Game Thread: Illinois at Nebraska

[RedRocksIllini]

Put 63 on D.

 

[ChiefGritty]

In terms of misfortunes this has been a hall of famer. Shades of Zook's Rose Bowl.

It just gets better. That was a TD

 

[LeinieGuy]

I know it's not why we're losing, but could any of these refs call at least ONE of Nebraska's block to the back fouls??

 

[ChiefGritty]

I can't even. How is that possible?

 

[RedRocksIllini]

way to avoid taking possession

 

[ILL_INI]

It won't matter if they review that with these refs.

 

[IlliniCaboose]

If we all stop clapping will the Turnover Fairy die?

 

[illini62707]

This is amazing you get a turnover the guy can't hold the ball. I repeat, whats wrong with these guys

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

On to next week.

 

[dsg]

We are always the team that plays the Harlem Globetrotters. :huh:

 

[IlliniinIowa]

We can't do anything right.

 

[Illiniguy13]

This is amazing you get a turnover the guy can't hold the ball. I repeat, whats wrong with these guys

Hard to put my finger on. There’s just a very strange level of ineptitude with the personnel on this defense.

 

[Samsafar]

Wow. Even when they hand us thefumble we manage to botch it. FUBAR

 

[RedRocksIllini]

This is frustrating. They are every bit as bad as we are. No way they should be killing us except in an Illinois universe.

 

[BackThatPassUp]

Sydney Brown will be it at safety. He has potential to be elite in run support and serviceable in pass coverage. He will be a weapon in a year or two, just needs to have good outside coverage from the CBs around him.

He is ALWAYS a step behind. He's not it.

 

[TDCumm16]

This is frustrating. They are every bit as bad as we are. No way they should be killing us except in an Illinois universe.

Agree. This is like a repeat of the Maryland or Wisconsin game. We’ve mastered the art of finding ways to lose by 30+ pts in games we are arguably competitive

 

[dsg]

They will review this and over turn it.

 

[BWBW]

Wow

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

I know it won't make it feel much better, but you have to emphasize to the team that this game was lost almost purely on turnovers. Limit the turnovers and we were not necessarily outmatched. We could have been competitive today.

 

[ChiefGritty]

Lolololol.

Don't the Coen Brothers have something better to do than direct this football game?

 

[Samsafar]

Can we switch #6 to wide receiver? Lol

 

[LeinieGuy]

Even there the ref had to be talked into calling it an interception. I hate this reffing squad.

 

[Wooderson]

Is putting 2 defensive backs on 3 receivers, and leaving the slot uncovered by design?

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

HAHAHAHA. This is a nightmare.

 

[RedRocksIllini]

I know it won't make it feel much better, but you have to emphasize to the team that this game was lost almost purely on turnovers. Limit the turnovers and we were not necessarily outmatched. We could have been competitive today.

I don't think we're overmatched at all. A huge improvement from last year. But you can't play the game with this many stupid mistakes and expect to give yourselves a chance. And at some point, you have to play some defense.