Illinois 24, Rutgers 7 POSTGAME

#1      

Dan

Dan
Admin
Dan
[youtube]IbfQ_YBAyDA[/youtube]
[YOUTUBE]yK7ijfKaOhA[/YOUTUBE]

:illinois:
 
Last edited:
#3      

Second and Chalmers

S
Second and Chalmers
They didn't test us much more than Murray State did. Not much to take from this game, but hey, that's the first Big Ten win for a first-year Illini head coach since Lou Tepper. You gotta start somewhere.
 
#4      

MoCoMdIllini

MoCoMdIllini
Montgomery County, Maryland
MoCoMdIllini
Congrats to Coach Lovie on his first B1G win. Hopefully Crouch isn't badly hurt.
 
#5      

FT35

FT35
Naperville
FT35
Can we play Rutgers again next week?
 
#6      

ATL Chief

A
Jacksonville
ATL Chief
Only saw the second half and have a couple q.

1. What happened to crouch's shoulder?
2. Did Keshawn run over coach's dog?
 
#7      

SuperMetroid

SuperMetroid
Evanston
SuperMetroid
Second and Chalmers said:
They didn't test us much more than Murray State did. Not much to take from this game, but hey, that's the first Big Ten win for a first-year Illini head coach since Lou Tepper. You gotta start somewhere.
Click to expand...

Considering I was a freshman in Forbes Hall when Field Goal Lou took over, that is the most depressing thing I've read in a while.
 
#8      

FT35

FT35
Naperville
FT35
ATL Chief said:
Only saw the second half and have a couple q.

1. What happened to crouch's shoulder?
2. Did Keshawn run over coach's dog?
Click to expand...

1. Don't know? I wonder if he hurt it last week. He looked awful throwing the ball.
2. Corbin and Foster are clearly getting the job done. Vaughn did have a nice play in the first half.
 
#10      

sinmyp

S
Back In Robinson!
sinmyp
Thank goodness we won this game. We are no longer The Worst Football team in the Big Ten!! Had to listen to it on the radio though, ESPN sux for putting this on NEWS which no one has and then not putting it on 3 so I could at least watch in on the computer.
 
#12      

breadman

B
Herndon, VA
breadman
UMich should be very afraid right now on their off week. The Crouch is coming to a Big House near you!!
 
#13      

sigint

S
sigint
Second and Chalmers said:
Not sure why people keep asking this. Foster and Corbin are killing it out there.
Click to expand...

I feel like he has to be one of our better playmakers with the other rbs and Turner at wr. They should probably try to get all of them on the field at once IMO. Maybe Corbin in the slot?
 
#15      

Megamind

M
Megamind
Second and Chalmers said:
They didn't test us much more than Murray State did. Not much to take from this game, but hey, that's the first Big Ten win for a first-year Illini head coach since Lou Tepper. You gotta start somewhere.
Click to expand...

I guess if you only look at the scoreboard then yes.
Illinois 320 yards of offense
2 sacks
Rutgers 385 yards of offense
3 sacks

Timely turnovers were the biggest difference in this game. A win is a win, but a few huge takeaways saved this day. Just like about any other game I suppose though.
 
#16      

Illininer

I
Illininer
Well at least we didn't lose to Rutgers, even though they did more to lose the game than we did to win it.

About the only positive I can take from this game is that more freshman got meaningful playing time today, so that can only help the recruiting pitch.
 
#17      

Illinijose

I
Illinijose
After 6 games we know what kind of team we are. We have enough talent to beat the bottom tier, play for a half with the middle tier, and get pounded by the top tier.

I'm not sure I would put Nebraska in the top tier. OSU, Michigan, and Wisconsin definitely.
 
#18      

Second and Chalmers

S
Second and Chalmers
Megamind said:
I guess if you only look at the scoreboard then yes.
Illinois 320 yards of offense
2 sacks
Rutgers 385 yards of offense
3 sacks

Timely turnovers were the biggest difference in this game. A win is a win, but a few huge takeaways saved this day. Just like about any other game I suppose though.
Click to expand...

By "didn't test us" I meant that all we had to do was show up and take care of the ball and they handed us the game.

We didn't show ourselves to be a definitively better team in any way beyond just holding onto the football.
 
#19      

lexwaldez

lexwaldez
lexwaldez
Illinijose said:
After 6 games we know what kind of team we are. We have enough talent to beat the bottom tier, play for a half with the middle tier, and get pounded by the top tier.

I'm not sure I would put Nebraska in the top tier. OSU, Michigan, and Wisconsin definitely.
Click to expand...

I think that's a fair statement and sums us up nicely. I might give us some solid 3rd quarter play tho against mid-tier opponents.
 
#20      

FlCowboy94

FlCowboy94
FlCowboy94
Well I'm glad we won...and I hope I'm wrong but I fear that could be the last W of the year
 
#21      

Deleted member 4960

D
Guest
Deleted member 4960
I haven't had a chance to watch the 2nd half. Sounds like we played with a little more control. (Only 1 penalty 2nd half?)
 
#22      

Dan

Dan
Admin
Dan
[youtube]IbfQ_YBAyDA[/youtube]