The Deuce: Something like that. Ye olde "rabbit out of a hat" seems to be Bertie-Bert's MO.

pre-bowl game Illinois football thread - Poldark December 2, 2025, 10:56:47

So who is likely to opt out? Luke? Can the NIL people offer him a little sweetener to play? - Herman Blume Today, 14:28:26
- I don't see why Luke would opt out* - ECEIllinois Today, 14:48:24
  - For the same reason others do. * - larue33 Today, 14:53:51
    - He’s not a top 3 round pick though. Much more to gain than lose by playing* - John Coctostan Today, 15:09:40
- I’m guessing Jacas will opt out* - biclops Today, 14:30:23
Isaiah Williams… all pro PR??* - uofi1998 Today, 13:15:19
- potentially, yeah. he's been awesome* - snipes824 Today, 13:18:43
Tennessee confirmed as our bowl opponent - biclops Today, 12:59:00
- Yee haw! - Ron McDon Today, 13:17:14
  - We won yesterday, it was glorious. - Warrin'_Illini Today, 14:18:51
  - hi Ron! I agree! see you there!* - Poldark Today, 13:55:59
Jeff J’s thoughts on defensive staff - biclops Today, 9:20:13
- needs....more....ellipses * - jdl Today, 12:21:30
- Poldark's thoughts on offensive staff - Poldark Today, 9:29:50
  - Difficult to find; and need a relationship with the O-coordinator to hold on to them. JMHO. - osklister Today, 9:48:56
Western Michigan looks well on their way to winning the MAC championship* - ECEIllinois Yesterday, 14:01:00
Looks like music city bowl (confirmed) - Mrap24 Yesterday, 13:05:11
- Las Vegas Bowl sounds more fun.* - Toonces Yesterday, 14:30:27
  - NYE in Vegas is an easy pass* - bjl63 Today, 12:11:39
  - Eh. Perhaps correct, but I'd say that these non-playoff bowls are going to go with local-ish teams. - osklister Yesterday, 14:43:18
- December 30th at 4:30CT - illini21 Yesterday, 13:27:04
  - Sounds like it - jdl Yesterday, 13:43:33
    - Where is Mizzou going?* - gullit Yesterday, 13:55:42
      - I've got a couple of answers for that; but since this is a family board... - osklister Yesterday, 14:41:57
      - Somewhere else. - Illiniphil Yesterday, 13:59:11
        
        Let’s play Texas - bjl63 Today, 10:30:15
        
        tAMu and T Tech in, Longhorns out?? They won't even want to play. - osklister Today, 11:56:22
Per McMurphy: Washington confirmed for LA Bowl, USC to Alamo Bowl - biclops Yesterday, 8:05:02
- Lots of smoke for us to Nashville. - Illiniphil Yesterday, 9:19:41
Bert signal pointing to the west* - assassin December 2, 2025, 18:09:40
- and it's another JUCO OL, the #1 Interior OL. - assassin December 2, 2025, 18:13:46
  - I’m not counting on much from a 288 lbs IOL* - opossum jenkins December 2, 2025, 18:45:24
    - Looks like he went on a two-year mission and lost weight. In the process of putting it back on* - ATL Yesterday, 10:16:46
      - I can give him a few hints on how to gain weight..... - osklister Yesterday, 10:21:23
    - Yeah but he’s Tongan* - illini21 December 2, 2025, 20:50:24
  - This is great, but still amazing that we haven't really developed prep OL - UofIL6 December 2, 2025, 18:37:08
    - I think Tuerk, McMillen and Hansen will be competing for starting spots. - larue33 December 2, 2025, 18:44:41
      - I think Schuster has another year, too* - assassin December 2, 2025, 18:49:35
        
