Game Thread: Illinois vs Duke

[NASchamp]

Did Xavier Scott get off the bus?

 

[JKR]

Scott?

 

[From the cheap seats]

Does the NCAA do flag football?

 

[Kingo24]

Too bad, because the offense is very good

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

How are we so bad at tackling? It’s the fundamentals right now.

 

[Oracle21]

#33 with an embarrassing effort

 

[Illinois_2_AZ]

We need a turnover or we are in serious trouble.

 

[Scoregasm]

This has entered fun bad defense.

 

[TampaToo]

Is this years DC the 2021 version of OC? A one year rental?

 

[TheGMan]

Embarrassing (non)tackling display

 

[Chillinini]

wow. Defense is horrible. Don't think they can correct it this season. Not enough time, not enough quality.

 

[EmeraldCityIllini]

I'm not trashing the DC, he's only coaching what he has, which is below average. Same as what last year's DC had. The results....well, they don't look much different. AH didn't deserve to be canned.

I actually think last years personnel was better than this years.

It’s a low bar. But atleast that group had a second round pick.

 

[UDillini]

Football players can’t tackle!! This will not be teachable.. it’s sad

 

[Joel Goodson]

FUGLY!

 

[TheChief4Life]

The best defense we’ve had all day is Duke’s OLine.

 

[TooHot4Tots]

Scott getting smoked

 

[DDub]

This !!!! is not ok

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

We’ve seen some bad Illinois teams, obviously, but I’m not sure I’ve seen one this inept at the basic skill of tackling.

 

[Illinois_2_AZ]

#45 is completely lost out there.

Someone else had to have gotten injured. He isn't a starter.

 

[skyIdub]

wow. Defense is horrible. Don't think they can correct it this season. Not enough time, not enough quality.

Lol....you aren't learning fundamentals in year 1 or 2 at P5 college football. This is a disaster.

 

[Altuve27]

Well, he also found a pretty good quarterback.

Only so much $$ to go around.

You need to spend SOMETHING on defense. They clearly did not.

 

[NASchamp]

I get that the 3-3-5 isn’t a great run defense. But then they do throw it, our DBs are no where close.

What happened to the Secondary being our strength? What happened to “DB University”?

 

[LFOD]

I'm not trashing the DC, he's only coaching what he has, which is below average. Same as what last year's DC had. The results....well, they don't look much different. AH didn't deserve to be canned.

AH had better talent. One in the NFL, 2 left for more than we could pay them.

 

[Kingo24]

1st and 30. This might make it a fair fight

 

[RML]

We have a chance!!!