Not taking the 3 points to make it a one scroe game told me everything I needed to know. DO NOT quit on your team. Had I been coach, we would have kicked that FG and the whole dynamic would have felt different and maybe been different. You CANNOT go for that and miss or the game is basically...
The coaches did NOT have our team ready. Our Defense and our Offense are both anemic. Coach, this is not acceptable. You held info about who would be doing play calling just to give this performance, and nothing has changed with scheming? This is lackluster. We wouldn't beat many teams...
2 main reasons we lost:
1. Poor tackling
2. Throwing on 4th and 1 on that critical drive when we should have pounded the ball.
This one hurts, but it's a long season......
I feel like UConn got the lucky rolls, and we didn't. So may open 3's did not fall for us, and so many lay-ups just bounced out. Luck was on UConn's side tonight.
That being said, man am I going to miss this Illini team. See you in October :(
This panel with Barkley and Bruce pearl looks like the C or D students that were smoking doobies in the back of the classroom in high school. None of them make any valid points.
There is so much to like about our 2025-2026 team. No matter what happens from here, I'm going to miss this team and the different characters and personalities that we have.
I think we can go all the way. But it is going to take some luck, since there are about 10 teams with the potential...