Recent content by Burt Toast

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    Nebraska 54, Illinois 35 POSTGAME

    No excuse for Lovie to quit on the team today! His defense is bad and he needs to swallow some pride and hire a defensive coordinator that can teach and scheme a defense that actually can stop college football offenses. This bend but don’t break cover 2 crap doesn’t work when you don’t have...
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    2018 Off Season Thread

    I agree! Recruiting is not BU’s strength. I fear his bull dog intensity and hard !!! demeanor are already wearing thin with players & prospective recruits. As losses continue to pile up and another season is lost, I worry that our program will fall even further behind and a BU rebuild will be...
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    Maryland 92, Illinois 91 OT POSTGAME

    So many opportunities to finish this game. Bad timeout/bad alley OOP/bad in-bounds pass/bad screen out/bad free throw shooting/bad defensive positioning at the end of the game. That being said, we are gritty, fiercely competitive, and I feel we have a chance to win against every team we play...
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    Indiana 24, Illinois 14 POSTGAME

    Nothing to lose. Bring Chayse back for a whirl. Pathetic offensive display once again.
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Indiana

    Back 2 back timeouts on a punt when you need timeouts. Bad coaching. Need to have the right special teams personnel on field. Tired of hearing how young they are. We are regressing. We have an offensive staff who quite frankly give me little confidence that they can scheme or coach up players...
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    Nebraska 28, Illinois 6 POSTGAME

    Sometimes coaching staffs can install systems that make less talented players play at a higher level. And sometimes coaching staffs can take raw, younger talent and Coach them up to make them more competitive as a unit. Our coaching staff doesn't appear to be either - especially on the...
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Western Kentucky

    Once again. Refs provide WKY a huge break with a lousy spot for the Illini. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Western Kentucky

    Are these conference USA refs? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Western Kentucky

    Great job defense. Really frustrating to watch crouch fumble the ball on simple hikes and not seeing Epstein in the game in the red zone!!!!! Let's go Garrick. Get the right people on the field. Inexcusable. Terrible.
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Ball State

    Hope I'm wrong and we can trust our defense. But... too many times... Goal line with 2 mins to play....take your time. What's done is done! Go defense!!!
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Ball State

    Why not milk the clock before you score instead of hurry up... Make that the final series...Why run that play so quick? They have 2 mins to beat us now.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (May-June 2017)

    The question you should ask yourself when comparing CM and BU's short stays at their previous universities: Did the school, its media, and fan base express deep regret to see their coach go? In BU's case....ABSOLUTELY...from a CM, Cal and Tennessee standpoint...not so much... In fact...
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    2017 Basketball Transfer Thread

    Yeah, but wasn't Bea Arthur like 6-10? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (May-June 2017)

    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread No. Not at all. The theory is that Tilmon has already committed unofficially and cuonzo has asked him to hold off on announcing until Knox makes his decision. (Nothing kills your chances for a coveted recruit greater than offering a scholarship that doesn't...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (May-June 2017)

    I think he is a Mizzou commit, unofficially. Just waiting to see where Knox commits. Once that happens, a domino effect will take place. Mizzou will either crean an existing player to make room for Tilmon & Knox or Tilmon will take the last spot if Knox chooses another program. It just...