That was neither slow, nor pokey.
The Cats couldn't net him, the Illini then met him,
And gave him a deal that was OK (work with me here).
Then one sunny day in November,
NU's defense he did help dismember.
He carried the ball, his name's Mendenhall,
And is having a drive to remember.
1st and Goal at the 9 for the Illini. Mendenhall has 45 yards on the drive.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
What does it say about the game when the punter is the MVP?
Demos unleashes another punt that lands inside the 10. The Illini will start at their own 6. NU needed to answer on that last drive. It did not.
Illinois 28, NU 7.
11:48 left.
Illinois 28, NU 7.
11:48 left.
Internet's back!
And the Illini scored again.
On a 4-play, 76 yard drive capped off by a 42-yard touchdown pass from Williams to Cumberland, who hauled it in with one hand, shrugged off Battle and Chaz Richart, who tackled each other, and waltzed in.
Cumberland had 5 catches for 75 yards going into the game. He has 3 for 121 today.
Illinois 28, NU 7
On a 4-play, 76 yard drive capped off by a 42-yard touchdown pass from Williams to Cumberland, who hauled it in with one hand, shrugged off Battle and Chaz Richart, who tackled each other, and waltzed in.
Cumberland had 5 catches for 75 yards going into the game. He has 3 for 121 today.
Illinois 28, NU 7
1st half recap
The Illini band is playing neutered versions of Led Zeppelin songs, so this seems as good a time as any to look at the stat sheet.
Illinois has 311 yards, or 13 more than Indiana had for the entire game last week. 172 of those are on the ground and 104 have come at the feet of one Juice Williams. The Illini offense is not complicated. Option. Draw. Option. Draw. Play action. Option. I can't for the life of me figure out why it is so effective.
Bacher is 12 of 19 for 135 yards and two interceptions, making it 12 picks in 14 quarters. That's one every 17.5 minutes of game time. Eep.
He also stands just 142 yards away from breaking Brett Basanez's record for passing yards in a season. If NU's season ends today, I give him an outside chance of getting it. If the Cats go to a bowl, he'll definitely get it. With like 25 interceptions. Eep again.
Illinois 21, NU 7. This half is for the season. The fate of these "scholar-athletes" will be decided in the next half hour on Zuppke Field (the name kind of ruins the gravitas of the situation, yeah?)
Illinois has 311 yards, or 13 more than Indiana had for the entire game last week. 172 of those are on the ground and 104 have come at the feet of one Juice Williams. The Illini offense is not complicated. Option. Draw. Option. Draw. Play action. Option. I can't for the life of me figure out why it is so effective.
Bacher is 12 of 19 for 135 yards and two interceptions, making it 12 picks in 14 quarters. That's one every 17.5 minutes of game time. Eep.
He also stands just 142 yards away from breaking Brett Basanez's record for passing yards in a season. If NU's season ends today, I give him an outside chance of getting it. If the Cats go to a bowl, he'll definitely get it. With like 25 interceptions. Eep again.
Illinois 21, NU 7. This half is for the season. The fate of these "scholar-athletes" will be decided in the next half hour on Zuppke Field (the name kind of ruins the gravitas of the situation, yeah?)
Cats driving
Sutton runs 13 yards to the 26. Then a pass interference is called on Marcus Thomas, moving the ball to the 41.
Hold the phone. 0:24 left.
Hang it up. Bacher throws another pick. Right into the breadbasket of Antonio Steele at the Illini 45.
Bacher walks gingerly off the field. It'll be a long halftime break for him.
Illinois takes it into halftime.
Illinois 21, NU 7.
Hold the phone. 0:24 left.
Hang it up. Bacher throws another pick. Right into the breadbasket of Antonio Steele at the Illini 45.
Bacher walks gingerly off the field. It'll be a long halftime break for him.
Illinois takes it into halftime.
Illinois 21, NU 7.
John Gill at home in backfield
Gill puts the pressure on Juice, which he has been doing all day. Dan Dixon tips the pass and freshman Justan Vaughn makes a HUGE pick for NU.
Cats take over at their own 13. 0:40 left.
Cats take over at their own 13. 0:40 left.
And back come the Illini
Juice is just too much. He outclasses all the Cats for 21 yards down to the NU 19.
After an incomplete pass, Williams keeps for 3 more. 3rd and 7.
After an incomplete pass, Williams keeps for 3 more. 3rd and 7.
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