Welp this is over but I actually gained confidence for the rest of the year.
Could be like 23-17 at half if anyone outside of Bailey could tackle.
I 10000% guarantee we never hear Kreutz name called all game.
Bielema worst managed games since being here? It’s up there.
You know the defense sucks.. accept it and realize you have to win shoutouts.. so don’t run three plays in three minutes of game clock!!
Rebuild year so have to manage expectations and Lunney had a pathetic second half but what a...
27-23 Illini
W/out Brown im not sure any amount of tackling drills will help a defense that quick although should be a jump from week one to two but some things like size you can’t coach in a week obviously
Houser looks sharp and the offense has a ton of weapons some not in pads yet..
Don’t miss Henry.. feel free to rewatch the Washington game..
Don’t think this D is strong at all but if the theory was spend big on O and rewire the defense bc we ran out of money then at least it will be...
thankful for Bret in that he is smart enough to say Mack Sutter in that clip and keep the recruitment going rather than just saying some flashy NFL name from the past.. indicative of how organized he is and how everything is thought of imo
I totally get that but we were also just at 9 wins with a bowl win over a good SEC program.. we were in the gutter for the majority of the last 25 years.. feels like there is much more pressure/ at stake in these rebuild transition years to keep things rolling
Really stoked for this year.. love that it feels like Bret has a chip and more to prove even after 10 and 9 win years
Illini 39
UAB 9
Noticed 14 pages of pregame for the WIU opener last year, 3 pages now but a week to go!
Logging my season prediction now: 8-4
Don't think you could ask for a better schedule in a re-tool / new scheme year.
Get 3 straight 8 win seasons and setup Boyd.. should be in a great spot for another solid 28' schedule.