The Deuce: have you seen Drew Allar this year? going back for another year was a huge mistake by him.

USC gameweek - illini81887 September 22, 2025, 12:08:04

Man, I will take that turnover luck but this defense is still kind of a sieve* - snipes824 September 27, 2025, 11:19:51
Ugh, Gus* - Blazer September 27, 2025, 11:07:56
- "It's 79 degrees in October!!"* - Orangeillini September 27, 2025, 11:11:40
- Yeah. I forgot. Mute game* - opossum jenkins September 27, 2025, 11:08:26
It’s still weird, but kinda cool, to see USC at memorial stadium* - snipes824 September 27, 2025, 11:07:52
- The pregame show and stadium look absolutely resplendent. Who wouldn’t want to go here?* - Toonces September 27, 2025, 11:30:29
- It was not cool back in '96* - Sammich September 27, 2025, 11:08:34
  - I was there. They played their fight song 1000 times * - meanjeans September 27, 2025, 11:19:01
Stadium looks gorgeous. At least there’s that* - AintHatin September 27, 2025, 11:07:26
Everyone at the desk picking USC big. Dave only one who took Illini* - Mrap24 September 27, 2025, 11:06:48
- Yup. Nobody at the desk thinks we have a chance or that it will be very close. - WhitmansFolly September 27, 2025, 11:08:28
Portnoy is unbearable.* - voiceofreason September 27, 2025, 10:49:25
- Seriously. GTFO with this clownshow* - AintHatin September 27, 2025, 11:02:47
Werner implied Elzy is sitting to preserve his redshirt* - JacobRDaugherty September 27, 2025, 10:32:18
- He needs to transfer to SIU and focus on getting usable degree. Not a FBS player * - illiniranger September 27, 2025, 10:44:37
- Would not be surprising. He’s been passed up clearly and he’s already a junior* - snipes824 September 27, 2025, 10:35:49
- This is going great* - uofi1998 September 27, 2025, 10:34:57
Boy, the USC Pregame Show on Fox is really good!! - osklister September 27, 2025, 10:19:42
- Kinda hard to complain about air time when we’re coming off a massive shitpumping* - AintHatin September 27, 2025, 10:46:45
My guys did a good job with the truck.* - LeatherneckIllini September 27, 2025, 9:25:59
Crowd looks good on the FOX show* - OB25 September 27, 2025, 9:07:58
Socks and sandals alert at Union Station: - JeffFrank September 27, 2025, 7:48:49
- and cargo shorts* - bbonb September 27, 2025, 9:18:48
  - Blue were missing a button so dark tan. Orange not right orange. Too light* - JeffFrank September 27, 2025, 9:52:52
- Scheduled arrival: 13 minutes before kickoff - Dilbert September 27, 2025, 8:26:48
  - Bummed not 2:30 game. No car and got off work at 7am* - JeffFrank September 27, 2025, 8:38:46
Sounds the whole secondary (except X. Scott) is good to go for tomorrow* - OB25 September 26, 2025, 23:01:21
- Well that’s better news* - Blazer September 27, 2025, 0:37:25
Portnoys going around doing pizza reviews in Champaign - illini21 September 26, 2025, 15:53:16
- lol, 50 minutes to get a thin crust at Papa Del’s - OB25 September 26, 2025, 17:37:08
  - It might have taken 50 minutes because no one ever order that!* - Quiz September 26, 2025, 20:27:35
  - Seemed like a fair review. * - harb September 26, 2025, 18:09:06
    - One of the IlliniGuys publishers disagrees. - OB25 September 26, 2025, 19:58:35
      - Lulz. And I prefer the tavern style. * - harb September 26, 2025, 20:00:46
        
