Proof that hope does indeed spring eternal in a fan base, but that better coaching wins! Enjoy:
They.just announced Bell is out for Purdue.
It seems like some things are in Illinois's favor heading into the game. I hope they utilize that.
Why are we incapable of throwing for 5 yds on any down, but other teams can do it against us with ease?
Defense has no awareness. If this was a Madden game, every one of our players would have a rating of 40.
Our pass D is 1000x % our issue.. no high major talent at DB at all
Yeah Purdue is going to abuse our poor secondary all day.
Good job holding to FG there.
Minnesota lost to Bowling Green at home? Sunk the boat! It's just fun when we aren't the only laughing stock in the Big 10.
Different coaching staff; same game design. Run, Run, 3rd and long fumble.
Peters doesn’t seem to feel the pocket closing. Having said that, how does an OL with this much size and experience play so ineffectively?
If we are gonna stand a chance in this game we gotta give our defense some rest! This 3 and out crap isn't gonna cut it!
Is there any coach in America that does not know our offensive game plan?
Holding them to Field Goals. SMELLS LIKE VICTORY, BOYS!
We fumble the ball, Illinois......
We give up the points, Illinois......
Our players are slow,
We let teams run and throw,
For so many yards, Illinois.....
RAH RAH!
We weren't alert trying to rebuild Art after a rough go at Rutgers I would agree, but I think putting him in without building his confidence in practice first is a disservice to him.
It doesn't matter if they know it or not. Our QB can't make a decision or hit a receiver, our receivers can't get open, our O-line block like every play is a screen pass and our running backs can't stay healthy.
Purdue may throw for 650 yards today. They're playing very fun football on offense.
I do have to remind myself this is year 1. But still, it’s kind of concerning that it just feels the same as the last five years.
We got a stop.. that's good.. we aren't down 14-0 in the first.. that is progress guys.. something to be excited about too.
6 point deficit at the end of first quarter. About to get the ball back. We get ball at half. This is a winnable game.
Our no score in the first quarter streak continues…….
Gonna be enjoyable one for me once I stop watching.
Our defense will need to provide our offense.
Does Brohm have access to our offensive strategy meetings?
Defense looks improved the past couple of series. That's nice.
Putting LITTLE and OFFENSE together in the same sentence strikes me as appropriate.
Did all of our tight ends transfer out? Don’t see them anywhere!!!
I've never been to Ross-Ade, and as a supporter of Illinois football I really have no room to make fun of anything, but it looks like a glorified high school stadium on TV.
We should run the ball more and fool them.
Peters just sucks the life out of our offense.... Smdh
Defense needs a scoop and score if we are going to stay in it.
Punts, man, beautiful punts!
Defense A. Offense F.
Student section behind the opposing team’s bench? What a novel idea!
That looked clean and was clean... just violent.
Popped his lid!
Ryan Walters must have told his players.. they keep coming across the middle.. make them pay.. they need to hear your footsteps and worry about the hit before they catch the ball.. inflict pain and they will stop coming over the middle.
Not sure how the helmet came off though if he didn't hit him in head or neck area. I have to see the replay again.
Wow, defense is playing inspired!
Umpire learned that McCray does not go down easily.
You can see the Purdue players.. not wanting to hit Josh. lol
OK.. so we need to pass the ball when Josh isn't in.. predictable.. but i don't care.
But we only pass on third down.
McCourt bails out offense with points.
51 yards against a slight breeze.
I keep thinking how our o-line coach is supposedly a superstar in the making.
Cannot complain about the D. 3 points 1st half last week. Six today. If we just had anything other than McCray.
Watching Peters play is like watching an oil painting dry.
Brandon Peters should get into bull riding, cuz that dude can hold on for 8 seconds like no one ever (ok, 2.5 seconds max with our O line).
Blake could punt for 700 yards today. Wonder what the all-time record is?
Triple teamed #5. That's how you stop him.
Why don't we score touchdowns?
We just rather kick field goals.
Well, we are tied in the 3rd quarter.
We really put the foot in football...
Our defense is best when the opposing QB misses wide open receivers.
Does it look like we move in slow motion when the ball is snapped lol.. we need to change our snap counts.
1/11 on 3rd down is so abysmal.
For the moment, we're now out-gaining PU. Offense: D- Defense: A
I liked that Plummer guy better.
