The Deuce: We are either a poverty program, or playing by imaginary rules. Either reality is bad.*

DL depth just took a hit. Cam Brooks out with an achilles. - tvillini March 30, 2026, 18:45:33

John Holocek is returning to Loyola as HC. Current HC is moving to “GM”* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 17, 2026, 10:38:05
- Gonna hire Howard and Hardy. Offer out to Simeon Hrice. - osklister April 17, 2026, 12:10:15
Lopati to Michigan* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 14, 2026, 17:47:09
- Larry will get his.* - Toonces April 14, 2026, 19:16:06
- Outwork, outsmart, outpay. :-( Eh. - Dilbert April 14, 2026, 17:58:51
- Outwork, outsmart, outpay. :-( Eh. - osklister April 14, 2026, 17:53:13
- Outwork, outsmart, outpay. :-( Eh. - osklister April 14, 2026, 17:53:13
Donovan Leary to West Florida - jdl April 14, 2026, 14:50:08
- Gotta admit I'd never heard of West Florida. First classes: fall of 1967. - osklister April 14, 2026, 16:40:03
  - They announced like a week ago they're moving to Division I (FCS) - ijustkrushalot April 14, 2026, 18:03:02
- Go Argonauts!* - KingTalkyTiki April 14, 2026, 15:05:05
  - Related.... - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 14, 2026, 15:23:47
    - Yup! The nickname picks itself. - KingTalkyTiki April 14, 2026, 16:42:05
- We’ll always have that two point conversion vs Michigan* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 14, 2026, 14:50:51
  - Wasn’t it Purdue?* - bjl63 April 14, 2026, 15:52:32
    - No - CanHartlebHireSnider April 14, 2026, 16:00:19
Lopati has decomitted * - jdl April 13, 2026, 13:47:22
- Meh, we're a basketball school - IlliniSax05 April 13, 2026, 14:43:07
- meh. Bigger things to worry about for the 27 class. - ijustkrushalot April 13, 2026, 13:57:17
  - My biggest worry about the 2027 class - jayd April 13, 2026, 14:13:54
    - I’m wondering about our financial situation compared to the Jonses - biclops April 13, 2026, 14:21:15
      - I was concerned the second Bert and Josh started talking about a level playing field. - OB25 April 14, 2026, 15:43:46
        
        Yeah I have faith in both Bret and Josh and think it can get corrected by next offseason - snipes824 April 14, 2026, 16:59:24
        
        I get the feeling they thought there would be some correction in the overall market - biclops April 14, 2026, 15:54:39
        
        Yeah, but think how good the opposing running lanes will look on that monstrosity* - uofi1998 April 14, 2026, 15:56:35
        
        There was a time when we wouldn't show replays at Memorial. - osklister April 14, 2026, 17:16:24
      - So there's what I will call "hard NIL" and "soft NIL". We know for a fact, with "Hard NIL"... - ijustkrushalot April 14, 2026, 15:20:33
      - We are either a poverty program, or playing by imaginary rules. Either reality is bad.* - Dude_The April 13, 2026, 14:29:19
      - In reality, it can't be good. For some reason, we are trying to socialize we have plenty of $$ - UofIL6 April 13, 2026, 14:24:17
        
        we have plenty of money, everyone has plenty of money. - ijustkrushalot April 14, 2026, 15:22:13
        
        Bert had better come up with a Balkan type strategy if true.* - Warrin'_Illini April 13, 2026, 14:33:05
        
        Agree* - jayd April 13, 2026, 14:25:54
  - Agreed but this just is a continuation of a pretty awful off-season* - bjl63 April 13, 2026, 14:08:59
  - Yeah, even the big boy playoff teams seem to be using portal quarterbacks to actually see field time - ATL April 13, 2026, 13:58:19
    - If he would have seen the field in 2027 we have big issues - ijustkrushalot April 13, 2026, 14:06:16
- Let someone else pay for his clipboard years.* - Warrin'_Illini April 13, 2026, 13:53:27
- That was fun* - uofi1998 April 13, 2026, 13:52:52
congrats to 2029 MAC Champion, Buffalo - assassin April 9, 2026, 16:03:22
lol Bert responding to a Michigan site about Lopati - assassin April 9, 2026, 10:56:21
- Losing Lopati doesn't bother me. It's almost all transfer QBs nowadays for every program* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2026, 11:06:13
  - getting Lopati is actively harmful to whoever recruits him - illiniranger April 9, 2026, 11:48:37
    - Agreed. I wouldn't be surprised if he never starts a game for Michigan either* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2026, 12:24:44
    - They can pay for his development and then he can come here in 3-4 years* - LeatherneckIllini April 9, 2026, 12:23:00
      - depends on how highly ranked he ends up - illiniranger April 9, 2026, 13:58:05
  - When was the last time we started a non-transfer QB? Probably Williams back in like 2020* - biclops April 9, 2026, 11:26:55
  - You're definitely right - illini21 April 9, 2026, 11:08:08
    - He'll probably end up taking BYU or something to the CFP in 2029* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 9, 2026, 11:10:50
- What exactly is his point here?* - illini21 April 9, 2026, 11:03:03
  - Agreed. It's snarky and just not much upside. And, if anything, he is just highlighting - UofIL6 April 9, 2026, 11:03:35
    - Love me some Bert but if saying MIchigan is offering Lopati several million - illini21 April 9, 2026, 11:05:19
      - I think it’s a commentary on the article not mentioning it at all* - assassin April 9, 2026, 11:07:56
        
