Game Thread: Illinois at Indiana

[CogDog]

How do we create a team as good as Indiana by cobbling together a slew of unheralded transfer portal guys?

 

[OB positive]

Bret has pulled off some good wins and eaked out some close games for us and turned our program around but Cignetti has turned Indiana into a juggernaut.

 

[SKane]

This is disappointing. It reminds me of the 1984 Rose Bowl game when UCLA beat us 45 - 9.

 

[POWURR]

Where’s the 2nd half adjustment?

 

[superfan]

I’m struggling to remember a game where we looked this outmatched. Maybe the 63-0 Iowa game in 2018. Feels like the bad old days right now.

 

[1970 John]

Could we beat Indiana State tonight?

No

 

[FloridaMan]

Did someone on the team have a birthday last night?

 

[B-ILL]

How do we create a team as good as Indiana by cobbling together a slew of unheralded transfer portal guys?

Better coaching…

 

[Battle89]

I’m struggling to remember a game where we looked this outmatched. Maybe the 63-0 Iowa game in 2018. Feels like the bad old days right now.

Been flashing back to that one for a couple quarters now

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

I think a lot of Illini fans felt this was as solid of a coaching staff that would at the very least show they belonged, but almost fifty years of fandom, it continues to feel like Groundhog Day whenever something big is at stake. Imposters once again.

TBF, something big was at stake in the Citrus Bowl, and we stepped up. Let’s not just erase that because of this pathetic performance.

 

[therealmiket86]

No. Our defense held PSU to 14 points. This is…ludicrous.

I’m referring to the blocking

 

[New Creation]

I’m struggling to remember a game where we looked this outmatched. Maybe the 63-0 Iowa game in 2018. Feels like the bad old days right now.

Oregon, 12 months ago

 

[PapaKvells]

It's the weak link, nothing Henry can do to overcome it
I do encourage you to wake up your bud, though LOL

We’re also getting smoked on both sides of the LOS. Yes, all things being equal those injuries would be tough to overcome. But let’s not pretend all things are equal. Their lines are playing way better and we could march out five Peanut Tillmans in the secondary and we’d lose this.

 

[SKane]

On the positive side, we are halfway to an appearance in the 6 - 6 teams nothing bowl.

 

[blife]

Definitely need more dudes. Look like a flyweight in a heavyweight bout

 

[Oracle21]

Backup QB in.

 

[therealmiket86]

To @therealmiket86 point, complimentary football has been a big fat F

I don’t understand the game plan or why it didn’t adjust early on. It’s embarrassing how bad we’ve been out coached

 

[the national]

Welp, with that, Maybe we get that post game thread going

 

[Bigtex]

Unfortunately the Duke game showed both of our lines were average at best. Tonight Indiana dominated both lines

Hard to believe planned my Saturday evening for this blowout

 

[FloridaMan]

They are going to score 70. What a joke

 

[Da88]

This team has no pride at this point

 

[Battle89]

Shame our all time post record may be in a loss

 

[TentakilRex]

Fire everybody

JK

But I am not so pleased,,,

 

[Orange Wave]

Yikes

 

[phats22]

feels like it.....