Up to 63 in SP+ Archived Message Posted by snipes824 on September 13, 2022, 10:05:49, in reply to "new Illinois football thread" 23 defense, 97 offense, 109 special teams. I can see the offense really improving as the year goes on. We move the ball. The special teams? I donno. Previous Message All the way up to #47 in FEI, odds of 6+ wins jumps up to 59%. http://www.bcftoys.com/2022-wp Message Thread: | This response ↓ new Illinois football thread - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 9:56:43 kinda weird iowa is favored by 24 over Nevada given they’ve scored 14 points total * - biclops September 15, 2022, 23:46:39 16 punts* - JeffFrank September 16, 2022, 0:01:31 we are the “b1g football on 60” game on BTN right now * - biclops September 14, 2022, 21:10:45 when I try to watch on HULU they give me mostly parts of Q3 and Q4 - redgrange77 September 15, 2022, 8:58:37 does devito have any more years of eligibility or is he done after this ?* - biclops September 14, 2022, 13:03:46 This is it for him* - Cunativeson September 14, 2022, 13:04:54 oof* - biclops September 14, 2022, 13:05:16 hopefully Leary will be ready to go* - ECEIllinois September 14, 2022, 13:10:38 I think we’ll need one more year of transfer (or Sitkowski) until Leary - snipes824 September 14, 2022, 16:29:06 Sitkowski has another year too. Michaux back plus Swanson coming in* - CanHartlebHireSnider September 14, 2022, 13:16:12 i would think they'll look for another txfer. but so will like 30 other P5 teams * - illiniranger September 14, 2022, 13:06:45 Isn't the % of P5 starting QBs that are xfers really high? * - jdl September 14, 2022, 13:14:41 i would guess like 20-30 of them are. just a guess. i think anywhere from a third to half* - illiniranger September 14, 2022, 13:22:59 in the Big Ten let's see - illiniranger September 14, 2022, 13:34:56 Rutgers QB is a transfer* - JacobRDaugherty September 14, 2022, 16:17:33 I thought they were playing the kid they recruited from Owensboro KY?* - illiniranger September 14, 2022, 16:19:23 Vedral is out injured but the incumbent starter and I think will start when healthy* - JacobRDaugherty September 14, 2022, 21:34:59 I’m seeing two QBs splitting time, both Rutgers recruits * - illiniranger September 14, 2022, 16:23:10 B1G transfers lost since 2018-9 - jdl September 14, 2022, 9:15:50 I assume this is transfers in?* - CanHartlebHireSnider September 14, 2022, 12:35:03 Lost = out - jdl September 14, 2022, 12:59:15 Sorry I missed that in your subject line - CanHartlebHireSnider September 14, 2022, 13:00:08 And thinking about it those numbers seem really high for transfers in - CanHartlebHireSnider September 14, 2022, 13:01:35 Yeah, just meant the team rankings * - jdl September 14, 2022, 13:04:58 Moving down that list would be nice * - illiniranger September 14, 2022, 9:21:10 Hey, gotta get these in-staters to stay home and build. - osklister September 14, 2022, 8:52:35 Bielema tweets that good news is coming* - AintHatin September 14, 2022, 8:27:19 8 home games in 2034?* - Poldark September 14, 2022, 8:49:31 Noice. Any thoughts on who it is? * - illiniranger September 14, 2022, 8:28:58 It's going to be the highly ranked punter. Nice to get but not moving the needle* - Cunativeson September 14, 2022, 8:31:18 CDP strenuously objects! * - illinijohn September 14, 2022, 14:47:14 Most "important" play in football?? Or "underrated"?? * - osklister September 14, 2022, 16:43:44 Exactly, but hopefully have our punter for the next 4 years* - UofIL6 September 14, 2022, 9:14:19 Good call. - uofi1998 September 14, 2022, 8:33:14 That’s fine. Need good ST guys. Think he’s from IJKAs hometown. * - illiniranger September 14, 2022, 8:32:47 WOOOO! - ijustkrushalot September 14, 2022, 8:49:44 Yep - UIHuskie September 14, 2022, 8:32:46 Sold him on having lots of punting opportunities?* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes September 14, 2022, 9:16:21 Colts signing Chase McLaughlin to practice squad - ATL September 13, 2022, 15:40:20 interesting... the colts cut blankenship* - ECEIllinois September 13, 2022, 15:43:34 They just cut their kicker, so he could be back in the league soon* - bjl63 September 13, 2022, 15:43:10 E Holmes officially out for the year. Jamal Woods had minor surgery, should be good for B1G games.* - ATL September 13, 2022, 14:51:51 Ernie "Fats" Holmes??? Wait, he may be out of eligibility....* - osklister September 13, 2022, 15:21:41 Sucks but Jacas is/will be a beast* - UofIL6 September 13, 2022, 15:17:10 I’m kinda feeling 7-5 to be honest * - meanjeans September 13, 2022, 12:44:10 No game left is not winnable - bjl63 September 13, 2022, 13:47:15 I feel like this is the common mistake of Illini fans* - Chilango September 14, 2022, 9:15:36 I like that we get Iowa and MN at home. IA could be headed for a losing record * - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 14:02:18 Agree. And Kirk won't change anything - bjl63 September 13, 2022, 14:03:51 i feel better about beating UVA than i felt bad about losing to IU. if that makes sense* - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 13:25:48 Yup. Also when I wanted a 1-1 split against IU / UVA, I meant that we would be as good as them - meanjeans September 13, 2022, 23:08:38 Right. Because UVA was never close, and actually could've been a significantly wider margin. - uofi1998 September 13, 2022, 13:53:43 I don’t feel bad about the loss. I feel mad about that loss.