Game Thread: Illinois at Oregon

[TentakilRex]

This is like playing Ohio State with competent leadership

 

[Ramrod2010]

We're getting boatraced and losing by 35+ if there aren't some immediate changes in playcalling.

 

[IlliniKat91]

I have a 10 year old nephew who knows running on 3 & 15 is a bad idea. Just thought I'd share that

 

[WeWillWhen]

Not ideal.

 

[thehass]

Rushing 3 on obvious passing downs doesn’t seem like a great long term strategy here.

Henry seems to like coverage over pressure.

 

[Keisersose]

What a frustrating start! Even with the missed face mask, it should a been 3rd and 5. They score here and we have a huge hole to climb out of.

 

[OskeeLoyalty]

I do think our cautious and conservative OC and DC will make today a brutal match-up compared to Oregon's aggressive and confident coaches. Hoping for the best, but....

 

[ChiTown]

Hopefully the wheels doesn’t come off this soon into the game.

 

[FoundersClub]

Someone inform the staff: playing ‘not to lose’ against #1 Oregon, at Oregon, is not a way to win.

 

[Champaign88]

How did the booth not call for a review his knee was nowhere close to down.

 

[LFOD]

I have a 10 year old nephew who knows running on 3 & 15 is a bad idea. Just thought I'd share that

He’s hired

 

[Illiniaaron]

Did they call intentional grounding on the second down play. Announcers had no clue what happened.

 

[DeeAndDWill]

Loud as hell here. Beautiful weather. Beautiful stadium. Oregon fans have been super nice. Get to see my daughter later today.

This could get out of hand pretty quickly though.

 

[HailtotheChief]

With, vs #1 miss a call that puts us at midfield but instead we get hosed and its called a sack! Coach B already has a B about officials.

 

[Scoregasm]

Happy feelings gone

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Was that 2 bad calls on one play?

2 pretty egregiously bad calls on one play, both in Oregon's favor, and 1 of those calls was automatically challengeable. I have no clue how that went down. That was some Michigan level bs there

 

[OB positive]

Wow screwed twice on one play!

 

[TentakilRex]

Captain Obvious Post:

We need momentum on this next defensive drive pronto....

 

[Flyin' Illini]

Yeah, Oregon has had some cool uniforms over the years, but these are garbage.

 

[Flyin' Illini]

Oregon's band has already played more different songs than our band did all last week.

 

[FoundersClub]

Feels like a big early play in this game coming up here.

 

[and 69 others]

2 pretty egregiously bad calls on one play, both in Oregon's favor, and 1 of those calls was automatically challengeable. I have no clue how that went down. That was some Michigan level bs there

Were we not allowed to challenge?

 

[TheodoreRex]

Pretty awful when the officials blow two calls (saying his knee was down and not calling the facemask)

 

[Jimbo]

Ok at some point we need to step up and make a play on defense. This would be a good time.

 

[PROCK]

bad missed facemask AND he was NOT sacked!! just terrible