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pre-bowl game Illinois football thread

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Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"After Austin Peay, we deserved one of these"

Sidejack: Enjoying the new Rough podcast/videocast*

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Is everybody having trouble with the 'y' key today?*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 30, 2025, 12:18:24, in reply to "Sidejack: Enjoying the new Rough podcast/videocast*"

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Wh do ou ask?

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 30, 2025, 12:33:33, in reply to "Is everybody having trouble with the 'y' key today?*"

NW is hiring veteran coach Chip Kelly as the school’s new offensive coordinator.*

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Meanwhile Fitzee looks to be getting the old bland terrible gang back together.*

Posted by SurfTheBoneyard <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=SurfTheBoneyard' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 30, 2025, 10:14:00, in reply to "NW is hiring veteran coach Chip Kelly as the school’s new offensive coordinator.* "

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Sky Marshal of the Luftwaffle

“Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie

Yeah I've kinda done a quick 180 on that hiring. Hopefully MSU is on the schedule a lot

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on December 30, 2025, 10:21:38, in reply to "Meanwhile Fitzee looks to be getting the old bland terrible gang back together.*"

in the coming years.

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

They might not ever get rich. But let me tell you it's better than digging a ditch.

Posted by Herman Blume <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Herman+Blume' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 30, 2025, 10:21:00, in reply to "Meanwhile Fitzee looks to be getting the old bland terrible gang back together.*"

Working at the car wash. Working at the car wash, yeah.

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That strikes me as a strange fit.

Posted by opossum jenkins <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=opossum+jenkins' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 30, 2025, 5:49:24, in reply to "NW is hiring veteran coach Chip Kelly as the school’s new offensive coordinator.* "

Can NW reliably land difference-making RBs and option QBs? Moreover, can they really go fast and play complimentary football in a league that actually plays and coaches defense? A league in which you get scouted to death.

This could go poorly.

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Former NFL HC, HC at Oregon and UCLA, O-Coordinator at tOSU... and now NW?

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 30, 2025, 10:15:39, in reply to "That strikes me as a strange fit. "

A bit late in the hiring cycle (and I certainly don't know why this job was open).

Who knows. (FWLIW: just turned 62 last month. I can't see this as a pathway back to HC jobs, but what do I know?)

dude is a vagabond and has definitely had some mixed results.*

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*runs through brick wall*

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 29, 2025, 18:27:33, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

Opportunity 13 awaits. pic.twitter.com/eHSZFAYSpU
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) December 30, 2025

Justin Harrison's pregame speech 2008 Rose Bowl?

Posted by Poldark <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Poldark' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 29, 2025, 19:36:55, in reply to "*runs through brick wall*"

Those Were The Days!

BEAT TENNESSEE.

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Opportunity 13 awaits. pic.twitter.com/eHSZFAYSpU — Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) December 30, 2025 .

Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"After Austin Peay, we deserved one of these"

ooo

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 29, 2025, 13:29:29, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Luke Altmeyer just posted this

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 28, 2025, 20:08:44, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

https://bsky.app/profile/illinifb.bsky.social/post/3mb3mw3u44k2e

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

That was awesome*

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https://bsky.app/profile/illinifb.bsky.social/post/3mb3mw3u44k2e

Is there a designated Illinois bar in Nashville downtown area?*

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We are just going to bar hop. *

Posted by harb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=harb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 19:03:47, in reply to "Is there a designated Illinois bar in Nashville downtown area?*"

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[Assassin] Harb is the epitome of a Goldfish Troll.
[Opey] Assholes gonna asshole
[tiki] #### all the way off with that, you bloodthirsty hilljack.

Jason Aldean’s Kitchen/Bar or some shit like that is where the official event is

Posted by Ron McDon <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Ron+McDon' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 18:22:33, in reply to "Is there a designated Illinois bar in Nashville downtown area?*"

For the low price of $100 per person

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Yeah, F that. I’m guessing that Broadway will be hopping with plenty of Illini fans*

Posted by voiceofreason <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=voiceofreason' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 18:43:31, in reply to "Jason Aldean’s Kitchen/Bar or some shit like that is where the official event is"

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For the low price of $100 per person

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$100 cover? Try that in a small town. *

Posted by VIV <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=VIV' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 18:40:15, in reply to "Jason Aldean’s Kitchen/Bar or some shit like that is where the official event is"

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For the low price of $100 per person

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"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

Nice*

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 18:47:13, in reply to "$100 cover? Try that in a small town. *"

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For the low price of $100 per person

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Gross on all accounts *

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 18:30:27, in reply to "Jason Aldean’s Kitchen/Bar or some shit like that is where the official event is"

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I may have to call a doctor…

Posted by voiceofreason <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=voiceofreason' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 18:01:02, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

Love it

Dear Sweet Baby Jesus...

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 19:39:09, in reply to "I may have to call a doctor…"

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSyQbOaiVdT/?igsh=dml3ajBoeHFzMmlv

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

Beat Tennessee *

Posted by Poldark <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Poldark' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 15:40:17, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

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Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"After Austin Peay, we deserved one of these"

Army fullback has 3 rushes for 122 yds and two TDs *

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 15:03:53, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

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Boy, you'd think UConn would have more pride playing so close to home (Bahstun). *

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 15:38:51, in reply to "Army fullback has 3 rushes for 122 yds and two TDs *"

UConn enjoying the tropical lifestyle 84 miles from home.

MAJOR UPDATE: due to some issues with MIL care, mini and I will be attending the game after all

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 11:52:04, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

Listened to Nash and got the club seats.

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Finna be cold as ballz*

Posted by nash <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=nash' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 15:18:54, in reply to "MAJOR UPDATE: due to some issues with MIL care, mini and I will be attending the game after all"

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This was my biggest worry. We're bringing the whole fam, and it sucks it's gonna be freezing.

Posted by tvillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=tvillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 28, 2025, 8:20:13, in reply to "Finna be cold as ballz*"

Today/Sunday 70 degrees. Monday/Tuesday, high right at the freezing mark. :-O

Ye olde Volunteers will be volunteering to go back inside by the end of the first quarter.

(FWLIW: two coldest days on Google's seven-day forecast.)

And sorry I missed your post. All 200 level have club access to my knowledge. I’m in 235.*

Posted by nash <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=nash' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 15:37:09, in reply to "Finna be cold as ballz*"

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Just bought tickets in 241*

Posted by EffinIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=EffinIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 28, 2025, 0:44:47, in reply to "And sorry I missed your post. All 200 level have club access to my knowledge. I’m in 235.*"

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Cool. I think we are in 237. *

Posted by harb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=harb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 15:48:22, in reply to "And sorry I missed your post. All 200 level have club access to my knowledge. I’m in 235.*"

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Listened to Nash and got the club seats.

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[Assassin] Harb is the epitome of a Goldfish Troll.
[Opey] Assholes gonna asshole
[tiki] #### all the way off with that, you bloodthirsty hilljack.

Navy in NashvILLe

Posted by illini222 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini222' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 14:12:09, in reply to "MAJOR UPDATE: due to some issues with MIL care, mini and I will be attending the game after all"

When we said Navy in NashvILLe, we meant it. pic.twitter.com/mdX7JqiQuj
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) December 27, 2025

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Drink Everytime Brad Underwood says "Elite" in a press conference.

Tennessee should show some pride with their alternate color as well*

Posted by biclops <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=biclops' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 18:34:04, in reply to "Navy in NashvILLe"

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When we said Navy in NashvILLe, we meant it. pic.twitter.com/mdX7JqiQuj — Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) December 27, 2025 .

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Listened to Nash and got the club seats.

