Game Thread: Illinois vs Michigan

[RoundBalcs]

dog!!!! way to end that drive

 

[InDaAZ]

Our receiving corps is soooo good!

 

[Pikeillinifan]

Gotta take points every time.

 

[Jimbo]

I didn’t like that from the start.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

we need a turnover here

 

[DERV64]

When will they learn to take the points.

 

[LFOD]

Kinda gotta let Olana do what Olano does on fourth down.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

That gave me 2022 PTSD vibes of an obvious 4th and 1 run getting stuffed.

 

[dsg]

Should be 6 - 0

 

[abchew2]

Why put a weakness of ours against their strength in a critical 4th down. Giving away momentum willingly.

 

[Homecoming 2019]

Why can't Bret take the points????

We go for that all season, why stop now?

 

[CDRUSN]

Lunney dialed up the wrong play on 4th and short. We should have taken advantage of their aggressiveness and thrown a short pass to the flat. Overall though, Lunney has been stellar this year.

 

[Boomauer]

Take the easy 3! C'mon.

 

[biglug58]

Lunney

 

[B-ILL]

Getting 13 yards on 3rd & 14 was pretty unfortunate. If they would’ve gotten 8 or 9 yards only, it would likely be 6-0 right now.

 

[Iamgroot]

Should be 6 - 0

Yea didn't like that call don't make sense to tempt fate on 4th and 1 against 1 of the best lines in the country smh

 

[derrick6]

To be honest, 6 will not win this game…

Just need a better play call when they stack the box

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

terrible 4th down play.

we haven’t made a 4th & 1 up the middle all year . but yet we try again

 

[aaeismacgychel]

I'm fine with us going for it on 4th down, but with how Michigan's defense set up, we needed either a pitch outside or a bootleg. They sold out for the run up the middle. Just a really bad play call

 

[Illini4Christ]

I like going for it on fourth down but Barry can’t go up the middle against 325 pound defensive linemen.

 

[Ryllini]

Hindsight is 20/20, but I think I would've taken the opportunity for points. With that said, I'll take this style game. Let's go boys!

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

I tend to like aggressive fourth-down calls, but against a Michigan team that can't score points, take the freaking points.

 

[MoCoMdIllini]

We go for that all season, why stop now?

We have succeeded just over half the time now.

 

[BWBW]

Let's get a stop.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

We go for that all season, why stop now?

Then PASS it! You either take the points with our actually good kicker, or you try to exploit our offensive strength of the pass game. As others have said, the only suspect option is a simple run up the middle into their tightened up D-line, haha.