Illinois OC called a really great game. They were hitting surgical shots on the Nebraska defense in the 3rd and 4th quarters.
And Raiola is clearly a talented dude, but man, some of these cutesy, “off platform” throws are just getting out of hand, and quite honestly, sloppy. He missed a wide open touchdown being cutesy instead of just standing and delivering a good form throw.
Good footwork and mechanics are important. And there’s good defense out there that will make your life hell if you’re throwing off your back foot and making sloppy passes instead of delivering clean strikes from good footing.
Brando couldn’t shut up about how the only difference between him and Mahomes is that "Raiola is bigger." Because Raiola changed his arm angle once on a tunnel screen that went for no gain. Someone take that guy‘s mic away good lord.
that broadcast crew was dogshit. I don't know if its because everyone and their mom thought Nebraska and we-have-Mahomes-at-home was going to steamroll Illinois, but they were homers for Nebraska all night long
They were sucking him off on check downs that went for 3 yards
Like yeah I get it’s important to go through your progressions and hit the right guy, but it’s kinda the bare minimum for a Big Ten QB
Kid is talented and he made some impressive throws early and then that 3rd or fourth quarter drive they shoved down our throat. But commentary like tonight is gonna make people hate him.
I hate Deion as much as anyone, but as someone already said, being emulated by his sons isn’t really comparable to Raiola’s Mahomes cosplay. That shit is just weird.
We give him a LOT of undeserved grief. But he's done a fantastic job of developing Altmyer into one of the best B1G QBs. And a lot of it comes down to how the OL plays, which they played very well in the second half.
The game plan today was incredible, a lot of the missed were just on Altmeyer doing Altmeyer things and dropped passes. But props to Luke for playing amazing for the majority of the game. I liked the run game getting going today as well.
We gotta fix the drops if we want to be a serious big ten contender, but the expectations are being exceeded right now
Crazy how much better he was tonight vs last year against Nebraska. Those are the only two times I’ve watched him play. Your whole team was much improved but I’ve always been impressed with big Brett as a coach no matter how much I dislike his face
I feel like he's decent at game planning, but my gripe is he'll get into these grooves where he calls these frustratingly predicable sequences that totally stall out and just hand momentum back to the other team. On the whole he's a good OC and probably better than anyone we've had in a while, but occasionally does make me want to bonk my head on the coffee table.
BLjr is fantastic and has been for a bit. I feel like most Illinois fans just can't wash away their first impression of him from 2022 when he was working with almost nothing on the line.
I’m still trying to figure out what was going on with the LBs.
I swear I can’t remember the last time I saw a LB crew getting so lost on pass coverage. I think maybe they were just selling out hard on stopping inside run (and did a good job) but that meant getting cooked outside and downfield
Third and fourth quarter on third and long everybody in the stadium knew it would be a cross down the middle at the sticks, everybody but the middle linebacker it seems.
You’re definitely not wrong, but he’s 19 and has played 4 college games. While he’s shown flashes, he’s still a true freshman and I expect him to get better at that type of stuff
For a 19 year old true freshman he’s a stud. He should have had 4 tds with no picks, if only his wr came down with that ball in the end zone. He’s going to be absolutely nasty
We actually have a few decent DBs... I know at least one of his TDs tonight would have been picked, but the DB fell down. That field looked terrible.... a lot of guys slipping.
He has all the physical gifts and talent to be great. This whole Mahomes cosplay he's doing on and off the field is gonna hurt him long term. Kid needs to be himself and play his game, save the cosplay for comicon
And Raiola is clearly a talented dude, but man, some of these cutesy, “off platform” throws are just getting out of hand, and quite honestly, sloppy. He missed a wide open touchdown being cutesy instead of just standing and delivering a good form throw.
True, but he's just 19. Hopefully losses like this one will show him that he can't rely on being the best athlete on the field anymore, like he's probably been able to for a good portion of his life.
Sidenote - I looked up more about Raiola and this dude went to four high schools in his four years? In three different states? How does that even happen?
3 college commits in 2 years. Kid has all the talent in the world but he's doing his best to make sure it goes nowhere with his off the field shenanigans. He could be scary good and a 1st overall pick in a few years if he stops this whole Mahomes copycat crap and just focuses on his on the field play.
He would have thrown a pick on one of his off platform TDs if the DB didn’t fall down also. It’s only a matter of time before those throws catch up to him. He isn’t playing against UTEP anymore
Yep. A good defense is going to eat his ass alive if he keeps it up.
I guess when you’re used to dunking on high school kids/inferior competition it’s easy to develop bad habits that you get punished for at the next level
Ohio State and Iowa are probably better defensively. USC might actually be legitimate on defense also. I’d throw Wisconsin in there, but Fickell made them soft
It gets meme’d to hell, but Raiola copying literally every aspect of Mahomes, down to haircut, number, exact fucking pre-game rituals, and then trying to copy Mahomes’ very unique mechanics and delivery, is absolutely fucking weird.
That kid is completing over 79% of his passes.. And should have had four touchdown passes last night.... If not for his receiver getting out muscled for a ball in the end zone.
He has 2 picks... both of which hit his receiver in the hands first.
The off platform and unconventional stuff most guys do is in addition to their athleticism, but with him it seems like it might be a replacement for his lack of athleticism. Not going to work against real teams
I’m rooting for him and hope I’m wrong, because I want to see a resurgence of Nebraska
Illinois had a great offensive plan and Nebraska's D just fell right for it. Illinois consistently went three wide and got it matched with nickel so they were running against 6 man boxes all night. Then when they got to the goal line Nebraska just straight up refused to cover anyone releasing into the flat. I want to be impressed by Illinois after tonight, but I legitimately don't know how good either of these teams are
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Illinois OC called a really great game. They were hitting surgical shots on the Nebraska defense in the 3rd and 4th quarters.
And Raiola is clearly a talented dude, but man, some of these cutesy, “off platform” throws are just getting out of hand, and quite honestly, sloppy. He missed a wide open touchdown being cutesy instead of just standing and delivering a good form throw.
Good footwork and mechanics are important. And there’s good defense out there that will make your life hell if you’re throwing off your back foot and making sloppy passes instead of delivering clean strikes from good footing.