Illinois

[kchusker_chris]

When things work, there's nothing wrong. When they don't, everything is wrong.

[Whistlebritches]

So far the NU pass defense (secondary) has been a huge disappointment. It was supposed to be the strength of the team. The man-to-man coverage isn't working and the NU D-line hasn't put consistant pressure on the QB.

Illinois stats indicate they do NOT have a viable rushing attack, but they are very good at passing. It seems to me that the key to this game is our pass defense. Will it come alive & live up to the pre-season hype? I sure hope so.

GBR

 

It's hard to make a fair assessment of the NU secondary when there's not much pressure on the quarterback and he has 5+ seconds to find a receiver. They're certainly not as good as previous years but we also don't have a NFL quality corner on the field like we did with Amukamara or Dennard.

[Mavric]

So far the NU pass defense (secondary) has been a huge disappointment. It was supposed to be the strength of the team. The man-to-man coverage isn't working and the NU D-line hasn't put consistant pressure on the QB.

Illinois stats indicate they do NOT have a viable rushing attack, but they are very good at passing. It seems to me that the key to this game is our pass defense. Will it come alive & live up to the pre-season hype? I sure hope so.

GBR

It's hard to make a fair assessment of the NU secondary when there's not much pressure on the quarterback and he has 5+ seconds to find a receiver. They're certainly not as good as previous years but we also don't have a NFL quality corner on the field like we did with Amukamara or Dennard.

I also think "huge disappointment" is an overstatement. Our safety play hasn't been great but no worse than last year. Our corner/nickel/dime players overall have been very good - pretty good tackling, several picks. Not great but I'd say pretty decent.

[kchusker_chris]

I also think "huge disappointment" is an overstatement. Our safety play hasn't been great but no worse than last year. Our corner/nickel/dime players overall have been very good - pretty good tackling, several picks. Not great but I'd say pretty decent.

I think the picks are overshadowing their bad play. Even SJB has been burned a couple of times. I know it's not all about stats, and pressure on the QB has been really bad...but...

 

Pass D: #108 w/ 284YPG

Opponent Comp %: #87 w/ 63%

Passes over 10: #115 w/ 52

Passes over 20: #98 w/ 18

Passes over 30: #70 w/ 7

 

We had a bad line last year....but our numbers were NOTHING like that in pass D. Especially not after the first 4 games.

 

2012:

Pass D: #4 w/ 168YPG

Opponent Comp %: #1 w/ 47%

Passes over 10: #5 w/ 83

Passes over 20: #54 w/ 37

Passes over 30: #50 w/ 6

[RedSavage]

So far the NU pass defense (secondary) has been a huge disappointment. It was supposed to be the strength of the team. The man-to-man coverage isn't working and the NU D-line hasn't put consistant pressure on the QB.

Illinois stats indicate they do NOT have a viable rushing attack, but they are very good at passing. It seems to me that the key to this game is our pass defense. Will it come alive & live up to the pre-season hype? I sure hope so.

GBR

 

It's hard to make a fair assessment of the NU secondary when there's not much pressure on the quarterback and he has 5+ seconds to find a receiver. They're certainly not as good as previous years but we also don't have a NFL quality corner on the field like we did with Amukamara or Dennard.

I'd say the jury is still out on having a NFL quality corner on the field. SJB sure looks like he has the potential and maybe even Ciante(not sure about him). I know you said players on the field but here's to hoping some of the players like Jonathan Rose who haven't seen the field can still become something special.

 

Side note: I don't think SJB or Ciante are the caliber of players like Amukamara or Dennard but I still think there may be some potential there.

[JJ Husker]

 

 

I have family that lives in Greeley, Co., so I wanted to beat the fuffaloes just so I didn't have to listen to them.

You want I should run across town and put a beat down on them for you?

Actually, I'm surprised to hear they are Buffs fans in Greeley. I am only aware of about 5 but I know tons of Husker fans live here.

 

Ya know, I always looked forward to the CU game too but it was not because I ever viewed it as a rivalry. They were just plain fun to whoop up on because their fans are such asshats. Wanna talk about irrelevant......they have not had one televised game yet that I have been able to find. The CU-CSU game is usually televised but I think they must've blacked it out this year because they couldn't sell enough tickets in Mile High.

[Tatum]

This game is listed as ESPNU/WatchESPN... is this not being shown on T.V.?

[RedDenver]

This game is listed as ESPNU/WatchESPN... is this not being shown on T.V.?

It's being shown on ESPNU. This is how ESPN leverages cable companies into carrying their more obscure channels.

[memyselfandillini]

So I was perhaps wayyyy more optimistic about this game than I had any business being.

 

Good game, Huskers, and good luck the rest of the way.

[RedDenver]

So I was perhaps wayyyy more optimistic about this game than I had any business being.

 

Good game, Huskers, and good luck the rest of the way.

To be Fair, this was arguably the best NU has played all year.