Illinois 45, Duke 19 Postgame

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SescIllini
Saw game at Durham, The Wildcat Play with Beatty was my favorite play. Seeing the player movement and having Feagin with a running start blowing up the cornerback was awesome. The cornerback just bailed on the play seeing the 255 lbs Bull running at him IMHO. Laughed hard, Feagin will play due to his blocking ability on passing and ability to move the chain on short runs.
 
#405      
SescIllini
Fly Illini Fly! said:
IMO completely do not support going for that - wasn't gimme yardage either. When you’re ahead by that margin, ALL you need is productive drives and points. More-so just the momentum game (like that Lions-49ers NFC Championship).

Momentum wise, getting those 3 points was very significant in that moment (especially compared to coming away empty).
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Agreed, the offsides was a blessing IMHO. It was closer to 3 yards and prior to the play being called dead Duke had players in the backfield. Take the points as a reward for a long drive, don't lose momentum.
 
#406      
RabidDawgClassic
HailtotheChief said:
They will get better but so will we. The way they play defense is high risk high reward. Glad we caught them a few times and the wildcat play was awesome.

Also I loved the 8 - 8 by Duke for what really was a 6th turnover.

Still don't like dumb mistakes like roughing the passer and not having a better play call to not give Duke the ball to close out the half.
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#409      
Mistakenj
So happy for the win. D-Line has me seriously worried at their lack of penetration. We’re not going to be +5 in the TO battle every game.
 
#410      
Mr. Tibbs
oh yea

I think it was Bear Bryant who always had two Alabama Troopers at his side after every game. Pretty sweet gig
 
#411      
Rebounding Dog
purcy51 said:
I alluded to this in the game thread. The fumbled punt was luck, although one could argue the recovery wasnt. The other fumbles were caused by our tackling and actively trying to punch it out. Heckel's interception was all skill and was just incredibly beautiful too.
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Each team got a few gifts! Duke would have been 4th and long settling for 3 at the end of the first half….. 3rd down incompletion ended with a roughing the passer… they got 7.
2nd half we pulled out in front and put the hammer down! We were the better team!
Big question I have…. how good is puke? Perhaps top 20-25? Maybe !
 
#413      
Mr. Roberts
Mr. Tibbs said:
Hopkins 1979-1980 second floor .
1st 3rd & 4th floors had girls on west side
2nd was still all guys

I was in 263 (or maybe 267 ? ) . the first room on the inside , just west of the double doors 1/2 way down the hall on the south side
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Ditto - but 4th floor. Met my wife there (also Hopkins 4th). Forbes 4th in 1978-79.
 
#415      
SCillini
Second place is 1st loser said:
Lets be honest and not Monday morning QB this one. The first half was absolutely atrocious and the final score is not indicative of how this game was played.

You couldn't look at one unit on our team that was outplaying theirs. We got beat in every conceivable aspect, but turnovers. When you win that battle 5-0, plus get dropped balls, uniform penalties, etc, you should win 100% of all games. Lets not pretend like there aren't major concerns

The first 35 minutes was horrendous, the first 45 improved to bad, HOWEVER, the 4th quarter was pretty much perfection. The late scores put some makeup on this one.

We can(and do) woulda, coulda, shoulda all games to death, but in this one.....we shoulda probably been down three scores at that half. The fact we were winning was a minor miracle.

Both lines and the corners have to be better. Thx corners have to be a LOT better. Glad we adjusted on the offensive side at the half. Quick slants, screens, play action.....it all slows down a pass rush and over active defensive ends.

Not sure we have things figured out on the defensive side yet. Worried about those interior linemen, but onward and upward.
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LOL. So atrocious that we were leading at halftime in our first road game. Against a Power 4 team at that. SMH.
 
#416      
SescIllini
Have player grades been released? Would think Beatty, Altmyier, Jacas are high. O-line probably low.

***oops just saw above:(

Wisky thank you for Thompson, Neal and Lowery....really boosted our D-line yesterday
 
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Rebounding Dog
IlliniCardinal said:
I had a typo - he had one carry this weekend. Four other backs at Georgia had more. And two others had one carry. Josh - based on playing time so far - may have made a bad decision. And I imagine we could use him at some point this year.
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McCray … based on what I read a few weeks ago… was ill and out for a couple weeks. Not. a 100% week one. perhaps not quite back on track yet.
 
#420      
Joel Goodson
I love Feagin. he's a load. but at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I sure wish his acceleration from stationary was better. I wish he had more wiggle too, but guys that big generally don't have much
 
#422      
PleaseMakeABowlGame
I think the misconception here is that the posts claiming "luck" and unconvinced aren't necessarily saying it's not a good win. It's just saying that we didn't look like the number 11 team in the country - which is probably true. I think we looked like a solid top 25 team, but not a team that's finishing 10-2 in the B10.

It's still a great accomplishment by Illinois standards, and no one's arguing with that... its just the ranking and perception is so other wordly high (and likely unrealistic).
 
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LocalChief505
Joel Goodson said:
I love Feagin. he's a load. but at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I sure wish his acceleration from stationary was better. I wish he had more wiggle too, but guys that big generally don't have much
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The guy goes down easier than Wes Lunt.
 
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