Well that's good to hear. It might've only been the middle 3 or so sections, or at least the bottom half of those sections that never stood, as that's where our season tickets are. Even so, the crowd is a lot more full and into the game than it was just a few years ago, and hopefully it continues to get better as the Illini get better.[...]
Also, I was in the corner of the shoe and we were standing a lot.
Agreed. Tip is playing like he belongs.Why did we go away from the tight end so early? If you remember the first play against Wyoming was the same play to Luke Ford. Would love to see more throws to the tight end. We have got to use them more in our offense.
Keep in mind: we are under a lot more pressure to open up the playbook these first few weeks because of the level of competition, but it is necessary to keep a good amount saved for upcoming games. KU already has the advantage of basically an extra day of rest plus not losing a day to travel, so having extra plays to use is one advantage we can maintain.Why did we go away from the tight end so early? If you remember the first play against Wyoming was the same play to Luke Ford. Would love to see more throws to the tight end. We have got to use them more in our offense.
Well, I'm not a football savant by anyone's definition, but there is a very obvious answer to questions about that game for me.
A pro style set with two TE's and even an average B1G offensive line would absolutely destroy that Toledo team.
All you have to do is keep that QB off the field and they are done.
We handed them time of possession and penalties.
I don't really understand our play calling on offense. They stopped the run because we spread out with Luke in the shotgun every play.
The first drive and the last drive proved that if we had committed to the run we would have dominated that game.
Execute that same hurry up with two backs and an occasional QB run (pretty successful when Luke ran on purpose) and a couple IW trickeration runs....Toledo is completely out of gas by mid second quarter.
Still patiently waiting on the promised BB Bully Ball.
But hey, the weather was amazing, my first game since Juice, bowling alley pizza special pre game, Luke is for realz, and my Apple Watch heart rate monitor told me I was practically doing a HIIT workout in the second half.
And Danville won the game? Lol.
Also, I was in the corner of the shoe and we were standing a lot.
Great response. Our first down chant is known to be annoying. And for good reason. Hearing it 28 times will do that to anyone.
Oh good you're still here. Great humble brag, but you must have missed the 9 we handed you with penalties.
You are an above average MAC team with a very good running, average dual threat QB.
Also, don't come in here and pretend that Illinois fans are some nasty anomaly, like Toledo fans have never misbehaved towards visitors. It happens in every park in every sport I've ever been to.
But I get it, you came to throw shade. Average MACshade....but shade nonetheless.
Thanks for joining us. Enjoy your season. See you next time.
The holy toledo folks walking back to their cars looked rather subdued. Just an observation.View attachment 27964
I ignored his shade after his first pompous shady post.........I don't like a poster going to another board throwing shade , whether someone comes here doing it or one of us goes somewhere else and does it.......nothing good ever comes out of it.....
It really really doesn't........The candles are to light his way back to the mud hens den as the light's went out for them with our last second FG ,,,,,I bet that left a mark.........it happens when you try to shadetalk above your pay grade.....It really really does.......
okay, great, but they put a picture of the guy from Minny who came in 2nd ?
late 90's early 2000s.When was this?
I was in the west stands for that robbery.late 90's early 2000s.
Block I got in trouble for the Michigan game in 2000. 6:30 kickoff, the usually sparsely to moderately full block was overfilled, TON of completely wasted students. The card stunts didn't have a chance, it was just 10 minutes of confetti, cards flying everywhere. After we got screwed over on the Anthony Thomas short TD where his knee was down, and the Rocky Harvey fumble where his arm was down first, some students got a little rowdy and started throwing stuff at the Michigan bench. We didn't have a night game for quite a while after that.
I've always wondered what the cards looked like from the other side that night.I was in the west stands for that robbery.
okay, great, but they put a picture of the guy from Minny who came in 2nd ?
if no pic of Miles, why not one of Illini Football then ?
yeanot gonna get wound up over a minor slight. twenty or forty years ago, probably. lol