        LOL, can't recall ever getting anything but deep dish at Del's. - osklister September 27, 2025, 8:47:25
    - Said he checked out Monical’s too - Blazer September 26, 2025, 18:48:43
      - We are currently eating Walt’s Pizza from Marion. Solid stuff. Did not do their double decker. * - harb September 26, 2025, 19:56:07
      - I heard him say one would be out tomorrow. * - harb September 26, 2025, 19:54:24
  - Haha definitely on brand* - illini21 September 26, 2025, 17:40:42
- Reviewed the library earlier. - gullit September 26, 2025, 16:50:30
  - Strange gear the bookstore was pushing on him* - Mrap24 September 26, 2025, 17:48:59
    - Yeah I had no idea that was a thing. Lame as hell* - illini21 September 26, 2025, 17:58:15
Random thing I was reflecting on - that 2022 team was really damn good. - OB25 September 26, 2025, 14:24:51
- Uh, no. I’m gonna disagree with it being the best of the Bielema era. - opossum jenkins September 26, 2025, 16:16:15
  - I didn't take it as a forward looking statement. if it was, I also disagree - snipes824 September 26, 2025, 16:20:23
- definitely. because that team had a truly elite thing you could count on - snipes824 September 26, 2025, 15:59:40
- Defense was so tough that year* - UofIL6 September 26, 2025, 15:58:41
I was listening to Josh Pate and he had an interesting anecdote about this game - OB25 September 26, 2025, 12:09:14
- Looking at the schedule in the offseason, this is the first real test. - Chicago1995 September 26, 2025, 12:15:58
  - That’s just not how football coaches operate though. At least not the good ones* - OB25 September 26, 2025, 13:24:50
Can our PR teams stop pushing REO Speedwagon content as if they are the Beetles?* - ArtVandelay September 26, 2025, 9:55:31
- Meh. I think it’s pretty cool - bjl63 September 26, 2025, 18:40:53
- Meh, for the olds making up most the crowd/donating most the money, they are the Champaign Beatles* - OB25 September 26, 2025, 12:10:48
- Thank you! They were the cover of the Alumni magazine too. - KingTalkyTiki September 26, 2025, 11:42:37
- Jesus Christ yes...who gives a shit? They were kinda midling even in their heyday right? * - haighter September 26, 2025, 11:03:44
  - I can't fight this feeling of their current irrelevance* - ArtVandelay September 26, 2025, 13:17:34
    - We should focus on the game in front of us. Hopefully we take it on the run early and often * - meanjeans September 26, 2025, 13:59:01
      - They're going to hit us with everything they've got and we'll just have to ride the storm out* - ATL September 26, 2025, 14:26:29
- Beatles dummy* - JeffFrank September 26, 2025, 10:32:38
  - maybe he was talking about the cars* - Sammich September 26, 2025, 10:58:50
  - I blame autocorrect* - ArtVandelay September 26, 2025, 10:49:17
Barstool College Football Show in Grange Grove at 8am - OB25 September 25, 2025, 22:43:03
- It’s wild, tomorrow can still be such a huge day for the program. Big Noon there, ranked flashy - meanjeans September 26, 2025, 10:25:54
  - Agree. Let's do it! - OWWDig September 26, 2025, 11:37:10
  - I'm about 0.005% as excited for Big Noon Kickoff as I would be for ESPN College GameDay - IlliniOllie September 26, 2025, 10:54:42
    - Still PO'd about them going back-to-back weekends with Deion instead of coming to CU that second Sat - osklister September 26, 2025, 12:52:33
      - I'm still PO'd about Gameday going to UCLA/Oregon in 2000 instead of coming to Champaign* - IlliniOllie September 26, 2025, 13:11:00
        
        I mean it kind of passed without notice but they 1000% should have been at the IU UI game last - meanjeans September 26, 2025, 19:02:19
    - Nah, Gameday is totally tainted at this point. They’re always going to do a Disney game if they can - meanjeans September 26, 2025, 11:32:31
      - Perhaps it’s not what it was but it’s the major leagues - bjl63 September 26, 2025, 18:44:23
      - I still want it just for the nostalgia and at least what it once meant - IlliniOllie September 26, 2025, 11:44:48
        
        Totally agree.* - EffinIllini September 26, 2025, 12:24:11
      - Agree, ESPN sucks outside of PTI.* - Warrin'_Illini September 26, 2025, 11:33:17
    - Gross as it is, probably have to cheer for Ped State this weekend - jayd September 26, 2025, 11:06:37
      - have you seen Drew Allar this year? going back for another year was a huge mistake by him. - VIV September 26, 2025, 11:33:43
      - There’s almost no chance of Gameday coming here for the OSU game even if win tomorrow, IMO* - OB25 September 26, 2025, 11:28:42
        
