| Purdue Week gamethread
Posted by assassin
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on September 28, 2026, 12:23:23| I think Werner nailed it this week:
Posted by opossum jenkins
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Previous Message| Better not lose this game. *
Posted by assassin
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| Not exactly a hot take*
Posted by ATL
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| is northwestern good?*
Posted by biclops
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| Did Connor Onion win a Josh Lewin soundalike contest for this job?*
Posted by illini222
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| They looked pretty good to me against IU. Darren Rovell is insufferable on twitter right
Posted by voiceofreason
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| Annoyingly probably
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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| Listening to Tom Dienhart on Werner’s podcast
Posted by biclops
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| Nov 11, 2023. Our John Paddock-led 48-45 win over Indiana late in the season.
Posted by OB25
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| Last UI football game I attended. It was embarrassing to need OT to beat them*
Posted by Herman Blume
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| I still can't believe Purdue's AD said what he said about IU and winning*
Posted by ATL
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| Remember that whole we spend about $23M or so on our football roster?
Posted by uofi1998
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| EvanMiya is stating what their production is worth...like WAR...not what these teams spent*
Posted by LWillhite
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| Slightly misleading, in that Miya has no actual data, this is all just projection
Posted by Blazer
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| Good*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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| Yep. We can actually win a championship in basketball. It has to be the (within reason)
Posted by voiceofreason
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| Yup. Make a bowl game with a young-ish roster, and i'm very happy*
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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| Rocky Harvey the honorary captain*
Posted by assassin
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| third sellout of season. two sellouts 2011-2023*
Posted by Poldark "The game was fun and glad that Fitzee decided he'd had enough football and wanted to go slap asses in the shower room."
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| the '80s belong to the illini!*
Posted by Ari Gold
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| Our last sellout looked pretty empty on tv, esp the student section.
Posted by Mrap24
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| We’ve built real fan momentum, can’t let this season fall off a cliff and derail it*
Posted by OB25
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| Who is RPO the Jewels on X/Twitter? I think I used to know that. *
Posted by Tuscy
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| O-O-O unis
Posted by assassin
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| Love it. Next they should do OOB (B pants).*
Posted by Toonces
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| Blue helmet, Orange facemask, Orange jersey, Blue pants*
Posted by Sammich
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| Cadillac. -*
Posted by assassin
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| Yeah, the boy's a timebomb*
Posted by Sammich
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| (Slate shoes)*
Posted by Sammich
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| Really should get glove color worked into the acronym.
Posted by osklister
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| Yuck*
Posted by Herman Blume
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| Sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts*
Posted by Sammich
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| OWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!*
Posted by illini222
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| #16
Posted by uofi1998
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| As well as second among the traditional B1G schools.
Posted by osklister
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| Counterpoint….
Posted by DocWalk20
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| Houser is better than Kevin Jennings*
Posted by bjl63
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| Gonna be the first QB drafted since Kittner imo*
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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| statsowar: Illinois 40, Purdue 28
Posted by assassin
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| Guess I’ll put this here: senate passes Protect College Sports Act
Posted by biclops
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| Thought Norlander had a good point on the CBS hoops podcast
Posted by jdl
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| If this passes Illinois football will die. It goes back to the old days with $ under the table
Posted by bjl63
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| There's a pretty clear difference.
Posted by larue33
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| There's very little legit NIL. Arch Manning is making legit NIL.
Posted by EffinIllini
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| I mean, the number is jumping up to $50mil above board, that's going to be hard for a lot of schools
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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| Sure. I was mostly just clarifying larue's comment regarding legit NIL.
Posted by EffinIllini
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| Dome could do that with one hand tied behind their back.
Posted by osklister
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| and tOSU, Texas, A&M, LSU... *
Posted by EffinIllini
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| it's that way now... it was that way before... it will be that way forever...
Posted by uofi1998
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| I think granting an antitrust exemption (and the threat of revoking it) would keep teams in line
Posted by Sammich
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| I've finally gotten to the point at 50 YO that I'm just enjoying when it's good, and accepting that
Posted by uofi1998
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| Was your childhood really any different than it is now?
Posted by Blazer
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| I just have no illusions that we have the financial ability to compete at the highest level.
Posted by uofi1998
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| we've elevated the status of the school, increased revenue, and are competing much better
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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| Well said. We're never going to be Ohio State, Oregon, USC, or Michigan
Posted by Blazer
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| while my gut agrees with you, Iowa has been a better program for almost the
Posted by Gene Parmesan
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| Fair points*
Posted by Blazer
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| Yes, agreed, as it has always been
Posted by Blazer
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| Well, as you well know: the 80's belonged to the Illini. *
Posted by osklister
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| Only to the extent that it was my formative time, so I grew up believing that...
