Blue & Gold

I like Mumpfield.

Got some pressure on the QB & forced a bad throw for an INT 😊

We need to stop the run. Stuff the box & make them throw. Brandon Bischof in there. But Boateng not in there after leaving the game holding his wrist in the first half.

Good summary of what the staff has been through. Arth getting hired so late as to not sign any recruits till the late signing period his first year (basically getting leftovers; doesn't count), then facing COVID. The team is still incredibly young. I give him this year to finally get his ducks in a row. But next year I want to see a major jump in level of play & bowl eligibility. We won't be a young team next year.

I think you're right. We lost Dollard & Gest, and apparently Ant is banged up. Norrils our only scholarship RB.

💯 Whoever scheduled Auburn & OSU should be tarred and feathered, and then drawn and quartered.

Welcome, @iamtheroo! Glad you're here, and great first post!! KSUcks and go Zips!!!💪💪

Great post, @Illini Zip 🙌💪💪

Beautiful picture. Can't wait for this match; should be a fun one! Wish you guys were still in the MAC.

Is Norrils banged up, or did he get benched for fumbling on the goal line? Ant Williams is not as thick as I thought he'd be. I was expecting a downhill runner that'd be wearing LB's out come the 4th quarter. On the other hand, he's faster and shiftier than I was expecting. Wasn't he advertised as a 215 lb. RB? He's 195. I may be getting him confused w/ Boateng. I pray Norrils isn't banged up, or we've gone from having an envious stable of RB's (Dollard, Norrils, Ant), to one scholarship RB (Ant).

Has anyone noticed Janirr Wade getting any PT at all? He got quite a bit of PT as a true freshman last season and made an impact on the DL.

All things considered, I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the size of out last 2 home crowds.

DJ did a nice job checking down & targeting the TE. Haven't seen that in years.

If we can’t run the ball against these guys we’re not gonna…

Uh, oh. Bryant’s got Mo going into the half.

No official word.

With Guthrie at least we're coming back to average with our social media presence. This is par for the course but had been lacking in our department. Well done!

It's hard for me to imagine having low energy & a lackadaisical effort -v- OSUcks. But I guess the vast majority of the team is from out of state - even out of country - so they must not get how much we hate that school in Columbus.

Good postgame comments from Coach Embick

It really seemed like he was wasting time & deflecting. He talked about the Duquesne/OU game for 5 minutes. Don't really care.

Umm... help me out, @Illini Zip 🙏

@Illini Zip, are you still up to maintaining the scholarship chart? I know it’s greatly appreciated. 💯

The “Daisy Chain.” I remember, Idk, 20 years ago (a year when the national champion was not undefeated, obviously), you could daisy chain the national champion down to a D-2 or D-3 school who only had a few wins on the season. 😂

You're right about Childs. It looks as if he's their #2 RB. Against Washington (his first game as a Grizzly) he had 9 rushes for 39 yards (4.33 average). His transfer was, to me, the most unexpected, surprising transfer I've ever seen. His senior year in HS he chose us over Kansas State, and on social media was 100% all Zips up to his eyeballs. I thought he'd be a team captain by the time he was a junior. Then he got to campus for summer training/fall camp, and transferred out before the season even began (IIRC). Totally weird. But following him on social media he really seems positive and level headed; not at all flaky; a future Mr. President type of young man. (Much like LePear Toles, if you're at all familiar with his social media presence.) Big red flag for the UA staff? I still don't know what to make of it, as he seems to be precisely the type of athlete/person the current staff is targeting, and there are other positive, mature, true student-athletes on the team who seem to be loving it (e.g., Snowden).