IIRC, RSMBob was our good luck thread starter last season.

Posted by osklister on July 22, 2025, 17:10:07, in reply to "BTW - don’t we need a new football thread, created perhaps by someone with good luck?*"

Seems like a no-brainer for a former O-lineman, not to mention a Wisco coach. Who knows.

Posted by osklister on July 22, 2025, 17:12:30, in reply to "Bert said something interesting just now on Sirius. "

The last 2 years we were told by certain folks the OL was going to be the strength of the O...

Posted by uofi1998 on July 22, 2025, 16:41:28, in reply to "Bert said something interesting just now on Sirius. "

My Badger in-laws are going to be very unhappy if the 5.2 comes to be*

Posted by ibdoc on July 21, 2025, 17:04:14, in reply to "buzzkill. Statsowar has Illinois with 7.6 wins."

Previous Message lc:jf2wl2eory2fxtpeebfaoyt7/app.bsky.feed.post/3luikh7ofms2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicqlsd7vcwkuczprz2nnlrqqn2bh5o7ezeld2lsz52xnqomlli6q4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"> 🏈PRESEASON AVERAGE WIN TOTALS v1🏈 Here are the results of 10,000 sims of the college football regular season, based on my preseason priors. Everyone's got to start somewhere, here's where I have all 136 teams starting this fall. lc:jf2wl2eory2fxtpeebfaoyt7/post/3luikh7ofms2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed] — parker fleming ( lc:jf2wl2eory2fxtpeebfaoyt7?ref_src=embed">@statsowar.bsky.social ) lc:jf2wl2eory2fxtpeebfaoyt7/post/3luikh7ofms2k?ref_src=embed">July 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM .

Kinda wonder how close all these systems, etc had us one year ago today to 10-3 for 2024.

Posted by osklister on July 21, 2025, 17:02:10, in reply to "buzzkill. Statsowar has Illinois with 7.6 wins."

I have us at 8-4*

Posted by Mrap24 on July 21, 2025, 16:30:49, in reply to "buzzkill. Statsowar has Illinois with 7.6 wins."

Previous Message lc:jf2wl2eory2fxtpeebfaoyt7/app.bsky.feed.post/3luikh7ofms2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicqlsd7vcwkuczprz2nnlrqqn2bh5o7ezeld2lsz52xnqomlli6q4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"> 🏈PRESEASON AVERAGE WIN TOTALS v1🏈 Here are the results of 10,000 sims of the college football regular season, based on my preseason priors. Everyone's got to start somewhere, here's where I have all 136 teams starting this fall. lc:jf2wl2eory2fxtpeebfaoyt7/post/3luikh7ofms2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed] — parker fleming ( lc:jf2wl2eory2fxtpeebfaoyt7?ref_src=embed">@statsowar.bsky.social ) lc:jf2wl2eory2fxtpeebfaoyt7/post/3luikh7ofms2k?ref_src=embed">July 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM .

Not crazy. We won several games last year by the skin of our teeth.

Posted by ATL on July 21, 2025, 15:48:09, in reply to "buzzkill. Statsowar has Illinois with 7.6 wins."

I can see us making the playoff this year but I can just as easily us winning 7 games. I think we go 8-4 we're not mad, just disappointed. Previous Message lc:jf2wl2eory2fxtpeebfaoyt7/app.bsky.feed.post/3luikh7ofms2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicqlsd7vcwkuczprz2nnlrqqn2bh5o7ezeld2lsz52xnqomlli6q4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"> 🏈PRESEASON AVERAGE WIN TOTALS v1🏈 Here are the results of 10,000 sims of the college football regular season, based on my preseason priors. Everyone's got to start somewhere, here's where I have all 136 teams starting this fall. lc:jf2wl2eory2fxtpeebfaoyt7/post/3luikh7ofms2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed] — parker fleming ( lc:jf2wl2eory2fxtpeebfaoyt7?ref_src=embed">@statsowar.bsky.social ) lc:jf2wl2eory2fxtpeebfaoyt7/post/3luikh7ofms2k?ref_src=embed">July 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM . “We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

A melancholy chief*

Posted by ilinni11 on July 21, 2025, 16:09:11, in reply to "Hostile and abusive "

Previous Message

Dumb and dumber-*

Posted by memyselfandillini on July 21, 2025, 14:58:34, in reply to "Hostile and abusive "

Previous Message

Temu Chief logo

Posted by IlliniSax05 on July 21, 2025, 14:49:08, in reply to "Hostile and abusive "

