LOL Bret Archived Message Posted by jdl on March 26, 2025, 17:40:02, in reply to "College Football Offseason*" Day 1,558 as @IlliniFootball head coach (spring practice 4 prep) pic.twitter.com/nVfQsFiM72 — Bret Bielema (@BretBielema) March 26, 2025 . Message Thread: | This response ↓ College Football Offseason* - biclops March 25, 2025, 18:29:28 Coach Prime gets a pay bump - jdl March 28, 2025, 12:59:42 Kent State places HC Kenni Burns on administrative leave* - Poldark March 27, 2025, 17:47:28 Rumors of gambling debt* - biclops March 27, 2025, 19:26:26 U of I football season tickets reseating going smoothly - Poldark March 27, 2025, 10:56:12 I'm guessing when it all shakes out, we'll be sitting at Zuppke's gravesite. - tvillini March 27, 2025, 12:36:59 Nah, you'll be at the grave behind it. There will be Buckeye or Husker fans on Zuppke's grave* - IlliniOllie March 27, 2025, 12:40:53 Roughy's on the case - Jersey March 27, 2025, 12:26:20 basically...yes, it may be happening and there's not much to do about it - IlliniSax05 March 27, 2025, 12:35:16 My seats were gone within minutes of the reseating window opening. - Smitto March 27, 2025, 12:09:38 My long-term seats (obviously from a different era) were in front of the posts, yet behind the drip - osklister March 27, 2025, 15:14:13 They want to sell tickets. In the end, they're going to have people wearing orange... - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 11:23:04 not regulating resale is a terrible strategy though. - assassin March 27, 2025, 12:11:54 Yeah... admittedly, I didn't even know this was an issue. - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 13:05:27 the resale sites also allow you to list tickets you don't even own, so - assassin March 27, 2025, 13:47:40 Oh jeez...* - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 13:49:24 fun example! for this saturday Quakes vs Sounders, there are 3000 tickets on SeatGeek - assassin March 27, 2025, 14:03:20 One difference in this case is that the reseating site shows these seats as sold. - Illiniphil March 27, 2025, 16:44:44 Not necessarily, not for big games. * - larue33 March 27, 2025, 11:41:17 New world. Buy your tix, or others will. - uofi1998 March 27, 2025, 11:45:28 Mel Tucker's face is on a milk carton - Poldark March 27, 2025, 10:54:48 LOL Bret - jdl March 26, 2025, 17:40:02 No balcony twerk? - digs March 27, 2025, 11:23:18 No idea* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 26, 2025, 20:00:45 A few days ago a video of a fitness influencer’s purported morning routine went viral - biclops March 26, 2025, 20:03:16 All of the little things…* - uofi1998 March 26, 2025, 17:59:07 that was unexpected * - biclops March 26, 2025, 17:51:08 (Bielema of all people doing the meme)* - biclops March 26, 2025, 17:52:54 Lol* - snipes824 March 26, 2025, 17:44:56 I guess Gary Danielson didn't think anything could top the Rededication Game. He's going to retire - ATL March 26, 2025, 16:35:39 Dam, I was hoping he woulda stuck around for 200. - osklister March 26, 2025, 16:40:20 Jordan Anderson now at TE - Poldark March 26, 2025, 14:27:02 White boys can jump - jdl March 26, 2025, 14:00:37 ooo - ATL March 26, 2025, 17:01:57 Maybe not CB but the (exciting) whites have been well represented at RB, WR and S here at the U.* - Warrin'_Illini March 26, 2025, 14:20:47 "Stu's so talented it's ridiculous!!" Drunk Purdue fan during an Illini comeback at W Laffy. - osklister March 26, 2025, 16:09:44 STEVEHULL* - assassin March 26, 2025, 14:23:50 considering the DBs recently, sounds like he may be an immediate impact. Can never have enough - LeatherneckIllini March 26, 2025, 14:20:39 played special teams last year * - Poldark March 26, 2025, 14:25:59 Things I learned today. Stanford has a football GM. That GM is Andrew Luck. * - Tuscy March 26, 2025, 13:27:44 Talk of possibly having an interim coach next season… - SurfTheBoneyard March 26, 2025, 18:13:33 Pretty wild he was able to fire the coach. I don't think our GM could fire Bielema* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 26, 2025, 13:34:14 Our GM isn't Andrew Luck, and we didn't hire Bert from Sac State* - assassin March 26, 2025, 14:10:08 Yes I know. The role of the "GM" in college football has become ubiquitous - CanHartlebHireSnider March 26, 2025, 14:15:00 Luck, IIRC, also reports to the school president and not the AD - bjl63 March 26, 2025, 14:12:47 here's a fun article from wapo from 23 days ago about it - assassin March 26, 2025, 14:19:23 Stanford Athletics is also used to being bossed around by rich dudes - assassin March 26, 2025, 14:15:34 Bielema hires another Badger as an assistant coach * - Poldark March 26, 2025, 11:10:22 Apparently this dude’s dad is the head coach of one of the best high school football - biclops March 26, 2025, 16:58:02 Blake Smithback is the name. - osklister March 26, 2025, 11:35:15 Damn, I’m old… - voiceofreason March 26, 2025, 10:17:45 ooo. - longsnapper March 26, 2025, 11:05:25 Re: ooo. - John Coctostan March 26, 2025, 13:44:14 I also don’t know how to do it on iPhone or Ipad* - OB25 March 26, 2025, 14:15:57 Ha, I actually tried to figure that out earlier, but I don’t see an embed option on my Twitter app. - voiceofreason March 26, 2025, 12:54:59 Tom Fornelli picks us 9-3 - biclops March 25, 2025, 18:30:39 I am jealous of Penn State's nonconference schedule * - Poldark March 26, 2025, 7:45:18 Can we cancel the Mizzou series, please? - bjl63 March 26, 2025, 9:44:19 FUJW! Fix this!* - Poldark March 26, 2025, 9:52:50 I'll be happy with that - IlliniSax05 March 26, 2025, 6:56:18 I'd be happy with 7-5 - ijustkrushalot March 26, 2025, 8:34:31 I think with all we have returning, most importantly the senior QB, this year’s satisfaction floor - snipes824 March 26, 2025, 9:58:29 same* - biclops March 26, 2025, 10:24:32 Yes, but beat Indiana* - Dilbert March 26, 2025, 8:32:43 Yeah, swap Indiana for SC or Rutgers/Maryland. Don't care about them.* - osklister March 26, 2025, 8:51:14 Yep. 100% acceptable and fantastic. * - uofi1998 March 26, 2025, 8:19:07 How could you not be? - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 26, 2025, 8:09:40 Bill Connelly was on the Cover 3 podcast the other day. He said we might be a better team - biclops March 26, 2025, 7:48:19 That’s been my exact fear for next year. * - uofi1998 March 26, 2025, 8:19:30 If we go 8-4 next year, it will be the best 2 year run since 89-90, 9 wins would - JacobRDaugherty March 26, 2025, 8:21:49 I'll be ecstatic with that* - Poldark March 26, 2025, 7:44:43   Searching