Game Thread: Illinois vs Purdue

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Honest question, does Purdue still know our play calls?

Somebody explain this to me like I’m 12 so that I don’t make hot takes that would melt steel post game.

I’m such a novice when it comes to being some football expert, but I feel like Lunny is ~unpredictable~ in random low pressure scenarios, and he might as well be telling the defense what we’re doing if it’s a big situation, lol.

 

[Juju]

This is one of those games that makes me seriously wonder if I can actually sue my family for raising me to be an Illini sports fan and/or press charges for child abuse...

 

[Retro62]

The defense, which is bad, has inly given up 16 points—this is not on them.

 

[IlliniMilkMan]

Need a turnover here.

 

[Route47]

If they play this bad, they ain't winning another game this season. Is what is.
Go Illini

 

[PNWIllini]

Can we let Houser win a P4 game in his career before we call him better than Luke? In fg range too, 9 points off the board, even more considering it was 2nd and goal from the 6. Doing everything right to lose, just like Duke

Houser’s arm is better but Luke refused to lose. His mojo was so real.

Houser I don’t know what’s wrong yet but he isn’t getting the same job done.

 

[Homecoming 2019]

Defense is showing up, time to show up lunney & co

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Not having a good punt returner is hurting us here.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Honest question, does Purdue still know our play calls?

Somebody explain this to me like I’m 12 so that I don’t make hot takes that would melt steel post game.

I absolutely think we’re tipping something on our runs. Staff needs to look at video and see what we’re doing as it looks like Purdue does know when we’re calling run

 

[New Creation]

Well at least the defense has looked better this half. Have to give flowers where they are due.

So far

 

[LFOD]

Another stop, the defense is actually playing some football

 

[WyattEarp]

Dan, start the postgame thread. Please

I read that as postseason game thread. (I wonder why.)

 

[EmeraldCityIllini]

Home losses to Duke and Purdue is pretty disastrous

 

[JJE]

It makes zero sense to me how we can go from a formidable football team the past couple of years to an absolute dumpster fire overnight.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

I mean our defense has held us in this game. Need something Katin

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Run blocking has been awful.

Whether it's the OLine or the RBs.

 

[TooHot4Tots]

Come on BL…it was stacked

 

[LouHenson]

The doom and gloom here is just warranted. When you fire your D coordinator three games into the season at any level of football, things are not looking good for that particular year. This is what it is, we have just had thr best 2 years back to back in school history. I am willing to give old Bert the keys as long as he wants them. He knew that D was not going to work, your just stuck with it this year. It’s that simple. Guy has stones, he is going for it. J am all in..

 

[illinidarrin]

How is it possible that all the sudden Purdue looks good on defense?

 

[bleedorange and blue]

Hey I know,,,let's run it up the middle

 

[TentakilRex]

That is awful

 

[LFOD]

That’s why we don’t throw to the TEs

 

[Kendall Gill’s Uncle]

I think Bret was pissed at the play calling by Lunney so he decided to go for it on 4th.

I think Bret tells him before third down when they are going to go for it so he knows he has 2 plays to work with. Which probably leads to the stupid 3rd down runs right up the middle.

Bret should’ve kicked it

 

[Oracle21]

No Barnett? I mean Laughery is worn out

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Dixon and nobody.