Well, first off, we're supposed to be a physical team but they were a lot more physical than us, on both sides of the ball. Normally our way of dealing with a mobile quarterback is to hit him hard but today we failed at that. What the hell was up with the arm tackles?
Second, we got caught looking ahead, and we did it to a team that almost clipped us last year. Say what you want about the weather conditions or whatever with that game, but Illinois frustrated us last year, and they stuck with the same game plan this year and they knocked us out. This isn't just on the players, but the coaches too. We knew they were 7-3 and they almost got scUM, yet we got that first TD and after that it reminded me of the national championship game, we just didn't seem motivated.
Third, Juice Williams is a pretty damned fast guy, I hate to say it but he could get around us pretty damned quickly. Also, he sold the fakes and setup play action well, oh yeah, and if you didn't know, he can actually throw the ball too.
It is what it is, a loss for the scarlet and grey, but it's not the end of the world. At the beginning of the season people on this board were saying we'd get 3-4 losses, and wind up in the alamo or even worse bowl. Now we have roses in our sight, the coaches need to be prepared for the quick strike offense that scum has, go into that pile of shit they call a stadium and kick them in the mouth, then head to southern california and let the boys see what the weather is like here in January.