Well, one thing is for sure, our defense hasn't gotten off the bus to step on the field yet.
Game Thread: Illinois at Michigan
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Fighter of the Nightman
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We look like we’re just guessing before the snap on D, totally opposite of how we played earlier in the year and way too much like Lovie teams.
Lovie-era tackling all of a sudden…
This is why I said the other day we’ll need to go for it on 4th down in own territory. I didn’t like that 3rd down call. Have to have 4 down mentality
illinidarrin
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we look scared to make a tackle.
Overthinking
If he gets stuffed against a 9 man box you'd say we're too predictable.
Good stop. We needed that. Surprising for Michigan to call a run there on 3rd and long.
illinidarrin
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Good stop there. now lets move the ball.
I noticed a sticker on the back of our helmet's with the Virginia logo and the numbers of the 3 players who were murdered. That's class.
I believe on the long screen there was an illegal man down field. Without knowing who was eligible I am not sure
They way corum was breaking big ones it's not really.
True Orange and Blue.
No matter what, we have to keep playing hard for BB and his family.
We have played a few bad games since he took over .but haven't looked disinterested like some of Beckman and lovies teams did
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Pretty sure the play side corner recognized that immediately (screen to IW).
Don't think he had the first either way
Why do we only run between the tackles?Maybe but you’re in good company with your Loyalty friends.
illinidarrin
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We have been brutal on both sides of the ball lately
Not sure it would have been a first anyway.
We’re going to have to come up with some plays that are designed to go more than 15 yards. Michigan is too quick for us to dink and dunk it all the way down the field.
Lots of schools around the country are doing something similar this weekend.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I cannot answer that, but our play since the win in Lincoln, NE just looks off. Not just worse, and the explanation of playing better competition doesn’t cut it … Iowa smoked Purdue, and Minnesota smoked MSU. Maryland hung with Michigan in Ann Arbor, and they got destroyed by Wisconsin.
We look like a stiff, scared, lost team way too often. We need that tough, disciplined swagger back ASAP.
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