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I'm so ashamed of the lie I'm living
Right on the wrong side of it all

Those are pretty sweet *

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 15:08:35, in reply to "Navy in NashvILLe"

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When we said Navy in NashvILLe, we meant it. pic.twitter.com/mdX7JqiQuj — Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) December 27, 2025 .

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Listened to Nash and got the club seats.

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

You are*

Posted by opossum jenkins <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=opossum+jenkins' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 15:16:42, in reply to "Those are pretty sweet *"

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When we said Navy in NashvILLe, we meant it. pic.twitter.com/mdX7JqiQuj — Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) December 27, 2025 .

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Thanks?*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 15:22:21, in reply to "You are*"

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When we said Navy in NashvILLe, we meant it. pic.twitter.com/mdX7JqiQuj — Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) December 27, 2025 .

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Listened to Nash and got the club seats.

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

fugly*

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When we said Navy in NashvILLe, we meant it. pic.twitter.com/mdX7JqiQuj — Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) December 27, 2025 .

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Wow. I love those*

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When we said Navy in NashvILLe, we meant it. pic.twitter.com/mdX7JqiQuj — Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) December 27, 2025 .

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Patch is kind of awkward but these are hot.*

Posted by Toonces <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Toonces' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 14:19:23, in reply to "Navy in NashvILLe"

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When we said Navy in NashvILLe, we meant it. pic.twitter.com/mdX7JqiQuj — Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) December 27, 2025 .

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I’m ugly.

Club seats.

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 27, 2025, 12:02:24, in reply to "MAJOR UPDATE: due to some issues with MIL care, mini and I will be attending the game after all"

twitter rumor that we're going after Harvard's QB Jaden Craig*

Posted by ECEIllinois <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ECEIllinois' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 18:55:10, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

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Wonder if he has the SAT/grades to get into UIUC?

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 20, 2025, 12:52:48, in reply to "twitter rumor that we're going after Harvard's QB Jaden Craig*"

This was apparently fake news. But Rocco Becht just entered the portal.

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 20, 2025, 12:39:22, in reply to "twitter rumor that we're going after Harvard's QB Jaden Craig*"

Good and very experienced player but I wonder if he’s a notch below what the elite programs (including Penn State) would prioritize. Probably still out of our league regardless but wouldn’t totally rule us out as an option.

When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

I like that idea*

Posted by JacobRDaugherty <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JacobRDaugherty' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 19:52:23, in reply to "twitter rumor that we're going after Harvard's QB Jaden Craig*"

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hopefully we can find him a place to park his car *

Posted by biclops <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=biclops' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 19:23:56, in reply to "twitter rumor that we're going after Harvard's QB Jaden Craig*"

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I'm so ashamed of the lie I'm living
Right on the wrong side of it all

We’ll be lampooned if he goes elsewhere*

Posted by Herman Blume <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Herman+Blume' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 19:59:47, in reply to "hopefully we can find him a place to park his car *"

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he might mistake the Quad for Harvard Yard*

Posted by ECEIllinois <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ECEIllinois' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 19:58:41, in reply to "hopefully we can find him a place to park his car *"

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Good article on him on CBSSports right now. We could do worse.*

Posted by LovetheChief <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LovetheChief' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 19:20:54, in reply to "twitter rumor that we're going after Harvard's QB Jaden Craig*"

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I’m worried he won’t get admitted *

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 18:58:28, in reply to "twitter rumor that we're going after Harvard's QB Jaden Craig*"

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

This really good from Kirk Cousins on reading NFL coverages. I wonder if this has made it down….

Posted by LeatherneckIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LeatherneckIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 6:49:44, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

to the college level or if it’s too complicated for that level. Regardless, fascinating when you think about what he says and what Brady has said about reading defenses.

https://x.com/ChaseDaniel/status/2001494361478148105?s=20

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High school teams do this

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 7:11:40, in reply to "This really good from Kirk Cousins on reading NFL coverages. I wonder if this has made it down…."

Progression reads have been taught for many many years at all levels, they are just the dominant type now in the nfl and college

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Another thing that is “in” at NFL is lots of TEs and heavier formations

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 7:14:47, in reply to "High school teams do this "

It’s harder to be exotic in coverage if the D has to fit 8 gaps and makes the D declare its coverage earlier because it has to commit more players to run fits.

OCs trying to counteract what Cousins is talking about, ie defenses showing coverage after the snap.

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Progression reads have been taught for many many years at all levels, they are just the dominant type now in the nfl and college

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Saw an article on how NFL starting to reemphasize size over speed. Pendulum swinging. Also….

Posted by LeatherneckIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LeatherneckIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 7:54:15, in reply to "Another thing that is “in” at NFL is lots of TEs and heavier formations"

Macomb is playing Highland in football next september and UI playing SIU the next day. You may see me back for that as my best friend from growing up lives there now and his kids played there.

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It’s harder to be exotic in coverage if the D has to fit 8 gaps and makes the D declare its coverage earlier because it has to commit more players to run fits. OCs trying to counteract what Cousins is talking about, ie defenses showing coverage after the snap.

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Progression reads have been taught for many many years at all levels, they are just the dominant type now in the nfl and college

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Psa: ifund tickets in my seat geek acct*

Posted by Phytynlini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Phytynlini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 19:05:02, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

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Our seats are in Section 139*

Posted by jfinsocal <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jfinsocal' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 10:42:10, in reply to "Psa: ifund tickets in my seat geek acct*"

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Section 241 here. Kinda meh location but at least it’s club level.*

Posted by Ron McDon <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Ron+McDon' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 9:37:42, in reply to "Psa: ifund tickets in my seat geek acct*"

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Hi Ron! See you there!*

Posted by Poldark <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Poldark' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 9:43:56, in reply to "Section 241 here. Kinda meh location but at least it’s club level.*"

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Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"After Austin Peay, we deserved one of these"

Mine haven’t shown up yet (refreshes app every 5 min)*

Posted by jtjd96 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jtjd96' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 22:12:07, in reply to "Psa: ifund tickets in my seat geek acct*"

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Got them this morning. Sec 136*

Posted by jtjd96 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jtjd96' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 12:26:54, in reply to "Mine haven’t shown up yet (refreshes app every 5 min)*"

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Watching ODU-USF game right now. ODU QB took a shot to the head and clearly was knocked out

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 18:42:50, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

Fumbled the ball and entire body went limp for a few moments. Wobbled off the field with a lot of help. Dude is about to come back in after sitting out one play lol

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Vernon Woodward in the portal

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 17:34:34, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

Illinois freshman CB Vernon Woodward III (@_vern1) plans to enter the portal, his rep @mucksportsrep tells @247Sports.

The 6-foot-1, 200-pound DB was a top 100 player out of Florida in the 2024 class. Picked the Illini over multiple other P-4 offers.https://t.co/upxvTP8icT pic.twitter.com/3oslHVKK4s
— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) December 17, 2025

Probably a better way the tweet could've worded the top 100 ranking was within the state of Florida

Posted by RVA <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=RVA' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 17:47:20, in reply to "Vernon Woodward in the portal"

Which, admittedly, is still quite something

Desert Ridge High School, you idiots!

Posted by Poldark <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Poldark' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 12:27:34, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

Miles Smith sucks.nepotism is up

Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"After Austin Peay, we deserved one of these"

Seriously thought Lovie was living in TX. Did they hire the son, and dad was the throw-in?

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 12:36:40, in reply to "Desert Ridge High School, you idiots!"

I mean, they ""should"" call Lovie a volunteer coach.

But, whatever.

Bowl game tickets...

