Game Thread: Illinois vs Maryland

[Mr. Roberts]

Too many in the box for this O-Line. Maybe if you had a Wiscy O-Line. Need to spread it out and use those TE.

 

[LoveLovie]

Man, what a bummer we still don’t have either McCray or Brown.

 

[WeWillWhen]

Our OL just not winning 1-on-1 battles. Frustrating.

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Was that perfectly acceptable punt Hayes’ worst of the season?

 

[sinmyp1]

Come on D, 1 last time

 

[Illiniaaron]

I’m offended that you shamelessly stole my obvious statement.

Sorry but we can share

 

[LFOD]

Decades of football conventional wisdom pushes us to think otherwise, but it's simply a mathematical no-brainer to go for it in that situation, I'm sorry

I’m still calculating the odds.. Not sure I agree yet

 

[SuperMetroid]

Not exactly going deep in the playbook on that drive. OK defense, you got one more stop in you?

 

[ChiefGritty]

I’m still calculating the odds.. Not sure I agree yet

The value of having a first down there vastly exceeds 30 yards of field position when 7 doesn't beat you.

 

[orange100]

they gonna sell out. need the DB's and safeties to play hard.

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Up six or less, I think you have to go there. Up seven, I’m on the fence. Agree with chiefgritty we might have let Hayes influence the decision

 

[LFOD]

The value of having a first down there vastly exceeds 30 yards of field position when 7 doesn't beat you.

Yeah, it’s multiplicative, I agree. Still pondering

 

[AutoPoster 3000]

And they're already back to the spot where we punted. That took three plays.

 

[ChiefGritty]

They really have not made us read a mesh point nearly often enough tonight. Virginia destroyed us with that.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Feels like OT.

 

[KingWolf11]

Decades of football conventional wisdom pushes us to think otherwise, but it's simply a mathematical no-brainer to go for it in that situation, I'm sorry

Yep already back to where they would have been

 

[EyeoftheIllini]

McCray the thunder Love the lightning for the next few years won't suck.

Chase Brown has a year or two left also.

 

[TheDrinkinLincoln]

I hope she doesn’t know that you call her the wide

She does not. Not a fan of the Illini little alone this board

 

[sully]

come on ILLINI! We gotta get the W

 

[ChiefGritty]

And they're already back to the spot where we punted. That took three plays.

They keep answering the bell in moments where the game could slip away from them.

 

[Ramrod2010]

Too easy, drop eight again.

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Feels like OT.

I’m calling McCourt 53 yarder at 0:00 to win

 

[stlillinifan]

3rd and two…too dang conservatives
May be play of the game

 

[orange100]

Zooker would have em kick a FG and lose by 4.

 

[LFOD]

I’m not sure I can handle this stress