Not so crazy about our D...the Nebraska game was the least given points for the season at 20.......Purdue 44, Kansas 34, Florida Atlantic 23...not a great stat.With the exception of the Toledo game, the defense has been above average to quite good. But the offense can’t sustain drives and the defense is on the field for well over half the game and are gassed at crunch time.
I don't know how they calculate this but the box score shows a Mr. Harper with 17 tackles for us. What was his rating?
As frustrated as we all are….the coaching staff is even more frustrated. I can assure you that some of your theories on here are hilarious. Bret didn’t forget how to coach(he’s leading the same team meetings he did last year talking about the same stuff about being smart football players and situational football), Bart isn’t doing anything different(coaching/teaching wise) than he did the past 2 years. You can tell kids/show kids what to do and how to do it until you’re blue in the face and sometimes it just doesn’t matter. Walters, Patterson and Kane weren’t god last year. We had 7 NFL guys on the roster last year that were all veteran college guys. Sydney knew every play that was coming at us last year. Made sure everyone was lined up correctly it really was impressive. But back to the meeting….very intense and emotional, self reflection from everyone. They want to figure this out more than anyone. Yes Barry still has a job(for now). Schematic changes were deeply discussed. This team is badly missing senior leadership imo….Sydney, Chase and Palcho ain’t walking through that door. Coaches can lead but player leadership is a helluva lot more effective.,@illini0440.....any updates on the 1:00AM coaches meeting?
Those are my key points too. I have other passions calling in good weather in the fall. While I deeply appreciate Illinois in general, love visiting campus, and really enjoy watching football, I just can’t stomach watching truly bad football week after week. Losing a decently played game is fine, but repeated bumbling clown shows remind me I’m forfeiting beautiful fall days for stomach-churning football. To me it really is more about how we play the game than the W-L outcome.If there is a silver lining it's that my Saturdays will be free to do other things. I'm not wasting my time on this stupidity. I'm in my 8th decade, seen it too much to expect anything different. If the weather is bad and I'm stuck inside I'll watch. For a while.
I'm handicapped, and it's a real hassle to attend a sporting event. I was going to try to get up there for a game this year. Love to tailgate, grill, listen to some tunes and hang out with folks. Then go to see a well played game, win or lose. Not wasting my time this year, maybe some other time.
-Good News: If we continue to lose, the Illini will get the #1 draft pick.• Good news: the defense looked better than last week (albeit against a bad offense)
• Bad news: the offense has never looked worse
• Worse news: there are still more games this season
There are some things behind the scenes going on with JacasI know Barry is going to get the brunt of the blame for this team but was the Charlie Bullen hire one of the worst assistant coaches hires? It’s like Coleman and Jacas forgot how to play football and that’s with Newton getting doubled every play!!!!!
Sounds a lot like last basketball season, is Altmyer gonna go on a Monster binge?As frustrated as we all are….the coaching staff is even more frustrated. I can assure you that some of your theories on here are hilarious. Bret didn’t forget how to coach(he’s leading the same team meetings he did last year talking about the same stuff about being smart football players and situational football), Bart isn’t doing anything different(coaching/teaching wise) than he did the past 2 years. You can tell kids/show kids what to do and how to do it until you’re blue in the face and sometimes it just doesn’t matter. Walters, Patterson and Kane weren’t god last year. We had 7 NFL guys on the roster last year that were all veteran college guys. Sydney knew every play that was coming at us last year. Made sure everyone was lined up correctly it really was impressive. But back to the meeting….very intense and emotional, self reflection from everyone. They want to figure this out more than anyone. Yes Barry still has a job(for now). Schematic changes were deeply discussed. This team is badly missing senior leadership imo….Sydney, Chase and Palcho ain’t walking through that door. Coaches can lead but player leadership is a helluva lot more effective.,
I can understand all this, but the scarier part is when you look forward, our best players will cycle out next year. To me, your post screams lack of talent and/or talent development. How does that improve with best players leaving and the pipeline looking extremely weak.As frustrated as we all are….the coaching staff is even more frustrated. I can assure you that some of your theories on here are hilarious. Bret didn’t forget how to coach(he’s leading the same team meetings he did last year talking about the same stuff about being smart football players and situational football), Bart isn’t doing anything different(coaching/teaching wise) than he did the past 2 years. You can tell kids/show kids what to do and how to do it until you’re blue in the face and sometimes it just doesn’t matter. Walters, Patterson and Kane weren’t god last year. We had 7 NFL guys on the roster last year that were all veteran college guys. Sydney knew every play that was coming at us last year. Made sure everyone was lined up correctly it really was impressive. But back to the meeting….very intense and emotional, self reflection from everyone. They want to figure this out more than anyone. Yes Barry still has a job(for now). Schematic changes were deeply discussed. This team is badly missing senior leadership imo….Sydney, Chase and Palcho ain’t walking through that door. Coaches can lead but player leadership is a helluva lot more effective.,
Transfer talk. NiL, injury???There are some things behind the scenes going on with Jacas
Have had the same thoughts. I know Moore fumbled, but I believe the first throw to a TE came in the last few minutes of the first half.As I’m awake at 2:30 am utterly disgusted by tonight you ask a pertinent question: Why not more plays north/south? Slants, TE etc.
