On channel 692 in SD on Comcast in Chicago. Northwestern / SIU got the main game and HD :(

LL's first drive making our defense look like swiss cheese.
Got the game in HD on Dish Network in Chicago - maybe our D looks better in SD????

Josh Brent is playing, which allows Will Davis to move to the end, but the defense is swiss cheese right now.

Nice hit by Vontae, but I think that play will be reviewed.

Ground caused the fumble it looked like when he put his hand (with the ball) out to brace the fall. Doesn't seem like they're review though.

Nice read by Deufrene on that run. It looked like they wanted that play to go outside to the right, but Dufrene saw the giant hole in the middle and made the cut back.

Nice kick by Eller there, but I wonder what distance he can kick with his foot without a large wind at his back. I think 47 may be too far right now.

Also, you need three yards, why not run an out or an in with Benn to get him open instead of running the ball with him in the backfield?

nice kick by eller. interesting that this week eller is on kickoffs as well. i wonder if that is due to MC's inconsistency last week that was discussed on the board.

good day so far for the kid. 1st 2 KOs through the back of the endzone, and a 51 yd FG.

HOLY CRAP!!!


Great strip...great run! TD ILL Defense!

great strip by brit. still really concerned about the run defense. but we looked a bit better there on 2nd and 3rd down

Wow, Miller just ripped that out of the QB's hands. You don't see that too often.

Springfield Illinois does not have the Illini game.

You'd think Comcast would be smart enough to move away from the main game and put on the game of greater regional interest, but Comcast is a group of #$%&@!ing idiots so I'm on the radio it appears.

No Illinois game on TV in C_U either. Absolutely inexcuseable.

pretty much the whole defense sucks

Nice tackle, Hicks!

is this comcasts big FU to the BTN?

if only we had some local media to do a big story on this travesty

ECIMEZ!

hard to argue with that right now. it's maddening...we have some great players. it has to be the schemes, right?

if it makes you feel any better, i just lost my Dish feed due to the weather. Grrrrrrr...

And Vontae with the tackle for loss on 3rd down.

Are the players great? I haven't seen much from any of them. I would assume it is some of both. Vontae is the only person in the defensive secondary thats looks worth a damn.

Well, we all have a big master plan to ignore this, you idiot.

But now 10-3 good guys

The Illini finally got a push from the defensive line once they got it to goal to go. Not surprisingly, once they did get that push, they stopped the run, and held them to a field goal.

And name calling makes you look so mature, Loy.

anyone have a free radio link?

i expect nothing less from one of champaign's social elite

Thanks, dad. Suggesting the local media won't try to figure out what is going on is idiotic.

I said "some" are great. And yes, we have talent. The question is what is limiting that talent. For instance, it's weird that we get burned in a zone defense when we have 2 good cover CBs in Dere and Vontae

590 TheFan KFNS St. Louis has the radio feed online

nice toss juice

You're welcome. Didn't say I agreed with his "suggestion." I would think a member of the media would be able to communicate their points effectively without resorting to name calling, but what do I know?

uggh...not good Juice, not good. maybe it's by design to get the defense as much practice as possible

thanks

great burst by Tez. finally getting some pressure on their line (and behind it).

martez good to see you

I really like Leshoure as a RB. DD is nice and fast, but Leshoure has that potential to punish you with every run.

Simple question: Why don't we give Benn routes that are downfield like we give to Hoo-man? I mean you have a great wide receiver and you use bubble screens and runs to get him the ball, and not routes down the field, or even seven yard outs or slants.

I have wondered the same thing. Benn is billed as this great receiver, but we don't seem to be able to put him in a position to demonstrate that. Certainly some of his crossing routes have the potential to be big gains, but I'd like to see him on the outside on a deep route every once in a while, too.

great question. better yet, why has Benn only touched the ball once today on anything??

my guess is because they think he will be double covered but I would sure love to see it

Perhaps, with Benn's strength and open field running ability, they feel he has a better chance of breaking one of those plays rather than a deep one.

Edit: much like Sterling Sharpe.

I don't think you can overturn it, but I think the second foot hit out of bounds before the ball hit the pylon. I think the first foot was in though.

If that is the case, then why isn't he Illinois' full time running back?



Rejus Benn is a wide receiver, and he is billed as such. I want to get him the ball as much as possible, and I am fine getting him the ball in running situations and on short passes. I want to see him get the ball in other situations, like a seven yard out, a slant, a crossing pattern, etc. These are also plays that will get him the ball in the open field and allow him to use his speed and strength.

I was fine when they weren't doing it last year because they could easily be saying that they were protecting his shoulder. This year, what is the reason? If it is by complete design, that is poor offensive design. You have an NFL capable wide receiver, and you don't even get him the ball, let alone run routes where he would get the ball five to ten yards down the field.

Heck, on Dufrene's touchdown pass, Benn ran across the middle on a route that put him underneath the Louisiana linebacker. He was seven yards short of the goal line, and Juice honestly never looked at him, as he was 100% on Dufrene from the start.

my lord does our KO coverage suck.

Looks like they are using him as more of a 50's-60's style halfback. Carrying the ball on occasion but primarily a reciever.

the problem is Juice is still learning how to complete a forward pass. He locks in on recievers and never looks at 2nd or 3rd options. Most of his passes are horizontal passes very few vertical.

Wish they would put McGee in for a series. Let Juice see all the open rercievers.

if only juice had some accuracy

did cumberland get in the game? gametracker said so.

HE just dropped one.