Illinois vs Oregon, Saturday, October 24th, 2:00pm CT, BTN
That would be a no. You want your guards to be stronger and more physical. That is precisely Martin's issue.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
The more Oregon plays, the worse they look. If Illinois is ever going to beat them, this would be the year. Illinois coming off a bye, Oregon having to travel. The only thing better would have been an 11AM start.
Curbelo Fanboy
BERTBALL IS LIFE
Some chatter on X re several Oregon players involved in some street racing and dui last night. Literally just saw it. Stay tuned?
Their leading receiver Evan Stewart was arrested for DUI. Doing this in-season is crazy
Looks like they have a starting reciever in trouble. He did not play against Nebraska after being "Questionable".
Oregon’s Evan Stewart arrested on DUI charge after sitting out Nebraska win
Oregon’s leading receiver had already missed Saturday’s 17-14 win over Nebraska with an undisclosed injury, and the Ducks still haven’t addressed the Springfield booking.
The question in my mind ( and it is a big one) is: Can Illinois get enough dehensive stops in this game to hang in there with Oregon?
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
That is important for sure. Oregon looks off offensively, but our defense has not shown capable of stopping teams. No clue about how personnel issues will impact them, given the rumors swirling around.
The key to me is if the offense can control the ball effectively. The only chance, IMO, is if the Illini are able to grind the game out and limit possessions. Oregon has a significantly better defense than MSU, so I think the gameplan will have to change to protect Clayton.
I personally do not like the matchup, so I think the current spread is completely appropriate. However, crazier things have happened. Hopefully the bye week helps the Illini and makes this game super competitive.
Looks like they have a starting reciever in trouble. He did not play against Nebraska after being "Questionable".
Oregon’s Evan Stewart arrested on DUI charge after sitting out Nebraska win
Oregon’s leading receiver had already missed Saturday’s 17-14 win over Nebraska with an undisclosed injury, and the Ducks still haven’t addressed the Springfield booking.sports.yahoo.com
It’ll be interesting to see how many Oregon players are suspended this week. I heard 6 got arrested this weekend
Joel Goodson
- 9th man conundrum
booked today, playing on Saturday:
Kind of off topic but how are Clayton’s legs? Obviously Boyd is more of a threat on the ground but compared to houser does Clayton at least have that level of mobility?
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
There are at least 5 quarterbacks we might plausibly see in this game between the two teams.
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
Line has moved from Oregon -11.5 to Oregon -8.5
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
One of the great football truisms: if you have two quarterbacks, you have none
Realistically oregons practice squad can beat us
Unfortunately, this game will be just what the doctor ordered for their offense