Game Thread: Illinois vs Western Illinois

[WeatherfordForMVP]

One or two plays like that per game is the difference between bowling and not.

I'm going to scale this back:

One or two plays like that per game is the difference between an encouraging season and a discouraging one.

 

[Deleted member 626650]

How many yards?

24. Epstein has 4 carries for 61 yards.

 

[Spoon House]

There's the make-up call. Targeting.

Actually, that's an easy call. It was targeting.

 

[FeelYourPaign]

Watkins ejected for that hit as well

 

[Genesis]

Watkins had been playing well. Hate to lose him but it’s the right call.

 

[JDHalfrack]

Into the wind. Wide open.

This defense makes me sick.

 

[redwingillini11]

I'm going to scale this back:

One or two plays like that per game is the difference between an encouraging season and a discouraging one.

Yeah I'm starting to believe (maybe foolishly) that this can be a football-smart team that makes winning plays this year. Of course this optimism has to be paired with pessimism that we will soon be starting walk ons at receiver.

 

[MoCoMdIllini]

Who took over for Watkins?

 

[FeelYourPaign]

Into the wind. Wide open.

This defense makes me sick.

You're getting these plays waay before I am.
Wondered what you meant, then watched them torch us for a TD.
Ugly

 

[WeatherfordForMVP]

I get the call on Watkins...but at the same time, I'm not sure how a DB plays football without incurring that penalty.

And then the deep ball, busted coverage in secondary. Still an encouraging game overall, but let's clean this up in the last 21 minutes so we can feel good moving forward.

 

[Poe's Law]

I honestly don't eve know what targeting is any more. Is it any tackle where your helmet makes contact with the ball carriers helmet? They were talking like the D-linemen could have been flagged for targeting as well.

 

[Illiniaaron]

Have to be over 100 yards in penalties now

 

[Spoon House]

These penalties are adding up.

 

[FeelYourPaign]

announcer burns us.
"more penalty yards than rush yards"

 

[JDHalfrack]

You're getting these plays waay before I am.
Wondered what you meant, then watched them torch us for a TD.
Ugly

I’m at the game.

 

[1LL1N1]

announcer burns us.
"more penalty yards than rush yards"

Yeah, I'm definitely 60-90 seconds behind your feed.

 

[blackdog]

We really need to come out of the gate running the ball more. Last 2 games have passed a lot to start and have gotten off slowly. Once the ground game got rolling we started getting points.

 

[Spoon House]

Penalty killed that drive. Unbelievable.

 

[AutoPoster 3000]

If punting was all that mattered we'd be golden. Rebuild accomplished.

 

[Deleted member 29907]

can we stop doing jumping chest bumps after good plays - at the rate we're going through knees a simple 'ata boy' will suffice.

 

[redwingillini11]

Ignore the hold there thats cool thats fine.

 

[Genesis]

Is McKaughlin 100% on touchbacks this year, about 8 for 8? That’s huge because it eliminates the risk of a big run back.

 

[ILL_INI]

There

announcer burns us.
"more penalty yards than rush yards"

I like these announcers.

 

[Illiniaaron]

Man what is South Florida going to do to this defense next week?

 

[Spoon House]

WIU offense found its mojo again.