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Throw in playoff baseball and the start of college basketball and it doesn't get any better.*
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Posted by Philo
on October 4, 2023, 11:28:50, in reply to "
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starting today, there are 49 consecutive days with a college or NFL game. 11/22 is next day w/o one.
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Nebraska Game Week...
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 11:37:13
If there was ever a game to summon a little extra… tomorrow needs to be a win. *
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uofi1998
October 5, 2023, 22:01:08
I actually think this is encouraging for Luke Altmyer...
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uofi1998
October 5, 2023, 11:18:57
I am writing off last week as Ryan Walters knowing exactly how to beat us*
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JeffFrank
October 5, 2023, 18:56:26
Net Starting Field Position rankings...
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EffinIllini
October 5, 2023, 10:40:06
Yeah roughy’s been talking about it a lot in his articles
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snipes824
October 5, 2023, 10:59:38
I read the same thing on TCR*
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bbonb
October 5, 2023, 11:26:01
I giggled*
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JacobRDaugherty
October 5, 2023, 12:34:19
that’s the only reason I’m here*
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bbonb
October 5, 2023, 18:43:20
That tracks... it does seem like every drive has been a long haul this year.
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uofi1998
October 5, 2023, 10:55:47
We have to be about last in 3 and outs*
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reggiedunlop
October 5, 2023, 11:20:29
I can't seem to find any 3 and out stats... you'd think somebody would be cataloguing it*
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uofi1998
October 5, 2023, 11:26:58
I think not getting any turnovers is the much bigger deal*
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CanHartlebHireSnider
October 5, 2023, 11:26:27
0
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uofi1998
October 5, 2023, 11:26:06
Illinois could use a ref like this guy
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bbonb
October 5, 2023, 10:25:52
Santa Claus Ref handing out gifts to the offense.*
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EffinIllini
October 5, 2023, 10:48:48
That first down point had some #### you in it*
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ilinni11
October 5, 2023, 18:41:11
Fitzee wants 100 mil
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assassin
October 4, 2023, 16:37:29
I too would like 100 mil*
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Mrap24
October 4, 2023, 18:16:58
Good luck with that. *
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harb
October 4, 2023, 16:39:25
FWLIW, Dan Webb/Winston & Strawn probably have a good idea where to start negotiations.
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osklister
October 4, 2023, 18:09:32
I bet he ends up with 8 figures*
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meanjeans
October 4, 2023, 19:15:30
Little bit smaller football stadium (if the new one gets built at all).
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osklister
October 4, 2023, 19:23:44
Stolen from Twitter/X
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bjl63
October 4, 2023, 10:33:29
So that’s 49 more consecutive days without a Bears’ win*
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timmer
October 4, 2023, 18:30:05
Throw in playoff baseball and the start of college basketball and it doesn't get any better.*
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Philo
October 4, 2023, 11:28:50
And with Bedard the Blackhawks are must-see TV.*
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bjl63
October 4, 2023, 11:51:19
In other B1G West news, McNamara has a torn ACL and is out for the year.
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Illiniphil
October 4, 2023, 7:10:32
His replacement is a big dude
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jdl
October 4, 2023, 9:54:27
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide... call me Deacon Hills. *
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osklister
October 4, 2023, 18:17:04
Sucks for him but I don't think it affects their offense one iota*
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bjl63
October 4, 2023, 8:58:55
Could give Iowa an excuse for not holding Brian F to the 325 pts he needs.
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tvillini
October 4, 2023, 9:07:03
Which is great for everyone else in the B1G!*
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bjl63
October 4, 2023, 9:10:33
FEI: 69 (down from 50). OFF 75 (67). DEF 54 (44)
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biclops
October 3, 2023, 17:11:06
Is that comp from last week or start of the year? *
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illiniranger
October 3, 2023, 17:18:56
Last week*
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JacobRDaugherty
October 3, 2023, 17:41:54
one advanced analytics take on the game
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illiniranger
October 3, 2023, 11:13:07
Currently 0-5 vs the spread so we may still be over valued by advanced metrics*
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JacobRDaugherty
October 3, 2023, 12:12:34
Had a similar thought*
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reggiedunlop
October 4, 2023, 9:02:36
looking at this, seems Nebby really tries to pound the rock
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illiniranger
October 3, 2023, 12:11:01
I'm thrilled this is a Friday game.