Another one from USA Today Sportswriters Network has us 5th

Posted by ATL on July 21, 2025, 13:45:24, in reply to "Preseason media pole"

I think we are too high, but who the hell is giving Michigan a first Place place vote?*

Posted by ATL on July 21, 2025, 7:12:57, in reply to "Preseason media pole"

Previous Message . @clevelanddotcom Big Ten preseason media poll 1-Penn St (11 1st place votes) 2-Ohio St (10) 3-Oregon (2) 4-Illinois 5-Michigan (1) 6-Indiana 7-Iowa 8-Nebraska 9-USC 10-Washington 11-Minnesota 12-Wisconsin 13-Mich St (tie) Rutgers 15-UCLA 16-Maryland 17-Northwestern 18-Purdue — Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) July 21, 2025 . “We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

ooo

Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider on July 20, 2025, 11:07:39, in reply to "JFC this sounds horrible. B1G and Fox want Portnoy to be a B1G fanboy "

Yes, I was thinking just this AM "man, I wish I could hear more from Meechigan fans. Domers too." *

Posted by osklister on July 20, 2025, 9:59:36, in reply to "JFC this sounds horrible. B1G and Fox want Portnoy to be a B1G fanboy "

Previous Message “Fox executives see a chance to insert a big personality to their lineup, and to leverage Portnoy’s Michigan fandom, which dovetails naturally with their Big Ten rights package,” I got an idea on where ya can shove someone's Michigan fandom...

"But college refs let me do that for the past six years"*

Posted by RVA on July 18, 2025, 21:00:29, in reply to "I’ll put this here… LOL, Hunter Dickinson just got called for an illegal screen in an NBA summer "

Previous Message league game, setting a pick on Kesei Tominaga. He looked honestly shocked it was called. It was clearly the right call. Previous Message 4.4 Million per year for Brad, 7.7 million for Bert. https://x.com/illiniathletics/status/1922419163328319762?s=46&t=1RNaEoTzszuK8ZGMTKgLhA https://fightingillini.com/news/2025/5/13/mens-basketball-underwood-set-for-contract-extension.aspx https://fightingillini.com/news/2025/5/13/football-bielema-agrees-to-new-six-year-contract.aspx

I feel very good about the slots, worried about the outside*

Posted by opossum jenkins on July 18, 2025, 12:25:10, in reply to "Worth 4 minutes of your time..."

Previous Message Seriously, it's worth it. Thinking aloud: Pat Bryant was so underrated 🤩 Here's each of the @Broncos rookie WR's 1️⃣9️⃣ career @IlliniFootball TDs 👇 #FlashbackFriday x #B1GFootball pic.twitter.com/8TtwnbJsbk — Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) July 18, 2025 .

For fun: Sellers from South Carolina is ranked #3 in the country.

Posted by osklister on July 17, 2025, 8:34:30, in reply to "Ranking all FBS QBs 1 to 136 - Luke #13 (Tier 2) - The Athletic ($)"

Raiola is going to count to 39 every time he scores a touchdown this year*

Posted by longsnapper on July 16, 2025, 16:36:56, in reply to "Ranking all FBS QBs 1 to 136 - Luke #13 (Tier 2) - The Athletic ($)"

Previous Message https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6483745/2025/07/16/college-football-quarterback-tiers-rankings/?campaign=14245074&source=athletic_targeted_email&userId=5764520 Altmyer progressed from Ole Miss’ backup in 2022 to first-time starter at Illinois in 2023 to quality Big Ten quarterback in 2024. Coach Bret Bielema’s offenses will always be run-first, but they’re at their best when the quarterback can make the necessary throws. And Altmyer is ideal for the system. “He’s a really good game manager,” a Big Ten assistant coach said. “Good, accurate passer. He can run it if he needs to, too. Probably a better athlete than people might think. He’s a good player. He’s definitely scrappy, too.” Altmyer has demonstrated moxie in several late-game situations. His game-winning touchdown pass in the final seconds against Rutgers turned some heads, but he also orchestrated clutch drives against Kansas, Nebraska, Purdue and South Carolina last year. Illinois will be a trendy Playoff pick this offseason, and Altmyer is one of the reasons for the optimism. Lots of puns, no real answers

Stop it, I can only get so....

