Not convinced Minnesota is an automatic loss.
Pregame: Illinois vs UTSA, Saturday, September 4th, 6:30pm CT, BTN
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If this was the opening game for both teams I might be a little worried, but to have a game on film for this coaching staff will be priceless, I think we win by at least 14.
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
Illinois vs UTSA Prediction, Game Preview
Illinois vs UTSA prediction and game preview. Illinois vs UTSA Broadcast Date: Saturday, September 4 Game Time: 7:30 ET Venue: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL Network: Big Ten Network – All o…
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Spoiler: we win, but not easily
Your to Pessimistic,Nebraska was not a bad team, defense had them confused all day,credit to Defensive Coaches,even with some key players not playing . Offense will only continue to improve,8-4
skyIdub
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We will upset one of those four. And it will be because of coaching, special teams, and not beating ourselves. For a change.
Looking back on our first game a lot of Nebraska's success came on totally blown coverages (WIDE open receivers or Martinez on his 75 yard scamper for a TD). Offensively I watched a play where a receiver was still staring at the sideline AFTER we hiked the ball. That stuff is going to go away. If both sides of the ball omit a handful of glaring mistakes and the players gain some confidence they're going to be a lot better. Nebraska saw us at our worst and we found a way to win. We just need to keep doing that for five more wins. 6 wins and a bowl should be our goal after a 2-0 start. How's UTSA's run defense?
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Privately in whispered conversations with close friends, I have us at 6-0 (identical to Zook’s final year in 2011)..........
as we head into “Bielema vs Wisconsin” for the Homecoming Game on October 9th.
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
We should try and recruit Judson HS in converse Texas. Both their future NFL draft pick and 2nd team All American RB, and future NFL draft pick safety are from there.
Seriously? Could we repeat? Only ILL
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Nebraska played horrendously and with the Frost situation, I suspect that will continue.
That's got 3-9 written all over it.
UTSA is likely a better team and it's possible they're a much better team.
I would be more surprised if we blew them out than if we lost.
Judson has good athletes. Believe they won some track stuff and girls championships within the last few years. Tough to beat out houston/Dallas at the state level coming from the central/south region of Texas.
But to be fair, there’s like 15 other schools I think of as having elite football talent and athletes in Texas, and none are in the San Antonio area.
Joel Goodson
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The flip side is that if we faced a competent or, God forbid, good QB, he would've hit open receivers and ripped us.
That isn't to say we're not better on D. Just that things very easily could have been markedly different had we faced a good passer.
What did they have Nebraska at?
The flip side of that is that our DB play was outstanding. They're WRs couldn't get separation.
Joel Goodson
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There were more than a few bad throws from Martinez and some of them could have resulted in big gains.
He was erratic. But most of our sacks were because of his dancing around in the pocket waiting for a receiver to get open.
Seriously? Could we repeat? Only ILL
Give some credit to Illinios Coaches, Defense confused Nebraska all day other than a few breakdowns Defense looked good.UTSA is a run oriented team.I'll be very surprised if Illini doesn't blow them out
I disagree. The edges played contain and they did some nice stunts on the inside to get backers free. Can't wait to see them edges get after a qb that isn't a threat to take off on us.
The Illini have a knack for taking out officials.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
I think we went penalty free after the second umpire knockdown.....Future game planning ???????
It looks like the line is anywhere between -5.5 and -6.5 depending on the bookmaker.
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