Game Thread: Illinois at Nebraska

[EyeoftheIllini]

Kept reading in pregame thread about how bad Neb OL is. Looking to be holding up fine unfortunately.

 

[Abraxas70]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to give up realizing this is illinois!

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Now its a knife fight. We've left 4 points on the field and played passive D. Not liking what I am seeing at all.

 

[dbeverly26]

Good Lord everything about this game

 

[ohioillini77]

Old illini back. What a joke talking about clinching west playoffs etc.

 

[SescIllini]

This is how you lose momentum

 

[IlliniKat91]

Okay blocked PAT

 

[MoCoMdIllini]

Randolph blocks their PAT and keeps the deficit at 3.

 

[LFOD]

Alright! Nice little block

 

[New Creation]

Half of the law firm came in for the block there.

 

[LFOD]

Tiny momentum gain there

 

[BDMAN]

Where is freaking head why did not Syd advance the ball does he not know the rules........SMH

 

[Illini in Italy]

This is not the Illinois defense we’ve seen all year . . . did someone switch our players with Northwestern’s players?

 

[B-ILL]

 

[sully]

good lord time to regroup. thankfully its only in the middle of the 2nd inning and we're down 6-9

smdh

 

[thehass]

We seem to be a foot slower today and playing with jet lag. Still early but . . . . .

 

[IlliniKat91]

This is not the Illinois defense we’ve seen all year . . . did someone switch our players with Northwestern’s players?

NU beat Nebraska, so maybe not the worst thing

 

[SescIllini]

Our key to success is ball control and using up clock. Nebby is doung that to us today.

 

[MaineIllini]

That could have been a penalty on Illinois for pulling people off the pile, after Sidney Brown was tackled.

 

[derrick6]

Bad coaching is infectious today. Let’s hope they turn it around

 

[altgeld88]

Step 1: learn to win

Step 2: learn to win when everyone expects you to win

Step 3: Execute Step 2 on the road in a difficult environment

We’re still beginning to understand what Step 2 demands. Step 3? We’ll see.

 

[AT6]

My biggest fear was not having heads in the game after a bye week on the road………

 

[BuckDitkis]

good lord time to regroup. thankfully its only in the middle of the 2nd inning and we're down 6-9

smdh

Got the World Series on your mind?

 

[GBIllini]

If we don't start getting real pressure on their QB its going to be a long day.

 

[RML]

Where is freaking head why did not Syd advance the ball does he not know the rules........SMH

I think he was trying to lull Nebby into thinking the play was over.