I hope they are ok the death toll is expected to be close to 1000. It was really great seeing such a monumental win for the Illini today. Stay safe
Illinois 34, Wisconsin 10 Postgame
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
yea , but Nebraska shooting for much higher than that
Shoutout to Isaiah Williams by the way. One of those kids that committed here when it was the opposite of cool and has rode it out. Deserves to experience wins like this.
BB is not going to Wisky. Neither is Walters.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Seems like you gain 2-3 yards on that QB sneak. Wouldn’t mind doing it even 2 yards out.
I’m a BB junkie, but only followed FB casually the last decade or so. This is a great win, and it looks like our arrow is pointing up.
my question is how much of the progress we are seeing is coaching and how much is an upgrade in talent? I’m asking because better players win more games.
my question is how much of the progress we are seeing is coaching and how much is an upgrade in talent? I’m asking because better players win more games.
illini80
- Forgottonia
Majority of the guys with the most reps are Lovie recruits. BB has certainly filled some key holes, but 90% of the improvement is better coaching. This year should show an uptick in recruiting talent and hopefully better support for the team on saturdays. We are making the progress that seemed possible, but maybe not probable when BB was hired. It’s a great time to be an Illini fan!!
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
There was a lot said in the past off season that we would regress this year................I don't see it and we really should be 5-0.............the punchface loosiers loss stills angers me big time.........
If we get Josh McCray back at full speed, I think he gets us over the hump on 4th and short yardage situations. That man is a load to tackle, and a freight train power runner.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
This^ It's exactly what I thought at the end. This felt nothing like those wins in '19 (comeback at MSU, Homecoming v. Wisc.) This just felt solid throughout, excluding that first drive. I began to feel good midway through the second quarter when we took the lead. Then after that opening drive in the second half you could tell the Wisc D was beginning to wear down. Then... complete domination the rest of the way. At no point did I worry our D would yield anything.
Two. Yards. Net. Rushing. Wisconsin's offense. In Camp Randall. Let that sink in. Mertz was a relative Patrick Mahomes in the air today compared with that.
Win several more like this: recruits' heads begin to turn, MS seats begin to fill.
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
That's the stunning stat of the game. Even without Mertz being sacked for -22 their leading rusher had all of 16 yards for the entire game.
Their next highest?
3 yards.
That's it.
Agreed. This doesn't feel like some fluke. It's a product of good players and excellent coaching. 2-0 is very doable, but definitely not easy.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Exactly. With Josh in there today we'd have broken 40 easily. Chase is a monster bearing nearly all the running load himself.
Is a said he had saved a couple of recruiting calls for after the game.
So this is what it looks like when every coach on your staff is a competent P5 coach
Somebody needs to catch the viens in his neck exploding.
I do t think so. This team knows what it is.
win the next two.
Reggie has done decent with the carries he's had, but I think he needs another year to really stand out.
As long time Illini football fans we may have forgotten what competent coaching looks like.
It looks like this.
All phases seem coordinated, no problems getting on and off the field, no play call confusion, no dumb penalties, no clock issues etc.
I am not missing the searching, befuddled looks Lovey gave us too often.
It looks like this.
All phases seem coordinated, no problems getting on and off the field, no play call confusion, no dumb penalties, no clock issues etc.
I am not missing the searching, befuddled looks Lovey gave us too often.