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AintHatin
October 3, 2023, 10:59:47
One small thing that has a chance to really bother me
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bjl63
October 3, 2023, 9:50:31
i hope they don't bust Henderson's red shirt
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illiniranger
October 3, 2023, 10:47:36
You guys can’t talk about 6 wins being so important and then already want to punt on this season
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OB25
October 3, 2023, 10:56:12
how many wins do you think Brandon Henderson playing a few snaps a game adds this season?
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illiniranger
October 3, 2023, 11:11:44
What about the experience it gives him in preparation for an increased role next year?*
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OB25
October 3, 2023, 11:44:08
i think FR gaining experience by playing early is one of the most overrated things ppl talk about in
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illiniranger
October 3, 2023, 11:48:17
you can play young guys on the OL by playing Whitenack, Barlev, Okla, Leonard, Moller
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illiniranger
October 3, 2023, 11:19:36
i kinda feel like we will lose?
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illiniranger
October 3, 2023, 9:18:35
It's a toss-up but I'm optimistic mainly because Nebraska stinks and plays dumb too
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bjl63
October 3, 2023, 9:47:33
Just saw Haarberg's rushing totals vs non-good teams
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bjl63
October 3, 2023, 10:15:09
Win and things may turn around. Lose and 2-10 is on the table. *
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uofi1998
October 3, 2023, 9:47:03
i think we can show up and beat NW. If we lose this one, 3-4 Ws is on the table *
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illiniranger
October 3, 2023, 9:48:07
I would like to think so...
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uofi1998
October 3, 2023, 10:50:46
When you've only beat 2 non-P5 teams, and by the slimmest of margins, losing to anyone
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UofIL6
October 3, 2023, 9:29:37
The win probability thing with FAU feels off to me...
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uofi1998
October 3, 2023, 10:55:04
And if Feagin hadn't slid down and scored instead, we would have covered (or at least pushed).
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Illiniphil
October 4, 2023, 19:09:28
When you’re in the type of funk we’re in, losing to anybody is not out of the question
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snipes824
October 3, 2023, 9:23:29
I can’t muster any real optimism about this team. Trying. Can’t
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opossum jenkins
October 3, 2023, 9:27:48
Same. Purdue, a game I missed, was the straw that broke the camel’s back
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snipes824
October 3, 2023, 9:30:26
Same same. Very depressing, we look so bad from what I've seen.*
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Warrin'_Illini
October 3, 2023, 9:51:41
we don't do anything very well. nothing to hang our hat on. bad place to be for any football team*
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illiniranger
October 3, 2023, 9:31:16
Yep. We’re not even able to fall back on smart, tough, dependable
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snipes824
October 3, 2023, 10:12:04
Year 3, that stuff should be manifesting. we look sloppy all around, including multi year starters
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illiniranger
October 3, 2023, 10:44:42
(Lucky Day voice to the people of Santa Poco) what do we do well?
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illiniranger
October 3, 2023, 9:29:53
the keys to the game are a) don't beat ourselves b) get enough from Altmyer
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illiniranger
October 3, 2023, 9:27:11
You gotta stop the bleeding, or just ####ing bleed out.
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ijustkrushalot
October 3, 2023, 9:22:44
that Linkin Park song is in my head now. Thanks for that *
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illiniranger
October 3, 2023, 9:27:44
With Bert & BLJ, I have a very loose idea bouncing around in my head that's otherwise unreasearched
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ijustkrushalot
October 2, 2023, 15:11:46
If teams are rushing for fewer but statistically significant # of yards you might right
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illiniranger
October 2, 2023, 15:19:58
I think the theory for historically mediocre college football programs is pass 70% of the time or
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illiniranger
October 2, 2023, 15:32:45
I’ll say it for the 965th time: Illinois football can always get…
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opossum jenkins
October 2, 2023, 16:06:54
Run the ball. Stop the run. Win. Signed, Doug Buffone (and about a million others).
