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Game Week-> UConn v. Illinois (9/7/19 @ 3:30p on CBSSN)

Exit 4 said:
FWIW - Edsall coached teams seem to play offense tight....fearful of making mistakes...rather than loose and confident.

I'm glad Edsall was not impressed with this OL vs Wagner. Yeah, they did okay and some of the running lanes where big for sure, but this was a game where they should have been dominate and it didn't happen. Plus, their pass defense was just not good enough. Beaudry didn't have great throwing lanes or too much time on many snaps. Sloppy pocket.
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isnt that the best part? they play scared to
turn the ball over and still turn it over constantly.

the offensive line is more overrated than rudy gay
 
CBSSN Crew: Dave Ryan & Corey Chavous

Illinois Game Notes for UConn

>>THE ILLINOIS-CONNECTICUT SERIES
• Saturday's game will be the first ever meeting between Illinois and Connecticut.
• The Illinois football team has never played a game in New England.
• The Illinois football team has never had a letterwinner from the state of Connecticut.
• The scheduling of Saturday's game was announced Feb. 11, 2014.<<

>>ILLINOIS-CONNECTICUT CONNECTIONS
• Connecticut WR Quayvon Skanes led Phillips Academy to the Illinois Class 4A state championship his senior year, becoming the first Public League team to win a state championship.

• Illinois defensive line coach Austin Clark's sister, Adrienne, previously served as an assistant softball coach at Connecticut from 2015-18.

• Connecticut has only 11 seniors, tied for the fourth fewest in the nation, while Illinois has only 13 seniors, tied for the 10th fewest in the nation.

• Illinois and Connecticut were two of only six programs in the nation to start the same five offensive linemen in 2018. Four of those five return to Illinois' line in 2019 (Kendrick Green,Doug Kramer, Vederian Lowe, and Alex Palczewski).<<
 
huskymedic said:
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From Illinois Game Notes:

TRANSFER PORTAL U - Lovie Smith and staff also used the transfer portal to load up the roster with talent, adding seven new power-five transfers, five of which are eligible to play immediately in 2019 as graduate transfers. In addition, LB Milo Eifler (Washington) and WR Donny Navarro(Valparaiso) are now eligible to play after sitting out the 2018 season, and RB Chase Brown(Western Michigan) also transferred in. In all, 10 transfers have joined the team over the last two off-seasons, with seven eligible to play in 2019.

Transfers On the Field in 2019
DL Oluwole Betiku Jr. (USC) » 2 years left
QB Brandon Peters (Michigan) » 2 years left
OL Richie Petitbon (Alabama) » 1 year left
LB Milo Eifler (Washington) » 2 years left
WR Trevon Sidney (USC) » 2 years left
WR Josh Imatorbhebhe (USC) » 2 years left
WR Donny Navarro (Valparaiso) » 3 years left

Transfers Sitting Out 2019
TE Luke Ford (Georgia) » 3 years left starting in 2020
LB Derrick Smith (Miami) » 2 years left starting in 2020
RB Chase Brown (WMU) » 3 year left starting in 2020
 
huskymedic said:
From Illinois Game Notes:

TRANSFER PORTAL U - Lovie Smith and staff also used the transfer portal to load up the roster with talent, adding seven new power-five transfers, five of which are eligible to play immediately in 2019 as graduate transfers. In addition, LB Milo Eifler (Washington) and WR Donny Navarro(Valparaiso) are now eligible to play after sitting out the 2018 season, and RB Chase Brown(Western Michigan) also transferred in. In all, 10 transfers have joined the team over the last two off-seasons, with seven eligible to play in 2019.

Transfers On the Field in 2019
DL Oluwole Betiku Jr. (USC) » 2 years left
QB Brandon Peters (Michigan) » 2 years left
OL Richie Petitbon (Alabama) » 1 year left
LB Milo Eifler (Washington) » 2 years left
WR Trevon Sidney (USC) » 2 years left
WR Josh Imatorbhebhe (USC) » 2 years left
WR Donny Navarro (Valparaiso) » 3 years left

Transfers Sitting Out 2019
TE Luke Ford (Georgia) » 3 years left starting in 2020
LB Derrick Smith (Miami) » 2 years left starting in 2020
RB Chase Brown (WMU) » 3 year left starting in 2020
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Not sure about the quality of the transfers in but the quality of the FBS teams they transferred in from is sure mostly top notch. Hard to compete as a team with QB transfers from Div II with teams that get transfers from Michigan. Maybe catch lightning in a bottle a couple of times but Illinois sure seems to have done a good job with transfers vs. UConn.
 
zls44 said:
Oh, so all it takes to be balanced in his offense is a guy who gets a decade in the NFL, that's a good realistic standard we can definitely build from.
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So you're saying that, other than Orlovsky, he's gotten average (to the level of our competition QB play) otherwise? Of course you're not.
 
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Bubba1957 said:
I could argue that Randy chose the best approach against Wagner. Uconn had the superior team. The fumble, INT and botched 4th down was a 28 point swing. Playing conservative backfired because of the turnovers.
This week things are different. I’d like to see us attempt to keep them off balance. It’s not the best team that wins. It’s the team that plays the best. Being ultra conservative would be like not even trying to win. And that is unexceptionable.
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I agree with this and it speaks to how much RE2.0 is really RE1.1. The problem is, you can't play with that philosophy AND mistake your way into 28 point negative swings. Mistake free, I think UConn has a good chance to surprise Illinois.
 
huskymedic said:
CBSSN Crew: Dave Ryan & Corey Chavous

Illinois Game Notes for UConn

>>THE ILLINOIS-CONNECTICUT SERIES
• Saturday's game will be the first ever meeting between Illinois and Connecticut.
• The Illinois football team has never played a game in New England.
• The Illinois football team has never had a letterwinner from the state of Connecticut.
• The scheduling of Saturday's game was announced Feb. 11, 2014.<<

>>ILLINOIS-CONNECTICUT CONNECTIONS
• Connecticut WR Quayvon Skanes led Phillips Academy to the Illinois Class 4A state championship his senior year, becoming the first Public League team to win a state championship.

• Illinois defensive line coach Austin Clark's sister, Adrienne, previously served as an assistant softball coach at Connecticut from 2015-18.

• Connecticut has only 11 seniors, tied for the fourth fewest in the nation, while Illinois has only 13 seniors, tied for the 10th fewest in the nation.

• Illinois and Connecticut were two of only six programs in the nation to start the same five offensive linemen in 2018. Four of those five return to Illinois' line in 2019 (Kendrick Green,Doug Kramer, Vederian Lowe, and Alex Palczewski).<<
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UConn Game Notes for Illinois (UConn YTD stats begin on pg16)
 
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Can we win? Sure. Will we? Don't know. But let's say for entertainment purposes you had to make one mandatory wager on the money line from one of the major sites. Would you be more comfortable laying $1600 on Illinois to win $100--or--laying $100 on UConn to win $912? Asking for a friend.
 
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Nostical said:
Can we win? Sure. Will we? Don't know. But let's say for entertainment purposes you had to make one mandatory wager on the money line from one of the major sites. Would you be more comfortable laying $1600 on Illinois to win $100--or--laying $100 on UConn to win $912? Asking for a friend.
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Is that even a question?
 
What time do the tailgates open for this game? Is it bad if I show up at 9am? I need to be heavily intoxicated for this matchup.
 
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