Game Thread: Illinois at Michigan

[GraingerDanger]

Where has the I Williams reverse been all this time?!?!?!

 

[ChiefGritty]

A couple of TDV rhythm dimes appearing through the fog of the past few weeks.

 

[LJ22]

We have a shot.

Have been hanging around

Every time I think this, I'm reminded that Michigan has outscored Big Ten opponents by a lot of points in the second half. Like, a lot.

Opponents: 31, Michigan: 148.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Doublemove pumpfake here to the endzone

 

[eas23]

Oy. Love was doing his job to look for the downfield block on the reverse but if he comes back and gets the guy that made the tackle IW is gone.

 

[Tbear90]

Good old dog fight in Ann arbor. Love our team, Michigan keeps being cocky, we're gonna beat these son of a beeches!

 

[Navy_illini]

Like we open the passing game up. We have decent WRs and TEs it will open things for Chase

 

[Navy_illini]

But we get in the red zone and go one dimensional

 

[Pikeillinifan]

Take the points here.

 

[Ramrod2010]

Agree with the decision

Well, maybe. I'd try to make them jump.

 

[Marshall_Lucky]

Take the points...

 

[ChiefGritty]

Talent level. We're seeing some 1-on-1 L's in the trenches that have not been the case against other opponents.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

That spot again seems about a halfyard short. I'm not sure you go for it here. We have not been good in short yardage

 

[TheChief4Life]

If this is a run up the middle… so help me…

 

[WeatherfordForMVP]

In a game that’s seen only 7 points in nearly a half:

Take the points.

 

[illinidarrin]

hmm, what to do here?

 

[krushalot2005]

Take the points!!

 

[illinoistradition]

That spot again seems about a halfyard short. I'm not sure you go for it here. We have not been good in short yardage

I think it was a generous spot. Thought he was 2 yards short.

 

[cagney1965]

Take the points. Can’t be demoralized

 

[Pikeillinifan]

And while we have nothing to lose here, we’ve gone for it this close too many times and it has cost us - and really swung the momentum of the game.

 

[Illini1429]

It's amazing the ebb & flow of this game compared to the many ticky tacky penalties called in last week's game. Yes, Michigan has more talent! We may have won last week with this officiating crew even though we played bad at times last week. I'm thinking of that clean interception called a PI that set up a Purdue touchdown late in the first half.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

It's not supposed to be unpredictable. It's supposed to be unstoppable (to get 1 yard) if the offensive line does their job.

So if our offensive line continues to come up short, maybe we try something else?

 

[illinidarrin]

I'm very happy we didn't fold and are playing real tough.

 

[RML]

I think I would take the field goal here, but won't complain if we go for it, so long as it's not a run up the middle.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

If we were that indecisive, take the points.