Game Thread: Illinois vs Duke

[Juju]

That's why when you have an open field, you take the damn opportunity to gain valuable yards--not force a throw. Pathetic.

"Take what the defense gives you" was nowhere to be found there...ugh.

 

[rdk573]

Our injuries are piling up...This is not good

 

[JJE]

Welp, this is probably going to be Bielema’s worst year here.

 

[From the cheap seats]

The play calling went from aggressive to cute to utterly predictable

 

[TheChief4Life]

Welp, this is probably going to be Bielema’s worst year here.

I don’t see us going 4-8. Could be wrong. So at worst, tied for his worst year here.

 

[pweo]

Does anyone coach these guys on the injury rules?

 

[TheFlyingIllini1317]

They are running! Hope Eget is okay too

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2098882490882556026

 

[HereSoIDontGetFined]

Eget down means they will run it at us every play.

 

[Hereforit]

Since when have injuries in 4th quarter cost a time out?

That’s not it. It’s after the ball is placed… if a player goes down after that then it’s a forced TO.

 

[FloridaMan]

Can we please get some pressure on the backup qb?

 

[skyIdub]

If a red shirt freshman.....nevermind I can't finish that sentence.

 

[EmeraldCityIllini]

ITS A RUN

 

[Battle89]

All this will do is have run the rest of the game. Not great Bob.

 

[illinidarrin]

one more shot again.

 

[RonC]

This is bad, and getting worse.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Perhaps we should have been blitzing sooner.

 

[Hereforit]

For all the disaster the D has been they are actually keeping us in it at this point. Let’s go, O. Gotta have it here.

 

[MidwesternCowboy]

Ok. Defense has actually quite improved in the 4th quarter. Offense really needs to wake up, though.

 

[eas23]

Don't know if anyone noticed, but we just forced a punt after the turnover.

 

[TheChief4Life]

Where was this defensive effort earlier? I feel like our two sides of the ball can’t get in sync.

 

[LFOD]

We’re in a perfect position to win this game

 

[OskeeLoyalty]

If a red shirt freshman.....nevermind I can't finish that sentence.

 

[skyIdub]

This is bad, and getting worse.

Ummm...I think taking out their starting QB goes in the "Getting better" category.

 

[Ander1345]

???

They made a big production in the first half about the Big Ten’s openness in allowing the discussion between the field refs and the replay office to be heard by all of us. Now they are not doing that.

Not sure what that has to do with the size of our board.

I don't know, we just have a big video board.