Posted by osklister on July 16, 2025, 16:18:23, in reply to "Ranking all FBS QBs 1 to 136 - Luke #13 (Tier 2) - The Athletic ($)"

not that there's anything wrong with it, but I think they're trying to Moneyball track and field

Posted by ijustkrushalot on July 17, 2025, 9:14:02, in reply to "I didn't realize our women's track team placed 5th at the NCAAs and Dancer has a top 2 recruiting "

And, apparently, that #2 ranking does not include some superstar French kid that's coming*

Posted by bjl63 on July 16, 2025, 15:07:52, in reply to "I didn't realize our women's track team placed 5th at the NCAAs and Dancer has a top 2 recruiting "

Previous Message class coming in. I thought Dancer was washed. Previous Message 4.4 Million per year for Brad, 7.7 million for Bert. https://x.com/illiniathletics/status/1922419163328319762?s=46&t=1RNaEoTzszuK8ZGMTKgLhA https://fightingillini.com/news/2025/5/13/mens-basketball-underwood-set-for-contract-extension.aspx https://fightingillini.com/news/2025/5/13/football-bielema-agrees-to-new-six-year-contract.aspx

Pours one out for the Craig Tiley era. (Am I showing my age here?)

Posted by osklister on July 16, 2025, 15:05:57, in reply to "I didn't realize our women's track team placed 5th at the NCAAs and Dancer has a top 2 recruiting "

Please tell me it's going to look like the horrific '60s mascot.

Posted by KingTalkyTiki on July 16, 2025, 14:33:00, in reply to "Other Hoosier news: bringing back a bison mascot they used for five years in the 1960s"

Good use of NIL $$$*

Posted by MtHoodIllini on July 16, 2025, 17:55:24, in reply to "Memphis penalized for academic infractions "

Previous Message Academic integrity violations occurred at Memphis when former academic counselor Leslie Brooks paid two softball student-athletes to complete coursework for and provide test or quiz answers to a men’s basketball student-athletes. As a result of the violations, three student-athletes competed in 20 contests while ineligible. Specifically, the enforcement staff and school agreed that the violations in this case occurred when Brooks asked two softball student-athletes to assist a men’s basketball student-athlete with coursework for classes they had in common and said she would pay the student-athletes for supporting him. The first softball student-athlete went on to complete three assignments for the men’s basketball student-athlete and was paid $150. The second softball student-athlete provided the answers to five tests and four quizzes to Brooks, plus the answers to an additional two tests and one quiz directly to the men’s basketball student-athlete. She was paid $400 by Brooks. https://web3.ncaa.org/lsdbi/search/miCaseView?id=100402

"Memphis" & "Academic Integrity": longtime partners.

Posted by osklister on July 16, 2025, 14:34:30, in reply to "Memphis penalized for academic infractions "

Good(e). Grab some pine (for the rest of your life).*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini on July 16, 2025, 8:38:23, in reply to "Goode done at IU."

Previous Message Denied by the NCAA. Calendar time for Buddy!

unfortunate timing for him*

Posted by Sammich on July 15, 2025, 15:51:00, in reply to "West Virginia just got a commit named 'SirPaul Cheeks' "

Previous Message got damn https://x.com/Rivals/status/1945216268853784862 Previous Message 4.4 Million per year for Brad, 7.7 million for Bert. https://x.com/illiniathletics/status/1922419163328319762?s=46&t=1RNaEoTzszuK8ZGMTKgLhA https://fightingillini.com/news/2025/5/13/mens-basketball-underwood-set-for-contract-extension.aspx https://fightingillini.com/news/2025/5/13/football-bielema-agrees-to-new-six-year-contract.aspx strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre contemplating a crime

Can't wait to hear Cignetti say "we'll play anyone, anywhere" after beating Kennesaw St. 66-3. *

Posted by illini on July 15, 2025, 15:50:32, in reply to "Indiana buys out their Virginia home and home, will have 5 more years with no P5 non-con opponents*"

Previous Message Previous Message 4.4 Million per year for Brad, 7.7 million for Bert. https://x.com/illiniathletics/status/1922419163328319762?s=46&t=1RNaEoTzszuK8ZGMTKgLhA https://fightingillini.com/news/2025/5/13/mens-basketball-underwood-set-for-contract-extension.aspx https://fightingillini.com/news/2025/5/13/football-bielema-agrees-to-new-six-year-contract.aspx

Just saw that. Here's some of their future non-con opponents...