        Ahh okay that makes sense* - illini21 April 9, 2026, 11:08:23
Luke Altmyer on GMFB * - Poldark April 9, 2026, 8:37:02
Practice - jdl April 8, 2026, 22:20:41
- "Pardon me sir, how do you get to Carnegie Hall?" - osklister April 9, 2026, 8:33:43
- Not a game!* - Sammich April 8, 2026, 22:25:42
- QB1 - jdl April 8, 2026, 22:21:13
Seems we're just about on the verge of losing our big-time prep QB. Not a lot of good fball news - UofIL6 April 8, 2026, 20:49:21
- I found it pretty adorable that Werner kept trying to keep the fanbases hope alive - illini21 April 9, 2026, 8:16:55
Tank got a new deal - jdl April 6, 2026, 11:52:52
we have added a transfer safety from NIU - assassin April 3, 2026, 20:19:53
- He'll fit into our 1-1-9 scheme! Prevent defense all game!* - UofIL6 April 3, 2026, 20:21:16
- can he play DL?* - biclops April 3, 2026, 20:20:45
Who is the starting QB next year? * - MC April 2, 2026, 17:10:00
- Katin Houser* - CanHartlebHireSnider April 2, 2026, 17:30:40
meh, we're a basketball school again - IlliniSax05 March 31, 2026, 10:06:24
This has not been a fun offseason - illini21 March 31, 2026, 9:12:37
- It gives me an awful feeling that we've topped out, and the decline may be starting... - uofi1998 March 31, 2026, 10:28:57
  - What’s the critique of Hauck? - CanHartlebHireSnider March 31, 2026, 11:13:23
    - Hauck, perhaps undeservedly, will be the scapegoat - bjl63 March 31, 2026, 11:20:35
      - any scheme has so many variables who knows what we'll end up with, but... - ijustkrushalot March 31, 2026, 11:58:03
    - IDK... just don't get a great feel about him. Hope to be wrong, of course* - uofi1998 March 31, 2026, 11:15:47
      - he seems ok, but the degree to which we bought into just being Montana - ijustkrushalot March 31, 2026, 12:00:41
        
        Other way. - EffinIllini March 31, 2026, 12:03:42
        
        chumped like a chump - ijustkrushalot March 31, 2026, 12:04:19
  - I think we're taking a step back this year, and I don't think our ceiling is much higher than we've - ijustkrushalot March 31, 2026, 10:54:28
    - Ceiling is one thing... my concern is about our history of being black or white. - uofi1998 March 31, 2026, 11:00:02
      - I agree with that and I'm not blown away by Hauck, Bert has enough of a leash that I'll wait and see - ijustkrushalot March 31, 2026, 11:04:38
        
        Things change year to year now... so down years just don't get the patience they once did... - uofi1998 March 31, 2026, 11:17:17
        
        It could be Matha-Moss level bad* - bjl63 March 31, 2026, 11:21:51
        
        We also have a favorable schedule next year. Hopefully the DL thing is just a one year blip.* - Warrin'_Illini March 31, 2026, 11:12:23
        
        We shall see but read somewhere we are unlikely to get any of the top 10 in the state this year - bjl63 March 31, 2026, 11:18:37
        
        We are barely even in the conversation for most. And, even the ones where we may get a visit - UofIL6 March 31, 2026, 11:22:06
        
        IDC if it's the worst class in 40 years... 0/10 would be an abysmal failure in recruiting... - uofi1998 March 31, 2026, 11:20:10
  - I just don’t understand the strategy with the DL and LB - bjl63 March 31, 2026, 10:39:47
    - We supposedly have money so how did we let McCullom leave? - uofi1998 March 31, 2026, 10:46:33
      - I'm just not sure I'm buying the we have $$ thing (or else, what is the explanation) - UofIL6 March 31, 2026, 10:59:20
        
        The most recent Whitman interview with Werner was extremely concerning to me. - Dude_The March 31, 2026, 11:12:18
        
        I'm hoping that's just misdirection. JW is much smarter than that. - uofi1998 March 31, 2026, 11:18:51
        
        It seems like we've heavily invested in certain positions and neglected others - OrangeSox March 31, 2026, 11:10:05
        
        After 19 wins over 2 years and our best class in years... it's boggleworthy* - uofi1998 March 31, 2026, 11:00:33
        
        everyone has money and we have to feed Brad too (and Shauna to a very small degree)* - ijustkrushalot March 31, 2026, 11:05:19
        
        Right?? This should be peak excitement time* - UofIL6 March 31, 2026, 11:04:41
We had depth? * - bjl63 March 30, 2026, 21:52:44
At least that's a position where we loaded up with talent in the portal and had no defections - UofIL6 March 30, 2026, 19:17:28
- We’re running the 3-3-5 for a reason* - bjl63 March 30, 2026, 22:10:50
  - going to be a 1-4-6 at this rate* - Orangeillini March 30, 2026, 22:59:15

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