        Going back to beginning of last season, 15/19 Gameday locations involved an SEC or ACC team - meanjeans September 26, 2025, 11:46:58
    - ha, agreed 100% - IlliniSax05 September 26, 2025, 10:57:06
  - Absolutely* - illini21 September 26, 2025, 10:50:44
The amount of Illini content I consumed this week has to be at its lowest level in like 3 years - biclops September 25, 2025, 20:14:00
- I read quite a bit of roughy's season preview... - EffinIllini September 26, 2025, 11:26:21
- I hope our fans show up and we have a good atmosphere for the Barstool show. - Warrin'_Illini September 26, 2025, 9:59:17
  - Hoping that college kids aren’t as demoralized by 63-10 as all of us olds are - OB25 September 26, 2025, 10:15:31
    - ooo - IlliniSax05 September 26, 2025, 10:31:10
    - The weather looks to be great, and I didn't realize it was Homecoming. - Warrin'_Illini September 26, 2025, 10:23:41
- Same, at least for a week of football season. All of the build-up to the IU game for... that? - IlliniOllie September 26, 2025, 9:49:02
  - Plenty of build-up for the 100 years vs Michigan and we didn't wet fart last year. - EffinIllini September 26, 2025, 11:28:44
    - It'll take more than one season to scrape the grizzle off of this fanbase* - IlliniOllie September 26, 2025, 11:31:53
- Same* - snipes824 September 26, 2025, 7:39:15
- Hear hear. :-(((( - osklister September 26, 2025, 7:33:28
- Other than a little surfing here, and... - uofi1998 September 26, 2025, 5:07:04
  - Feel that completely - illini21 September 26, 2025, 7:27:40
    - Ironically, 30-17 might have been better for Indiana too, at least in the short term* - biclops September 26, 2025, 10:52:40
    - Hell, 49-20... 51-17... something other than completely not on the field* - uofi1998 September 26, 2025, 7:42:19
- Yeah, I checked out entirely at 42-7. Just coming back now. What the fuck was that? - AintHatin September 25, 2025, 20:18:54
- I'm even skipping the Fullcast this week and they probably aren't even gonna talk any ball* - RVA September 25, 2025, 20:16:53
I sure am glad I waited to get tickets - ab75 September 25, 2025, 18:36:56
- I'm still waiting for the tickets I got on stubhub a few weeks ago to be delivered - IlliniSax05 September 25, 2025, 18:46:01
USC flying out of LAX at 12:15 PM Pacific time today* - Poldark September 25, 2025, 9:40:56
- Golly, hope this doesn't interfere with their class schedule. - osklister September 25, 2025, 11:30:27
- it's weird and kinda creepy that you know this - IlliniSax05 September 25, 2025, 11:06:21
  - HEY MORAN it was posted on Twitter - Poldark September 25, 2025, 11:33:22
  - It's actually good info. And smart on USC's part - bjl63 September 25, 2025, 11:07:27
    - yes, it's smart for them to get in early - IlliniSax05 September 25, 2025, 11:12:57
I'm not ready for us to be off the radar in the world of CFB - illini21 September 25, 2025, 8:50:48
- My grizzle has already baked in another blowout followed by a 14-0 1Q deficit to Purdue * - meanjeans September 25, 2025, 10:26:57
  - If we were an actual CFP contender, our schedule would have given us the opportunity for that - jayd September 25, 2025, 10:37:12
    - Purdue, Wisconsin, NW... gotta have those 3. - uofi1998 September 25, 2025, 10:40:12
      - Rutgers sucks and Maryland still has Lox. Add those to the list* - bjl63 September 25, 2025, 11:08:10
        
