Are You Not Entertained? Illinois

Are You Not Entertained? Illinois

Checking in with our wish list… I think you can guess where this is headed:

Jeff

  • Terrelle’s average day- Nosir. Only 76 yards passing and 104 yards rushing. Granted, there was an injury involved and a lot of wind, but still.
  • A third WR having a big day- Nope. See above
  • Score 30 or more points- Nope
  • Jim Tressel’s 99th win at Ohio State- Success!! Next week’s the centennial.

Are You Not Entertained? Illinois

Eric

  • Four passes to the tight ends–  Stoney was injured, and Fragel only had one catch.
  • Solid play from the secondary– Illinois only had 13 receptions for132 yards, 23 of which came on the throwback to the QB. I call this a Win(d).
  • Posey to have a big day– Nope. 3/19 is not “big” by any stretch of the imagination, especially given the significant drop he had, a blown blocking assignment, and a penalty.  Lots of work to do, DePo.
  • Solid play in the running game– Kinda. Saine is still struggling, but Boom is running like a man possessed. His will and strength carried the 4th quarter, when TP was injured.

Jay

  • Taking it to the next level- No way. If anything, we took a step back.
  • A breakout game for somebody- Not the way that we intended, but Christian Bryant managed to play solidly after Moeller went down.
  • Pressure on the QB- Scheelhaase had 12 yards on 11 rushes, and was never able to truly get comfortable.  Great job by the defensive front.
Are You Not Entertained? Illinois
Even Zook knew something was amiss- Getty photos

Mali

  • No False Starts- Nuts.
  • Better Coverage- I’m calling this a “win”; no big pass plays due to blown coverage, no QB scrambles making a mess of things… better.
  • Hall/Berry- Nope.
  • Sad Panda Zook- If anything, we may have just extended his contract. Not that it’s a bad thing.
  • Stupid Wooden Turtle- Hooray.

Joe

  • Win the Turnover Battle- We threw two picks, they threw one. Fail.
  • A Punt or Kickoff return- Hall ran hard, but no scores.
  • That we are ready for the big ten season after the first four easy games- The jury is still out on this one… is Ohio State ready?
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