Game Thread: Illinois vs Purdue

[Illini-Rule]

Who had us not scoring in the 1st half against Purdue on their bingo card?

 

[Oracle21]

That was way too easy for Purdue. Tho Browne is throwing some on the money touch passes

 

[aaeismacgychel]

For as absolutely horrendous we’ve played this half, get a touchdown here and it’s only a 1 possession game and you get the ball to start the 2nd half. Need 7 here

 

[Illinois_2_AZ]

We need to get 7 before the half ends or the game is over. And it might be over anyway.

 

[altgeld88]

Someone who understands secondary coaching: please explain how our guys can be so poorly out of position so consistently. We’re making these Boilerclowns look like a Top 20 team.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

 

[snakebit12]

Feels like the wheels could completely fall off so far. Lose today and stadium will be empty the rest of the year. I get the NIL thing and all but I really expected alot more in year 6. Worst team in league is carving us up

Based on what is transpiring today, is Purdue the worst team in the league?

 

[Scoregasm]

Can we set a record for number of DCs fired in year?

 

[Pikeillinifan]

I guess we’ll see how much fight we have in us.

 

[spotter]

I hate everything.

 

[TheFlyingIllini1317]

Season on the line here, need 7

 

[Geno33]

This is unbelievable!! Be nice to have some of the 20+ million spent on the score board to buy some talented players on D

 

[Illini2010-11]

I think it is safe to say that this defense will not stop anyone this year.

The offense needs to start doing something, otherwise, we might lose the cannon in a blowout.

 

[BWBW]

Score to end the half and then score to start the second. TDs, of course.

 

[CDRUSN]

Jakwon Morris gets turned around again and loses his man, for at least the third time today. Purdue will feast on that all day if no adjustments are made.

 

[illinois_hustle]

I get the defense looking bad but why aren't we scoring against these guys? I'd expect us to at the very least keep pace. Thought we'd trade TDs for FGs and win that way but not happening.

 

[skyIdub]

This is the worst defense in the B1G….and a team that has lost 19 straight B1G games.
In our house.
On Homecoming.

This is an absolute five alarm f$&cking disaster right now.

 

[Witherspoon_illini]

Who tf is our D-Line coach?

 

[RockfordIllini]

Can still double dip. But good lord we just look tight and lost on both sides.

 

[Geno33]

I've seen youth football teams tackle better then this D

 

[JKR]

And a missed tackle. Welp, defense sucks, offense sucks, special teams sucks, and tackling sucks. At least we have goal line defense and Purdue penalties or I don’t know where we’d be right now. We look awful

But,but our scoreboard is huge.

 

[bleedorange and blue]

And this is how the football program will go right back down in the toilet. Not enough NIL money to get good players and this is what you get.

Yep blame the fans

 

[Oracle21]

And this is how the football program will go right back down in the toilet. Not enough NIL money to get good players and this is what you get.

I think we spent too much on QB. In the NFL, those teams get good fast when they have the QB on a cheap rookie deal.

Illinois just needs to take the risk and go cheap at QB with a home grown guy, and spread the money saved there to the rest of the team

 

[LFOD]

I picked the right day to drink early

 

[aaeismacgychel]

No effective pass rush at all…the QB has all day to pick us apart.

I mean that’s the problem right there. None of our DL can win a single battle at the line and our LB aren’t fast or physical enough to get home with the blitz. So you get no pressure from the front 7 and hang the secondary out to dry