Game Thread: Illinois at Washington

[Retro62]

Leave Aaron Henry in Washington regardless of the result of this game.

At least we know he has a friend there—they may be hard to find in Champaign after this.

 

[PNWIllini]

#12 has seven catches, 8:00 left in the 3rd quarter

Boston will be playing on Sunday

 

[RockfordIllini]

Everyone realizes the overall conversion % on third and like 7+ is down around 20%, right?

 

[LJ22]

A first down run up the middle. No one saw that coming.

 

[Oracle21]

The defense is playing like 10 yards off with no pressure simply hoping the UW QB gets bored dumping it off and will throw into traffic. And it worked once and Kreutz dropped it

 

[Chase321]

I’ve lost patience. If Bret doesn’t make a change after this season he’s not thinking with a clear head.

 

[phats22]

BB is going to seriously have to look at our DC regardless of how good a friendship he may have with Henry. Our defense has been for the most part less than pathetic all season.

unless we turn this around, it will be the reason we miss the CFP with a historically good QB. thats potentially program derailing (i dont think it will be but it would be another moment where we fail to capitalize on the opportunity to take that next step as a program)

 

[WWWWRocU]

As per usual, we are just being the gracious guests and making sure we don't embarrass our hosts.

 

[LuckyIllini]

We’re not a playoff team. I’ll take a bowl at this point.

 

[TheChief4Life]

I understand bad luck on the turnovers. Balls bounce a certain way. But you gotta take care of the things you DO have control over, and thus defense just doesn’t…

 

[phats22]

Everyone realizes the overall conversion % on third and like 7+ is down around 20%, right?

i would have guessed 87%

 

[TheodoreRex]

Williams against Michigan- 20-32 for 209 yard, 0 TD's and 3 INT's

Today- 18/23 for 205 yards, 3 TD's and 0 INT's

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

BB is going to seriously have to look at our DC regardless of how good a friendship he may have with Henry. Our defense has been for the most part less than pathetic all season.

Take a look? Bret has worked too hard to hitch the rest of his legacy to an incompetent defense. Everyone knows what needs to happen.

 

[PNWIllini]

The ease with which UW ran up scores on us after we took the lead is troubling to say the least. And unacceptable

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

I swear . fully 20% of our plays are 0 or negative yards

 

[DeeAndDWill]

It must be nice to get pressure on the opposing QB.

 

[Iamgroot]

Well at at least with a 3 at shot players actually practice them idk what our defense does in practice drink beat juice cause its obvious after the by it surely isn't practicing defense or i guess 1 that isn't complete garbage

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Luke is playing his absolute butt off

 

[Bleedorangeandblue44]

I'm so impressed with some of the throws Luke has made under incredible pressure.

 

[NashvILLe05]

Thank God for Luke making plays.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

another 2yd gain on 1st down

 

[Coop70]

Way too much D in this post.

Well someone has to play it.

 

[skyIdub]

Why doesn’t our defense swarm and attack like that? Ffs

 

[Iamgroot]

Imagine we dont have luke we'd easily be down 3-4 touchdowns fr.lets get a new dc.i know the bad blood after Walter's left but I think we'd be in better position if he was back on our sidelines

 

[Nohops 73]

Just ridiculous. Way too easy and the reason I’ve been telling people all season WE ARE NOT PLAYOFF CALIBER.

This game was the one where we were going to demonstrate if we are a playoff worthy team or not. Unfortunately we are doing exactly that.