Recent content by IlliniWatcher

Wow. Back to .500, good. Giving up a 2-score lead from halftime, bad. Still work to be done!

I always wondered why (Gies) Memorial Stadium got that "upgrade". What was wrong with the previous one?

Just heard Hauck is out as DC. There were a lot of calls for his head last season, too, as I recall. Wish granted. Now what?

Yep. The third-quarter drive of 70 yards and coming up empty was the off-ramp.

I guess in many respects it doesn't move the proverbial needle. Illinois lost by 23 today. A field goal would have made the margin 20. Not an appreciable difference.

Sadly, this was Illnois' 11th straight loss to the Buckeyes (post-game screen graphic). Hope the spell can be broken one of these years!

Ugh. The defense needs LOTS of work. I like what I saw from Houser today, he's a smart QB. But until the defense can become more aggressive and force big plays, we're always gonna be behind the 8-ball for quality programs like OSU. Still...a 2-2 start isn't the worst situation we could be in...

My hope is that the Buckeyes come into the game overconfident and make enough unforced or sloppy errors that Illinois has a chance. Of course, Illinois will have to play flawless ball for 60 minutes with no turnovers and few penalties. I'll be recording the game on Saturday...just in case...

Wasn't sure what to think when I saw the line on the game favoring Illinois by 39.5. SIU has 2 wins to our 1. I personally would have shortened the line to more like 12 to 15 points given our disappointing play against Duke last weekend. But with the fellas up 14 now I'm feeling more optimistic...

Missed shots. That was why the Illini lost today. Way too many inside shots missed. Virtually no 3's. The fighting spirit was nice to see, but UConn didn't beat Illinois...Illinois beat themselves. Illinois played well but they didn't look like a championship squad. Good season for the Illini...

A few more layups have gone in recent minutes but not enough. If the Illini lose, FG percentage will be the reason. Also...why so few assists?

Gotta hit those inside shots under the rim. Gotta. At least the Huskies' fouls are mounting.

Missed shots are killing us!

I just hope they're not reliving the drubbing they took during the regular season. They're not playing THAT badly, thankfully, but they need to kick it up and sink the baskets.

Too soon. We beat Iowa.