illini80
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Mississippi State 19, Illinois 10 Postgame
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Minimal pressure on QB. Too much 3 man rush.
Ehhhh. D guys don’t get many shots at a TD, let alone in a bowl game. Should he have just gone down? Yeah, but I wouldn’t equate it to an end of game dunk.
TentakilRex
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Not for sure about Wisconsin. Long term they will improve but going from a Wisconsin offense to an Air Raid will be disorienting, they will having a lot of "two steps forward, on step back" this season.
illini80
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Plus our receivers couldn’t get open. That’s been a problem all year.
illini80
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The times we did blitz it wasn’t effective. Too many freshman playing to do more I’m guessing.
This is so correct on TDV. He did a tremendous job for us as “what he is”, but on both (all out blitzes by MSU in the forth quarter) he throws line drives to a wide open IW. Those passes have to be thrown with air under them. I, also wish we would learn to throw the ball away instead of taking 7 sacks? 1/2 of the the number of sacks could have been “next play” mentality. Simply can’t hold the ball for 5 or more seconds as a QB?
I loved what TDV gave us this year, but he did have limitations.
We'll, at least we're not Purdont: 49-0 with time left in the 3rd qtr.
Can anyone answer for me why that last play was a fumble return…looked to me like a forward pass?
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
What the hell happened to the defensive Line? NO PRESSURE ON A VERY GOOD QB. What the hell happened to the offensive line? LEAKED LIKE A SIEVE.
I thought this team had sand. They don't.
I thought this team had sand. They don't.
Tough loss. Controlled the 1st half. Couldn’t run the ball. Would have been interesting to see what Chase could have done. D was tired. TDV tried to push it down the field today where in the regular season he would have checked down
The way I look at it 2 blown TD calls this season (IU and MSU) could have changed the outcome of 2 games
The way I look at it 2 blown TD calls this season (IU and MSU) could have changed the outcome of 2 games
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Sorry, but I 100% disagree. I have no issues with the return at all. The only way I would have been mad was if I bet Illini +3.5, which of course I do not bet on Illini games.
They absolutely could have fallen on the ball, but in no way is it a dick move to return the ball. We were trying to score on that play, so I see no equivalent here. No doubt in my mind if the roles were reversed that we would have done the exact same thing, and all of us on the board would be celebrating the play.
TentakilRex
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Also the nature of the opponent. Though I wanted more pressure, rushing 3 and 8 in coverage is good anti-Air Raid defense. Beside the defense only allowed 13 all game.
Absolutely agree. Hope this will not be the norm.
Great job by defense. You give up 13 points you should win every time. But as has been the case most of the year the offense was a total dud. Dropped passes, spotty OL play, poor scheming. Still a fun year overall. Back it up with 9+ wins next year. Can afford to take a step back… bt west is already better.
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Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
yup
if anyone says pre-game you guys will only give up 13 points, I say we win 95 out of 100 times
Mostly 4 man rush with lots of attempted blitzes up the middle with no success.
BZuppke
- Plainfield
Nothing is certain with Wisky or Nebraska. Scott Frost was supposed to be NU’s savior. We saw how that turned out.
My bet is that Minnesota stays about where they’re at with PJ. Iowa continues to slide. Wisky eventually gets it going with Fickel, we’re good with Bielema, Nebraska stays in its funk, Purdue fails and NW makes some improvement but never is competitive again under Fitzy.
My bet is that Minnesota stays about where they’re at with PJ. Iowa continues to slide. Wisky eventually gets it going with Fickel, we’re good with Bielema, Nebraska stays in its funk, Purdue fails and NW makes some improvement but never is competitive again under Fitzy.
TentakilRex
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Remember everyone:
The defense only allowed 13 points
Even if MSU got a TD instead of going to a final FG, MSU would gotten max 18 points (TD + 2pt conversion, more like a TD + XP for 17 points)
We had a good season and the defense had a good game.
The defense only allowed 13 points
Even if MSU got a TD instead of going to a final FG, MSU would gotten max 18 points (TD + 2pt conversion, more like a TD + XP for 17 points)
We had a good season and the defense had a good game.
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