Ohio State 42, Illinois 19 Postgame
What’s the problem with taking the free 3pts with 56 seconds left?
Illinois had their chances.
Offense will still continue to score many. many points against weaker teams than OSU.
Defense continue to be very, very worrisome.
Offense will still continue to score many. many points against weaker teams than OSU.
Defense continue to be very, very worrisome.
Thats the best team we'll play all year. A loss is a loss but there are positives to take from this. If we finish some drives, the result probably doesn't change but the score sure changes.
If that’s our team, we have six or seven more wins ahead of us on the schedule. None of those teams have Jeremiah Smith on their roster. Nor will any of those teams have the officials that deep in their pockets.
I thought we would give up 55+ but we didn’t. We moved the ball effectively on one of the best teams in America on the road. Should have been a closer game than it ended up being. Leaving this game feeling more hope than I had prior to the game.
PizzaHutParkingLot
- Vodice, Croatia
Maybe I’m crazy, but I think we can give Oregon a game
Yeah, I mean...it was about the result we all expected, I'm afraid. Not sure when we'll beat OSU again.
But it wasn't for lack of effort. They did about all they could. Just a shame that the defense was decent enough to keep us in it in the 1st half, only to completely revert back to the Duke game in the 2nd half.
But it wasn't for lack of effort. They did about all they could. Just a shame that the defense was decent enough to keep us in it in the 1st half, only to completely revert back to the Duke game in the 2nd half.
Proud of the team’s effort today.
Outstanding effort. There's a lot to build on. I feel better about the season now than I did five hours ago.
They were killing us on the ground, couldn't double Smith too much without making that even worse
Ugh. The defense needs LOTS of work. I like what I saw from Houser today, he's a smart QB. But until the defense can become more aggressive and force big plays, we're always gonna be behind the 8-ball for quality programs like OSU. Still...a 2-2 start isn't the worst situation we could be in right now, and there's lots of season to go.
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
Well, i guess we played a little better than i thought we would. 462 total yards and 199 yards rushing.
Start of season - bowl game YES
After Duke - bowl game NO
After today - bowl game YES
After Duke - bowl game NO
After today - bowl game YES
Sadly, this was Illnois' 11th straight loss to the Buckeyes (post-game screen graphic). Hope the spell can be broken one of these years!
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
I'm getting concerned with his lack of strength in his hands.