Game Thread: Illinois at Virginia

[orange100]

We really excel at giving up The Big Play. Whew lad.

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

Ummmmm.....

woops?

 

[LFOD]

Is lovie’s son available to coach this defense?

 

[JJHUI79]

Wide open receiver catching a throw from a quarterback with no pressure on him. This is not working, Coach B

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

Wow, our OC needs to steal some of this offense. It's fun to watch actually. Not sure if the defenses we play would look this bad, but some fun stuff in it

 

[Illini_05]

Gotta be a record for how many receivers we’re leaving wide open

 

[pruman91]

Are you doing 420 or tequila shots?

Guilty on both counts, your honor

 

[Mistakenj]

I’m hoping Virginia is just this good and we’re not this bad. Probably a little bit of both.

 

[thehass]

This is our third game. Expected more especially with so many upper classmen.

 

[IlliniForceOne]

I’m hoping Virginia is just this good and we’re not this bad. Probably a little bit of both.

Didn't we say the same last week?

 

[WeWillWhen]

We now have an answer to whether the last five years was due to bad players or bad coaching, right?

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Gotta be a record for how many receivers we’re leaving wide open

Probably ties a record, actually.

 

[MoCoMdIllini]

We now have an answer to whether the last five years was due to bad players or bad coaching, right?

Yes. The answer is "yes".

 

[Marshall_Lucky]

We now have an answer to whether the last five years was due to bad players or bad coaching, right?

Is the answer "yes"?

 

[BRucks]

Was that Rod Smith on the Virginia sideline?

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

This is our third game. Expected more especially with so many upper classmen.

These are the upperclassmen recruited and primarily coached by Lovie Smith's staff. I'm not sure what kind of leap you expected them to make in one off-season with a new coaching staff.

 

[Ramrod2010]

Was that Rod Smith on the Virginia sideline?

Yep, he's an analyst as of early August.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

I would not have called that second TO.

 

[IlliniForceOne]

He had IW for a TD right down the middle of the field.

 

[MoCoMdIllini]

3 straight sacks to end the half

 

[thehass]

I want to cry but no tears will come out.

 

[Ramrod2010]

"Has all kinds of time."

Still sacked

 

[KingWolf11]

Have to go with Peters coming out of the half

 

[Illini_Jack]

Welp

 

[IlliniForceOne]

3 straight sacks to end the half

They say games are won and lost at the LOS. And we are losing that battle in a big way on both sides of the ball.

We are fortunate to only be down 14.