Illinois +2.5 at TSUN (ov/un 57.5) Noon ET, ESPN

[jwinslow]

Another mild run that was turned into a huge play by terrible defense.

Vinopal way out of position before the snap. Go watch Kovacs frantically waving him over, and eventually shrugging his shoulders.

 

[NFBuck]

Go watch Kovacs frantically waving him over, and eventually shrugging his shoulders.

Saw that.

 

[Palpie]

From the ESPN3 research notes section:

Illinois has scored three times in four drives to start the game. This is nothing new for the Michigan defense, which entered the game allowing points on 49.0 percent of opponents drives in Big Ten games, last in the conference.

 

[NFBuck]

Another drop. Geez...

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

The over is looking reeeaaallly good right now...

 

[Mike80]

I keep laughing at scUM's ineptitude on defense (and apparently Illinois as well), but inside the guy who likes to see good football and good defense specifically is crying

 

[Poe McKnoe]

Looked like a catch to me...no review, then a 4th down fail. Michigan fail knows no limits.

 

[NFBuck]

Another bad throw by hairlice...

 

[Mike80]

what do you mean, this Michigan defense is starting to crack?

 

[Poe McKnoe]

Scheelhause is 4 of 7 passing for 38 yards against a turrible Michigan secondary?

 

[Mike80]

 

[Poe McKnoe]

Roundtree could end with 400 yards receiving...and they may need every yard. I'm not even sure that safety could start for Michigan.

 

[GoodLifeSean]

This game is an amalgamation of suck

 

[bucknutz]

Roundtree could end with 400 yards receiving...and they may need every yard. I'm not even sure that safety could start for Michigan.

Roundtree for Heisman

 

[jwinslow]

Tom Beaver might find this exciting, but this is some painful football to watch. Give me a fundamentally sound, hard-hitting 28-21 game over this any day.