Game Thread: Illinois vs Duke

[aaeismacgychel]

How about 1 game and 2 quarters?

I think it’s extraordinarily disingenuous to absolutely trash the new DC and pretend the old DC was some phenom after a game and a half of trying to install a brand new defense with an extremely lacking DL and LB group. Especially since it’s not like things were great the past 2 years with Henry. Takes time and talent to install a new defense. Hopefully it starts coming together better in a few weeks. But this fire Hauck now stuff is absolutely ridiculous given what we knew going into the season. You want to hire back Henry? Fine, but let’s not pretend our defense would be better constantly dropping back 8 guys

 

[CoachHooleyHoo]

Not sure I agree with point 2

Could be recency bias on that last Duke TD. Felt like 1st half last week was bad too. But I could be wrong.

 

[Altgeld's Bells]

I was hoping we might see some ability of the coaches to make in-game changes on D, but second verse, same as the first.

We saw some halftime changes last week, we need to see some today.

 

[chiefini]

Beyoncé

 

[Juju]

It's not a good sign when we're a game and a half into the season and I'm DREADING watching every time the defense is on the field.

 

[FloridaMan]

In fairness, it's the only way our D can make a tackle

 

[EvansvilleIllini]

We can’t afford to beat ourselves with stupid penalties.

 

[chiefini]

Dolly!

 

[TheChief4Life]

Now we’re making their QB look good…

 

[pvaughn8]

This is so bad

 

[Scoregasm]

Our secondary is struggling....yikes

 

[chiefini]

Ayo winding the siren!

 

[BrownTown]

I’m surprised Duke hasn’t run swing passes to the RB in the flat all game. We don’t have a LB athletic enough to cover them.

Even if they got to him…the tackling is bad enough that he’ll have a chance to make a play in space afterwards anyhow.

 

[Ramrod2010]

2nd half adjustments? We don't need no 2nd half adjustments.

 

[derrick6]

Watch the fake handoff!! Tackle sheppard

 

[RoundBalcs]

You’ve gotta be kidding me

 

[Ramrod2010]

Bad substitution. We are so unprepared.

 

[TheChief4Life]

What a joke….

 

[RIP_Chief_2003]

Omg

These penalties are uncalled for…

 

[Scoregasm]

Jfc

 

[TampaToo]

Sure could use a group like Holceck, Rice, Hardy and Dana Howard.

 

[FloridaMan]

Substitution penalty. Well coached unit we have on our hands! And void of talent to boot. JFC

 

[Mr. Roberts]

And too many men on the field. FTS.

Even worse. Off side while running of the field.

 

[TheGMan]

Wow

 

[Illini1977]

Not ideal