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QUOTE (SoxAce @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 10:56 AM) Rodgers was a consensus top 10 pick (alot argued #1 overall) but unfortunately pulled a Roethlisberger and slipped to the Packers lap with elite mechanics, a strong arm, and good foot work. He has very little weaknesses (in fact I think his only main weakness was his size at 6'2 and was a late bloomer so some scouts questioned his true upside). It's not his fault others teams passed on him. I do agree that having him digest that playbook was crucial to his development. Might have been over-ready actually. Kyle Boller is so awful at football that he not only wasted 3 or 4 years of some of the greatest defenses of all time, but he also cost Rodgers about 20 spots in the draft.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 11:16 AM) I really hope he gets demoted to Recruiting Coordinator. I'd be fine keeping him at his current salary in that position too. Lord knows he can recruit (even if he doesn't get the flashy top 15 recruiting classes, it's pretty clear he has an eye for talent that others simply don't see. He's pumping out a couple of NFL caliber players a year from a pretty s***ty program). Let someone else take over the game management decisions. The problem is I'm not sure who you hire. You'd have to scrap the entire coaching stuff (unless you promote Koenig or Petrino, but really both of them have been pretty useless once Big Ten play started) and start all over again. Hopefully they can finish 2-1 and end up with an 8-4 record and go to a decent bowl. How anyone can say Koenning has been useless is mindboggling. Koenning has been awesome this year. Illinois is 9th in the country in total defense and out of the eight scoring drives the defense has allowed in the last 3 games, 4 of those drives have been 25 yards or less. If the special teams and offense wouldn't have completely f***ed up the last 3 games this team would be 8-1 or 9-0.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 09:31 AM) True story, definitely a very down year. But PSU wouldnt show very well in a bowl game, they just arent very good. Agreed. PSU can't move the football against any defense with a pulse and if they play a team with some talent on offense they are in big trouble. There are some good defenses in the conference this year (MSU, PSU, OSU, Illinois, etc.) but the offensive talent in the conference is just horrible. The QB play has been dreadful, there are only a handful of good wide receivers and while there are some solid backs in the conference, none of them really seem to be special.

LOFL at Wisconsin's defense. They are bigger failures than the Texas Rangers bullpen.

I hope Mike Thomas gets rid of the entire Illinois coaching staff except for Vic Koenning although he s*** the bed on that last drive (and even then if it wasn't for that weakass pass interference call Illinois stops PSU). Zook needs to go. I'd also like to point out that I'm looking forward to Illinois getting yet another apology letter from the Big 10 offices for the officiating today. Two turnovers by Illinois that shouldn't have been turnovers. One interception where Jenkins was clearly down by contact and only after he had been down for a couple seconds was the ball ripped away and on another there was as obvious of a personal foul that as you will ever see not called. On both those possessions Illinois was in good position to score. And then you add in the questionable PI call at the end any it makes you wonder.

If PSU wins this game they should send a nice present to the officials.

And Illinois gets f***ed over by the refs again on a terrible "interception" call when Jenkins was clearly down by contact before the ball was taken away.

Illinois moving the ball for the first time today and the officials mindboggling miss a clear as day personal foul on PSU that caused the fumble by Scheelhaase. Unreal.

Alexi Ogando is terrible right now. Awful decision to bring him in.

Why the f*** would you bring in Ogando? He has been horrible the entire series.

Bunting is so freaking stupid.

Trying to steal bases is stupid.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Oct 22, 2011 -> 11:32 PM) No doubt at all. Let them play on the 5th and then for the SEC title in December and if its 1-1 then let them play in the title game too. Also, what the hell was Tuberville thinking just then? Up 31-17 with 2 minutes left in the 3rd, 4th and 3 from their own 45ish and he runs a fake punt?? Of course TTU gets stopped and it looks like OU is going to get within a score. Idiotic. They can't play for the SEC title because they are both in the same division.

Is there any doubt that LSU and Alabama are the best two teams in the country? I don't even think there is a close third.

And Wisconsin loses on a hail mary. Holy s*** that was f***ing awesome.

Nichol was definitely in the end zone there. Will be interesting to see what they call.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 22, 2011 -> 03:36 PM) For the 2nd straight week, Illinois had negative punt return yards. With special teams, it's funny being a Bears & Illini fan. Bears obviously have Devin Hester, but Lovie has always stressed special teams and they have always done well. On the other hand, you have Ron Zook's special teams units. Devin Hester would have no prayer of being successful on punt or kick returns if he played for Illinois. They block nobody. Lankford isn't good back there but he is constantly surrounded by 5 guys when he catches the ball and there are never any lanes at all on kick return.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 22, 2011 -> 03:02 PM) Seriously Illinois? Jesus. Ron. Zook.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 22, 2011 -> 01:29 PM) I'm glad they start playing with a sense of urgency starting in the 4th. Down three td's, prolly want to play quicker starting oh I dunno the 3rd. They still aren't playing with a sense of urgency. They are running off 20+ seconds of the play clock before every play and they did the same thing last week. The best thing that could possibly happen for this team would be to fire Zook and bring in a real head coach while there is still a good amount of talent on the roster.

Zook is such a p****. Down 21 and you have 4th and 3 from your opponents 38 and you punt. GTFO. Fire him now and don't let him come back to Champaign.

I'd love to see Zook get fired regardless of how this game and the season ends up. He is just a bad football coach.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Oct 21, 2011 -> 06:38 AM) You should be able to blame someone for allowing Wisconsin to schedule every nonconference game at home. 8 home games vs 4 away? Come on That really isn't that uncommon in college football. Illinois had the same scheduling this year for what its worth. Wisconsin scheduling weak teams in their non-conference is a bigger deal than not playing away from home.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 15, 2011 -> 06:00 PM) Ok. Two plays are all that mattered. Good game, see you boys on the hardwood. Jenkins had 8 catches for 80 yards. He wasn't shut down and he was being double teamed. I'm trying to figure out how anything in that game showed he wasn't special or that Roby shut him down in any sense of the word.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 15, 2011 -> 05:52 PM) LOL, what was dirty about it. He was about to get beat deep for a TD so he hit his guy out of bounds. Smart play by a freshman that completely backed up his talk in the papers. No he really didn't. He wasn't covering Jenkins on the play he had his interception and Jenkins was wide open on that play, that was just a brutal throw by Scheelhaase. And then of course he got killed by Jenkins on that deep route and if that is the NFL that is a 40 yard penalty (which it should be, that rule in college is ridiculous).

Ron Zook is such a f***ing idiot. Also, Paul Petrino was brutal today. No idea why they were so conservative on offense today. Not going for it on the 4th and short in the first half and punting set the tone for the rest of the game on offense.