Posted by EffinIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=EffinIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 9:54:40, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

Didn't place the IFund order through the DIA as we're still not 100% locked in to going.

That said, if / once we are - what's the best way to get tickets? University ticket office still selling, or just go through Seat Geek or other aftermarket?

Saw that nash posted the suggestion below for 200 level seats.

It seems like the University's seat allotments often suck

Posted by IlliniOllie <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniOllie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 12:54:57, in reply to "Bowl game tickets..."

for the bowl game in Tampa, the "official" seats were in the end zone, IIRC, and were definitely more expensive than buying sideline seats elsewhere

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My iFund tickets last year were on 30 yrd line.

Posted by jtjd96 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jtjd96' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 21:54:25, in reply to "It seems like the University's seat allotments often suck"

Pretty decent seats and I was only in second tier of iFund.

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for the bowl game in Tampa, the "official" seats were in the end zone, IIRC, and were definitely more expensive than buying sideline seats elsewhere

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I just bought mine through Seat Geek. I wasn't sure we were going to be able to get 6 with the DIA.

Posted by tvillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=tvillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 11:41:46, in reply to "Bowl game tickets..."

We have east balcony seats at Memorial Stadium... part of the family 4 pack. So i don't really care to be in the balcony at Nissan Stadium. I got mine for $60 a seat. Part of this for me is we're taking the 8 and 10 year old. If it's a blowout, or the weather is shit, if I bail I don't want to feel too bad about it.

Why not direct through the bowl game site? When illinois played in the texas bowl

Posted by bulldogmba <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bulldogmba' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 11:29:54, in reply to "Bowl game tickets..."

I paid a little more and got club level seats on the 50. Sure it wasn't with the illinois group, but it was much better seats than they had

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Because it just redirects to Seat Geek?

Posted by Dilbert <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Dilbert' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 11:54:46, in reply to "Why not direct through the bowl game site? When illinois played in the texas bowl"

Or ar least did when I looked last week.

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I paid a little more and got club level seats on the 50. Sure it wasn't with the illinois group, but it was much better seats than they had

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Set the filter to hide resale tickets

Posted by jtjd96 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jtjd96' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 21:56:22, in reply to "Because it just redirects to Seat Geek?"

This will then show only the direct sale tickets. 100 level seats were $50-60 more than iFund due to SeatGeek fees.

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Or ar least did when I looked last week.

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I paid a little more and got club level seats on the 50. Sure it wasn't with the illinois group, but it was much better seats than they had

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Seat Geek is also a primary ticket provider and in this case; the primary for this bowl. *

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 11:57:00, in reply to "Because it just redirects to Seat Geek?"

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Or ar least did when I looked last week.

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I paid a little more and got club level seats on the 50. Sure it wasn't with the illinois group, but it was much better seats than they had

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Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

Cuz I didn't think of that.*

Posted by EffinIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=EffinIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 11:38:52, in reply to "Why not direct through the bowl game site? When illinois played in the texas bowl"

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I paid a little more and got club level seats on the 50. Sure it wasn't with the illinois group, but it was much better seats than they had

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On Roughy’s new pod, Bielema said Carson Boyd is the best high school QB he’s ever signed.*

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 16, 2025, 23:50:46, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

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When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

better than Ayo at this stage?*

Posted by memyselfandillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=memyselfandillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 12:52:01, in reply to "On Roughy’s new pod, Bielema said Carson Boyd is the best high school QB he’s ever signed.*"

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Personally, I'm not very high on Boyd or Clayton

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 10:50:17, in reply to "On Roughy’s new pod, Bielema said Carson Boyd is the best high school QB he’s ever signed.*"

but super high on Lopati. Really hope we can find another guy in the portal that has at least a couple years of eligibility

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Particular reasons why?*

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but super high on Lopati. Really hope we can find another guy in the portal that has at least a couple years of eligibility

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Boyd is so tiny

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 18, 2025, 9:45:14, in reply to "Particular reasons why?*"

Stood next to him earlier this year and it's hard to envision an impact B1G QB at that size. No good reason for Clayton. Ranked outside the top 1000 but did have some really solid offers according to 247.

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but super high on Lopati. Really hope we can find another guy in the portal that has at least a couple years of eligibility

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Best case scenario is if we're good with Carson Boyd and Ethan Hampton

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 9:53:01, in reply to "On Roughy’s new pod, Bielema said Carson Boyd is the best high school QB he’s ever signed.*"

that would save us *so* much money in the portal.

Werner dropped Lincoln Kienholz's name again in his mailbag yesterday

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 10:45:06, in reply to "Best case scenario is if we're good with Carson Boyd and Ethan Hampton"

as the type Illinois will probably go after. It's about the 5th time he's mentioned that name. Gotta believe he's heard about some backchanneling.

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that would save us *so* much money in the portal.

He visited Illinois a few times before Ohio State got involved. I believe his

Posted by JacobRDaugherty <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JacobRDaugherty' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 13:33:53, in reply to "Werner dropped Lincoln Kienholz's name again in his mailbag yesterday"

Family has a connection to Tip Rieman

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as the type Illinois will probably go after. It's about the 5th time he's mentioned that name. Gotta believe he's heard about some backchanneling.

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that would save us *so* much money in the portal.

Lincoln Kienholz looks like someone who's dad is trying to redevelop the Community Center *

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 11:40:07, in reply to "Werner dropped Lincoln Kienholz's name again in his mailbag yesterday"

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as the type Illinois will probably go after. It's about the 5th time he's mentioned that name. Gotta believe he's heard about some backchanneling.

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that would save us *so* much money in the portal.

and to be clear I don't expect that to happen *

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 10:19:48, in reply to "Best case scenario is if we're good with Carson Boyd and Ethan Hampton"

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that would save us *so* much money in the portal.

Oh maybe he was just going into full Underwood hyperbole mode…

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 16, 2025, 23:59:34, in reply to "On Roughy’s new pod, Bielema said Carson Boyd is the best high school QB he’s ever signed.*"

He then went on to say he went to watch our ‘27 QB commit from Utah and that he was the best high school QB he’s ever seen.

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When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

If either one of them is the Keaton Wagler of HS QB recruits, we'll be fine.*

Posted by EffinIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=EffinIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 9:49:25, in reply to "Oh maybe he was just going into full Underwood hyperbole mode…"

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He then went on to say he went to watch our ‘27 QB commit from Utah and that he was the best high school QB he’s ever seen.

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Bowl game ticket confirmation email just received

Posted by jfinsocal <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jfinsocal' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 14:04:54, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

No details on location yet.

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Can't go. I think we're going to the beach - can't complain about that, I guess.*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 14:21:48, in reply to "Bowl game ticket confirmation email just received"

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Same*

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 10:31:02, in reply to "Can't go. I think we're going to the beach - can't complain about that, I guess.* "

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wife shot it down?*

Posted by Ari Gold <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Ari+Gold' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 5:34:56, in reply to "Can't go. I think we're going to the beach - can't complain about that, I guess.* "

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No she told me to go. But I’m not interested in going to Nashville while my family does something

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 6:05:15, in reply to "wife shot it down?*"

else.

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

didn’t you know that before booking your room?*

Posted by Ari Gold <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Ari+Gold' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 18:34:33, in reply to "No she told me to go. But I’m not interested in going to Nashville while my family does something "

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else.

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^^Good human^^

Posted by Chilango <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Chilango' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 9:53:33, in reply to "No she told me to go. But I’m not interested in going to Nashville while my family does something "

Who also understands "that's fine" from the wife doesn't mean that's fine

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TO THIS DAY she tells me I should have gone to the Citrus Bowl even though WE WERE HOSTING A NYE

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 10:24:40, in reply to "^^Good human^^"

PARTY THE SAME DAY. She says she would not have been mad and told me to go at the time (our mutual friends are SC fans and went). Nope.

