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Iowa 35, Illinois 21 Postgame
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<blockquote data-quote="Illinir1" data-source="post: 1560750" data-attributes="member: 4270"><p>Didn't get to watch the Iowa game until the 4thQ. I got to see a pourous Illini D being disected with Iowa getting big chunks on most every play (including a 2 play TD drive after an 18 yd punt return).</p><p></p><p>I visited the box score and was surprised to see what looked like a closer game than the final score. 424 yds offense for Iowa to 348 yds for Illinois. No turnovers for either team. Should have been less than a TD difference in score.</p><p></p><p>But this is "Lovie ball" defense. Yield, yield, yield, TD (if we don't get a turnover). In year 5 of a coach with his own players why can't we have a more stout defense? Can't a defense be stout AND be taught to try to strip the ball? Watching opposing teams march down the field while we wait and hope for a turnover, or otherwise expect a TD has become very deflating (probably for the players too).</p><p></p><p>The only way I could support Lovie staying on is if JW did what was done with Zook. Get the Coach a Defensive Coordinator with a different scheme and tell Lovie his job is to manage time outs. If Lovie can't do that give him his $1,000,000 and say thank you (he'll cost more than that in lost ticket sales if he stays).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Illinir1, post: 1560750, member: 4270"] Didn't get to watch the Iowa game until the 4thQ. I got to see a pourous Illini D being disected with Iowa getting big chunks on most every play (including a 2 play TD drive after an 18 yd punt return). I visited the box score and was surprised to see what looked like a closer game than the final score. 424 yds offense for Iowa to 348 yds for Illinois. No turnovers for either team. Should have been less than a TD difference in score. But this is "Lovie ball" defense. Yield, yield, yield, TD (if we don't get a turnover). In year 5 of a coach with his own players why can't we have a more stout defense? Can't a defense be stout AND be taught to try to strip the ball? Watching opposing teams march down the field while we wait and hope for a turnover, or otherwise expect a TD has become very deflating (probably for the players too). The only way I could support Lovie staying on is if JW did what was done with Zook. Get the Coach a Defensive Coordinator with a different scheme and tell Lovie his job is to manage time outs. If Lovie can't do that give him his $1,000,000 and say thank you (he'll cost more than that in lost ticket sales if he stays). [/QUOTE]
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