Well ,Illini fans , the trilogy is complete.....Today we witnessed the third act in the continuing saga of "" 2021 : What Could Have Been ""............................
The Maryland and Purdont games have been discussed ad nauseum and now we have the latest installment to comb through with a wire brush.........With Brandon Peters finally showing a pulse , literally , we actually take a lead into halftime.......Were we so overwhelmed with surprise that we thought the game was over ???????............Or was this another example of playing not to lose ????????
The TD pass to I. Williams was a work of art..........The TD pass to D. Barker was a reprise of the called back TD pass in the last game and it worked to perfection today......Fast forward to the final drive , 4th and 1 .......The QB sneak has worked and the formation looked like it would work today......If the play had been a pitchout to the right side it would have been successful , but the pitchout went to the left side , 5 yards backwards and guess what ??/ .there was an untouched defender waiting ...Chase B. had no chance without him sprouting wings...
Very possible the Illini COULD be 6-3 instead of being 3-6........But hey, it's BB's first year....we don't have the right players.....Our schedule is to difficult after the Lovie 5 year fiasco.....etc etc
If we get the right players will they be put into a position to win or play to lose ????
Sorry , I'm just a 70 year old obnoxious man with passion for the Illini teams to NOT lose and play to win......
Sorry that I won't sugarcoat a loss today like other losses this year.....I didn't expect to have a winning season , but I expected to try to play to win , not the opposite....The series on the one yard line and Chase almost getting tackled for a safety showed me a lack of belief in the offense by the OC , therefore let's not screw up and he almost did screw up.....
I am recharged after my snuggling nap and now will prepare for the BLUES vs. the winless blackhawks hockey game @ 7 pm.........
Thanks for your indulgence in this semi manifesto of complete nonsense and anger....I'm just tired of losing FB games that we should be winning and the false hope generated by beating the # 7 team on the road in our last game before today...........
Putting my soapbox back in storage now .......