        Rutgers plays physical ball, and Maryland has been pretty good so far. - uofi1998 September 25, 2025, 11:17:57
- Same same.* - Warrin'_Illini September 25, 2025, 8:52:29
  - Just win, baby. - osklister September 25, 2025, 9:03:02
Lincoln Riley whinging - Poldark September 25, 2025, 7:58:21
- Lincoln's secretary Kennedy was whinging, and Kennedy's secretary Lincoln.... - osklister September 25, 2025, 9:07:54
- What a weighighening little bitch. BEAT SC* - Warrin'_Illini September 25, 2025, 8:47:04
Big noon stage going up rn. Southwest corner of the grove * - digs September 25, 2025, 7:56:15
This headline, though... - Tuscy September 25, 2025, 7:22:09
- Schrodingers Hoosiers - biclops September 25, 2025, 8:20:44
First drive of the 4th quarter against South Carolina... - uofi1998 September 25, 2025, 6:04:43
- I had forgotten how insanely SEC-centric the broadcast was... - uofi1998 September 25, 2025, 6:29:53
  - Roddy Jones is maybe the worst color analyst out there - bjl63 September 25, 2025, 11:09:40
    - Best color analyst: tallest midget contest. - osklister September 25, 2025, 11:31:29
  - It was atrociously bad. I usually roll my eyes at posts on here about anti-Illinois broadcasterbias - ATL September 25, 2025, 8:00:36
    - Same* - uofi1998 September 25, 2025, 9:07:43
OSU gametime should be announced early next week, right?* - Blazer September 24, 2025, 12:38:54
- Monday* - JeffFrank September 24, 2025, 12:45:08
- Yeah should be* - OB25 September 24, 2025, 12:44:14
my confidence level of winning this game is close to zero* - illini21 September 24, 2025, 10:31:07
- I’m hoping this is the inverse of last years Oregon basketball game* - ab75 September 25, 2025, 20:07:56
- I’m hoping this is the inverse of last years Oregon basketball game* - ab75 September 25, 2025, 20:07:55
- I don't have any confidence in whether IU was an aberration, or if we're really not that good - IlliniOllie September 24, 2025, 11:34:43
  - It’s a little hard to judge because we definitely did quit. They totally broke our will. - OB25 September 24, 2025, 13:01:05
    - It was just a death spiral of a game...* - uofi1998 September 24, 2025, 13:02:59
      - The scary part is that 63-10 undersells it, they could have easily gone north of 70* - OB25 September 24, 2025, 13:17:06
        
        Oh yeah... it was one of those old run-for-10-every-play second halves. - uofi1998 September 24, 2025, 13:44:45
        
        My first thought went to a particularly embarrassing game at Maryland during the Lovie era. - OB25 September 24, 2025, 14:34:55
        
        Roughy nailed the comp: 1990 Iowa - Blazer September 24, 2025, 19:12:19
        
        While apt, we did show at least some pulse that day. - uofi1998 September 25, 2025, 6:08:48
        
        Some pulse, but not much - Blazer September 25, 2025, 14:18:28
        
        Hell, we gave up nearly 700 to Nebraska in Lovie’s good year. * - uofi1998 September 24, 2025, 14:49:51
  - Most likely a hit of both coupled by a depleted secondary * - illini thunder September 24, 2025, 12:47:17
- i think we take a butt whippin', but weird things happen when west coast teams come east and play - illiniranger September 24, 2025, 11:11:15
  - USC lost at Maryland and Minnesota and Michigan a year ago - bjl63 September 24, 2025, 16:11:28
  - Need a Duke-like game in TO margin. - uofi1998 September 24, 2025, 12:20:11
- Mine is 51/49* - bjl63 September 24, 2025, 11:08:25
  - Witnessing last weeks game in person is certainly skewing things for me* - illini21 September 24, 2025, 11:11:37
    - Was the athleticism difference just totally glaring in person? - uofi1998 September 24, 2025, 12:21:01
Not the best competition, but USC is 2nd nationally in both sacks and tackles for loss. - OB25 September 24, 2025, 10:00:31
- Duke and IU hadn't played anybody either... - uofi1998 September 24, 2025, 13:52:19
Now is a good time to pick a Heisman bet, John Mateer having hand surgery and out indefinitely - OB25 September 23, 2025, 15:29:13
- Fernando Mendoza it is* - assassin September 23, 2025, 15:36:01
Win for yoyo!* - GMAW September 23, 2025, 12:40:01
Mike Gundy fired - assassin September 23, 2025, 12:21:48
- i think yesterday was the anniversary of "i'm a man, i'm 40!" it was all over my twitter feed* - illiniranger September 23, 2025, 12:26:53
  - the 18th anniversary in fact* - assassin September 23, 2025, 12:32:29
    - That one, Jerry Burns with the Vikings, and Lee Elia are my three favorite rants * - illiniranger September 23, 2025, 13:00:26
      - I caddied for this guy when was the new coach at Northwestern: - JeffFrank September 24, 2025, 12:48:36
      - This one is up there for me too. - OB25 September 23, 2025, 15:06:53
      - Kinda wonder who Okie State will try to get. Is the IU coach gonna be tempted? (IMHO, no.) - osklister September 23, 2025, 14:29:19
        
