Game Thread: Northwestern vs. Illinois

[Dugan15]

Great job, Jack! Plus snapper and holder.

 

[TheC]

Any points are huge in this one

 

[AdamOnFirst]

This is gonna be a wild ride

 

[techtim72]

Kunickis time. Bet Boe sees a lot of work. This game is about scoring while you have the wind.

 

[Fanaticat98]

It’s good to get 3 where we can.

I don’t like them trying to get Preckel to the edge, what’s up with that?

 

[corbi296]

I think literally no. I don’t even know who our fifth RB is

Daniel Anderson, another true freshman.

 

[eddie_gocats]

Fugly but counts!

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Daniel Anderson, another true freshman.

Is he… currently healthy?

 

[Jaguar 88]

Great play calling!!!! No fear!!! I wouldn't call anymore east-west runs though.

 

[eddie_gocats]

It’s good to get 3 where we can.

I don’t like them trying to get Preckel to the edge, what’s up with that?

Keep them honest …

 

[AtlantaCat]

If you are left with Preckel, don't effing try to run him outside!!!!!

 

[Sheffielder]

have we ever closed one side of our stadium?

 

[Deeringfish]

Preckel does look like a bruiser out there.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Great play calling!!!! No fear!!! I wouldn't call anymore east-west runs though.

I liked that attempt to use use the swing pass to Wilde to simulate a run to the edge. ILL doesn’t have to respect the edge with Preckel and can just chase him down. But it’s tough to just leave the edge totally untested.

 

[Deeringfish]

have we ever closed one side of our stadium?

Didn't have time to hand shovel, not enough people to matter.

 

[corbi296]

Is he… currently healthy?

Yes.

 

[Fanaticat98]

Is he… currently healthy?

And did he actually travel with the team?

 

[zbag51]

And did he actually travel with the team?

You would hope so with Komo questionable and Reeder out

 

[Deeringfish]

The Packers have 100's of people who come and hand shovel the sands to prep for games. I think the get a free ticket or something.

 

[DaCat]

Hopefully Preckel can carry the load tonight. After him is Daniel Anderson, another true frosh.

 

[Fanaticat98]

D is looking lost in zone coverage, like they didn’t expect much passing today or something.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

That double/triple move route seemed like an awful lot of faffing about just to settle into the honey hole in the cover 2

 

[phatcat_rivals223240]

They are really pushing our defense around

 

[TheC]

How do you fall for that crap?

 

[eddie_gocats]

Too easy for illi

 

[AdamOnFirst]

How do you fall for that crap?

Our defense has become highly abuseable on the backend

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Bert isn’t doing it, but both teams should be strongly considering going for two almost every time tonight

 

[Fanaticat98]

D didnt come prepared and we are down to 5th string RB from the start of the season. Guys I think we’re cooked.

 

[TheC]

Not feeling good without any of our RBs. We needed to shut them down and that didn't happen.

 

[Falcon86]

They are really pushing our defense around

on that last drive yes

 

[zbag51]

on that last drive yes

Maybe McGarigle remembered he was supposed to let U of I score in the first drive, so did it in the second instead!

 

[Sheffielder]

Geez I hope we have some credible packages where we can put Boe in and give Preckel a breather.

 

[zbag51]

Geez I hope we have some credible packages where we can put Boe in and give Preckel a breather.

Definitely thinking about that, he’s got to take some plays off, right?

 

[Bwm57]

Sorry haven’t read earlier posts, where if Komolaffe?

 

[Sheffielder]

Definitely thinking about that, he’s got to take some plays off, right?

I mean...it's impractical to expect one back to play a whole game under "regular" conditions...

 

[Sheffielder]

Sorry haven’t read earlier posts, where if Komolaffe?

they just announced him out at the start of the broadcast. someone else mentioned he was listed as "questionable."

 

[Sheffielder]

gotta put this in. can't make another game out of field goals.

 

[Fanaticat98]

Why did we have Boe throw that precision pass ??

 

[TheC]

Red zone play calling continues to be rough

 

[Hungry Jack]

We don't have anybody else at RB?

Anderson
Johnson
Kunickis