WTF Purdue -10

I know, coming off a big win gonna be a let down but really??  I had them the last 3 weeks hard and they gave away Northwestern and Minnesota games and beat OSU.  They also played Oregon and Notre Dame tough at their place. 

This leads me into what in the hell has Illinois done??  Anything??  Have not watched them but just looking at scores I guess I am looking for some insights. 

I know it seems so public but I am taking Purdue hard. 

I have only been betting last 3 weeks and am 14-9 on the year.

GL all and I appreciate any insights or thoughts. 

Illini season ticket holder here and took in two road games, I'll fill you in.  There are many problems, Im not even sure where to start. 

The offense has a new coordinator, Mike Schultz.  He was at TCU last year and they had one of the best offenses in the country.  Many believe, including myself, that he is handcuffed.  He wasn't allowed to install is own offense.  He has to run Zook's offense, only adding a wrinkle here and there.  Our offense is consistently inept.  It's not as if Schultz forgot how to call a game once he got off the airplane in Champaign.

We try to play a ball control style of offense, where the run sets up the pass.  We primarily use three backs, none of whom have had much success running the ball this year.  It is starting to look like our best back is #5, Mikel LeShoure, who is a sophomore.  Staying with the ball contol theme, we don't take many chances down field.  We rely on a lot of timing routes across the middle, which is not the strong suit of our QB.  His strength is his mobility and ability to throw the deep ball.   Most importantly, dont be fooled looking at our offensive stats.  Most of our scoring has came in garbage time when the game has already been decided.  We have only scored one meaningful td this year, and it came just last week at IU. 

Our defense isn't very good either, but some of the problem is they are on the field too much because of the floundering offense.  We play pretty well against the run early in the game, but again they are on the field so much, it doesnt take too long to get worn down.  In general, we are young on d and some younger players that didnt start early in the season are starting to get some more time. 

Obviously, cap the game yourself but I'd be glad to answer any other questions.  GL this weekend.