Wow what a pick by Joseph!
It is amazing that Lovie ever won a game.
This is what a change at QB can do for team, we just need to try it!!!!! I mean right, give Art one series!!!! Well I stand corrected as I just saw the INT.
You know, O'Connell is ok.
Really like staying with the 3 man rush in the red zone.
Tell you what… we get a touchdown here… and then 20 more unanswered points, I’ll feel good about our chances.
Dang. Underthrows & overthrows kill us!
Don’t forget not throwing it at all.
Tied after 3. Been there before. Let's change the ending this time.
Well, I certainly approve of that TE target. Unfortunately he would have been a yard short --- plus he dropped the ball.
We won’t win this game without scoring a touchdown . nfw.
Will if it goes to penalty kicks after OT.
We might lose this game without allowing a touchdown!
I'm calling first to 10.
So maybe someone smarter than me can answer this... Is it play calling or player awareness that leads to these routes that are 1 or 2 yards short?
Yes!
Purdue tryna give us this game. We really should take it.
Run. Run. Run. FG. Stole our playbook.
PUNT??!!
Bielema is new at this. We save our timeouts til after the game is over.
Pretty sure they just called that timeout to spin a wheel and it landed punt.
Serious dedication to that field position game.
OK guys, what call will confuse PU the most??? OK, Punt formation it is!
Cool, so now we're in the exact same position as if we had turned it over on downs.
Done in by a bubble screen, nice.
How has Purdue scored at least 20 points in that many straight games?
Can’t believe it took Purdue this long to figure out how bad our pass defense is.
Getting out coached again.
94 yards in 8 plays. Seems about right.
And our defense lets us down. It was their turn.
Frustrating. We've outplayed both Maryland and Purdue the past two weeks, should have walked away with two Wins.
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! Same ol' same ol'.
Did we just...throw the ball out of bounds on 4th down with the game on the line and 10 yards to gain? I'm not sure I have ever seen that.
The one time an underthrown one would have benefitted us…
Will someone on the Illini bench please do us a favor and put a puddle of superglue on the bench where Peters sits, so we can play Sitkowski and give us a chance to win. Even Purdue switched qbs.
Tough loss. On BB's shoulders for sure.
They.just announced Bell is out for Purdue.
It seems like some things are in Illinois's favor heading into the game. I hope they utilize that.
Why are we incapable of throwing for 5 yds on any down, but other teams can do it against us with ease?
Defense has no awareness. If this was a Madden game, every one of our players would have a rating of 40.
Our pass D is 1000x % our issue.. no high major talent at DB at all
Yeah Purdue is going to abuse our poor secondary all day.
Good job holding to FG there.
Minnesota lost to Bowling Green at home? Sunk the boat! It's just fun when we aren't the only laughing stock in the Big 10.
Different coaching staff; same game design. Run, Run, 3rd and long fumble.
Peters doesn’t seem to feel the pocket closing. Having said that, how does an OL with this much size and experience play so ineffectively?
If we are gonna stand a chance in this game we gotta give our defense some rest! This 3 and out crap isn't gonna cut it!
Is there any coach in America that does not know our offensive game plan?
Holding them to Field Goals. SMELLS LIKE VICTORY, BOYS!
We fumble the ball, Illinois......
We give up the points, Illinois......
Our players are slow,
We let teams run and throw,
For so many yards, Illinois.....
RAH RAH!
We weren't alert trying to rebuild Art after a rough go at Rutgers I would agree, but I think putting him in without building his confidence in practice first is a disservice to him.
It doesn't matter if they know it or not. Our QB can't make a decision or hit a receiver, our receivers can't get open, our O-line block like every play is a screen pass and our running backs can't stay healthy.
Purdue may throw for 650 yards today. They're playing very fun football on offense.
I do have to remind myself this is year 1. But still, it’s kind of concerning that it just feels the same as the last five years.
We got a stop.. that's good.. we aren't down 14-0 in the first.. that is progress guys.. something to be excited about too.
6 point deficit at the end of first quarter. About to get the ball back. We get ball at half. This is a winnable game.
Our no score in the first quarter streak continues…….
Gonna be enjoyable one for me once I stop watching.
Our defense will need to provide our offense.
Does Brohm have access to our offensive strategy meetings?
Defense looks improved the past couple of series. That's nice.