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Who also understands "that's fine" from the wife doesn't mean that's fine

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else.

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

We will be on vacay too. I’m a bit disappointed because last year was fun and Nashville would be

Posted by LovetheChief <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LovetheChief' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 18:46:28, in reply to "Can't go. I think we're going to the beach - can't complain about that, I guess.* "

Fire

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No message*

Posted by LovetheChief <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LovetheChief' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 18:46:27, in reply to "Can't go. I think we're going to the beach - can't complain about that, I guess.* "

Fire

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Knoxville. Book now.*

Posted by voiceofreason <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=voiceofreason' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 14:16:10, in reply to "Bowl game ticket confirmation email just received"

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I have bench warrants in Knox county*

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Did Tennessee lose to Vandy this year? If so do the spurrier and buy a billboard that says

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 18:37:25, in reply to "I have bench warrants in Knox county*"

Welcome Knox County Champs.

?si=EL9Hd1MhSPzDcs4Z

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Am I missing it, no post about On3 saying that Dylan Raiola is going to enter the portal?*

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 13:02:48, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

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When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

I thought this was expected *

Posted by biclops <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=biclops' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 18:44:48, in reply to "Am I missing it, no post about On3 saying that Dylan Raiola is going to enter the portal?*"

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I'm so ashamed of the lie I'm living
Right on the wrong side of it all

Yeah. Didn't daddy just get fired a few days before that. *

Posted by illinijohn <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illinijohn' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 17, 2025, 12:43:00, in reply to "I thought this was expected *"

i once again ask, why does anyone bother recruiting blue chip QBs?

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 13:41:08, in reply to "Am I missing it, no post about On3 saying that Dylan Raiola is going to enter the portal?*"

drain a lot of NIL resources, take up a ton of energy form the HC and OC to field a million questions about them, they will be on your roster for maybe two years.

Better off to sit and poach one for cheap.

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pure guess that he's going to TTU to continue his Mahomes mimicry*

Posted by ECEIllinois <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ECEIllinois' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 13:12:56, in reply to "Am I missing it, no post about On3 saying that Dylan Raiola is going to enter the portal?*"

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Kansas, he can be at Patrick's house in about an hour *

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 14:44:04, in reply to "pure guess that he's going to TTU to continue his Mahomes mimicry*"

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Miami or Oregon would be my guesses. I think he’s overrated, but Rhule did a terrible job…

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 13:43:08, in reply to "pure guess that he's going to TTU to continue his Mahomes mimicry*"

of building around him.

Rhule owes James Franklin big-time for getting himself a wholly underserved raise.

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When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

very few HS players are ready to play any position in college football

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 13:45:59, in reply to "Miami or Oregon would be my guesses. I think he’s overrated, but Rhule did a terrible job…"

but if you recruit a blue chip QB, you must play them as a FR before they transfer. but then they look like shit, don't get better because it is all coming too fast for them, and then they transfer anyway because "you aren't developing me." i don't think this one is on Rhule. this is what college football QB recruiting is now.

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of building around him.

Rhule owes James Franklin big-time for getting himself a wholly underserved raise.

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On3 says no

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 13:35:38, in reply to "pure guess that he's going to TTU to continue his Mahomes mimicry*"

Pete Nakos

@PeteNakos
·
59m
Do not expect Texas Tech to be a factor in Dylan Raiola's portal recruitment, sources tell
@On3sports
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Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

Maybe he'll just suit up for the Chiefs the rest of the season, and...

Posted by uofi1998 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=uofi1998' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 13:14:18, in reply to "pure guess that he's going to TTU to continue his Mahomes mimicry*"

...they can tell the fans Mahomes is playing on a torn ACL.

Are you going to bark all day, little doggie? Or are you going to bite?

DJ Lagway enters the Portal. DWWH?

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 12:52:29, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

i don't think he can play football, so no

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 13:38:09, in reply to "DJ Lagway enters the Portal. DWWH?"

14 INTs and 6.7 YPA is terrible. indicates he can't read the field. his average yards per rush is 1.9, so he doesn't do anything for you off schedule scrambling with the ball.

The guy was a very mediocre QB at Florida, not sure why that would translate to success in the B1G.

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I think I want the Harvard Kid, Jaden Craig. Seems like a winner*

Posted by JacobRDaugherty <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JacobRDaugherty' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 13:24:49, in reply to "DJ Lagway enters the Portal. DWWH?"

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UI CANNOT AFFORD *

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 12:57:33, in reply to "DJ Lagway enters the Portal. DWWH?"

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Also UC QB Brandon Sorsby. He's exploring the NFL, too.*

Posted by AintHatin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=AintHatin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 12:56:41, in reply to "DJ Lagway enters the Portal. DWWH?"

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Now that’s the kind of guy we would want. But probably even more out of our price range*

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 12:58:03, in reply to "Also UC QB Brandon Sorsby. He's exploring the NFL, too.*"

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When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

After the Devito/Luke experiences, I doubt Bert is looking for an all traits/limited production guy

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 12:55:34, in reply to "DJ Lagway enters the Portal. DWWH?"

Seems like they’d prioritize experience/processing ability/command of the offense way more than pure arm talent.

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When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

Uhhh Luke didn't exactly have a ton of production before coming to illinois*

Posted by bulldogmba <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bulldogmba' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 13:48:22, in reply to "After the Devito/Luke experiences, I doubt Bert is looking for an all traits/limited production guy"

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Seems like they’d prioritize experience/processing ability/command of the offense way more than pure arm talent.

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Guessing he’s way out of our price range*

Posted by Ron McDon <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Ron+McDon' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 12:54:59, in reply to "DJ Lagway enters the Portal. DWWH?"

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He also needs shoulder surgery, per a prominent UF fan*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 12:58:14, in reply to "Guessing he’s way out of our price range*"

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

wear Navy in Nashville per DIA*

Posted by Poldark <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Poldark' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 13, 2025, 16:12:37, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

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Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"After Austin Peay, we deserved one of these"

Makes sense*

Posted by Ron McDon <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Ron+McDon' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 13, 2025, 16:14:20, in reply to "wear Navy in Nashville per DIA*"

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Yea, Bret and Luke said as much at the hoops game*

Posted by OWWDig <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OWWDig' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 13, 2025, 16:14:05, in reply to "wear Navy in Nashville per DIA*"

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Matthew Bailey had surgery out for bowl game*

Posted by Poldark <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Poldark' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 13, 2025, 14:39:21, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

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Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"After Austin Peay, we deserved one of these"

JC Davis opting out per Bert on the radio just now*

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 13, 2025, 9:38:53, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

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Dupe*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 13, 2025, 12:16:22, in reply to "JC Davis opting out per Bert on the radio just now*"

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Best of luck to him in the combine and draft. He had a great career.*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 13, 2025, 12:16:14, in reply to "JC Davis opting out per Bert on the radio just now*"

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Wonder if they try Henderson out there.

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 13, 2025, 11:16:22, in reply to "JC Davis opting out per Bert on the radio just now*"

Probably not great for our chances to win, TN will try to exploit that missing LT pretty early.

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I think they try Knapik. See what they got. They brought him to be the starter

Posted by JacobRDaugherty <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JacobRDaugherty' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 13, 2025, 12:55:06, in reply to "Wonder if they try Henderson out there. "

Next year. Let's see how he looks now

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Probably not great for our chances to win, TN will try to exploit that missing LT pretty early.