* - ATL September 13, 2022, 13:48:18 This. Very much this* - opossum jenkins September 13, 2022, 16:06:34 Bill Connelly box score from last week - reggiedunlop September 13, 2022, 12:40:29 We needed to grab a WR in the transfer portal* - bjl63 September 13, 2022, 13:50:08 Interesting comment from him with us having Williams - reggiedunlop September 13, 2022, 12:42:49 Need another quality WR that can get open regularly* - UofIL6 September 13, 2022, 12:52:39 i think Bryant has been pretty good. the fumble unfortunately overshadowed some nice catches Sat * - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 12:56:51 Dropped that TD at IU as well. Can be good, but like most youngsters, needs to refine game* - UofIL6 September 13, 2022, 13:08:01 JPD called it that he would be a really good player when he committed and i think that's right* - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 13:24:54 Werner spoke very highly of him during camp* - bjl63 September 13, 2022, 14:04:42 he can be a difficult player to get involved - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 12:50:19 I would love to see him used like a poor man's Tyreek Hill - reggiedunlop September 13, 2022, 12:57:51 we may see more as we get more time in Lunney's system. it seems to me that TP got IW more involved - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 13:03:15 DeVito has been a huge upgrade from Peters. He's just average, but that is much better than what - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 10:30:39 small sample size, but highest rating since lunt in 2014 - biclops September 13, 2022, 11:02:01 A little more air under his first throw and it’s 7-0 real quick. - uofi1998 September 13, 2022, 10:57:52 Maybe this was the coaching that Peters was getting but it's nice to see a QB willing to take risks - ATL September 13, 2022, 10:34:45 DeVito's only issue is underthrowing some deep balls - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 10:35:55 Peters better deep arm. DeVito better on short mid passes - Poldark September 13, 2022, 11:16:52 I was randomly thinking about Illinois running backs from the last ~25 years - OB25 September 13, 2022, 10:16:58 Now rank the WR’s - OB25 September 13, 2022, 11:25:42 List - uofi1998 September 13, 2022, 11:43:23 Solid ranking as well as a reminder of how generally piss poor our WR corps has been* - Blazer September 13, 2022, 23:40:19 ^^^^This* - ilinni11 September 13, 2022, 13:51:49 lloyd the clear #1 but Jenkins had the best single season since David Williams* - bjl63 September 13, 2022, 11:36:06 Also, we wasted 3 years wit Steve Hull as a DB - bjl63 September 13, 2022, 11:40:42 Yeah I almost included him but left him off since it was only 1 year - OB25 September 13, 2022, 12:07:50 It’s mendenhall and then everybody else. Best offensive athlete at UI of our lifetimes * - uofi1998 September 13, 2022, 10:25:07 List - uofi1998 September 13, 2022, 11:01:05 PT was amongst my all-time favorite Illini, but for whatever reason - bjl63 September 13, 2022, 10:24:09 *eyeball point** - KingTalkyTiki September 13, 2022, 11:06:50 Most fat fairies agree with this. - Kajagoogoo September 13, 2022, 10:48:08 fat fairies?* - bjl63 September 13, 2022, 10:52:06 Poor attempt at a joke: "But RM5 was the best by a fairy wide margin." - Kajagoogoo September 14, 2022, 12:28:22 Needs more Josh Ferguson* - CanHartlebHireSnider September 13, 2022, 10:21:08 Pierre Thomas may be the most underutilized athlete in illini history* - longsnapper September 13, 2022, 10:19:34 didn't take as many hits, so he benefits in NFL - Poldark September 13, 2022, 11:40:33 100% my favorite Illini FB player* - assassin September 13, 2022, 10:33:22 Mendy by far #1. Leshoure #2. Chase Brown might be #3 already* - CubsWonWorldSeries September 13, 2022, 10:18:47 great question - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 10:18:41 oh, and i'd probably put Ferguson ahead of Corbin and Harvey. criminally underused player - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 10:19:55 I think Reggie Corbin is #4 on my list* - CubsWonWorldSeries September 13, 2022, 12:19:34 I almost included Ferguson but figured he’d just get put at the bottom by everyone. - OB25 September 13, 2022, 10:21:53 He played in the NFL and had more yards in his career than Leshoure did - CanHartlebHireSnider September 13, 2022, 10:22:56 I chumped it and added him to the list - OB25 September 13, 2022, 10:25:58 Cubit was about the worst hire Beckman could've made - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 10:25:38 In Beckman's defense, he wasn't the first/only UI HBC who did this - ATL September 13, 2022, 10:30:28 Up to 63 in SP+ - snipes824 September 13, 2022, 10:05:49 we gain a lot of yards, our points per opportunity is probably dogshit - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 10:11:31 CBS had us in the pinstripe bowl vs UNC* - Mrap24 September 13, 2022, 10:01:44 cfb data box score had Illinois with 100% post game win expectancy - CanHartlebHireSnider September 13, 2022, 9:59:04 UVA looked very disinterested. had we been able to finish in the RZ we'd have hung like 38 on them* - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 9:59:54 I think our defense stole their souls - uofi1998 September 13, 2022, 10:24:21 We are some marginal(?) improvements away on offense from being a good team - LeatherneckIllini September 13, 2022, 10:01:41 teams that don't run the I formation or the read option in the RZ tend to struggle - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 10:04:44 We added a look with Kreutz as full back near the GL. - uofi1998 September 13, 2022, 10:53:07 fullbacks create problems near the goal line. catch run or block on quick hitting plays - illiniranger September 13, 2022, 11:08:33   Searching