Trying to help out this anemic offense might help us not to loseWe tend to play not to lose. There may be instructions to fair catch the ball in a lot of instances and, minimize the chances of a fumble.
Trying to help out this anemic offense might help us not to loseWe tend to play not to lose. There may be instructions to fair catch the ball in a lot of instances and, minimize the chances of a fumble.
Through 9 games, a grand total of THREE kickoff returns! But hey, at least we're not last in the number of punt returns!....THIS! I honestly don't think we've attempted to run back a KO or punt?!
I’m not too sure on the punts, but on KO returns, I think the %’s would say you’re better off taking the ball at the 25 most of the time. I’d guess it’s not close, but I don’t have the data to back that up. The numbers above don’t tell you what the ultimate spot of the ball was, but you would think most of those returns were inside the 5 at a minimum.Through 9 games, a grand total of THREE kickoff returns! But hey, at least we're not last in the number of punt returns!....
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There are a lot of ways that could help us not to lose. How about playing to win.Trying to help out this anemic offense might help us not to lose
That means they have to listen to him, and we don't.ESPN Fleck gets an extension til 2028
Guess I’m a little surprised at the terms. Making 4.65M now and it increases to 5M next year and stays there. His buyout increases by 2.5M in year 2 and 1M in later years vs what it was. That’s not even 1% per year avg increase. And his buy goes up significantly if he leaves. What am I missing?ESPN Fleck gets an extension til 2028
If after Northwestern we improve to a mid 80s offense and high 40s defense, that’s a great way to end the season. Shows that we were still fighting and getting better to the very end. Hopefully that’s what happens and a few more wins wouldn’t be too bad either.SP+ offensive + defensive rankings at various points of the season:
Beginning of Season
Overall: 81st
Offense: 77th
Defense: 83rd
After Wisconsin
Overall: 95th
Offense: 102nd
Defense: 87th
After Rutgers
Overall: 82nd
Offense: 98th
Defense: 52nd
Essentially the exact quality of team that was expected via a much worse offense and much better defense than expected.
It's hard to believe that there are over 30 teams with a worse offense than ours...SP+ offensive + defensive rankings at various points of the season:
Beginning of Season
Overall: 81st
Offense: 77th
Defense: 83rd
After Wisconsin
Overall: 95th
Offense: 102nd
Defense: 87th
After Rutgers
Overall: 82nd
Offense: 98th
Defense: 52nd
Essentially the exact quality of team that was expected via a much worse offense and much better defense than expected.
Yes, if you’re looking at passing. We have a pretty decent run game. Especially considering there’s no pass offense teams have to account for.It's hard to believe that there are over 30 teams with a worse offense than ours...
Good luck!I'm putting a small wager on the upset, getting 5-1 odds. Go, Illini.
It's like Lucy with the football and the Illini fans are Charlie Brown. She's really going to let us kick it this time. She promises.We are elite at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. No one does it better.
I'm sure it's a charter, so they fly direct.I was watching that travel video on the front page, for those in the know, are our guys able to fly direct to their destinations or do they have to connect through Chicago first? Same question for the way back.
usually they fly a charter direct. That was the first time I can recall seeing them flying a carrier, but it looks like they chartered that Allegiant bus. I've flown Allegiant a couple times out of Peoria.I was watching that travel video on the front page, for those in the know, are our guys able to fly direct to their destinations or do they have to connect through Chicago first? Same question for the way back.