Game Thread: Illinois at Northwestern

[One Man Fast Break]

This does not look like a 3 loss team that plays in the Big Ten. Feels like two 5-6 teams battling it out to make a crummy bowl.

 

[TGB]

What ever happened to short ball control passes? Brady made a living doing that.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Why is Luke forcing all these passes into double/triple coverage today?

Bryant was wide wide wide open. He had 2 steps on his man. Luke just had to lead him and it's a touchdown. Problem was the throw was 10yds from where it needed to be into where the coverage was.

 

[skyIdub]

Lukes accuracy on deep balls has been off lately. That was a bad throw.

The wind is swirling.....it was a dumb throw.

 

[bleedorange and blue]

Really a sad defensive showing

 

[Tyrone HoggLegg]

We're gonna win this game comfortably.

You dont watch Illinois football, do you?

 

[Champaign88]

Lunney has no concept of time and score. Completely inexcusable. It has happened multiple times this year. We should have run the clock down to under 2 minutes before taking a deep shot.

 

[BDMAN]

Linemen get your darn hands up our D is getting hit in the mouth have yet to hit back!!!

 

[Illinois_2_AZ]

Yea, I understand why Lunney called the play but Luke shouldn't be forcing these throws. He is having a bad game... or just trying to do too much

I have always thought for his vast experience, he makes poor decisions a lot.

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

Our Defensive line is being destroyed.

 

[illinidarrin]

I'm telling you, this is going down to the wire which is unacceptable.

 

[Frumundawood]

Bad football is bad

 

[BWBW]

It seems the NW safety is better than the scouting report said.

 

[BDMAN]

Are our DB's not taught to keep their eyes on the ball

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Clarke is a good one. Really like how he's stepped up this year- he's going to be really good as an upperclassman

 

[Steelyunk]

The wind is swirling.....it was a dumb throw.

Thought the wind might be a factor. Just keep running the ball.

 

[The Sprouting Divot]

Matt Millen makes all games worse.

 

[OskeeLoyalty]

Bryant was wide wide wide open. He had 2 steps on his man. Luke just had to lead him and it's a touchdown. Problem was the throw was 10yds from where it needed to be into where the coverage was.

Is that the wind, you think? Or is Luke short-changing his throws today? Or maybe both I guess...

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Wow what a throw

 

[Marshall_Lucky]

Can't get off the field and third and long. So frustrating

 

[TheChief4Life]

Just depressing play after depressing play with a sprinkle of decent plays thrown in…

 

[One Man Fast Break]

This Defense is incapable of getting a stop on third down.

 

[Old.Edgy]

Illinois is sleep walking so far

 

[FloridaMan]

Absolutely brutal defense, and the offense is here to match it today. Always like this against NW.

 

[Oracle21]

Those back shoulder passes are impossible to stop if thrown accurately.