Penn State 21, Illinois 7 Postgame
Said the same thing after that hit lol
O-line got torched. I was worried Luke was going to get hurt….13 TFL and 7 sacks.
Yes move Feagin to inside linebacker and Valentine as the starting RB.
Agreed, i saw that and thought that was strange take. Our snapping the ball over the qb’s head was a great defensive play??
He’s an absolute freak athlete. He’s one of our best 11 on offense or defense and feel we need to be creative to get him on the field as much as possible…assuming that’s what he wants too.
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I want the coaches, staff, and players preparing through practice to have an expectation of winning.
For me, as fans, we need to expect the team to be competitive each and every time the team takes the field (at this part of the rebuild), and we are beginning to do that. And most importantly, fans need to fill Memorial Stadium each and every home game. I believe unrealistic expectations is what leads to less fans packing the stadium.
With that said, I expect this team to get to at least 8 wins this year, and I expect this coaching staff to continue to hit recruiting hard to make this team championship quality in the years ahead.
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Now we gotta be Penn St fans the rest of the year. If we go 10-2 with a quality win over Michigan and our 2 losses are to playoff teams, we have a decent chance at sneaking into the playoff ourself.
Because Lunney
Why, when we have a quarterback with an alleged cannon arm, do we not throw downfield. I'm sick of RB dives on 3rd and 8, or screens that go for 5 on 3rd and 6. Run downfield routes and let Altmeyer do his thing. He could be such a great QB with a better a better OC. Lunney learned nothing from the Nebraska game, and went right back to his usual MO for this one.
We have enough athletes in our skill positions to compete with anybody, but we don't have the linemen to match, so we are going to have to scheme with that in mind and stop with the wishful thinking calls. We have to script plays that slow down the rush and make the defense have to hesitate a second before pinning their ears back. No Valentine and no RPO's? We will still have a great season we just need to readjust to compensate more for our inferior line play.
Say what you will about both lines, and about play calling, and talent deficiencies. Bottom line is we were still in this game late into the 4th quarter. Play calls and poor kicking, we were in this game late into the 4th quarter. Improvement is showing, slowly but surely. 5 years ago could we say the same!!!!!
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Yes, have to recruit better
It was a good game. Some bad mistakes but never felt like we were totally out of it. Feels different this season. As long as we we can learn from this game, keep our heads up...we are looking at a great season
Oregon is looking pretty good tonight versus ucla but I'm not afraid of any team this season.
Oregon is looking pretty good tonight versus ucla but I'm not afraid of any team this season.
Yes. I have no idea why Valentine isn’t getting more action, from the eye test he is the best back, certainly the most explosive.
Feagin slows down before contact against CBs when he’s running the ball and has poor vision. That tackle on the other hand… he destroyed the guy. Best tackle of the night.
Valentine is a nice change of pace back and will be fantastic in time. Right now, he is too small and lacks the strength needed to be effective given our lack of ability to open up holes in the running game. He got a series early and struggled to get yards. Faegin is still our best back with the best chance of busting wide open runs as evidenced by his 34 yd run in this game when nothing was going.
Zero carries - don't get it.
just like in basketball where the blue bloods get all the best big men, in football the power schools get the best OLine and DLinemen. We couldn't open a hole or protect the QB, and they were able to get to the 2nd level pretty easily. You're not going to win very often when that happens.
I've pretty much always hated Lunney as a playcaller, but you've got to accept reality. We're not going to run right at a team like Penn State. You've got to use their strengths against them, if they are going to blast up the field, slide someone in behind the pass rush for a quick pass. Quick passes, provided they go beyond the line of scrimmage, extra blockers, roll the QB out, etc. In short, scheme up the victory.
We just tried to play smash mouth with a bigger, faster, stronger team. That's not wise. The defense did pretty well, but when the offense was repeatedly putting them in bad position, it's only a matter of time.
I've pretty much always hated Lunney as a playcaller, but you've got to accept reality. We're not going to run right at a team like Penn State. You've got to use their strengths against them, if they are going to blast up the field, slide someone in behind the pass rush for a quick pass. Quick passes, provided they go beyond the line of scrimmage, extra blockers, roll the QB out, etc. In short, scheme up the victory.
We just tried to play smash mouth with a bigger, faster, stronger team. That's not wise. The defense did pretty well, but when the offense was repeatedly putting them in bad position, it's only a matter of time.
We’re a pretty good team. Get better on the OL in the offseason and we can be a very good team next year.