota was ranked in 2021 when we beat them, too, IIRC.
From what I can find there was actually more than 3 (possibly?):
-2010 vs. #25 Northwestern at Wrigley
-2011 vs. #22 Arizona State
-2019 vs. #6 Wisconsin
-2021 at #7 Penn State and #20 Minnesota
he needs an int pick 6 or a fumble scoop& score to enter rare air
May we get him to help out our secondary?
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
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