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osklister
October 2, 2023, 16:25:46
always get quality OL you say*
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gvibes
October 2, 2023, 16:25:29
Absolutely*
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opossum jenkins
October 2, 2023, 17:14:01
I’d say the players we can land in the Midwest lend themselves to a run heavy team
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illiniranger
October 2, 2023, 16:48:09
More than that is QB. Illinois has, and will, never consistently land QBs capable of throwing it…
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opossum jenkins
October 2, 2023, 17:12:37
Sans Lovie*
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ibdoc
October 2, 2023, 16:30:41
The one thing that still gives me a shred of hope is how we started in 2021 vs how we finished
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meanjeans
October 2, 2023, 14:52:13
But that's Year 1 and we're building. It's now Year 3.*
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EffinIllini
October 2, 2023, 14:56:49
It sucks but we did lose a lot of talent. Heisman-quality RB, QB, 3-4 NFL guys on defense.
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Warrin'_Illini
October 2, 2023, 15:04:41
Maybe we’re rebuilding! Sigh. *
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meanjeans
October 2, 2023, 15:00:03
October 14 @Maryland 2:30 PM Philo time on NBC*
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Poldark
October 2, 2023, 14:45:49
Better than the ‘cock*
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CubsWonWorldSeries
October 2, 2023, 15:24:24
For me, the Peacock feed kept freezing then dropping. It caused a reboot on my system a few times.
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ibdoc
October 2, 2023, 16:17:01
The complete collapse in that last quarter+ of last game definitely raises major concerns, but…
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OB25
October 2, 2023, 13:13:15
Getting to another bowl game this year was more expectation than success, but...
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 13:18:44
I'm at a loss for what has happened this year, and I agree that it raises lots of questions
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Blazer
October 2, 2023, 14:31:55
We all underestimated the talent we lost
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jdl
October 2, 2023, 15:19:49
Syd is the biggest one for me. Covered up so many mistakes by the linebackers
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Blazer
October 2, 2023, 19:14:42
Speak for yourself.
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opossum jenkins
October 2, 2023, 17:21:21
It’s not that we are losing. It’s how the team looks overall.
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 14:54:35
^^arguably the most clear-eyed assessment in this thread*
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opossum jenkins
October 2, 2023, 14:45:33
It’s why I keep going back to the idea that next season is the true barometer, not this one
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OB25
October 2, 2023, 14:43:42
Yeah, the whole "every coach went to a bowl in year 3!" is so disingenuous
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Blazer
October 2, 2023, 14:47:57
See: Tucker, Mel*
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bjl63
October 2, 2023, 14:43:00
Louisville is 5-0 in Jeff Brohm's first year. I hate everything *
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JacobRDaugherty
October 2, 2023, 13:06:44
He’s a good coach!
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illiniranger
October 2, 2023, 14:38:53
It's never going to happen for us especially with the expansion
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illini21
October 2, 2023, 13:12:16
It's easy to say it started when Lou Tepper was retained...
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 13:22:08
In regards to a small part of your comments...
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EffinIllini
October 2, 2023, 14:49:39
I share your skepticism*
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cpsteine
October 4, 2023, 8:51:43
I'll be shocked if any Big Ten school is left hanging out to dry.
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 19:17:08
We've biffed both types of hires
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jdl
October 2, 2023, 13:27:46
Boom hires are kind of lucky... like Matt Campbell for a while at Iowa State.
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 13:30:44
The tough, smart, dependable stuff should be manifesting itself
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illiniranger
October 2, 2023, 14:51:49
I'm a Sean Lewis guy and he's definitely getting a P5 gig next year
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bjl63
October 2, 2023, 13:34:10
Honestly I'm at the point where I want BB here no matter what happens
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illini21
October 2, 2023, 13:40:25
It’s a thought. And it’s kinda what Syracuse did with Dino*
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opossum jenkins
October 2, 2023, 14:41:45
That's what he needs to enforce - his brand of ball.
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 13:48:05
Stability is something we haven't had in decades
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bjl63
October 2, 2023, 13:44:09
What scares me are the flips in strategy.
