If he’s healthy yes.
Illinois 43, Purdue 27 Postgame
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RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
They are solid up front….the secondary is not good though.
As for the defense……a lot of missed tackles that you just can’t have. Bad Angles in coverage and in pursuit after the pass. I know the kids aren’t taught that stuff. They have to take some pride in what they do! As for Henry whenever the opposing QB is a running threat we mix in more zone than usual so guys can keep eyes on the QB sucks because we can’t consistently get pressure with the front 4/5 and then when we did we lost gap integrity and let him run anyway. We have to find a way to get some more pressure and stay disciplined in our rush lanes. Not having X is a killer in the slot too.
Secondary is not healthy. That's not the same thing as not being good when whole. Hopefully we will be whole again soon. It us a much better situation to have guys on the team hurt that may be back than not having them at all.
Our receivers are AMAZING!
Stop making excuses . We’ve given up over 125 points in the last 3 games. I realize we lost a stud. But lack of organization is still the issue on defense .
Probably the same thing with Kreutz today where it’s better to get them as close to 100% for Ohio State than force it today when you don’t need it.
Without our experienced secondary they did thier best! It's not an excuse. Its a fact.. It's about the damn scoreboard and the final score. When you are up 19pts with 18 or so minutes left you bend don't break. Especailly with half your starting DBs hurt or out. Its not an excuse. Its a fact we won the last 9 of our last 10 games! The last 3 we have been without most of our starting DBs! It does impact and it does change how we defend and call our defenses. You missed your calling. Apply to replace Henry and Brett. If you don't think that impacts the game and expectations and schemes don't change you are wrong.
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Up to 569 yards for Hank Beatty.
Doesn’t it feel a bit like the front 4 is underwhelming given the talent we thought we had there this year. Really seems like they have been totally unable to pressure the QB in any real meaningful way this season.
Is that recruiting misses, coaching, both? I’ll hang up and listen.
And he returns punts and tossed a TD pass. One of my favorites.
Awesome!!! Somebody roll me down 74 in a wheel barrel
Talking about Purdue
for sure and I know our identity is ball control and pound the rock but I would have loved to see a shift to more passing plays until they showed they could stop it. ultimately didn't matter as it was a "W" but there were some drives I was scratching my head (2 runs up the middle and then 3rd and long...) as to why we weren't passing more given the success we had.
was an excellent result and 40 pts is notable for an Illini team. just seemed we could have racked up another 200yds passing offense relatively easy compared to doubling down on a (largely) ineffective run game.
its a nitpicking comment. great win, hopefully the series momentum stays on our side for the next decade
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biglug58
- Chicago, IL
Just got back from the game. Nice to see the offense roll. Luke is electric
No. Lmao Just no....
No. 22 Illinois beats Purdue behind Luke Altmyer's career-high 390 yards
The Fighting Illini used their first conference road win to retain the Cannon Trophy for the first time since last beating its border rival in back-to-back seasons in 2001 and 2002.
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I mean when your qb is 19 of 22 throughout the game and only time he was sacked was when he was in completely ridiculous obvious 3rd in longs because our passive let's run the ball even if we keep loosing yards or barely breaking even was a choice by lunney. 1st half play calling was great have very little to argue you with about but the 2nd half may very well be the 3rd or 4th worst playing calling of since Oregon, Penn state and Indiana games seriously has to improve by next week otherwise its going to be horrendous results like the games previously mentioned
I just don't understand the staff's affinity for Feagin. It reminds me of Zook and E.B. Halsey.
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