        If he can stay healthy - jdl December 2, 2025, 18:52:49
  - Very nice. I beg for DL and LB in the portal.* - Mrap24 December 2, 2025, 18:33:50
  - Offers from BYU, Colorado, Nebraska, Utah, Wisconsin among others - biclops December 2, 2025, 18:24:01
  - Hell yeah* - illini21 December 2, 2025, 18:17:13
  - so is that the #1 T and #1 interior OL from the JUCO ranks?* - uofi1998 December 2, 2025, 18:15:13
    - #2 Tackle. #1 (and 1 overall) is going to ASU. We also have the #1 CB* - assassin December 2, 2025, 18:16:16
LB Easton Baker to portal* - Poldark December 2, 2025, 15:34:32
- I had hopes for him. Alas* - LeatherneckIllini December 2, 2025, 15:42:20
  - Yeah. But when there’s 10 ILBs on the roster… - EffinIllini December 2, 2025, 20:15:10
what's the expectation regarding coach retention? - Gene Parmesan December 2, 2025, 12:13:24
- Probably going to need to wait out Lunney. - opossum jenkins December 2, 2025, 13:28:45
- I don't like that our O-line has only been at best adequate during the Bielema regime* - ECEIllinois December 2, 2025, 13:08:03
- My expectation is both Henry and miller will return, but I’d like to move on from both - snipes824 December 2, 2025, 12:35:50
  - Agree - jdl December 2, 2025, 13:26:34
    - We shouldn't have a guy learning on the job. - osklister December 2, 2025, 17:37:04
- i think Henry keeps his job - illiniranger December 2, 2025, 12:18:30
  - The 3rd down instincts for Henry really scare me* - reggiedunlop December 2, 2025, 13:36:40
  - How much did losing X hurt? - tvillini December 2, 2025, 12:42:33
  - MY GUY OL coach Eric Wolford is available - Poldark December 2, 2025, 12:31:59
Who is our starting QB next year? - Warrin'_Illini December 2, 2025, 11:10:49
- Won't be Petty. He's portaling* - OWWDig December 2, 2025, 14:11:20
  - tea-leaf reader^^^^^* - ATL December 2, 2025, 14:34:39
    - I do love my tea...but it was just announced today. I'm not that good* - OWWDig December 2, 2025, 14:38:11
- My guess is Lincoln Kienholz from OSU. We offered early under Bret and got a visit - JacobRDaugherty December 2, 2025, 12:22:27
  - Fine with me* - uofi1998 December 2, 2025, 17:56:56
  - I’d like that* - illini21 December 2, 2025, 14:03:53
  - guy looks like a Nebraska stock photo - assassin December 2, 2025, 12:26:56
- Mike Madigan on work release * - Poldark December 2, 2025, 11:56:50
  - He and Michael Clayton should work well together IMO.* - Warrin'_Illini December 2, 2025, 12:07:07
  - Something something "in his pocket" something... - osklister December 2, 2025, 11:58:23
- I was sorta disappointed that in a few games this year, Luke was still on the field late. - tvillini December 2, 2025, 11:45:57
  - NFL mentality - illiniranger December 2, 2025, 11:54:24
    - while i am bitching, i think it sucks how college football is so homogenous now - illiniranger December 2, 2025, 11:59:08
    - By that metric though... maybe I could see the Maryland game being a little too close. - tvillini December 2, 2025, 11:58:40
      - the swing of getting stopped at the one and then stopping Maryland at our 3 was wild - illiniranger December 2, 2025, 12:01:16
        
        looking it up, those two possessions accounted for 14:01 of total game time* - illiniranger December 2, 2025, 12:03:16
        
        each team had 10 possessions in this years game. there were 12 in the 2023 game - illiniranger December 2, 2025, 12:09:26
    - Pretty sure that tOSU's "pace of play" was mentioned last weekend. - osklister December 2, 2025, 11:57:34
- Not on roster yet* - uofi1998 December 2, 2025, 11:13:01
  - not sure recruiting HS QBs is a worthwhile endeavor at Illinois - illiniranger December 2, 2025, 11:37:11
  - If I had to guess at odds: 60% transfer, 25% Boyd, 15% Hampton - ijustkrushalot December 2, 2025, 11:33:25
  - Something like that. Ye olde "rabbit out of a hat" seems to be Bertie-Bert's MO. - osklister December 2, 2025, 11:31:02
  - How are we feeling about Michael Clayton? - Warrin'_Illini December 2, 2025, 11:16:33
    - Was his completion % better than 50% this fall?* - bjl63 December 2, 2025, 13:00:51
    - I think he’s transferring to U North* - opossum jenkins December 2, 2025, 12:32:48
    - Keeping the seat warm until the Utah kid gets here... - uofi1998 December 2, 2025, 11:28:10
      - I completely agree* - JacobRDaugherty December 2, 2025, 13:43:31
      - That Utah kid has the best film I’ve ever seen for an Illini QB recruit* - opossum jenkins December 2, 2025, 12:35:18
        
        Yeah I have to agree... kid is a monster.* - uofi1998 December 2, 2025, 18:15:53
    - Masterclass in tension and screenwriting. Tilda Swinton was stellar, as always.* - Sammich December 2, 2025, 11:24:40

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