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General Category => Halas Hall Football Forum => Topic started by: ThePAMan on October 06, 2025, 04:18:49 PM
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Stolen from usual sources....
#17 Illinois vs. #1 Ohio State
Date/Time Saturday, Oct. 11 | 11 a.m. CT
Location Champaign, Illinois (Gies Memorial Stadium) [FOR JUDGE JUDY]
TV FOX
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – #17 Illinois welcomes the #1 team in the nation, Ohio State, to sold out Gies Memorial Stadium on Saturday for the program's annual "Hail to the Orange Out." The Fighting Illini and Buckeyes are scheduled to kick at 11 a.m. CT on FOX.
Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) and Ohio State (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) will battle for the Illibuck rivalry trophy, a wooden turtle that is presented to the winning team. The Illibuck started in 1924 as a live turtle, but the coveted turtle died in 1926 and was replaced by a series of wooden replicas inscribed with the winning score following each matchup. The current trophy is Illibuck XI.
Saturday will mark the first Illibuck matchup since 2017 and Ohio State's first visit to Champaign since 2015. Ohio State has won nine straight in the series dating back to Illinois' upset over #1-ranked Ohio State in 2007. [BRUTAL]
Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (reporter) have the television broadcast on FOX. The Busey Bank Illini Sports Network has the radio call with Brian Barnhart (play-by-play), Carey Davis (analyst), and Michael Martin (sideline).
Big Noon Kickoff and Barstool are Back
FOX's Big Noon Kickoff pregame show is coming back to Champaign on Saturday for the second time this season. The network's popular pregame show featuring Rob Stone; analysts Mark Ingram II, Matt Leinart, Urban Meyer, and Brady Quinn; and Barstool's Dave Portnoy will air live from Grange Grove from 9-11 a.m. CT on Saturday. Chris "The Bear" Fallica also provides analysis, in addition to insight and interviews from reporter Tom Rinaldi. [WHAT PIZZA PLACE AND BOOSTORE WILL PORTNOY REVIEW?]
FOX Big Noon Kickoff will be live from the south side of Grange Grove from 9 a.m. CT until approximately 10:15 a.m. CT before moving inside Gies Memorial Stadium for the remainder of the show. Admission to the Big Noon Kickoff area is free, and fans are encouraged to bring signs. FOX will be giving away game tickets, food, trucker hats, and other items.
Big Noon Kickoff will be preceded by The Barstool College Football Show beginning at 8 a.m. CT in Grange Grove.
The Big Noon Kickoff pregame show will lead into the #17 Fighting Illini hosting #1 Ohio State at Gies Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT on FOX.
Hall of Fame Weekend
Illinois will celebrate its 11 new members to the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, October 10, at State Farm Center. Returning members of the 2025 class will be honored at Saturday's football game.
Kurt Kittner [HE'S A BASTARD! IT IS TRUE!] and Joe Rutgens represent the football team in this year's class. Kittner was one of the top quarterbacks in Illinois history and led the Illini to the 2001 Big Ten title, while Rutgens was a star defensive tackle and earned All-America status in 1960.
Notes
#17 Illinois, #1 Ohio State Battle for the Illibuck
• After a 5-1 start to the season, #17 Illinois hosts #1 Ohio State in a battle for the Illibuck Trophy.
• Saturday will mark the first Illibuck matchup since 2017 and Ohio State's first visit to Champaign since 2015.
• Ohio State has won nine straight in the series dating back to Illinois' upset over the #1-ranked Buckeyes in 2007. [THINKING IT WILL BE 10]
• Saturday will be the first ranked-vs.-ranked matchup between the teams since 2001, when #12 Illinois beat #25 Ohio State, 34-22, in Champaign on its way to the Big Ten title.
Illinois vs. #1
• Illinois will host the #1 team in the nation for the 11th time in history and the first time since 2006.
• Illinois is 3-13 against #1-ranked teams. Illinois knocked off top-ranked opponents in back-to-back opportunities at home in 1950 and 1956, plus beat #1 Ohio State in Columbus in 2007. [YAY US!]
