Game Thread: Illinois at Nebraska

[bombayIllini]

We are keeping their D on the field longer than they are keeping ours.

 

[ChiefGritty]

Haha what was the Nebby defender doing on that cross field pass?

 

[TheInsider]

this game is bonkers

 

[bombayIllini]

14-13 Nebby in this track meet, in 20 deg.

 

[Ramrod2010]

How was that not picked?

 

[Deleted member 173571]

Wait until we score again to proclaim that.

Ok.....hahaha. Now it is ok to make that statement.

 

[Ramrod2010]

We are keeping their D on the field longer than they are keeping ours.

Strong game plan. Wear them out...

 

[Illiniaaron]

Wow these are two awful defensive units.

 

[IlliniEE13]

Tony Adams saved a TD in a footrace on that drive.

Neither our team speed nor our overall talent level on D is elite, it would be nice to improve that stuff. But that would mean nothing if we can't perform the basic building blocks of defensive football.

Not even close to close on those first two drives. Usain Bolt couldn't make plays executing like that.

Straight line speed is not the only aspect of defensive football talent. The problem is both incompetence and a lack of talent at every level of the D, especially the LBs

 

[BWBW]

I'll take it.

 

[AutoPoster 3000]

If we can finish out this good on offense I’ll aceeot being this bad on defense. We can spend big on an established college DC in the offseason.

 

[bombayIllini]

STOP nebraska.

 

[Deleted member 236589]

Absolutely no speed at LB to cover the outside of the field

Bingo!

 

[Deleted member 29907]

hoping we can pull this one out 221 to 220

 

[ChiefGritty]

Bobby Roundtree is a heck of an athlete

 

[Illiniaaron]

Holy crap we have them in third and long....

 

[BWBW]

Rats

 

[willwewin]

Could come down to a botched extra point.

 

[Ramrod2010]

Well we had two good defensive downs.

 

[Sizzler22]

This defense is garbage, look at that hole, are you kidding me??

 

[bombayIllini]

Coverage bust?

 

[IlliniEE13]

Another complete coverage breakdown...

 

[bombayIllini]

This is a practice session for Nebby's O.

 

[TheInsider]

this defense is a pathetic joke

 

[BWBW]

how do we not cover that?