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Gonna Be Jeff George Jr. - From News Gazette

keflavik
They are reporting from the game site.

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60 minutes until kickoff

Looks like Jeff George Jr. will get his second straight start today, while Wes Lunt will miss his third consecutive game with a back injury and Chayce Crouch is out for the second straight week with a shoulder injury.

If I'm Garrick McGee, the Illinois offensive coordinator, I try to simplify the gameplan for George. Thought Illinois attempted too many deep passes early against Michigan and while the wildcat look Illinois used with Ke'Shawn Vaughn did churn out a 45-yard run, it was mostly ineffective against the Wolverines.

Playing a third-string quarterback, the key is to shorten the game, take advantage of every offensive possession and establish the run game.

Illinois will likely be able to run the ball against the Gophers, with Kendrick Foster leading the way. At least it should. Foster had a solid game two weeks ago at Rutgers and while he finished with 45 rushing yards on eight carries last Saturday, the run game was mostly a no-show against the Wolverines.

Now that it seems the quarteback position is settled, you might see Connor Brennan start for the second straight game at guard in place of Gabe Megginson.

Megginson is considered a solid component of future Illinois offensive lines and has started five games this season, but was benched last Saturday in Ann Arbor.

"We don't base everything on one practice or one game, but we've played enough games now for us to see exactly who our players are," Lovie Smith said. "If a guy doesn't start the other day, we felt like we had a better option. Connor played pretty good in (Megginson's) spot last week. It's not just Gabe. It's every player. That's what we're going off of."

McGee said Megginson, a redshirt freshman and the most highly-coveted recruit in the 2015 class when the Jacksonville native signed with the Illini, has the talent. The consistency, though, is one element he wants to see cleaned up."

http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/football/2016-10-29/live-minnesota.html
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Restraining orders!!!!!!! 55 may get banned!

H
This one is real easy. I've told you nitwits. It's hard out hea. Stop being confused.

This deal is so unfair. How you see this deal has a lot to do with how you see America and the lens you see it through.

I'm ready to be attacked....I'm on one my knee (kaepernick style)
Most of y'all punch like girls so it won't hurt anyway.
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Week 8: Golden Gophers vs. illinois

stroke the post

Who does the game play out?

  • Gophers Win Big

    Votes: 18 30.0%

  • Gophers Win A Close One

    Votes: 26 43.3%

  • Gophers Lose A Close One

    Votes: 10 16.7%

  • Gophers Lose Big

    Votes: 6 10.0%
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I fully admit to thinking it will be tough to win 6 games to become bowl eligible this year. I know that is terrible, but last week was the most depressing "win" I have seen in awhile. Even worse than the close Kent St win.

I think we go down early and never catch up. Mitch gets yards but most are in the 4th quarter trying to come back. Conservative 3rd down calls kill our drives.

Halftime:
Illini 17
Gophers 6

Final:
Illini 27
Gophers 16

What say y'all ?
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Pregame reads

Matt Jessen-Howard
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Northwestern and toughness

Doc Arnold
BTN this morning quoted Fitzgerald as saying his team wasn't tough, and nobody on his staff was working to make them tough, so he took on the job himself. Don't know why he waited so long (although Minnesota appears to be waiting also), but the BTN announcers say NW is playing tough now and that's the difference in their resurgence.

I know there's disagreement over whether the Gophers play tough, but let's assume they could play even tougher. Who on the Gopher staff is a candidate to make the Gophers tougher?
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Duke Anyanwu's career is over

Go4Roses
It wasn't for lack of effort, or dedication to the Maroon and Gold, but Duke's football career is over according to a confidential source, due to ongoing issues with his knees. A gifted athlete, and intelligent young man, just couldn't shake the injury bug having suffered from a broken arm and at least three knee injuries which required surgery.
Thanks Duke for being a true representative of the student-athlete. Best wishes for much future success.
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You're Coyle...

junit3
You're AD for the year, Gophers win fairly ugly vs. Illinois & Purdue, and lose the last 3 games of the season to finish 7-5.

What do you do with Claeys contract?

-Let him continue down his 3 year pathetic contract
-Sign him long term
-Fire him
-Wait for the bowl result

Curious?

If Tracy can make it to 8, they should and will lock him up. If he finishes at 7, then its a very gray area IMO.
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