Posted by EffinIllini on July 15, 2025, 10:22:00, in reply to "Indiana buys out their Virginia home and home, will have 5 more years with no P5 non-con opponents*"

I think if Luke, Gabe and JC play all 12 games next year, we will win 9 games minimum

Posted by JacobRDaugherty on July 15, 2025, 9:49:09, in reply to "Staples has Altmyer the #2 QB in the B1G"

I think have the best roster of my lifetime Previous Message 2. Luke Altmyer, Illinois We expect Bret Bielema teams to grind it out on the ground, but Altmyer was a big reason the Illini won 10 games last season. Expect Altmyer to get even more freedom this season as Illinois tries to crash the College Football Playoff. https://x.com/on3sports/status/1945114713706168827?s=46&t=Z2WDeGTY1oiKv3V21L4QWw

That's interesting in terms of where I've seen other media rank Altmyer.

Posted by EffinIllini on July 15, 2025, 9:20:56, in reply to "Staples has Altmyer the #2 QB in the B1G"

I occasionally listen to the Kings of the North (KOTN) podcast and of the 28 northern teams they discuss, Altmyer was ranked in the bottom half of QBs. I think it depends on what the ranking is looking for. Luke is a high floor guy, but maybe not the highest ceiling. So some ranking may have him behind Mendoza and Raiola, but even Sayin, Moore, and Underwood because 5 stars and Ohio State, Oregon, and Michigan. I'll roll with Luke. Also, as noted, not sure I get the Allar love. Maybe rankings and Penn State, but he never seems to have numbers. Previous Message 2. Luke Altmyer, Illinois We expect Bret Bielema teams to grind it out on the ground, but Altmyer was a big reason the Illini won 10 games last season. Expect Altmyer to get even more freedom this season as Illinois tries to crash the College Football Playoff. https://x.com/on3sports/status/1945114713706168827?s=46&t=Z2WDeGTY1oiKv3V21L4QWw

I feel like I've never seen Drew Allar play well

Posted by UIHuskie on July 15, 2025, 9:01:09, in reply to "Staples has Altmyer the #2 QB in the B1G"

Every time I watched Penn State he was something like 12-for-21 for 140 yards. Previous Message 2. Luke Altmyer, Illinois We expect Bret Bielema teams to grind it out on the ground, but Altmyer was a big reason the Illini won 10 games last season. Expect Altmyer to get even more freedom this season as Illinois tries to crash the College Football Playoff. https://x.com/on3sports/status/1945114713706168827?s=46&t=Z2WDeGTY1oiKv3V21L4QWw

Can you share McMurphy's bowl projection for Illinois?*

Posted by Poldark on July 15, 2025, 8:47:33, in reply to "Staples has Altmyer the #2 QB in the B1G"

Previous Message 2. Luke Altmyer, Illinois We expect Bret Bielema teams to grind it out on the ground, but Altmyer was a big reason the Illini won 10 games last season. Expect Altmyer to get even more freedom this season as Illinois tries to crash the College Football Playoff. https://x.com/on3sports/status/1945114713706168827?s=46&t=Z2WDeGTY1oiKv3V21L4QWw Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball. "thank you again for cutting back on the personal name calling"

If there's anyone I trust to accurately rank QB, it's my office supplies provider*

Posted by UofIL6 on July 15, 2025, 8:43:14, in reply to "Staples has Altmyer the #2 QB in the B1G"

Previous Message 2. Luke Altmyer, Illinois We expect Bret Bielema teams to grind it out on the ground, but Altmyer was a big reason the Illini won 10 games last season. Expect Altmyer to get even more freedom this season as Illinois tries to crash the College Football Playoff. https://x.com/on3sports/status/1945114713706168827?s=46&t=Z2WDeGTY1oiKv3V21L4QWw

Groce*

Posted by DocWalk20 on July 14, 2025, 17:32:04, in reply to "TNT, baby"

Previous Message 12 years ago today

YT

Posted by biclops on July 14, 2025, 22:17:29, in reply to "Werner just posted a final podcast with Piper"

This is great but Orlovsky is kind of a horse's ass and I'm not sure he knows much about CFB.*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini on July 14, 2025, 13:13:42, in reply to "I can’t believe this is our life now"

Previous Message https://x.com/awfulannouncing/status/1944793476266078459?s=46&t=qWbYzilv9wbGGv_awycNAg Previous Message 4.4 Million per year for Brad, 7.7 million for Bert. https://x.com/illiniathletics/status/1922419163328319762?s=46&t=1RNaEoTzszuK8ZGMTKgLhA https://fightingillini.com/news/2025/5/13/mens-basketball-underwood-set-for-contract-extension.aspx https://fightingillini.com/news/2025/5/13/football-bielema-agrees-to-new-six-year-contract.aspx Calendar time for Buddy!