I’ve gone the other way on them, I think they’re better than last year by a decent margin.
Of course just like us, scheduling differences could have them lose 3 more games than last year even despite that. I really need us to win the Duke game because I think Indiana is going to beat us pretty comfortably. USC is the team I really don’t see it with, but there’s just the underlying assumption that eventually Lincoln Riley will make the most of their talent.  Previous Message historically is enormous. that's the one i think the metrics have way wrong. Previous Message if BB can get the O and D to be around 25th and hold ST constant, i think we can squeeze out 9 wins and be in the CFP discussion. but 12th seems too high to me. USC and IU games are interesting, advanced metrics love those teams, i don't. If they are actually ~ 13th - 15th in the country, i think we take two Ls there and the CFP dream dies fairly early this season. Previous Message
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 Illinois football is #12 in the preseason coach's pole - jdl August 4, 2025, 11:25:17
- The Athletic: How the 2025 college football season could go wrong for every preseason AP Top 25 team - EffinIllini Today, 8:29:54
- Most overrated team in the top 25? - Tuscy Today, 6:38:59
- Jacas 1st Team ESPN Preseason All-American List * - aimlessillini Yesterday, 12:37:36
- Random scheduling thing I was thinking about. - OB25 Yesterday, 11:35:33
- who do we think the backup to Altmyer is? i haven't seen much * - illiniranger Yesterday, 11:30:30
- Also #12 in the Preseason AP Poll - UIHuskie Yesterday, 11:01:21
- Duke preseason all-ACC safety Terry Moore sounding unlikely to be available against Illinois. - opossum jenkins August 10, 2025, 10:56:24
- This 1994 Michigan game is brutal. Horrible penalties, Johnny Johnson no awareness* - opossum jenkins August 9, 2025, 16:26:45
- Matt Stevens just told me that Alex Capka-Jones has been first up in WR drills* - opossum jenkins August 8, 2025, 17:09:14
- Three More Weeks……I-L-L !! * - jjlocke923 August 8, 2025, 7:41:51
- Loren just said Altmyer is making $1.1M* - opossum jenkins August 7, 2025, 16:17:24
- Got another Aussie kicker commit. - Illiniphil August 7, 2025, 9:53:59
- Ohio State game sold out. Wear Orange* - Poldark August 6, 2025, 14:32:55
- One of the more respected chartbois has us 38th - illiniranger August 6, 2025, 8:16:03
- Bret article - jdl August 5, 2025, 13:12:03
- #11 in ESPN poll. (Schlabach?) - redgrange77 August 5, 2025, 5:54:36
- JC Davis in a boot, dealing with plantar faciatis. “Should be good to go” by the opener, per Bert* - OB25 August 4, 2025, 20:36:43
- that’s incredible. Has our basketball team team been ranked that high preseason?* - bbonb August 4, 2025, 18:45:26
- Of course* - MtHoodIllini August 5, 2025, 18:16:21
- Nobody has* - ijustkrushalot August 4, 2025, 18:55:42
- Like ever?* - Sounder August 4, 2025, 18:52:59
- nm* - ECEIllinois August 4, 2025, 18:47:50
- Something I can’t get past: are we really that talented? - opossum jenkins August 4, 2025, 16:45:36
- Two points: - ijustkrushalot August 4, 2025, 21:53:06
- Elaborating on my comments about the Pick 6 Previews magazine… - OB25 August 4, 2025, 18:45:43
- We have a handful of guys who will get drafted next year - snipes824 August 4, 2025, 17:51:13
- We're tough, deep and well coached. Something I've never said about an Illinois team. - Toonces August 4, 2025, 16:52:20
- No, but we have a lot of experience where it matters (QB, OL, etc.)* - UofIL6 August 4, 2025, 16:51:57
- experience, especially at QB. - assassin August 4, 2025, 16:49:14
- Certainly not more talented than a lot of other teams, no. - uofi1998 August 4, 2025, 16:47:50
- Does the Beloved finally get a College Gameday this season?* - Sounder August 4, 2025, 15:36:04
- I bought the Pick Six Preview magazine and oh boy is he not high on Illinois - OB25 August 4, 2025, 14:02:47
- AP is the one all the networks use, right?* - OB25 August 4, 2025, 11:54:32
- As I’ve been saying for years now, colleges are going to “sell off” their teams at some point… - LeatherneckIllini August 4, 2025, 11:43:39
- Illini # 12, South Carolina #13. Their coach will be PO'd all over again. :-))
 - osklister August 4, 2025, 11:36:38
- Schwing!!!!* - OWWDig August 4, 2025, 11:33:24
- This belongs in the politics thread, jdl. - uofi1998 August 4, 2025, 11:27:14
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