Game Thread: Illinois vs Nebraska

[pvaughn8]

So we end the season 3-9. We spend the off season hearing how we were young, have great transfers coming in, etc. same ol, same ol....Tired of this terrible football.

I'm sorry but a team that gets dominated by Nebraska probably shouldn't bank on beating northwestern

 

[LFOD]

I swore I would never enter the game thread, but here I am.

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[Mr. Roberts]

Now or never.

 

[Illini in Italy]

So we end the season 3-9. We spend the off season hearing how we were young, have great transfers coming in, etc. same ol, same ol....Tired of this terrible football.

We’re Illinois. That’s what we do.

 

[Illiniam1984]

I just don’t get how we can be so bad. Nebraska is not good. They have a 2nd string QB and 2 running backs out. Yet they are making our defense look unprepared and less talented than we are. Fundamentally we are as unsound as we were when Bret got here. What happened?

It’s the OC. The talent we had last year carried us but that eventually caught up to them in the end.

 

[BWBW]

20 -7

 

[Pikeillinifan]

I hate saying this, but we’re still in this one despite the miscues. I feel like I say this multiple times in every game.

 

[ChiIllini75]

Curious to see if we run the trap play from the last series where Adams follows the RB into the hole, not the other way around. Next level strategy there.

 

[pvaughn8]

I hate saying this, but we’re still in this one despite the miscues. I feel like I say this multiple times in every game.

I want to stop watching

 

[Illiniam1984]

Sigh.

 

[LeinieGuy]

Why the regression? I was told by a bunch of fellow commenters who follow the off-season stuff that we were restocked. Did I miss something?

 

[Illini in Italy]

20 -7

 

[Ander1345]

I hate saying this, but we’re still in this one despite the miscues. I feel like I say this multiple times in every game.

Because it's the B1G West. Next year this nonsense won't fly.

 

[Dkayak]

Almost done here for the season (and beyond). This is not enhancing my life. Better things to do with my time.

 

[Captain 14]

Sorta fair catch

 

[illiram]

I hate saying this, but we’re still in this one despite the miscues. I feel like I say this multiple times in every game.

don't let your heart confuse you, get your brain involved

 

[Navy_illini]

These refs are bad. Don’t even know a fair catch no wonder they can’t tell who the ball hit off of on a punt

 

[BWBW]

Face mask?

 

[skyIdub]

 

[BRucks]

I'm not sure what we work on in practice. It isn't offense. It isn't defense. It isn't special teams. Our taunting game is pretty strong though.

 

[NASchamp]

Reggie Love’s ankle was just destroyed 🫣

 

[Captain 14]

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Thanks for making me LOL

 

[thehass]

The Cubs probably aren't a great comp because they've won something in the last decade. In any event.... we're not very good.

It's not that we are not very good as much we don't play well against others.

 

[Illiniam1984]

Wtf are we doing?

 

[FloridaMan]

Kreutz literally has not touched a defensive player all night. Pathetic line play