Game Thread: Illinois at Penn State

[ChiefGritty]

Absolutely correct. Luke kinda went on auto-pilot there, but coulda stole the 1st down another way.

It's so ingrained to go deep on a free play, I don't blame him.

Nearly had it too.

 

[Thaillini22]

Who wouldnt have taken 4-1 and #23 going into the bye week?

 

[abchew2]

Also want to point out how solid our open field tackling is this year. Has saved many big plays

 

[foby]

PSU isn't very good. They have more dudes than us BY FAR, but we've been able to stay in the game. If we ever get DUDES we will be able to block and stop the run.

You sound like a Kansas fan. They're good.

 

[Illini1977]

Wth is a nittany lion anyway

 

[Neidermeyer]

Good night

 

[TheFlyingIllini1317]

Worst play call ive maybe ever seen

Classic lunney run on 3rd then throw on 4th, throw it both times

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Man, run blitz and can't even get there, that's just woof

 

[LFOD]

Wth is a nittany lion anyway

Nobody knows.

 

[Marshall_Lucky]

I'm not mad at lunney or really anyone. We knew the one area this D might struggle was against the run and PSU has a great ground game

 

[LarryGotFouled]

Who wouldnt have taken 4-1 and #23 going into the bye week?

I guess. But super frustrating to see the way it has happened

 

[Illini-Rule]

Kudos to defense for showing up. I know the online isn’t giving you many options but good god Lunney. Not good.

I think Lunney shat down his leg in this one.

 

[kyillinifan]

Gave them a heck of a game. Wouldn’t a scoop n score look nice.

 

[Epsilon]

We need John Paddock for just 2 minutes…

 

[PopChampaign]

Good game fellas, we’re legit and weren’t embarrassed on the road against a “top 10 team”. Made some mistakes but this game was winnable. We’re heading in the right direction. We’re good. I-L-L

 

[Illinifan533]

One positive: I think we'll come fired up against Purdue and destroy them finally. Win this going into the bye week and we might have come out lax and lost a game we shouldn't.

 

[Fighting I 95]

Classic lunney run on 3rd then throw on 4th, throw it both times

Runs to the short side of the field are the worst. It was a toss play 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage, just terrible

 

[NorthShoreIllini]

Terrible officiating. Some maddening plays. Still pretty fing proud of where we are.

 

[Keisersose]

Classic lunney run on 3rd then throw on 4th, throw it both times

Well at least down run for a loss in 3rd.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

You sound like a Kansas fan. They're good.

I think PSU has a great team, a lot of talent, but some very questionable coaching that gives me significant pause when it comes to their ceiling. They're going to lose a few games this year

 

[Illini2010-11]

We needed to just get points at the end of the first half. Period.

True, but Penn State has also left at least 6 points out there as well. The line on both sides of the ball are just outmatched. The fact that it is a one to two score game in end is actually astounding.

Illini seemed better coached, but PSU has better players and the home environment.

This Illini team can still be really special, even with limitations.

 

[Illini in Italy]

I haven’t seen an Illinois team that wants to lose as much as this team tonight does. If we get back to the mentality of the first four games during our next two games, we’ll be alright still. We all knew this would be our toughest test, and we’re only down 7 with less than 6 minutes left (albeit in a bad position).

What an ignorant position. . .

 

[illini80]

Guys have hung in like warriors. Proud of the effort tonight. Probably had to play perfect to win and we certainly didn’t. But we are pretty good. I’ll take it.

 

[LarryGotFouled]

Need a miracle

 

[ChiefGritty]

Who wouldnt have taken 4-1 and #23 going into the bye week?

We won't be ranked, but that's good.

Reset the heads.