• Saturday will be the first time a ranked Illinois team will host a #1 team since 1950 (#8 Illinois beat #1 Ohio State). [NO WAY THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN]
• Illinois last played #1 last season, a 38-9 loss at #1 Oregon. [OUCH]
• Illinois last hosted #1 in 2006, a 17-10 loss to #1 Ohio State. [AT LEAST IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS CLOSE]
• Illinois is hosting the defending national champions at Gies Memorial Stadium for the second straight season. Last season, Illinois beat defending national champion Michigan, 21-7, on Oct. 19, 2024 in the Memorial Stadium Rededication Game.
Winning Ways
• Illinois is 15-4 over the last two seasons, including 11 Power-4 wins and eight Big Ten wins.
• Illinois has won nine of its last 10 games. It is Illinois' first time going 9-1 over a 10-game stretch since finishing the 2001 regular season 10-1 and winning the Big Ten title. [THAT ONE LOSS SUCKED ASS]
• Illinois is 11-4 when playing as a ranked team over the last two seasons.
• Illinois has 15 wins over the last two seasons. A 16th win would give Illinois its most wins over a two-year stretch since 1989-90, when the Illini went 10-2 then 8-4 under John Mackovic. [PATHETIC]
• Illinois is looking to become postseason eligible in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2010-11. [EVEN MORE PATHETIC]
Illinois in the Rankings
• Illinois is ranked #17 in this week's AP Top 25, up five spots from last week.
• Illinois has been ranked in 12 straight AP Top 25 polls and 19 of the last 21 dating back to Week 3 of 2024.
• Illinois is ranked #17 in this week's US LBM Coaches Poll, up five spots from last week.
• Illinois had its highest preseason ranking (#12) since 1990, when the Illini started #11 in the Preseason AP Top 25.
• Illinois' #12 preseason ranking is the ninth-highest in program history since the AP Preseason Poll began in 1950.
• Illinois was ranked in the Preseason AP Top 25 and the Preseason Coaches Poll for the first time since 2008.
• Illinois has the #11 strength of record and the #9 strength of schedule in the nation, according to ESPN.
The Illinois Offense
• Illinois is averaging 35.7 points per game over its last 10 games, while going 9-1 during that stretch.
• QB Luke Altmyer ranks in the top 15 in the nation in four major passing categories: passing efficiency (5th, 189.7), passing yards (6th, 1,573), completion percentage (7th, 73.6), and touchdown passes (14th, 12).
• Altmyer (12 TD/0 INT) is tied for the national lead in touchdown passes among quarterbacks that have not thrown an interception this season, along with Temple's Evan Simon (12/0).
• Altmyer is second in the nation in 50+-yard passing plays (5) and fourth in the nation in 40+-yard passing plays (8).
• WR Hank Beatty is the first Big Ten player to record a passing, rushing, receiving, and punt return touchdown in a single season since Michigan's Steve Breaston in 2003.
• Beatty is the only player in the nation with a passing, rushing, receiving, and punt return touchdown this season.
• Beatty is fifth in the nation and second in the Big Ten in receiving yards (569).
• Beatty is fifth in the nation and second in the Big Ten in all-purpose yards (764).
• Illinois and Indiana are the only teams in the Big Ten with two running backs over 300 yards this season. Both Ca'Lil Valentine (323), who had a career-high 95 yards at Purdue, and Kaden Feagin (316) are over 300 yards for the Illini.
The Illinois Defense [SOMEONE HAD TO DO SOME WORK FOR THIS SECTION]
• Illinois leads the nation in fumble recoveries (8), two more than any other team.
• Illinois is tied for second in the nation in forced fumbles (7), behind only Houston (9).
• Illinois is tied for 18th in the nation and tied for fourth in the Big Ten in sacks (15.0).
• Preseason All-American OLB Gabe Jacas is tied for 14th in the nation and tied for third in the Big Ten in sacks (4.5), while ranking tied for seventh in the nation in forced fumbles (2).
