The Deuce: Seems like that happens a lot. Mine is Phwife*

Open Week Illini FB thread - we've played 3 of the top 5 SP+ and are 1-2 - ATL October 13, 2025, 13:30:30

When I complain about Aaron Henry and alignment problems, this is what I mean - illiniranger Yesterday, 21:54:21
- Just saw this in my timeline - illiniranger Yesterday, 22:13:01
hmm, Bret signal? - assassin October 15, 2025, 13:34:36
- Penn State just reached out?* - ECEIllinois October 15, 2025, 14:20:07
  - Lol, you bastard.* - Warrin'_Illini October 15, 2025, 14:21:47
- Hinted elsewhere that it might just be about a player being added to an award watch list (Beatty?)* - OB25 October 15, 2025, 13:43:55
  - ah that's less fun* - assassin October 15, 2025, 13:46:17
    - He was complaining about Beatty being left of off it last week so I’m guessing that’s it* - OB25 October 15, 2025, 13:50:27
- also, Bretcouragement on Ca'lil - assassin October 15, 2025, 13:36:54
  - i like the term "Bretcouragement" * - illiniranger October 15, 2025, 13:41:45
  - That aligns...* - uofi1998 October 15, 2025, 13:41:37
- Congratulations on the titans job, curt cignetti!* - ATL October 15, 2025, 13:36:52
I’m not right about much, but claiming donuts on my off-season thoughts about this schedule - OB25 October 15, 2025, 9:38:10
- also, Way too Early Look at 2026 (easiest to toughest) - ijustkrushalot October 15, 2025, 11:12:43
  - Need some SEC team to throw a massive bag at Mensah, I assume his “contract” at Duke isn’t ironclad* - OB25 October 15, 2025, 11:33:25
    - How big a bag is big enough? Isn't he getting $8M over 2 years?* - uofi1998 October 15, 2025, 13:43:05
  - Rebuttal, - JacobRDaugherty October 15, 2025, 11:16:47
    - *shifts uncomfortably in chair of the Kirk thing is true* * - voiceofreason October 15, 2025, 11:30:14
      - Doesn't Bret have a 'no-B!G-teams' clause in his contract? * - illinijohn Yesterday, 22:18:04
      - Not worried about BB at all.* - Warrin'_Illini October 15, 2025, 13:33:25
        
        Me neither... and the irony of all ironies... - uofi1998 October 15, 2025, 13:42:36
        
        We'd win... but I wouldn't like it. Not as bad as Bruce Pearl taking over... but close. - tvillini October 15, 2025, 13:48:33
        
        I’d take him no prob* - cpsteine Yesterday, 23:04:08
        
        Prior to BB coming along, and to steal from roughy... - uofi1998 October 15, 2025, 14:08:00
      - That's gonna be PFitz. - tvillini October 15, 2025, 11:59:18
    - Iowa is still probably an 8-9 win program, Kirk leaving would be good for them - ijustkrushalot October 15, 2025, 11:23:21
- I looked at the schedule this spring and thought "we could be a pretty decent team and start 3-4" - ijustkrushalot October 15, 2025, 10:47:48
  - expanding further... it's October 15 and an 8 win season is in "sort of a bummer" territory - ijustkrushalot October 15, 2025, 10:50:59
TIL: Alex Golesh’s wife’s name is Alexis* - biclops October 14, 2025, 18:15:16
- Seems like that happens a lot. Mine is Phwife* - Phytynlini October 14, 2025, 20:09:15
- I have a buddy Eric who married an Erica* - snipes824 October 14, 2025, 18:59:33
- Texas?* - ATL October 14, 2025, 18:55:30
IDC if he’s actually good or not, but a dude with a nickname like “bone-crusher” is a must get IMO - biclops October 14, 2025, 18:12:29
- wasn't that the LB's nickname from the south burbs that went to Iowa - bulldogmba October 15, 2025, 9:57:29
  - Huh... wonder where he is?? (Or at least where he was in 2019.) - osklister October 15, 2025, 12:48:26
  - hey jdl! they treat us like kings!* - Poldark October 15, 2025, 9:59:16
    - Wish I could recall who was the (Joliet??) kid who Tom Lemming called "Darth Vader in cleats". - osklister October 15, 2025, 12:56:38
- I AINT NEVER SCARED!* - opossum jenkins October 14, 2025, 18:25:31
Rutgers game sold out* - Poldark October 14, 2025, 10:08:45
- GET HEALTHY. BEAT WASHINGTON.* - ATL October 14, 2025, 12:12:19
- There was a time a few years where I legitimately thought we’d never sell out that stadium again - OB25 October 14, 2025, 10:11:32
  - Agree on both points. I thought the sellouts would be tOSU, Michigan; and with away fans Wisco-Ioway - osklister October 14, 2025, 10:24:59
    - What is the meaning of the quotes/bold?* - Taz October 14, 2025, 10:28:05
      - I don't think of Rutgers as a conference game. Others do. Eh. :-/ - osklister October 14, 2025, 10:34:12
        