        I don't think Cignetti leaves for anything other than a true top 5-10 type job - jayd September 23, 2025, 15:03:12
        
        Looked up who's in their conference these days. Not a lot of "lifer" jobs in that conference. - osklister September 24, 2025, 9:07:08
Mike Gundy SACKED* - OB25 September 23, 2025, 12:21:48
couple things looking at advanced numbers - illiniranger September 23, 2025, 10:57:57
- People are obsessed with play calling* - GMAW September 23, 2025, 12:05:34
  - IU came out with a TE and 3 WRs on their first play and we lined up in like a 3-3 on defense - illiniranger September 23, 2025, 12:28:49
Fox 4K! - jdl September 23, 2025, 7:24:41
- Just in time for the SC Songgirls. :-) - osklister September 23, 2025, 8:22:55
How many work colleagues visited you yesterday for a wellness check? - opossum jenkins September 23, 2025, 5:37:55
- Coworkers? They're Canadian... no one has a clue. - tvillini September 23, 2025, 11:50:25
- We are close with a USC family. I’ve been getting shit since Saturday. - uofi1998 September 23, 2025, 6:24:04
  - One of my childhood friends is a USC professor. - SurfTheBoneyard September 23, 2025, 11:31:26
Amtrak tailgate for me* - JeffFrank September 22, 2025, 23:31:15
What does Lunney need to do? - redgrange77 September 22, 2025, 21:07:30
- Give Laughery some carries? I’m much more concerned about the decimated secondary now * - illini thunder September 22, 2025, 21:16:23
  - If Laughery was able to go on Saturday, I'm sure he would have - Blazer September 22, 2025, 22:20:05
    - Yeah, my feeling too * - illini thunder September 22, 2025, 23:16:12
Anyone done COSM? Worth $55 for reserved dome seating? - redgrange77 September 22, 2025, 13:34:35
- They're building one in Atlanta. Looking forward to trying it out.* - ATL September 22, 2025, 13:55:24
  - Major funding party on the RE side is Dan Gilbert… hence the next 2 in downtown DET and CLE* - uofi1998 September 22, 2025, 13:59:03
- Looks awesome... haven't yet. - uofi1998 September 22, 2025, 13:42:39
Cox and Patterson images are negative, so they should be back. Clausen expected back this week. - OWWDig September 22, 2025, 13:04:59
- Have they ever said what X’s injury is? High ankle sprain?* - DocWalk20 September 22, 2025, 13:08:03
  - No. But originally, they thought he'd be fine. Bret said though bc of his future, he saw - OWWDig September 22, 2025, 13:10:33
    - I don’t think they ever thought it was fine, I think that was just gamesmanship.* - OB25 September 22, 2025, 13:35:58
      - That was my initial take too... didn't make any sense, and seemed like a BB special* - uofi1998 September 22, 2025, 13:41:43
        
        Like clearly something happened, it was a non-contact injury. - OB25 September 22, 2025, 13:53:33
        
        I believe they initially didn’t think it was surgical/season ending* - OWWDig September 22, 2025, 15:23:25
  - whatever it was, it required a "procedure" - assassin September 22, 2025, 13:09:21
    - X's images were negative too... grain of salt.* - uofi1998 September 22, 2025, 13:10:45
      - As OB said, I'm sure it was gamesmanship for IU* - Blazer September 22, 2025, 13:41:21
        
        Yep* - uofi1998 September 22, 2025, 13:41:57
      - Out for the season* - uofi1998 September 22, 2025, 13:11:05
Presser currently on fightingillini.com - BL up first* - OWWDig September 22, 2025, 12:31:33

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