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Was listening to The Athletic Football Show and they think Scheelhaase will get NFL HC interviews

Posted by Carl Spackler <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Carl+Spackler' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 13, 2025, 7:07:46, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl/id1528622068?i=1000740811518

54ish minute mark.

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Altmyer is officially in for the bowl game

Posted by UIHuskie <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=UIHuskie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 12, 2025, 16:09:31, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

See y’all in Nashville pic.twitter.com/cMVBADpXe2
— Luke Altmyer (@lukealtmyer9) December 12, 2025

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Good deal. *

Posted by harb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=harb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 12, 2025, 19:01:54, in reply to "Altmyer is officially in for the bowl game"

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See y’all in Nashville pic.twitter.com/cMVBADpXe2 — Luke Altmyer (@lukealtmyer9) December 12, 2025 .

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[Assassin] Harb is the epitome of a Goldfish Troll.
[Opey] Assholes gonna asshole
[tiki] #### all the way off with that, you bloodthirsty hilljack.

Excellent.*

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 12, 2025, 17:52:02, in reply to "Altmyer is officially in for the bowl game"

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See y’all in Nashville pic.twitter.com/cMVBADpXe2 — Luke Altmyer (@lukealtmyer9) December 12, 2025 .

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Sweet!*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 12, 2025, 16:15:42, in reply to "Altmyer is officially in for the bowl game"

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See y’all in Nashville pic.twitter.com/cMVBADpXe2 — Luke Altmyer (@lukealtmyer9) December 12, 2025 .

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Kid’s an all-timer….*

Posted by opossum jenkins <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=opossum+jenkins' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 12, 2025, 16:12:52, in reply to "Altmyer is officially in for the bowl game"

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See y’all in Nashville pic.twitter.com/cMVBADpXe2 — Luke Altmyer (@lukealtmyer9) December 12, 2025 .

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Boom! Let's win this*

Posted by UofIL6 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=UofIL6' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 12, 2025, 16:10:03, in reply to "Altmyer is officially in for the bowl game"

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See y’all in Nashville pic.twitter.com/cMVBADpXe2 — Luke Altmyer (@lukealtmyer9) December 12, 2025 .

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Jacas opts out, as expected

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 12, 2025, 12:48:10, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

Off to the NFL, good luck Gabe

Jackass. (just kidding, it’s the only time we’ll ever get to use that).

Posted by memyselfandillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=memyselfandillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 15, 2025, 15:37:06, in reply to "Jacas opts out, as expected"

Thanks and good luck in the NFL!

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Off to the NFL, good luck Gabe

Understandable. Great career*

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 12, 2025, 12:55:35, in reply to "Jacas opts out, as expected"

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Off to the NFL, good luck Gabe

Agree. Can't be too annoyed with anyone getting ready for the NFL/NBA.

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 12, 2025, 13:06:50, in reply to "Understandable. Great career*"

SEC leading WR for Tennessee (Chris Brazzell) opting out of bowl game*

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 11, 2025, 15:10:21, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

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When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

Marching Illini info

Posted by Poldark <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Poldark' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 9, 2025, 9:04:41, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

beat Tennessee hope it's not rainy

Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"After Austin Peay, we deserved one of these"

Thank God I know what the band is doing

Posted by Chilango <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Chilango' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 9, 2025, 20:49:38, in reply to "Marching Illini info"

Great work.

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beat Tennessee hope it's not rainy

IIRC, we played a game in Miami and it was "maybe/maybe not" on whether the MI went down there. *

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 9, 2025, 9:22:27, in reply to "Marching Illini info"

Different days... :-O

1999. My only bowl game as part of MI. Busses the whole way*

Posted by illinibone <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illinibone' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 9, 2025, 17:48:19, in reply to "IIRC, we played a game in Miami and it was "maybe/maybe not" on whether the MI went down there. *"

This end up yours

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Different days... :-O

Script Kiddie

I might suggest 200 level (club) seats for those thinking about going

Posted by nash <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=nash' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 9, 2025, 8:50:10, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

The overhang from 300 can help if it rains and the indoor club is steps away and nice and warm and dry.

Do all 200 level seats have club access or only some? At the Benz only the 4-6 central sections do.

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 12, 2025, 12:57:27, in reply to "I might suggest 200 level (club) seats for those thinking about going"

In contrast at Heinz Field, it is the entirety of the 200 section along the sidelines.

It looks like the Illinois side is 231-39. Do you know which of those sections will have access to the inside club?

https://seatgeek.com/liberty-mutual-music-city-bowl-tickets/ncaa-football/2025-12-30-4-30-pm/17657618

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The overhang from 300 can help if it rains and the indoor club is steps away and nice and warm and dry.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Excitement from the Vols...not

Posted by RSMBob <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=RSMBob' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 8, 2025, 12:31:58, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

https://l.smartnews.com/p-6JrUE7jq/z5nVhW

Well, they tried to poach our QB and failed so I assume the toothless hillbillies have hurt feelings

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 8, 2025, 16:51:33, in reply to "Excitement from the Vols...not"

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https://l.smartnews.com/p-6JrUE7jq/z5nVhW

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

I mean would be be excited about a bowl in say St. Louis?*

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 8, 2025, 12:59:33, in reply to "Excitement from tje Vols...not"

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https://l.smartnews.com/p-6JrUE7jq/z5nVhW

To split a hair: Nashville outdoors, St Lou would be in the dome.

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 8, 2025, 13:10:59, in reply to "I mean would be be excited about a bowl in say St. Louis?*"

Late afternoon game... so snow/crappy weather possible.

JMHO, but the Vol fans (and probably the players too) don't see this as a "reward".

Whatever.

Whitman with comments today that put things in perspective.

Posted by opossum jenkins <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=opossum+jenkins' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 20:03:24, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

Check out his rap from approximately 2:01 to 11:54. Wins. Tickets. Exposure. Interest. Quite a run under Bert.

?si=lWOZpUPGu89-R6bR

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So who is likely to opt out? Luke? Can the NIL people offer him a little sweetener to play?

Posted by Herman Blume <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Herman+Blume' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 14:28:26, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

I have no idea how any of this works.

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This seems like a good sign that he’ll play

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 16:38:01, in reply to "So who is likely to opt out? Luke? Can the NIL people offer him a little sweetener to play?"

https://x.com/jwerner247/status/1997792326190616766?s=46&t=1RNaEoTzszuK8ZGMTKgLhA

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I have no idea how any of this works.

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Seems weird to say in this day and age, but...

Posted by SurfTheBoneyard <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=SurfTheBoneyard' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 17:39:27, in reply to "This seems like a good sign that he’ll play"

he seems to be having too much fun not to play.

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https://x.com/jwerner247/status/1997792326190616766?s=46&t=1RNaEoTzszuK8ZGMTKgLhA

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I have no idea how any of this works.

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Sky Marshal of the Luftwaffle

“Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie

I don't see why Luke would opt out*

Posted by ECEIllinois <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ECEIllinois' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 14:48:24, in reply to "So who is likely to opt out? Luke? Can the NIL people offer him a little sweetener to play?"

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I have no idea how any of this works.

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For the same reason others do. *

Posted by larue33 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=larue33' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 14:53:51, in reply to "I don't see why Luke would opt out*"

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I have no idea how any of this works.

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He’s not a top 3 round pick though. Much more to gain than lose by playing*

Posted by John Coctostan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=John+Coctostan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 15:09:40, in reply to "For the same reason others do. *"

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I have no idea how any of this works.

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Maybe, I doubt that any player really has much to gain in terms of draft stock off of one game.