+1 on Elzy, I'll be so angry if he bails for greener pastures at the end of the year.Paddock isn’t the answer. Luke is the best option we have and I honestly think he has the ability to do the job well. At this point I think he’s getting worse though because he’s thinking too much.
This offensive system sucks, we have a terrible O line and our receivers rarely have separation. What is he supposed to do with those options.
I agree about your Elzy point though!!
Yeah he had a bad game. I don’t think singling him out is fair. That line overall has been terrible all year and ironically before this game Kruetz might have been the most consistent of the bunch.I don’t mean to pick on the kid - but I don’t recall ever seeing an FBS center struggle like Kruetz struggled last night. Couldn’t believe my eyes…This Oline is just flat out broken.
Ugh, there's no thumbs down optionThere are some things behind the scenes going on with Jacas
Sounds like we can't expect Bret to consistently work magic with bottom 5 recruiting at the P5 level. How do we recruit better talent without the prerequisite football success?As frustrated as we all are….the coaching staff is even more frustrated. I can assure you that some of your theories on here are hilarious. Bret didn’t forget how to coach(he’s leading the same team meetings he did last year talking about the same stuff about being smart football players and situational football), Bart isn’t doing anything different(coaching/teaching wise) than he did the past 2 years. You can tell kids/show kids what to do and how to do it until you’re blue in the face and sometimes it just doesn’t matter. Walters, Patterson and Kane weren’t god last year. We had 7 NFL guys on the roster last year that were all veteran college guys. Sydney knew every play that was coming at us last year. Made sure everyone was lined up correctly it really was impressive. But back to the meeting….very intense and emotional, self reflection from everyone. They want to figure this out more than anyone. Yes Barry still has a job(for now). Schematic changes were deeply discussed. This team is badly missing senior leadership imo….Sydney, Chase and Palcho ain’t walking through that door. Coaches can lead but player leadership is a helluva lot more effective.,
I’m sorry, but that performance last night was well beyond a “bad game”; that was utterly inexcusable. You’re probably right that he’s been the most consistent of the bunch, but that in itself is a huge problem! He’s going to be a good player, he’s just too green right now.Yeah he had a bad game. I don’t think singling him out is fair. That line overall has been terrible all year and ironically before this game Kruetz might have been the most consistent of the bunch.
This program has never recovered from 30 years ago (some will insist it's been longer than that).Yeah, let's just keep doing what we're doing. It's working so well and the future trajectory is awesome. Illinois football will never recover after 5 more years of Bret's "leadership." Can't wait for those west coast teams to join the conference. Should really improve our results.
This is a results oriented business. I know it, you know it, and the coaches know it. Every good college team loses players to the NFL every year, this is not new or unexpected.As frustrated as we all are….the coaching staff is even more frustrated. I can assure you that some of your theories on here are hilarious. Bret didn’t forget how to coach(he’s leading the same team meetings he did last year talking about the same stuff about being smart football players and situational football), Bart isn’t doing anything different(coaching/teaching wise) than he did the past 2 years. You can tell kids/show kids what to do and how to do it until you’re blue in the face and sometimes it just doesn’t matter. Walters, Patterson and Kane weren’t god last year. We had 7 NFL guys on the roster last year that were all veteran college guys. Sydney knew every play that was coming at us last year. Made sure everyone was lined up correctly it really was impressive. But back to the meeting….very intense and emotional, self reflection from everyone. They want to figure this out more than anyone. Yes Barry still has a job(for now). Schematic changes were deeply discussed. This team is badly missing senior leadership imo….Sydney, Chase and Palcho ain’t walking through that door. Coaches can lead but player leadership is a helluva lot more effective.,
No. Altmyer is a good kid. He’s played in 6 games….essentially a freshmanSounds a lot like last basketball season, is Altmyer gonna go on a Monster binge?
The middleTransfer talk. NiL, injury???