Posted by uofi1998
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| I'm just noting that the 80s also included teams that went
Posted by Blazer
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| Who says it's not already like the old days?
Posted by Sammich
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| Either way we run 100% above board
Posted by bjl63
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| I doubt it... NIL is a dirty business... boosters aren't going to take no from the AD*
Posted by uofi1998
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| Very disappointing we are supporting it.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| Collective bargaining is the only solution to this.*
Posted by ATL
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| I'm game... how does collective bargaining change this? The NBA has collective bargaining...
Posted by uofi1998
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| You shut your dirty mouth. Brunson just wanted to win badly.
Posted by voiceofreason
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| Correct.*
Posted by voiceofreason
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| This officer is here to ensure there is no cheating...*
Posted by uofi1998
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| Watching tickets for Northwestern stadium opener
Posted by ab75
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| The stadium is amazing, I've got to say. Looking forward to going.*
Posted by cpsteine
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| Are we basing that just off that one Athletic article?
Posted by OB25
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| I still need an article that lays out how exactly that spending even works*
Posted by assassin
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| Realllly keen to watch this presser*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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| Not much to it, honestly. Defense is on lockdown until Saturday. No media and
Posted by OWWDig
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| There was a bit more than that.
Posted by opossum jenkins
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| All true...thanks for the details! Just meant that nothing was earth shattering news*
Posted by OWWDig
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| Would be interesting to understand how we got to the Hauk hiring. Seems like we waited too
Posted by ATL
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| Hauck was #5 choice per my #SOURCES (hat tip to CHHS)
Posted by Poldark "The game was fun and glad that Fitzee decided he'd had enough football and wanted to go slap asses in the shower room."
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| Harley Davidson might be ready to move if gets the feeling NIU is going elsewhere.
Posted by osklister
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| Permanent replacement short list?*
Posted by biclops
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| discussed that on ride home Sunday from Columbus
Posted by Poldark "The game was fun and glad that Fitzee decided he'd had enough football and wanted to go slap asses in the shower room."
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| Eck will be a B1G HC in December 2026.*
Posted by EffinIllini
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| No DC list?*
Posted by biclops
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| will address after the season *
Posted by Poldark "The game was fun and glad that Fitzee decided he'd had enough football and wanted to go slap asses in the shower room."
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| Bielema mention Mississippi State again today
Posted by biclops
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| I think he'd be thinking about this guy (who was DC when we played them in Tampa)
Posted by ATL
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| DJ Eliot of North Carolina State one to watch*
Posted by Poldark "The game was fun and glad that Fitzee decided he'd had enough football and wanted to go slap asses in the shower room."
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| Is this a Bielema replacement list?*
Posted by OB25
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| yes, Poldark AD*
Posted by Poldark "The game was fun and glad that Fitzee decided he'd had enough football and wanted to go slap asses in the shower room."
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| I’m envisioning the short short wedding version from SpaceBalls.
Posted by voiceofreason
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| I still think it was all reactionary to losing our whole d-line and by the time that happened…
Posted by OB25
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| Maybe but he also gave him a 3 year deal
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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| Sure, but what was the buyout?
Posted by Blazer
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| Aren’t most asst coaches on 1 to 2 year deals?
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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| Also Bobby Hauck is in his 60s and he just retired
Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider
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| Three year contracts are standard for coordinators, 2 year contracts for assistants
Posted by Blazer
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| This is my guess as well. Realized we'd be super under-talented up front, so tried to find a gimmick
Posted by UofIL6
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| It's just a failure all around.
Posted by AintHatin
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| Big miscalculations on the front 7. Hopefully we learn from it or find more money*
Posted by OWWDig
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| IMO he deserves a mulligan for this year, but if this continues next year
Posted by bjl63
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| The offense is fine. He needs to fix the defense. But I agree with you for the most part*
Posted by OWWDig
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| The offense is a 9-win group
Posted by bjl63
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| In this age of college fball,you'd have to be uber high on an unproven backup to not test the portal
Posted by UofIL6
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| Can we afford a QB and 6-7 DL/LB on our limited budget?*
Posted by bjl63
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| Gotta feeling the "get more money" part is the harder task here. JMHO.
Posted by osklister
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| I gotta feelin' you're right*
Posted by OWWDig
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| Agreed.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| I mean, this is some Mike Thomas bullshit*
Posted by AintHatin
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| Seems pretty clear to me we assumed that the $22 million was a hard cap that people would stick with
Posted by ATL
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| I will die on the hill that this makes no sense
Posted by Blazer
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| Other thing is: maybe we couldn’t afford to retain all our top DL players but we should have
Posted by ATL
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| That play caller is, you guessed it, Frank Stallone.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| ooo
Posted by jdl
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| Au revoir, Hauck Tuna. "Big Tuna" was already taken.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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