Nebraska is getting dragged all over Twitter and elsewhere. The nation is laughing at the program as a has-been. Rationally, I agree that no way does Frost get let go after one bad Week 1 showing, but how much will the irrational Husker Nation take?
He's always been a good coach. Obviously, people said his Wisconsin teams were due more to Alvarez's system and maybe there's some truth to that given the continuity there. But winning the Big Ten and going to Rose Bowls is not easy even in a place that's got solid tradition (see Michigan/Harbaugh).
He's been there a long time plus they has Taylor Martinez not too long ago, same type of player
Bowl team? I highly doubt that. If they make a Bowl game, Brett should renegotiate his contract. This team is not talented. Nebraska handed them this game on a silver platter. The only difference is that under Bielema Illinois was disciplined enough to not give it back.
They are disciplined and experienced. (I think they go hand in hand.)
Gotta reserve judgment in my opinion until week 4-6. This is one game between 2 of the worst teams in the league the past 5 years.
The defense for Illinois has been pretty good with the exception of that one big run by Martinez. They have put up 30 points playing with their backup QB for most of the game.
I took away that Martinez still can run but not pass, that Epstein can still run, and that neither team can do much else.
Bingo, pretty similar to my takeaways from this game. Just didn't see much to show that they'd threaten that many other teams unless gifted opportunities by opposing teams.
They have UTSA and Charlotte as 2 probable wins. They have Maryland, VA, Rutgers and Purdue..They could conceivably win 3 of those..
Could win those but could lose 3 of those games easily.
As an Illini fan, I can assure you that Lovie doesn’t need pity or credit. This is the same team he had last year and went 2-6 with. They brought almost all the super seniors back. (Whether Bert does better is tbd).
