That’s why it’s called the hands team. They need to attack the ball
Illinois 50, Purdue 49 OT Postgame
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Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Agreed. It looked like the parting of the Red Sea when the ball was kicked up the middle. It wasn't like the ball took a crazy hop or anything. It should have been an easy recovery. It was a really bad blunder on the special teams squad. I can't recall a deliberate onside kick getting recovered 23 yards downfield before. It seemed like such a low percentage onside kick attempt, but if nobody goes to get the ball...
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
I hated it when that happened to me.
Can we go below this? Absolutely - we've got major problems. But the most likely scenario is we go 3-3 these final 6 - that qualifies for 8W.
we don't seem to get off blocks. if we don't out number their
line in the box we have to rely on a linebacker or safety to make
every tackle. that leaves our corners on an island, which might
be ok against Michigan. the exception is their running QB that
we will have difficulty accounting for. slow the run down (we
wont stop it) and keep him in the pocket and force him to throw
down field. maybe a pick 6? there is my prediction.
line in the box we have to rely on a linebacker or safety to make
every tackle. that leaves our corners on an island, which might
be ok against Michigan. the exception is their running QB that
we will have difficulty accounting for. slow the run down (we
wont stop it) and keep him in the pocket and force him to throw
down field. maybe a pick 6? there is my prediction.
they teach the front guys on onside kicks to block and slow the first
group of guys down, but there has to be someone right behind to
be there to get the ball. there was mass confusion on that play. we'll
get that fixed. i'm just glad it didn't cost us the game.
I know what you are saying , but there are kicks that sometimes linger & bounce right around 8-11 yards from kickoff , and those dudes in the front line need to be able to fall on it in some cases .
no doubt it’s a tricky situation , and as long as the proper people are in and they understand their assignments , you can at least make it real hard for the kicking team to recover .
we all agree that wasn’t the case Saturday .
at that point , I got disgusted and turned it off . knowing they would score and being fairly certain we would lose the game .
it was overall , an embarrassing win , but that’s how it goes sometimes . all good teams get an embarrassing win every once in awhile . it’s part of the game .
the lack of PI calls on Purdue was odd, but again , it’s part of the game
you missed a great finish.
I saw it recorded , albeit 90 mins after wards
but yea, in hindsight, seeing it live would have been better
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
At the game, the feeling was exactly the same. If I got a dollar for every "this is so Illinois" I heard when that happened, I would get enough to payoff the season tickets for next year.
Also when Altmyer got sacked on the last drive in OT, there was a general acceptance that it would be called a fumble, because "we are Illinois".
Yes, very lucky to get the win, but every win counts the same in the record books. A loss would have derailed the entire season, and potentially, the Bielema tenure.
Hopefully 20 years from now when a statue of Coach B is unveiled, we will remember this game as the one that almost killed the Bielema era, and the week later the one that made a huge statement of saying "Illinois has arrived".
and somehow i was pretty confident we'd go to overtime. the offense
had moved the ball consistently and a field goal seemed reasonable.
Once that happened i felt like we'd win in overtime. gotta believe,
i fail to understand that our fans would invest 4 hours of their day
and give up and go home. You should have heard the idiot behind me.
if i were him, i'd be embarrassed to show up again.
had moved the ball consistently and a field goal seemed reasonable.
Once that happened i felt like we'd win in overtime. gotta believe,
i fail to understand that our fans would invest 4 hours of their day
and give up and go home. You should have heard the idiot behind me.
if i were him, i'd be embarrassed to show up again.
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Decades of letdown will do that to a fanbase. But hey, I remained the whole game and some with my 19-month old. Certainly a story to tell him years from now.
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- Batavia
Finally watched the full highlights from the game. That FS1 announcer needs to be fired into the sun jfc. “Purdoooooooooooooooo!!!!!”
Pur-DON"TTTTTTTTTT!!
Illinivek23
- Gurnee
I thought the same thing - and Tillman was lavishing the praise on RW. Clearly didn't do any homework.
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
I watched the replay of the game and I did chuckle at the comment after Purdue took the lead: "Illinois has come apart quicker than a $3 luggage bag".
Very accurate.
That could a bigger failure on a bigger stage. I say go for it
It was the scoop n score and the on side kick. They should have never gotten the on side kick. We left the middle wide open. You knew it was coming.
i would be shocked.... (great D coordinator if that's what you are saying),
but he has yet to prove he can be a head coach. their administration/
alumni base would never stoop that low.
The "/s" indicates sarcasm, just as an fyi.
My wife who doesn't care at all about sports hit the nail on the head. Right before the Scoop and Score, the announcer said something to the effect that there had not been any turnovers in this game, and my wife says, "You can't say that you just jinxed them" and sure enough next play it happened. So we blame the announcers for the whole thing.
See Lou Tepper.
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