I like that we are still the underdogs and at home.
Pregame: Illinois vs Minnesota, Saturday, October 15th, 11:00am CT, BTN
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Without Devito I think we get definitively beaten 24-10. With him it's a 50/50 toss up I think, 21-17 pick it either direction. Personally even though I'll be heading to this game I hope they don't play Devito unless they know he'll be healthy, with very low risk of re-injury. He's too important to this offense to risk his season on one game like this, even if it puts the West division on the line. We want to finish strong down the stretch and put together 9 wins before bowl season.
pruman91
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Why don't you just use the New Post's section of the board?
That way you don't miss any posts from any section of the board
That's how I stay updated on all things Illini
McCray was in uniform Saturday for the first time since the injury but obviously didn't get in the game.
Wait, what? Huh….thanks Pru!
As badly as I want to beat Minnesota, their health is more important.
The Gophers still gotta score to win. We have yet to give up a TD at home and the Gophers may score some points. However the way our D is playing if they can force some TOs I feel the offense can out score the Gophers this weekend. I certainly hope so since I got six tickets and I'm bringing my three grandsons to their first Illini game.
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pruman91
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Sounds like another great time for the family .......Stay safe and have a fantastic experience................Go Illini !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I definitely agree with holding DeVito out if there is the possibility that the injury is more likely to be a season long issue. With the upcoming bye week, hold him out if necessary. I don’t agree with your score predictions. Without Tommy, I don’t think Illini definitely lose. Will make it a much harder game to win though. But I do applaud your decisiveness. You don’t just predict a loss, but that the score will definitely be 24-10.
Perhaps this is the game to have two back sets. Chase and Josh. Perhaps a tight end in the backfield to be lead blocker for either Chase or Josh. Downfield passing, the kind that Art is pretty good at. Glue the football to Art's jersey and send him on an occasional run. As others have said, play to Art's strengths.
Not Art's strengths at all
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Yeah, Art valiantly held it together enough to escape Iowa - and we love him for it! But I’m praying Tommy is back, because I honestly think we could have a beatdown of Minny in true style if he’s back.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Art's strengths are playing 1991 dinosaur football. Play action, max protect, two man routes, designed rollouts, that sort of thing. And "strengths" in quotation marks.
It's the exact opposite of LunneyBall. Not to mention the fact that with Art we want to run as few plays as possible.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Honestly? 15 minutes before kickoff.
KrushCow31
Former Krush Cow
- Chicago, IL
Who is Art's backup?
I predict Art throws for 300 yards and rushes for another 100. We win 40-3. They get a field goal against our 3rd string defense
The atmosphere at the Iowa game was the best I have seen in a long time. I love having a matchup against a Minnesota team we beat last year at their house with only 80 yards passing. CUT OUT the turnovers and we win this game 17 - 6.
The flip side is if TDV can tough it out (and not risk further injury) he gets 2 weeks before he has to play another game.
In that case we need him out there.
Idk ncaa concussion protocol, but if it’s anything like what I’m used to, you have to be symptom free before you can even start the return to play process.
Usually it’s something like
1) symptom free for 24 hours/passing concussion tests
2) cardio work (running/biking), and no symptoms for 24 hours
3) non contact practice drills, and no symptoms for 24 hours
4) full contact practice, and no symptoms for 24 hours
5) cleared
So even in the cleanest of worlds, we’re brushing right up against game day. Interestingly enough, the fact that we played a night game last week and a morning game this week costs our guys 8 hours of recovery time, which could be enough to prevent them from getting cleared anyway.
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I do not get this love for the Gophers. Granted, without their star RB, they lost to a average Purdue team. Iowa‘s front 7 are better and we started opening holes in the 2nd half. Minny is a top 25 team but they are not a 4 point favorite on us at home. I believe Lunny will come up with a game plan to win.Our D will suffocate them. I see a 20-13 Illini win.
just what I read & know about how seriously schools are taking concussion protocols now .
I have no inside info.
pretty sure that the spread would be pickem or us by a little had TDV not gotten hurt
BZuppke
- Plainfield
How good are they? Look who they’ve beaten - Colorado 0-5, New Mexico State 1-5, Western Illinois 0-5, MSU 2-4. They may be as good as advertised but do we really know yet? Illinois will be by far the best defense they’ve faced.
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