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Illinois 31, Kent State 24 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="the national" data-source="post: 1409243" data-attributes="member: 8261"><p>A couple of things:</p><p></p><p>-Their tempo really messed with our youth and inexperienced players. Our guys just seemed generally confused on defense, and not sure what their assignment was. Finally, into the second half, the game slowed down, their tempo slowed down, and we were able to instill our playing style and start to control the lines. I think Kent State started to get tired and we outlasted them. </p><p></p><p>-Our Run game saved us. Running the ball started wearing them out, and gave us more control of the tempo. That was a battle but we eventually gained control of the pace of the game. </p><p></p><p>-The defense stuck with it. They could have folded, and I was actually looking for signs of defeat, but the guys kept working at it. We eventually started making an impact, with the interception and the TFLs.</p><p></p><p>-Booing is part of the game. These kids have to know why the fans are booing, they have thick skin and know they need to step up. I dont usually boo but I can understand why the fans did. that was an awful half of football. We looked totally out scouted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the national, post: 1409243, member: 8261"] A couple of things: -Their tempo really messed with our youth and inexperienced players. Our guys just seemed generally confused on defense, and not sure what their assignment was. Finally, into the second half, the game slowed down, their tempo slowed down, and we were able to instill our playing style and start to control the lines. I think Kent State started to get tired and we outlasted them. -Our Run game saved us. Running the ball started wearing them out, and gave us more control of the tempo. That was a battle but we eventually gained control of the pace of the game. -The defense stuck with it. They could have folded, and I was actually looking for signs of defeat, but the guys kept working at it. We eventually started making an impact, with the interception and the TFLs. -Booing is part of the game. These kids have to know why the fans are booing, they have thick skin and know they need to step up. I dont usually boo but I can understand why the fans did. that was an awful half of football. We looked totally out scouted. [/QUOTE]
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