I suspect the 1Q hit-fumble-tackle affected Luke the rest of the game.
Minnesota 25, Illinois 17 Postgame
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
rats.
we are really missing faegin
we are really missing faegin
Luke did everything he could this game, but the pressure was way too much in the end. And the injuries on Defense left us way too undermanned. Luke's good. He isn't Lamar Jackson. We can't expect to win when we allow the opposing defense to pressure him this hard.
Our offensive problem is not enough really good offensive linemen.
Had no idea why Illinois was +3 but Vegas knows
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
This one really hurts because it was very winnable against a mid-tier B1G program. Simply can't win these games with 17 points.
P.S. Fleck is still a piece of turd and deserved to lose.
P.S. Fleck is still a piece of turd and deserved to lose.
Really? Playing like we did in the 2nd half of Purdue, the Oregon game and now this. I just don't another win on the table...I pray to God I'm wrong.
Remember when Barry Lunney was gonna leave for a head coaching job? Good times.
Brutal, can’t let this happen again.
Krombopulos_Michael
- Aurora, Illinois (that’s a suburb of Chicago)
Well that sucked. I remember why we are the way we are as fans
I disagree. Enough fumbling over the ball, waiting for guys to break open. Need to throw the ball and let the receivers get it.
Here we go again……
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
We simply need better recruits, period … and that requires more NIL. Unfortunately, it’s wins or “proof of concept” that are necessary to galvanize what should (on paper) be a very large and willing Illini donor base. Losses like this just push people back onto the fence … or off of it in the wrong direction. 
That’s not a very good MN team and we looked really bad most of the game. Hoping for 7-5 but feels like all of these last 3 could go either way. Another late season collapse would be crushing to recruiting. BB gonna have to figure out how to finish strong.
Take a deep breath.
Exactly, you can't play like that and expect to fill a stadium....
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
And we can thank some Illini style tackling from Minny for that one, lol.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
You skipped the Michigan game … were you feeling super optimistic after that one??
rosieks injury is huge. Losing both Scotts doesn’t help.
Altmyer ball security, Lunney playcalling, and time management were all major keys to this loss. Those aren’t impossible-to-cleanup issues.
I think at the end of the day multiple things can be true: we’re more of a top 40 team than 25. Minny is pretty good and hitting a stride. We still have 3 very winnable games to make this a memorable season.
Altmyer ball security, Lunney playcalling, and time management were all major keys to this loss. Those aren’t impossible-to-cleanup issues.
I think at the end of the day multiple things can be true: we’re more of a top 40 team than 25. Minny is pretty good and hitting a stride. We still have 3 very winnable games to make this a memorable season.
