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<blockquote data-quote="Go Nats 88 Illini" data-source="post: 1659046" data-attributes="member: 747287"><p>That was a brutal game to go to. I am not sure what it looked like on TV, but in addition to all that I have read one thing I also saw was the difference in team speed. Our lines clearly got manhandled, but I was surprised how much faster their "skill" players were than ours. Their skill position players just seemed to be able to blow by ours and their secondary (and linebackers) just flew to make plays. I am not sure if they are that fast, we are that slow, or both - or was it just desire?</p><p></p><p>We can't teach speed, but we sure need to recruit some. I still have faith in BB, but we were just outclassed when it came to talent and speed. It will take a couple years to turn this around. The Illini looked liked the UVA team of 2016 - Mendenhal's first year. They went 2-10. I went to their last game at VT and they lost 52-10 or something like that. Three years later they won the ACC Coastal division and were in the Orange Bowl. Not saying that is our trajectory, but a good coach coming into a weak situation can make the difference. I hear all the blah, blah, blah about BB at Arkansas, but I am not buying it. I am not saying he is Nick Saban, but he is legit. It takes time, and it will here, too, but BB is taking us in the right direction. Connecting to the state, being straight forward, bringing in a solid staff, and can coach. He can only work with what he has right now. Sure, I will cringe from time-to-time this year, but I still predict we pull out an unexpected win or two and get to 4 + wins,. That could be overly optimistic for this year, but I don't think so. And I see us moving in the right direction, even after a horrible loss like yesterday.</p><p></p><p>I still say ILL...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Go Nats 88 Illini, post: 1659046, member: 747287"] That was a brutal game to go to. I am not sure what it looked like on TV, but in addition to all that I have read one thing I also saw was the difference in team speed. Our lines clearly got manhandled, but I was surprised how much faster their "skill" players were than ours. Their skill position players just seemed to be able to blow by ours and their secondary (and linebackers) just flew to make plays. I am not sure if they are that fast, we are that slow, or both - or was it just desire? We can't teach speed, but we sure need to recruit some. I still have faith in BB, but we were just outclassed when it came to talent and speed. It will take a couple years to turn this around. The Illini looked liked the UVA team of 2016 - Mendenhal's first year. They went 2-10. I went to their last game at VT and they lost 52-10 or something like that. Three years later they won the ACC Coastal division and were in the Orange Bowl. Not saying that is our trajectory, but a good coach coming into a weak situation can make the difference. I hear all the blah, blah, blah about BB at Arkansas, but I am not buying it. I am not saying he is Nick Saban, but he is legit. It takes time, and it will here, too, but BB is taking us in the right direction. Connecting to the state, being straight forward, bringing in a solid staff, and can coach. He can only work with what he has right now. Sure, I will cringe from time-to-time this year, but I still predict we pull out an unexpected win or two and get to 4 + wins,. That could be overly optimistic for this year, but I don't think so. And I see us moving in the right direction, even after a horrible loss like yesterday. I still say ILL... [/QUOTE]
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