Illinois RB Chase Brown ‘good to go’ vs Michigan
per Pete Thamel at ESPN
November 19th, 2022 at 9:39 AM ^
Assuming he's at like 75-85%, this would only seem to hinder their offense further.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:11 AM ^
Him at 75% is still significantly better than his backups. Im guessing it's a workload thing, if he gets 10-15 carries that's 10-15 carries his backups dont get.
November 19th, 2022 at 9:43 AM ^
Of course he is.
November 19th, 2022 at 9:44 AM ^
Suck it up man. It’s going to be OK.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:04 AM ^
Illinois is as someone put it Kroger brand Michigan. Their O-Line is decent but not a flawless execution machine like ours so our defensive tackles will cause problems when one of their guys doesn’t execute. They don’t have a downfield threat. Their back is good but playing hurt and his best asset is his ability to cut and go, which ok but that ankle…. Buckle up, we are gonna thrash em
November 19th, 2022 at 10:50 AM ^
Dane Brugler tweeted this morning that this Illinois team has 5 NFL draft picks starting right now. Hope we don’t sleep on them, they can play.
November 19th, 2022 at 11:23 AM ^
Half the big ten has 5 NFL draft picks starting
November 19th, 2022 at 11:41 AM ^
I agree if it were Meijer Michigan I would be nervous
November 19th, 2022 at 10:05 AM ^
we're a fucking buzzsaw. we'll be fine.
November 19th, 2022 at 9:47 AM ^
Thanks for the update.
November 19th, 2022 at 9:48 AM ^
Good, we'll see what Minter can do against a 'real' running back. I'm sure it'll be just fine...
November 19th, 2022 at 9:53 AM ^
A lot of players mysteriously heal when they come to Ann Arbor. We apparently have that sort of power here.
Mind you, it's a mixed bag - sometimes, it makes games more difficult, and no one knows which drain of the Huron River is the magical drain, but it is nice to know the place has that effect on people.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:08 AM ^
Well the Dharma Initiative was based in Ann Arbor...
November 19th, 2022 at 10:50 AM ^
One of the really good moments in that show.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:37 AM ^
It's the hippie healing crystals. they work wonders.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:01 AM ^
Just based on watching how he pulled up on that injury and limped off it’s hard for me to believe he can be 100%.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:26 AM ^
Exactly. Maybe a really bad sprain? Even then, it might take two or three weeks for inflammation to come down to an acceptable level.
Is 60-70% chase brown their best option? I wonder if Michigan mixes blitzes that emphasize forcing him into lateral movements.
November 19th, 2022 at 11:05 AM ^
The MGB big brains says he's a cutter, and the film supports that. Hard to see him running hard x 35 times and doing lots of cutting. Esp in this weather. But hey, bring it dude - hope you feel 100% to start.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:15 AM ^
Can't wait for the Michigan D to "chase" and tackle him in the backfield.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:18 AM ^
Good to hear the D will get an opportunity to show what they can do.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:25 AM ^
I wish we had invincibility mode so we could have each team play at their best 100% of the time. I’m not a fan of the injury variable, it would be nice to beat each team at their best. Also, there’s probably a human actually feeling pain involved, which, you know, also sucks.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:25 AM ^
I expect today’s game to be a difficult challenge. Illini will come in fired up to support Bart in his tough week. We will need to be ready and play tough.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:46 AM ^
It's Brent. Get it right.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:48 AM ^
I thought it was Bort
November 19th, 2022 at 11:09 AM ^
Guys please--show some respect! Kurt Kielema has really turned Illinois around.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:03 PM ^
I was hoping I would have been wrong.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:58 AM ^
We'll see how long Chase Brown will last. Doubtful the he'll be able to get his normal amount of carries.
November 19th, 2022 at 11:00 AM ^
I think we will be fine overall. The weather is the true test. Below freezing temps does something to a man. It either dials you in acutely as you navigate your way through it, or it makes you look ahead to when it will end. The second one makes you slip up, make mistakes, and lose focus.
November 19th, 2022 at 11:12 AM ^
Hearing you say this like you're John Facenda doing NFL Films.
November 19th, 2022 at 12:05 PM ^
Hahahahaha!
November 19th, 2022 at 11:04 AM ^
Excellent. No excuses when Corum shows him who the big dog is.
November 19th, 2022 at 11:08 AM ^
Is Jeff George starting at QB today?
November 19th, 2022 at 11:38 AM ^
I think it's Kurt Kittner going today.
November 19th, 2022 at 11:24 AM ^
Wow, when he was helped off the field, it looked like a season ending injury. If it is a sprain, they probably have that ankle wrapped tight. I doubt he's a 100 percent.
November 19th, 2022 at 11:27 AM ^
I wonder if Morris will get the day off to rest his sprained ankle. I'd hate to have him play the ankle get worse before OSU.
November 19th, 2022 at 11:59 AM ^
Even if he's 100%, I look at him as a good back who carries the ball a crazy number of times. In his last five games he's averaged 4.7, 4.4, 4.7, 4.1 and 4.3 ypc.
Postgame edit: Actually, he's pretty good.
November 20th, 2022 at 1:45 AM ^
Hats off, this guy is legit. No question about it, I thought he was going to be a shadow of himself.
His patience and burst is NFL caliber.