Illinois vs Duke, Saturday, September 12th, 2:30pm CT, FS1

#130      
If this chart is right,(I used AI for assistance), its going to be long season on the defensive side and the first game was tell of bad things to come this season...We're going to have to score a lot of points to win games..

Defensive Talent by Team (Ranked Players Only)

Team1★2★3★4★5★Total Ranked
Illinois000202
Indiana0032611
Ohio State008100–118–19
Michigan0068115
Penn State0057113
Oregon0048315
USC0046111
UCLA004307
Washington005308
Wisconsin004307
Iowa003104
Minnesota003104
Nebraska004307
Northwestern002103
Purdue003104
Maryland004307
Rutgers003104
Michigan State004206
 
#134      
I'd love Platt back more than Henderson (and that's no knock on BH).

People were so excited about him. Sad he's not getting to show what he's actually capable of.
Any idea when Platt will be back? It would be great to have him back (at least for a couple of series) for the SIU game in preparation for OSU.
 
#137      
I'm just going to take this as validation for all of us.

What an arbitrary set of lines...

giving up 1.5 pts per drive is great, don't get me wrong, but.... why not set it at 2? I mean, it's not even 1.5, it's like less than 1.5, but not specified. Even the Offensive points per drive is weird. What is it set at? 2.93?

Good graph. Terrible quantifiers.
 
#138      
I'm not too optimistic about the Duke game.
They have a good defense which will negate the effectiveness of our offense, and they have a very good running back and our run defense is poor.
Put both of those together and it doesn't line up well for the illini.
 
#139      
Any idea when Platt will be back? It would be great to have him back (at least for a couple of series) for the SIU game in preparation for OSU.
I can just about guarantee they are NOT going to put him in the SIU game .
 
#140      
I have a good feeling about the game. We have an offense led by a QB who will negate the effectiveness of their defense. Our defense will improve from the first game and slow their offense. We may dare their QB to throw against us. We will control the flow of the game and win.
 
#141      
I'm not too optimistic about the Duke game.
They have a good defense which will negate the effectiveness of our offense, and they have a very good running back and our run defense is poor.
Put both of those together and it doesn't line up well for the illini.
I secvond your response and concerns. I think this will be a very tough game.
 
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