Posted by larue33 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=larue33' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 15:25:04, in reply to "He’s not a top 3 round pick though. Much more to gain than lose by playing*"

And especially not a guy who has been a starting QB in a power conference for three years.

Right, if he's plays he a total gamer, but realistically, it's only downside*

Posted by UofIL6 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=UofIL6' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 15:59:23, in reply to "Maybe, I doubt that any player really has much to gain in terms of draft stock off of one game. "

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And especially not a guy who has been a starting QB in a power conference for three years.

An argument can be made this is likely his last ever chance to play a full game.

Posted by illini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 9, 2025, 9:06:21, in reply to "Right, if he's plays he a total gamer, but realistically, it's only downside*"

Not sure why he'd punt that unless he's ready to be done.

I’m guessing Jacas will opt out*

Posted by biclops <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=biclops' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 14:30:23, in reply to "So who is likely to opt out? Luke? Can the NIL people offer him a little sweetener to play?"

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I have no idea how any of this works.

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I'm so ashamed of the lie I'm living
Right on the wrong side of it all

Davis too*

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 15:28:37, in reply to "I’m guessing Jacas will opt out*"

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I have no idea how any of this works.

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Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

Isaiah Williams… all pro PR??*

Posted by uofi1998 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=uofi1998' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 13:15:19, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

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Are you going to bark all day, little doggie? Or are you going to bite?

potentially, yeah. he's been awesome*

Posted by snipes824 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=snipes824' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 13:18:43, in reply to "Isaiah Williams… all pro PR??*"

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Tennessee confirmed as our bowl opponent

Posted by biclops <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=biclops' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 12:59:00, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

https://x.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1997742158967960050?s=46&t=Z2WDeGTY1oiKv3V21L4QWw

I'm so ashamed of the lie I'm living
Right on the wrong side of it all

lol j-train’s reaction: “Does this mean we have to listen to fucking Jelly Roll again?!”*

Posted by Jackie <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Jackie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 21:25:13, in reply to "Tennessee confirmed as our bowl opponent "

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https://x.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1997742158967960050?s=46&t=Z2WDeGTY1oiKv3V21L4QWw

Confession, I really like Rocky Top *

Posted by meanjeans <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=meanjeans' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 20:30:06, in reply to "Tennessee confirmed as our bowl opponent "

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https://x.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1997742158967960050?s=46&t=Z2WDeGTY1oiKv3V21L4QWw

BLAM, there's my opinion people - behold

Yee haw!

Posted by Ron McDon <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Ron+McDon' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 13:17:14, in reply to "Tennessee confirmed as our bowl opponent "

Unlike the basketball matchups, this is all upside for me.

Lose this game, and it’s a shoulder shrug.

Win it? LOL oh my.

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We won yesterday, it was glorious.

I am a big fan of the orange scripts.

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Unlike the basketball matchups, this is all upside for me.

Lose this game, and it’s a shoulder shrug.

Win it? LOL oh my.

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https://x.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1997742158967960050?s=46&t=Z2WDeGTY1oiKv3V21L4QWw

You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

hi Ron! I agree! see you there!*

Posted by Poldark <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Poldark' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 13:55:59, in reply to "Yee haw!"

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Unlike the basketball matchups, this is all upside for me.

Lose this game, and it’s a shoulder shrug.

Win it? LOL oh my.

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Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"After Austin Peay, we deserved one of these"

Jeff J’s thoughts on defensive staff

Posted by biclops <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=biclops' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 9:20:13, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

speaking of coaches…’rumor’ of Illini d-line coach Terrance Jamison getting interest to move on….DIA type, ‘yeah that’s true but we think we will keep him’…same with defensive backs coach Corey Parker plenty of interest from other programs specially in his home state of Michigan…sorry sports fans…..nothing indicates defensive coordinator Aaron Henry is going anywhere.

I'm so ashamed of the lie I'm living
Right on the wrong side of it all

needs....more....ellipses *

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 12:21:30, in reply to "Jeff J’s thoughts on defensive staff"

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Poldark's thoughts on offensive staff

Posted by Poldark <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Poldark' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 9:29:50, in reply to "Jeff J’s thoughts on defensive staff"

need an upgrade at OL coach..problem there's not many good OL coaches at college level

Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"After Austin Peay, we deserved one of these"

Difficult to find; and need a relationship with the O-coordinator to hold on to them. JMHO.

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 9:48:56, in reply to "Poldark's thoughts on offensive staff"

Western Michigan looks well on their way to winning the MAC championship*

Posted by ECEIllinois <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ECEIllinois' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 6, 2025, 14:01:00, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

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Looks like music city bowl (confirmed)

Posted by Mrap24 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Mrap24' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 6, 2025, 13:05:11, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

https://x.com/on3sports/status/1997379545511453146?s=46&t=BiSCeWNnfeeYMXAZqAhMUw

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Las Vegas Bowl sounds more fun.*

Posted by Toonces <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Toonces' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 6, 2025, 14:30:27, in reply to "Looks like music city bowl (confirmed)"

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I’m ugly.

NYE in Vegas is an easy pass*

Posted by bjl63 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bjl63' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 12:11:39, in reply to "Las Vegas Bowl sounds more fun.*"

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Eh. Perhaps correct, but I'd say that these non-playoff bowls are going to go with local-ish teams.

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 6, 2025, 14:43:18, in reply to "Las Vegas Bowl sounds more fun.*"

December 30th at 4:30CT

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 6, 2025, 13:27:04, in reply to "Looks like music city bowl (confirmed)"

We’re totally gonna get Tennessee aren’t we?

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Sounds like it

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 6, 2025, 13:43:33, in reply to "December 30th at 4:30CT"

Or LSU

Where is Mizzou going?*

Posted by gullit <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=gullit' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 6, 2025, 13:55:42, in reply to "Sounds like it"

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Or LSU

Gator Bowl vs Virginia 12/27.*

Posted by SurfTheBoneyard <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=SurfTheBoneyard' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 15:31:13, in reply to "Where is Mizzou going?* "

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Or LSU

Sky Marshal of the Luftwaffle

“Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie

I've got a couple of answers for that; but since this is a family board...

Somewhere else.

Posted by Illiniphil <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Illiniphil' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 6, 2025, 13:59:11, in reply to "Where is Mizzou going?* "

They were in the Music City Bowl last year.

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Or LSU

Let’s play Texas

Posted by bjl63 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bjl63' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 7, 2025, 10:30:15, in reply to "Somewhere else. "

If they miss the playoff they won’t be motivated whatsoever like Alabama last year vs Michigan

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They were in the Music City Bowl last year.

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Or LSU

tAMu and T Tech in, Longhorns out?? They won't even want to play.

And the further away from the old Southwest Conference footprint they play, the fewer fans they'll get. JMHO.

Per McMurphy: Washington confirmed for LA Bowl, USC to Alamo Bowl

Posted by biclops <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=biclops' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 6, 2025, 8:05:02, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

https://www.on3.com/news/college-football-bowl-2025-26-pairings-full-list-of-confirmed-matchups-playoff-games/

I'm so ashamed of the lie I'm living
Right on the wrong side of it all

Lots of smoke for us to Nashville.

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Bert signal pointing to the west*

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 18:09:40, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

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Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

and it's another JUCO OL, the #1 Interior OL.

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 18:13:46, in reply to "Bert signal pointing to the west* "

nice.

https://x.com/JWerner247/status/1996009555583496245

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Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

I’m not counting on much from a 288 lbs IOL*

Posted by opossum jenkins <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=opossum+jenkins' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 18:45:24, in reply to "and it's another JUCO OL, the #1 Interior OL."

