The Defense was really bad yesterday. An offense that was averaging less than 20 points per game scored 41. I think their top passing output in a game before yesterday was something like 110 yards. We had no answer for their good-but-not-great running backs. The pass rush was abysmal. No turnovers forced... we couldn't even recover any of their 4 or 5 fumbles.
This was really disappointing because the Defense had looked better the first three weeks of the season. They were serviceable in the first game against tOSU and played well enough for us to win the next two games. Even if the Offense had gotten out of their own way yesterday, I'm not sure we could have beaten Illinois with the Defense giving up so many point and long drives. A three-and-out every once in awhile would sure be nice.
This was really disappointing because the Defense had looked better the first three weeks of the season. They were serviceable in the first game against tOSU and played well enough for us to win the next two games. Even if the Offense had gotten out of their own way yesterday, I'm not sure we could have beaten Illinois with the Defense giving up so many point and long drives. A three-and-out every once in awhile would sure be nice.