Game Thread: Illinois vs Indiana

[azillini1]

Way to conservative on offense the last 2 possessions and in prevent defense the last Indiana possession. Their QB with 2 long up the middle runs because no one was there. Typical Bielima end of game strategy... play not to lose. Just dumb!

 

[LFOD]

Is paddock injured? I didn’t notice here.

Yes

 

[Da88]

Nothing is ever easy for the Illini.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Need a Johnny Newton miracle

 

[Ramrod2010]

Oh Matt, I'm drunk and I know the rules better than you...

 

[illinidarrin]

If Paddock is injured, it doesnt matter. we lose.

 

[skyIdub]

Remember that timeout to call that great 3rd down play?

Fire Lunney Jr. tomorrow.

 

[Get yourself a new map]

What on earth have we done to deserve this bull s*** year after year after year.

 

[Kingo24]

Maybe we will get a turnover...

 

[phats22]

What is going on?

 

[Pikeillinifan]

I really don't understand how our defense can be this bad. Okay, I know what Illinois does to us as football fans every week, but come on man.

It’s not just that we’re bad, it is that we are completely undisciplined and make an insane number of penalties, with tons being personal fouls, and we keep barking after plays.

 

[redwingillini11]

Why

 

[RockfordIllini]

Defense? I guess we will know we need a touchdown.

 

[eas23]

FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX YARDS and we didn't let him make one 5 yard throw to end the game.

 

[FlotownIllini]

Wow, the clown crew in the zebra shirts...what a joke

 

[GrayGhost77]

All we needed was 2 effing yards and it would have been over. Yet we find a way to Illinois it up.

 

[LFOD]

Maybe we will get a turnover...

We have to get a turnover to win this game.

 

[walzon]

at this point we might not even beat northwestern

 

[Pikeillinifan]

Major coaching problems in this game. I’m a Bielema fan but he’s supposed to be a master at game management, so I don’t get a lot of this.

This is Tim Beckman territory, it is a total mess.

 

[superfan]

So much for winter prepping the roses today. If they die this winter but the Illini win today I’ll consider it a fair trade.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX YARDS and we didn't let him make one 5 yard throw to end the game.

agree
thanks Lunney

 

[RickBB]

Only thing worse thanIllini finish is the ref butchering the pre OT coin flip instructions.

 

[Kingo24]

Wow, the clown crew in the zebra shirts...what a joke

That was quite a display on the coin toss.

 

[azillini1]

FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX YARDS and we didn't let him make one 5 yard throw to end the game.

Playing to conservative not to lose!

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

Can't pick up short yardage on the goal line that would have ended the game.

Can't pick up short yardage on 3rd and 1 that would have ended the game.

Indiana had to go 85 yards, in a minute and a half and timeouts AND had to get the two point conversion and we couldn't stop it.

At least we're balanced when it comes to being awful. It's all phases.