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 13:36:22
If Feagin is the real deal, it will be very helpful
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bjl63
October 2, 2023, 13:41:59
Alt/Feagin/Valentine looks solid on paper. OL?
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 13:46:30
Gotta fix the OL or none of that matters *
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jdl
October 2, 2023, 13:45:44
(Shamelessly ripped off from Loyalty) Illini game-by-game record on Friday nights:
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osklister
October 2, 2023, 13:01:34
That 2009 Cincinnati game maybe the dumbest scheduled game
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JacobRDaugherty
October 2, 2023, 13:07:30
Hey at least we won the return game!
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bjl63
October 2, 2023, 13:09:06
I was at that Penn St game. IIRC they scored at least 35 in the 4th quarter*
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bjl63
October 2, 2023, 13:03:32
Huge comeback in the 3rd quarter making it a game... I think maybe we took the lead*
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 13:04:25
Yeah we played pretty well through the 3rd*
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bjl63
October 2, 2023, 13:05:00
That was the last point in which I felt convinced the Lovie program was going somewhere.
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 13:23:22
Good old NEBRNOIS week. *
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VIV
October 2, 2023, 12:32:16
You can throw out the record book when these two old rivals get together....
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osklister
October 2, 2023, 12:41:45
Just cant drum up any desire to watch or care about this game. I tried though*
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ISeeDeadHawkeyes
October 2, 2023, 12:30:27
They’re gonna beat us by a touchdown. They’ve got a defense that isn’t abysmal*
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opossum jenkins
October 2, 2023, 12:02:30
They have an offense that is abysmal*
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bjl63
October 2, 2023, 12:03:55
I'll be there.
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EffinIllini
October 2, 2023, 11:56:54
Nebraska only does one thing relatively well and that is
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WhitmansFolly
October 2, 2023, 11:55:40
So, two things? *
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meanjeans
October 2, 2023, 14:47:37
i cant believe you started a thread*
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suburbanmyth
October 2, 2023, 11:54:08
IU and NW are still in the league*
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bjl63
October 2, 2023, 11:46:11
[IU & NW fans] UI is still in the league [/IU & NW fans]
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IlliniSax05
October 2, 2023, 11:50:24
But are we any better? I'm really not sure.
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 11:48:48
we are better than NW for sure. i think better than IU or Neb
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illiniranger
October 2, 2023, 11:57:35
Path to a bowl is still there, but margin for error is gone
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jayd
October 2, 2023, 11:45:58
i think the bowl ship sailed
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illiniranger
October 2, 2023, 11:52:55
Not sold on Minny, but Maryland will trounce us*
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bjl63
October 2, 2023, 12:04:43
That Maryland game is gonna be UGLY.
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EffinIllini
October 2, 2023, 12:06:14
I just don’t accept that.
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opossum jenkins
October 2, 2023, 12:08:06
While I agree Lox sucks, there's still no chance we stop that offense*
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bjl63
October 2, 2023, 12:46:59
You are probably right.
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EffinIllini
October 2, 2023, 12:29:48
Basically gotta win out at home OR steal a road game
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ijustkrushalot
October 2, 2023, 11:54:06
i think we have maybe a 20% chance of doing that.
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illiniranger
October 2, 2023, 11:56:44
We didn’t think we could be in a position to win 6 in 21 either.
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 12:43:24
I'm sad.*
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Warrin'_Illini
October 2, 2023, 11:42:18
i'm not sad, but disappointed in BB
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illiniranger
October 2, 2023, 11:45:19
I think we have to acknowledge there's a chance he wasn't the guy for the DC gig.
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 11:48:07
i think Leonhard has very little influence on what they are doing.
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illiniranger
October 2, 2023, 11:55:03
I’m not sure Lunney Is salvageable. OCs see the game in a particular way that ticks for them.
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 12:36:42
Same goes for DCs and all coaches really.
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uofi1998
October 2, 2023, 12:48:11
He has enough of a coaching tree already to say his problem is not attracting/developing
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snipes824
October 2, 2023, 12:08:15
i'll watch
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illiniranger
October 2, 2023, 11:41:43
I care. more 12 personnel please on offense
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Poldark
October 2, 2023, 11:39:28
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