Game Thread: Illinois vs Northwestern

[Champaign88]

Nice timing for Bailey to miss tackles while they’re talking about him potentially testing out the NFL draft.

 

[ChiTown]

SO SICK OF THIS DEFENSE

We should be used to this by now.

 

[Iamgroot]

Way to not give up on that play bailey

 

[skyIdub]

Attaboy Bailey. Get your noggin in there!

 

[Leelnd]

4 and 3 and we give 10y cushion

 

[TentakilRex]

Bailey improved there, but almost bottled it hehe

 

[Zweebs]

A little redemption

 

[TheChief4Life]

Geez… even that tackle seemed to happen because of the sideline.

 

[CDRUSN]

Great open field tackle by Bailey. He washed, spun, dried, folded, and fluffed Preckle for a loss.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

So... why couldn't we kick it?

 

[FloridaMan]

Should be 3-3

 

[SuperMetroid]

Bailey done screwing around lol

 

[aaeismacgychel]

He kicked that ball sideways? I've never seen that before

 

[DocMorgan]

Bailey needs to take off the sweatshirt under the uniform. Can’t get any traction when he wraps/

 

[RDS]

This 3 pt defecit is on BB. Very poor decision not to take points in conditions like this.

 

[TheChief4Life]

So... why couldn't we kick it?

Kicking into 25 mile per hour wind. That’s why. We’ll have the wind this quarter.

 

[Oracle21]

That was the ugliest FG make I think I’ve ever seen

 

[kyillinifan]

At least we held them to 3

 

[Ramrod2010]

Is this a running clock situation? How the heck are we nearly through the 1st quarter?

 

[Mr. Roberts]

I fear that we are going to regret not kicking on the first drive.

 

[RowdyFromRow22]

Bailey needs to add some weight and play a hybrid LB/S. Put him more in the box if he’s back next season.

 

[TheodoreRex]

Don't care if we kicked into the wind- Olano is a very good kicker- should've given him a chance at the 34 yarder.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

So... why couldn't we kick it?

wind

 

[skyIdub]

Should be 3-3

If we could block and tackle it should be 7-0.

But I digress....

 

[DeonThomas]

38 yds WITH the wind was barely good.

So 45 yds into the NEZ might be the max tonite.

And I suspect a 30 yd FG into the SEZ might be difficult.