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nice.

https://x.com/JWerner247/status/1996009555583496245

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Looks like he went on a two-year mission and lost weight. In the process of putting it back on*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 6, 2025, 10:16:46, in reply to "I’m not counting on much from a 288 lbs IOL*"

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nice.

https://x.com/JWerner247/status/1996009555583496245

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

I can give him a few hints on how to gain weight.....

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 6, 2025, 10:21:23, in reply to "Looks like he went on a two-year mission and lost weight. In the process of putting it back on*"

Yeah but he’s Tongan*

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 20:50:24, in reply to "I’m not counting on much from a 288 lbs IOL*"

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nice.

https://x.com/JWerner247/status/1996009555583496245

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This is great, but still amazing that we haven't really developed prep OL

Posted by UofIL6 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=UofIL6' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 18:37:08, in reply to "and it's another JUCO OL, the #1 Interior OL."

Getting 3 jucos to start on the line still feels very risky

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nice.

https://x.com/JWerner247/status/1996009555583496245

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I think Tuerk, McMillen and Hansen will be competing for starting spots.

Posted by larue33 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=larue33' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 18:44:41, in reply to "This is great, but still amazing that we haven't really developed prep OL"

Stewart is probably a year away. I agree we should probably be seeing more, but there was nothing in the first class, and it takes time.

I think Schuster has another year, too*

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 18:49:35, in reply to "I think Tuerk, McMillen and Hansen will be competing for starting spots."

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Stewart is probably a year away. I agree we should probably be seeing more, but there was nothing in the first class, and it takes time.

Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

If he can stay healthy

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 18:52:49, in reply to "I think Schuster has another year, too*"

The football Austin Hutcherson

Very nice. I beg for DL and LB in the portal.*

Posted by Mrap24 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Mrap24' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 18:33:50, in reply to "and it's another JUCO OL, the #1 Interior OL."

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nice.

https://x.com/JWerner247/status/1996009555583496245

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Offers from BYU, Colorado, Nebraska, Utah, Wisconsin among others

Posted by biclops <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=biclops' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 18:24:01, in reply to "and it's another JUCO OL, the #1 Interior OL."

https://247sports.com/recruitment/maika-matelau-187649/recruitinterests/

I'm so ashamed of the lie I'm living
Right on the wrong side of it all

Hell yeah*

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 18:17:13, in reply to "and it's another JUCO OL, the #1 Interior OL."

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nice.

https://x.com/JWerner247/status/1996009555583496245

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so is that the #1 T and #1 interior OL from the JUCO ranks?*

Posted by uofi1998 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=uofi1998' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 18:15:13, in reply to "and it's another JUCO OL, the #1 Interior OL."

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nice.

https://x.com/JWerner247/status/1996009555583496245

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Are you going to bark all day, little doggie? Or are you going to bite?

#2 Tackle. #1 (and 1 overall) is going to ASU. We also have the #1 CB*

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 18:16:16, in reply to "so is that the #1 T and #1 interior OL from the JUCO ranks?*"

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nice.

https://x.com/JWerner247/status/1996009555583496245

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Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

LB Easton Baker to portal*

Posted by Poldark <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Poldark' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 15:34:32, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

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Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"After Austin Peay, we deserved one of these"

I had hopes for him. Alas*

Posted by LeatherneckIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LeatherneckIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 15:42:20, in reply to "LB Easton Baker to portal*"

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Yeah. But when there’s 10 ILBs on the roster…

Posted by EffinIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=EffinIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 20:15:10, in reply to "I had hopes for him. Alas*"

And often only 1 on the field, guess this is gonna happen.

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what's the expectation regarding coach retention?

Posted by Gene Parmesan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Gene+Parmesan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 12:13:24, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

was the snow bowl enough for Henry to keep his job?

What about Bart?

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Probably going to need to wait out Lunney.

Posted by opossum jenkins <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=opossum+jenkins' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 13:28:45, in reply to "what's the expectation regarding coach retention?"

If Lunney stays, I’d consider hiring a new OL coach who’s suited to Lunney’s attack.

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What about Bart?

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I don't like that our O-line has only been at best adequate during the Bielema regime*

Posted by ECEIllinois <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ECEIllinois' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 13:08:03, in reply to "what's the expectation regarding coach retention?"

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was the snow bowl enough for Henry to keep his job?

What about Bart?

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My expectation is both Henry and miller will return, but I’d like to move on from both

Posted by snipes824 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=snipes824' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 12:35:50, in reply to "what's the expectation regarding coach retention?"

I think you can continue to have good 7-9 win seasons under Henry, but I don’t think we can play playoff level defense under him.

Talent has to be upgraded greatly as well.

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was the snow bowl enough for Henry to keep his job?

What about Bart?

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Agree

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 13:26:34, in reply to "My expectation is both Henry and miller will return, but I’d like to move on from both"

I think Bret will say he's still a young coach learning to be a DC. Now maybe we shouldn't have a guy learning on the job, but we do. Hopefully they can add a veteran guy as an "analyst" to help him out, a la Leonhard a few years ago.

Miller's probably got even less of case to stay on but I'm still not sure there isn't a disconnect between him and Lunney as to the scheme/talent we have.

We shouldn't have a guy learning on the job.

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 17:37:04, in reply to "Agree"

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...we shouldn't have a guy learning on the job...

Especially if we had a special master (Leonhard) a while back.

JMHO.

i think Henry keeps his job

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 12:18:30, in reply to "what's the expectation regarding coach retention?"

mentee of Bret, D played much better against average teams, not a talented group, Henry arguably our best recruiter, etc.

i think we can upgrade there, but i think the talent on the roster held us back more than Henry. easy for Bret to talk himself into retaining Henry. Defense was almost the same in 2025 from 2024 in terms of FEI (55 in 2025, 57 in 2024.)

we are really bad at running the football and have been during Bret's tenure. Even when we had C Brown his YPC was only 5.0, which is not great statistically. he was skilled enough to break off enough long ones to go 1 yard, 1 yard, 3 yards, 15 yards, that sort of thing. if you look at the average YPC for the top 50 backs in a given year it is usually above 6.0. All that to say, i would like to move on from Bart Miller. don't know if we will.

something to be said for coach retention and knowing what you are going to get from the coaches. i'll trust Bret on those decisions.

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was the snow bowl enough for Henry to keep his job?

What about Bart?

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The 3rd down instincts for Henry really scare me*

Posted by reggiedunlop <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=reggiedunlop' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 13:36:40, in reply to "i think Henry keeps his job"

How much did losing X hurt?

Posted by tvillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=tvillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 12:42:33, in reply to "i think Henry keeps his job"

I honestly don't know.

MY GUY OL coach Eric Wolford is available

Posted by Poldark <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Poldark' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 12:31:59, in reply to "i think Henry keeps his job"

our OL 2007-08 under him solid

more pisco for me

Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"After Austin Peay, we deserved one of these"

Who is our starting QB next year?

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on December 2, 2025, 11:10:49, in reply to "pre-bowl game Illinois football thread"

I was looking ahead at our schedule over the next 3 years. Always tough to look into the future but we don't appear to have any cake schedules (like IU's last year).

Also bad to see Missouri back on there again.

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

Won't be Petty. He's portaling*

Posted by OWWDig <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OWWDig' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 14:11:20, in reply to "Who is our starting QB next year?"

