Game Thread: Illinois vs Southern Illinois

[BWBW]

WOW

 

[TheChief4Life]

Call me crazy, but that’s the fastest I’ve seen him run in a couple years…!

 

[aaeismacgychel]

I desperately want to feel differently, but this is the most pessimistic I’ve felt about a season in Week Three since the Lovie years … and that’s wild considering how great I feel about our offense.

We are getting nothing out of our DL and LB groups. Just a miss by our staff on all accounts. I’m not sure we have a single B10 replacement level player in our front 7. Gives us very little options there

 

[WyattEarp]

Flying down the sideline like GCMS Falcon.

 

[Jon]

Single stop to start might win us this game

 

[WWWWRocU]

Marching Illini looking sharp in those new bright unis.

 

[Iamgroot]

This defense is just laughably bad. Who knew putting it together on a meager budget would result in this?

** raises hand **

Its not the meager budget at play here we spent all the big money on our cb and safety with literally little if any money on our defensive line and linebackers thats the recipe most us fans knew before the season started was going to be a horrible defense and a step back season

 

[uofi7477]

Offense needs to stay on field longer.

 

[PleaseMakeABowlGame]

That was the thought last week.

Yes, and we were right there to win the game, and were the better team.

The problem was timeout management, throwing away points on 4th down, and special teams. Not the defense or the offense.

 

[LFOD]

Laughery has great speed, it’s great to see him able to open it up like that

 

[skyIdub]

Vegas trying to calculate the over for next week v OSU....

 

[…INI!]

Our D didn’t get much rest on that series but I’ll take it

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

Offense has had 1 drive and 1 TD.

A really good offense is all you need to win lots of games.

That is absolutely not true. The defense has to at least be somewhat competent. What we're seeing now is flat out awful. There are no more Southern Illinois or UABs on the schedule. This offense is not going to put up 35 points week after week. Heck, how many points did we put up in the 2nd half versus Duke?

A really good offense can win a lot of game with a defense that is average. I can roll with that. This defense is so below average. It's absurd.

 

[PNWIllini]

It’s one touchdown chill out guys.

Could still go terribly, but it’s not burning down yet

It’s not what, it’s how.

 

[zentrails]

Are we gonna let the best athlete on SIU roster run wild the whole game? I'm guessing we don't have anyone quick enough to stop him. Wondering what the defensive game plan was?

Spy Bailey on him would be my choice

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Laughery so fast.

Great block by Clement.

Outstanding block by Clement. Well designed run and Laughery has speed for days

 

[LFOD]

Sack!!!

 

[LuckyIllini]

While we’re at it. Might as well throw some blame on Josh for not finding the funds to upgrade the defense/DC

 

[OB positive]

Yes, and we were right there to win the game and were the better team.

The problem was timeout management, throwing away points on 4th down, and special teams. Not the defense or the offense.

My point is if we have a better defense it doesn't come down to those things and we win easily.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

There we go. Great rush by Barna there. Best rush of the season

 

[hooraybeer]

hard to be upset when we’re living in a time when NIL spending correlates almost exactly with on-field success. we have a middle of the road NIL budget, so I expect middle of the road play on the field.

 

[Ramrod2010]

Nick Hill: "Darn!"

 

[RIP_Chief_2003]

Defense!

 

[LFOD]

Our defense is dominating

 

[skyIdub]

Laughery just meep meep'd that corner!!!