Game Thread: Illinois vs Central Michigan

[illiram]

I understand players not being ready for the first early game, but why do we get outcoached by MAC teams?

 

[Old.Edgy]

Based on how surprised people are by this, I’m assuming most people here are brand new fans. If you’ve been an Illinois football fan for awhile, this was the most predictable outcome imaginable.

How true... each year ... since the mid 1950's I take the bait and drink the Kool-Aid... No fool like an OLD fool...

 

[aaeismacgychel]

We've got 2 timeouts. Let it fly.

 

[Saturdaze]

Positive point. We seem to be hurting their team slowing with big hits.. this might wear them down as the game goes

The Bielema & Lunney strategy is sacrifice 8 mid game drives to increase the success of the final two drives.

 

[TentakilRex]

The deep ball is our friend

 

[Coop70]

A lot of looking around on defense, not sure of assignments or placement. Confused and unaware.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Great step up and throw.

 

[FloridaMan]

Why burn a TO there? Are our coaches ready for these games each week?

 

[and 69 others]

We've got 2 timeouts. Let it fly.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have that third effing timeout? But we decided to burn one immediately after an injury timeout.

 

[LFOD]

Targeting the ref

 

[TentakilRex]

Kill the ref!

 

[aaeismacgychel]

How did we lose 14 seconds on that play?

 

[ChiefGritty]

Luke, politics, you gotta check on the welfare of that ref you just destroyed lol

 

[LoveLovie]

Luke might’ve taken a bigger hit if the ref wasn’t there

 

[Scoregasm]

Effing ref hurt Atlmyer

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Uhh...why did we burn that timeout after that first down?

 

[redwingillini11]

Uhh...why did we burn that timeout after that first down?

We should have just downed it there.

 

[OskieWowWow]

Luke might’ve taken a bigger hit if the ref wasn’t there

Poor guy doesn't know how to protect himself at all

 

[aaeismacgychel]

This timeout management to end the half is certainly something... We're not quite in Zook territory but we're close

 

[FloridaMan]

No roughing???? Jesus these refs, week after week

 

[LFOD]

Definitely late hit

 

[FloridaMan]

Thank God for Olano

 

[LoveLovie]

NAILED IT!!

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

WOW! 59 YARDS! WHAT A KICK!

Ethan Moczulski!

 

[redwingillini11]

WOW