        Weird. They're in the conference* - Taz October 14, 2025, 11:50:40
        
        Source* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes October 14, 2025, 12:00:18
  - I'm rarely a negative guy but they did make the stadium smaller - RSMBob October 14, 2025, 10:15:23
    - kinda wish they could've done the renovations w/o reducing capacity - ECEIllinois October 14, 2025, 12:12:05
      - Boy, you and I both. - osklister October 15, 2025, 13:00:39
      - i think they'd add a second deck to the south endzone before they'd lower the field - IlliniSax05 October 14, 2025, 12:21:27
        
        Given current trends with attendance and TV, I doubt they'll ever add capacity in any form - IlliniOllie October 15, 2025, 9:51:46
        
        agreed. I'm just saying IF they do ever increase capacity i think it would be via a second SE deck - IlliniSax05 October 15, 2025, 13:03:41
        
        Just for the idea of less shadows on the field: wish we could have done more with the North EZ. - osklister October 15, 2025, 13:08:36
        
        A sad "yep yep". :-( - osklister October 15, 2025, 13:03:07
    - They did, but even post-2008 renovations there were still only 3-4 sellouts - Blazer October 14, 2025, 11:25:04
      - Urban Meyer saying “What a great atmosphere. It didn’t used to be like this.” during intros was huge - OB25 October 14, 2025, 12:04:27
      - Made me look up the history of "Tailgreat". Returned once in 2019 - osklister October 14, 2025, 11:39:43
    - That was accounted for in my thought we’d never sell it out unless totally filled with opposing fans - OB25 October 14, 2025, 10:31:20
    - Watching the Illini on both Big Noon shows still kind of blows my mind. - Warrin'_Illini October 14, 2025, 10:29:56
      - My daughter & nephews were in the crowd for both BNK shows. Said the tOSU crowd was much bigger. - EffinIllini October 14, 2025, 11:11:37
Related, Roughy has a pretty great weekly column discussing our stat profiles* - reggiedunlop October 13, 2025, 15:53:05
- Link?* - bbonb October 14, 2025, 18:32:06
That’s the no priors list. Not the same data as the official SP+* - Blazer October 13, 2025, 14:43:10
- I don't think any current program qualifies for the no priors list* - Sammich October 13, 2025, 15:07:47
  - Is that the towel drill or the inverted W motion?* - illini222 October 13, 2025, 16:34:19
10-2 is doable. Let's beat UDub* - ECEIllinois October 13, 2025, 14:42:01
that's not what that is saying * - illiniranger October 13, 2025, 14:15:15
- I guess I didn't realize the "no priors" part makes a huge deal at this point - ATL October 13, 2025, 14:16:47
  - F+ has USC at 15 - illiniranger October 13, 2025, 14:35:00
I'm praying so hard on IU's downfall. Prayed for downfall, no change. - Warrin'_Illini October 13, 2025, 13:34:37
- I kinda guess I agree. :-/ Even if it was Purdue going great: well, they've got a bit of history. - osklister October 13, 2025, 15:09:37

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