Putting LITTLE and OFFENSE together in the same sentence strikes me as appropriate.
Did all of our tight ends transfer out? Don’t see them anywhere!!!
I've never been to Ross-Ade, and as a supporter of Illinois football I really have no room to make fun of anything, but it looks like a glorified high school stadium on TV.
We should run the ball more and fool them.
Peters just sucks the life out of our offense.... Smdh
Defense needs a scoop and score if we are going to stay in it.
Punts, man, beautiful punts!
Defense A. Offense F.
Student section behind the opposing team’s bench? What a novel idea!
That looked clean and was clean... just violent.
Popped his lid!
Ryan Walters must have told his players.. they keep coming across the middle.. make them pay.. they need to hear your footsteps and worry about the hit before they catch the ball.. inflict pain and they will stop coming over the middle.
Not sure how the helmet came off though if he didn't hit him in head or neck area. I have to see the replay again.
Wow, defense is playing inspired!
Umpire learned that McCray does not go down easily.
You can see the Purdue players.. not wanting to hit Josh. lol
OK.. so we need to pass the ball when Josh isn't in.. predictable.. but i don't care.
But we only pass on third down.
McCourt bails out offense with points.
51 yards against a slight breeze.
I keep thinking how our o-line coach is supposedly a superstar in the making.
Cannot complain about the D. 3 points 1st half last week. Six today. If we just had anything other than McCray.
Watching Peters play is like watching an oil painting dry.
Brandon Peters should get into bull riding, cuz that dude can hold on for 8 seconds like no one ever (ok, 2.5 seconds max with our O line).
Blake could punt for 700 yards today. Wonder what the all-time record is?
Triple teamed #5. That's how you stop him.
Why don't we score touchdowns?
We just rather kick field goals.
Well, we are tied in the 3rd quarter.
We really put the foot in football...
Our defense is best when the opposing QB misses wide open receivers.
Does it look like we move in slow motion when the ball is snapped lol.. we need to change our snap counts.
1/11 on 3rd down is so abysmal.
For the moment, we're now out-gaining PU. Offense: D- Defense: A
I liked that Plummer guy better.
Wow what a pick by Joseph!
It is amazing that Lovie ever won a game.
This is what a change at QB can do for team, we just need to try it!!!!! I mean right, give Art one series!!!! Well I stand corrected as I just saw the INT.
You know, O'Connell is ok.
Really like staying with the 3 man rush in the red zone.
Tell you what… we get a touchdown here… and then 20 more unanswered points, I’ll feel good about our chances.
Dang. Underthrows & overthrows kill us!
Don’t forget not throwing it at all.
Tied after 3. Been there before. Let's change the ending this time.
Well, I certainly approve of that TE target. Unfortunately he would have been a yard short --- plus he dropped the ball.
We won’t win this game without scoring a touchdown . nfw.
Will if it goes to penalty kicks after OT.
We might lose this game without allowing a touchdown!
I'm calling first to 10.
So maybe someone smarter than me can answer this... Is it play calling or player awareness that leads to these routes that are 1 or 2 yards short?
Yes!
Purdue tryna give us this game. We really should take it.
Run. Run. Run. FG. Stole our playbook.
PUNT??!!
Bielema is new at this. We save our timeouts til after the game is over.
Pretty sure they just called that timeout to spin a wheel and it landed punt.
Serious dedication to that field position game.
OK guys, what call will confuse PU the most??? OK, Punt formation it is!
Cool, so now we're in the exact same position as if we had turned it over on downs.
Done in by a bubble screen, nice.
How has Purdue scored at least 20 points in that many straight games?
Can’t believe it took Purdue this long to figure out how bad our pass defense is.
Getting out coached again.
94 yards in 8 plays. Seems about right.
And our defense lets us down. It was their turn.
Frustrating. We've outplayed both Maryland and Purdue the past two weeks, should have walked away with two Wins.
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! Same ol' same ol'.
Did we just...throw the ball out of bounds on 4th down with the game on the line and 10 yards to gain? I'm not sure I have ever seen that.
The one time an underthrown one would have benefitted us…
Will someone on the Illini bench please do us a favor and put a puddle of superglue on the bench where Peters sits, so we can play Sitkowski and give us a chance to win. Even Purdue switched qbs.
Tough loss. On BB's shoulders for sure.
