2024 Game 4 "Expert" Picks: Illinois at Nebraska

[Mierin]

This guy Kool-Aid's!     

Luke Altmeyer has 14 carries for 37 yards this year. Do we have to be worried about him scrambling on broken plays? Maybe. Last Saturday was probably a good tune-up game in that regard.

Bielema put together a good defense one year with Illinois. But I think the physicality of our team this year makes us a bad matchup for them.

Illinois is sacked 2.5 times per game, which is 90th in the country (Colorado is 3.5 and 115th).

My original point is sack yards count in his rushing statistics (I think?). But it’s nice seeing they aren’t good at protecting the QB. 

 

[In the Deed the Glory]

Ehhh, the Illini DL is nothing special, neither are their LBers, but their secondary is good.

The Illini OL struggles.  Their QB could be running for his life.

Both lines struggling is not a recipe for success against this Husker team. 

 

[teachercd]

Both lines struggling is not a recipe for success against this Husker team. 

I agree...NOW, I am still not sold on the Husker run game, not yet and with no QB run game, I think anything over 100 rushing yards, total, by NU in the game will have to be looked at as above average.  

 

[BigRedBuster]

Both lines struggling is not a recipe for success against this Husker team. 

You don’t know how happy I am to see comments like this. 

 

[BigRedBuster]

I agree...NOW, I am still not sold on the Husker run game, not yet and with no QB run game, I think anything over 100 rushing yards, total, by NU in the game will have to be looked at as above average.  

If, we keep winning and Raiola has more success, it will be interesting to see if defenses adjust to that and if that helps the run game. 
 

I, for one, think our O line has looked pretty good against these three teams. Now it will be interesting to see if they keep that up against better D lines in the Big Ten. 

 

[hskrpwr13]

If the weather turns out crappy as being predicted, this becomes a Donovan Raiola game instead of a Dylan one. That prospect has me nervous.

 

[BigRedBuster]

If the weather turns out crappy as being predicted, this becomes a Donovan Raiola game instead of a Dylan one. That prospect has me nervous.

I have two weather apps and both say zero percent chance of rain during the game.  

 

[Husker03]

If the weather turns out crappy as being predicted, this becomes a Donovan Raiola game instead of a Dylan one. That prospect has me nervous.

I'm not seeing any indication of bad weather?

 

[hskrpwr13]

I have two weather apps and both say zero percent chance of rain during the game.  

Hope they're accurate. Rain isn't so much a concern as long as its not too heavy and its not a windy thunderstorm. 

 

[Mavric]

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[Hilltop]

I think the AI thinks Sims is still on the team.  

 

[presidentjlh]

Skers by 10

 

[GSG]

Joel Klatt likes NU 24-14

 

[teachercd]

Pretty much everyone is picking NU to win this game.  There are a few that have it close, but an NU win.

Illini Totals are 16.5, interesting. 

 

[Decked]

Illinois weak at running the ball and stopping the run. Good at passing and stopping the pass. Interesting.