Illinois @ South Florida on ESPN 6:00

[Stanzi]

25 penalties in the first half. Hard to watch.

Illinois looked decent on their scoring drive and they get the ball at half

S Florida looks way faster and way more athletic.

25 in the first half??? Holy s word!

 

[Motigerhawk]

Illinois' defense sucks

I thought Lovie was a defense guy.

 

[thetrza]

Jeff George Jr in at quarterback for the Illini.

 

[mopkins]

Illinois' defense sucks

I thought Lovie was a defense guy.

They are super friggin young right now. One of the younger teams in the country.

 

[thetrza]

Lovie Smith had played 26 freshmen, both true freshmen and redshirts going into this game. Some of the players, the linemen especially just aren't ready for B1G play, or even AAC play tonight.

 

[thetrza]

With Illinois down by 28 points with just 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, they could use some points in this drive.

 

[Motigerhawk]

They are super friggin young right now. One of the younger teams in the country.

They need to get experience quick. They miss tackles, and leave the middle of the field wide open, etc.

But Im not that knowledgeable about the tampa two. Maybe the middle is the soft spot.

 

[thetrza]

Illinois O-Lineman was writhing in pain, walked slowly off the field.

 

[thetrza]

That was Larry Boyd, three star recruit playing as a true freshman, 6-6 340 in the media guide, who was injured.

 

[thetrza]

Illinois just made things interesting again with a touchdown and an 2-point attempt that failed.

 

[99topdawg]

Male or female?

Illinois offers a 4th grader

 

[Fryowa]

Illinois offers a 4th grader

Holy shit though, a 12.4 with those tiny little 4th grader legs is not human. He's probably got twice as many if not more strides than an adult.

I'd offer the kid just on his name alone. Someone named Bunchie has to be cool.

 

[thetrza]

Okay, tune into ESPN News channel to catch the thrilling conclusion of this game.

 

[thetrza]

I guess that interception by Jeff George Jr with 31 second left and down 24 has put this game out of reach.

 

[ArvadaHawk]

Illinois' defense sucks

I thought Lovie was a defense guy.

pass defense has more holes than swiss cheese.

 

[judzeehawk]

They are super friggin young right now. One of the younger teams in the country.

I thought I heard the announcers say that Illinois is the youngest team in football. They've got some talent there. Just going to take some time. Hope it takes forever. Lol

 

[bitmap]

Dorsey, Epstein and Smalling all looked promising and are all freshman. Dudek looked sharp too - is back from some nasty ACL tears. Epstein is fast - reminds me of Canzeri as he can run and catch. Dorsey looks like B!G TE in the making. Give these guys a couple years and Lovie will have something.

 

[thetrza]

You guys will never guess who Jeff George Jr reminds me of. I will give you one hint, its a former quarterback!

 

[mopkins]

Okay, tune into ESPN News channel to catch the thrilling conclusion of this game.

I actually bet the over in the game so it was still thrilling to me a few minutes into the 4th

They covered before they switched it though. So that was nice.

 

[HawkeyeDenis]

Illinois looked bad. I don't think they will win any B1G games this year.