Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Yeah, it’s eerie … and almost wonder if it’s a chicken-and-the-egg thing that affects the mood. Because things seem off.
We need a big play or two to engage the crowd.
Game Thread: Illinois vs Michigan State
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We need a big play or two to engage the crowd.
Hey atleast we’re still in a bowl game. We’re making strides. Sometimes up and coming teams hit roadblocks like this.
I don’t know that we could hear the crowd over the wind. The announcers on the tOSU game commented that the tOSU players couldn’t hear, and it was because of the wind and not the crowd.
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
My expectations were up long before now this season and we’ve won all those games easy. Time to stop being such a defeatist. Michigan State has done nothing particularly well, let alone anything to scare me. We just need to get our act together.
Anyone in Memorial that can chime in on this?
I didn’t see how we failed to score on the first drive, but Lunny has hurt us many times this year by getting cute.
I maintain it was the right call. Even if you think it's just a 45% chance to get the TD, that averages out to 3.15 points on average. If that FG is made 100% of the time (and it's not), that averages out to 3.00 points. Just gotta call the right play next time.
Funny McCray wasn't in for that play...
Yes the color commentator likes msu.Is it me or are the announcers fawning over MSU like they are the favored team playing at home?
I disagree. You had 3 tries and failed, take your medicine and take the points. That's how we lost to IU.
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
Did they have like 7 injury timeouts, too? That helps with a depleted defense
EXACTLY!!!!!!
We need a big drive to start the second half. We’ve been great in second halves this year. Let’s just keep that trend.
Showed this as their strategy hen they used their timeouts to give the D a blow.
7 points on 251 yards of offense. 
For those asking, it’s a weird crowd dynamic here. Quiet at times unless specifically hyped up by the big screen. We managed to get the crowds here this year, but the next step is teaching them how to be a crowd.
Come out and put the hammer down on the Spartans.
Mother nature is playing a havoc. That’s who we have to beat.
7 points on 251 yards of offense.
It doesn’t feel like a game that Illinois is losing, but it certainly doesn’t feel like a game they’re winning by 20 points either. As someone else has said, Michigan State hasn’t done anything special, rather Illinois hasn’t really competed their drives.
We will run them out of players by the 4th quarter...
Just win by a point and move on to next week.
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