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tea-leaf reader^^^^^*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 14:34:39, in reply to "Won't be Petty. He's portaling*"

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

I do love my tea...but it was just announced today. I'm not that good*

Posted by OWWDig <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OWWDig' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 14:38:11, in reply to "tea-leaf reader^^^^^*"

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My guess is Lincoln Kienholz from OSU. We offered early under Bret and got a visit

Posted by JacobRDaugherty <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JacobRDaugherty' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 12:22:27, in reply to "Who is our starting QB next year?"

Werner has mentioned his name specifically a few times as the type a player he would target which means he has heard us backchannelling him. I would be down with that

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Fine with me*

Posted by uofi1998 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=uofi1998' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 17:56:56, in reply to "My guess is Lincoln Kienholz from OSU. We offered early under Bret and got a visit "

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Werner has mentioned his name specifically a few times as the type a player he would target which means he has heard us backchannelling him. I would be down with that

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Are you going to bark all day, little doggie? Or are you going to bite?

I’d like that*

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 14:03:53, in reply to "My guess is Lincoln Kienholz from OSU. We offered early under Bret and got a visit "

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Werner has mentioned his name specifically a few times as the type a player he would target which means he has heard us backchannelling him. I would be down with that

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guy looks like a Nebraska stock photo

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 12:26:56, in reply to "My guess is Lincoln Kienholz from OSU. We offered early under Bret and got a visit "

but I guess he is from South Dakota

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Werner has mentioned his name specifically a few times as the type a player he would target which means he has heard us backchannelling him. I would be down with that

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Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

Mike Madigan on work release *

Posted by Poldark <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Poldark' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 11:56:50, in reply to "Who is our starting QB next year?"

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Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"After Austin Peay, we deserved one of these"

He and Michael Clayton should work well together IMO.*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on December 2, 2025, 12:07:07, in reply to "Mike Madigan on work release *"

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

Something something "in his pocket" something...

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 11:58:23, in reply to "Mike Madigan on work release *"

I was sorta disappointed that in a few games this year, Luke was still on the field late.

I could sorta understand the Western Illinois game... needed more reps since we did a line-change at WR. But I really wanted to see more of the backups in the Rutgers and Maryland game. And I don't think we did. If for no other reason the bowl game.

NFL mentality

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 11:54:24, in reply to "I was sorta disappointed that in a few games this year, Luke was still on the field late."

nothing wrong with that, but i think that's the direction this stuff is going.

average possessions are way down in college football due to the new clock rules. teams have decided to play at a very slow pace on top of that to maximize their possessions. They want to get into the right play because they might get 10 possessions in the game instead of 15.

Army played a game this year where each team had 6(!) possessions. they are an obvious outlier in how they like to play, but i think the P4 school with the slowest pace of play was Ohio State.

more than anything the parity people talk about in college football is due to the pace of play and not the transfer portal or NIL. with 10 possessions in a game it is hard for a really talented team to outpace and blow out a lesser team in the second half.

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while i am bitching, i think it sucks how college football is so homogenous now

there used to be very different offensive and defensive styles that teams played and it made for compelling matchups and the occasional wacky game where both teams got into the 40s. now it is your team in 11 personnel Y off vs their defense in a mint front running a hybrid-y 4-2-5. kind of lame to watch.

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By that metric though... maybe I could see the Maryland game being a little too close.

It was 21-6 going into the 4th... it's 2 possessions. You can't really pull Luke and then put him back in if we do something stupid. But that Rutgers game, we were up 35-6 going into the 4th, and they did score a TD in the 4th... but it was never in doubt.

the swing of getting stopped at the one and then stopping Maryland at our 3 was wild

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 12:01:16, in reply to "By that metric though... maybe I could see the Maryland game being a little too close."

i'd have to look but those two possessions alone probably accounted for 25% of the total game time.

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looking it up, those two possessions accounted for 14:01 of total game time*

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 12:03:16, in reply to "the swing of getting stopped at the one and then stopping Maryland at our 3 was wild"

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i'd have to look but those two possessions alone probably accounted for 25% of the total game time.

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each team had 10 possessions in this years game. there were 12 in the 2023 game

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 12:09:26, in reply to "looking it up, those two possessions accounted for 14:01 of total game time*"

that's been about the fall off around college football. average game was about 12 possessions, current games are about 10 possessions.

was not uncommon pre clock changes for games to have 15 or 16 possessions per team. the Bama Clemson NC game in 2017 had something like 35 total possessions.

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i'd have to look but those two possessions alone probably accounted for 25% of the total game time.

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Pretty sure that tOSU's "pace of play" was mentioned last weekend.

Gotta wonder if they'll keep that up this weekend.

Off-topic: maybe the hottest B1G Championship game ticket ever??? IU vs Purdue might be about as in demand as this one: who knows.

Not on roster yet*

Posted by uofi1998 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=uofi1998' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 11:13:01, in reply to "Who is our starting QB next year?"

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QB Trey Petty entering portal per Twitter

Are you going to bark all day, little doggie? Or are you going to bite?

not sure recruiting HS QBs is a worthwhile endeavor at Illinois

maybe a small chance you land a 5* that you will only get by promising him he will play as a FR (and stink as a FR because they almost all do. then he transfers because he's pissed about that.)

much larger chance you recruit a player that needs a couple years to see the field, he and you won't have the patience for that, maybe you retain him two seasons.

not sure the point of either of those options for a school like Illinois. Better off to keep your powder dry and grab transfers every year and take 2-3 walkons if you have to for kids to throw it in practice.

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If I had to guess at odds: 60% transfer, 25% Boyd, 15% Hampton

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 11:33:25, in reply to "Not on roster yet*"

repeat comment, but we'd safe a lot of gunpowder if Boyd is our guy, but still

Something like that. Ye olde "rabbit out of a hat" seems to be Bertie-Bert's MO.

How are we feeling about Michael Clayton?

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on December 2, 2025, 11:16:33, in reply to "Not on roster yet*"

I want him to be our guy eventually. We already know we can buy him for just $80 grand and that he knows how to make the best of a bad situation.

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

Was his completion % better than 50% this fall?*

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I want him to be our guy eventually. We already know we can buy him for just $80 grand and that he knows how to make the best of a bad situation.

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I think he’s transferring to U North*

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I want him to be our guy eventually. We already know we can buy him for just $80 grand and that he knows how to make the best of a bad situation.

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Keeping the seat warm until the Utah kid gets here...

Posted by uofi1998 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=uofi1998' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 11:28:10, in reply to "How are we feeling about Michael Clayton?"

...I'm guessing it's all transfers until 2028.

I didn't like that they killed Tom Wilkenson.

Are you going to bark all day, little doggie? Or are you going to bite?

I completely agree*

Posted by JacobRDaugherty <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JacobRDaugherty' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 13:43:31, in reply to "Keeping the seat warm until the Utah kid gets here..."

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...I'm guessing it's all transfers until 2028.

I didn't like that they killed Tom Wilkenson.

That Utah kid has the best film I’ve ever seen for an Illini QB recruit*

Posted by opossum jenkins <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=opossum+jenkins' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 12:35:18, in reply to "Keeping the seat warm until the Utah kid gets here..."

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...I'm guessing it's all transfers until 2028.

I didn't like that they killed Tom Wilkenson.

Yeah I have to agree... kid is a monster.*

Posted by uofi1998 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=uofi1998' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 18:15:53, in reply to "That Utah kid has the best film I’ve ever seen for an Illini QB recruit*"

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...I'm guessing it's all transfers until 2028.

I didn't like that they killed Tom Wilkenson.

Are you going to bark all day, little doggie? Or are you going to bite?

Masterclass in tension and screenwriting. Tilda Swinton was stellar, as always.*

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2025, 11:24:40, in reply to "How are we feeling about Michael Clayton?"

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

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