The Illinois Special Teams
• Hank Beatty ranks sixth in the nation in yards per punt return (18.9) and ninth in punt return yards (170).
• David Olano has hit 10 straight field goals after his second attempt of the year was blocked due to a blocking breakdown against Western Illinois in the season opener. It is his lone miss on the season on field goals or extra points.
• Olano's 10 straight makes is tied for the Illini's longest streak since 1993 and three away from tying the Illini record.
• Olano is 17th in the nation in kickoff touchback percentage (35/40, 87.5%).
• Keelan Crimmins would rank 26th in the nation and third in the Big Ten in yards per punt (45.5), but he does not meet the minimum punts threshold. Crimmins has 3.3 punts per game, the NCAA minimum is 3.6 punts per game.
The Battle for the Illibuck
• Saturday marks the 104th meeting between the Fighting Illini and Ohio State in the overall series dating back to 1902, and the 92nd contest for the Illibuck rivalry trophy which officially began 1924.
• The Illibuck is the second-oldest rivalry trophy in the Big Ten, behind only The Little Brown Jug (Michigan-Minnesota) which dates back to 1909.
• "Illibuck" was a live turtle, but he died in 1926 and was replaced by a series of wooden replicas inscribed with the winning score following each matchup. The current trophy is Illibuck XI.
• Ohio State leads the overall series 69-30-4 with a 65-24-2 advantage in the battle for the Illibuck. [NOT MUCH OF A RIVALRY]
• Saturday's contest is the first matchup between the Illini and Ohio State since 2017 (in Columbus), and the Buckeyes' first trip to Gies Memorial Stadium since 2015.
• The two programs met on the gridiron every year from 1914 to 2002, and again for 11 straight seasons from 2005 to 2015. OSU's scheduled visit to Champaign, Nov. 28, 2020, was canceled because of an elevated number of COVID-19 cases within the Buckeyes' program. [SHOCKING SINCE THEY ARE IN OHIO....]
• In the last 38 seasons (1988-2025), only Michigan (17) has more wins against Ohio State than Illinois (9). [WOW, WE ARE THE TALLEST OF THE BIG MIDGETS!]
• Illinois' last win over the Buckeyes was in 2007. It marked the first time the Illini beat a top-ranked team since 1956. The victory ended OSU's 29-game regular-season winning streak and 21-game Big Ten win streak. The Illini rushed for 260 yards against a Buckeyes defense that came in allowing just 65 yards per game on the ground. Rashard Mendenhall set an Illinois season record (1,402 yards at the end of the game) with 88 yards on 26 carries. Juice Williams threw for four touchdowns and led Illinois on a 16-play drive lasting the final 8:09 to close out the win. [SAW THAT THE JUICE WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE]
• Ohio State has won nine straight over Illinois dating back to 2007.
Ok, Mr. Roberts took last week off and Jim Tilmon gave us the weather forcast. Where were you, Mr. Roberts?
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Mr. Roberts: Babe and I went to Epstein Island for the weekend.
ThePAMan: Wait, Epstein has set up an island in Heaven like he had on Earth?
Mr. Roberts: Yes, God is busy watching Trump so Epstein set up shop in Heaven. It was a great time. Babe and I enjoyed many flappers and It Girls and the giggle water! It was the bee’s knees!
ThePAMan: Wow! Did not know something like that could be set up in Heaven.
Mr. Roberts: Yep, anything goes up here. You should see Ty Cobb in action!
ThePAMan: Ty Cobb?
Mr. Roberts: Yep, he loves the gams on the older, I’ll use the politically correct term, Black ladies these days.
ThePAMan: Wasn’t Ty Cobb a noted racist who hated Black people?
Mr. Roberts: That’s the thing about Heaven. The Big Cheese a big fan of irony.
ThePAMan: Really?
Mr. Roberts: And how! Ty has the hotsy-totsies for Aunt Esther.
ThePAMan: Aunt Esther from Sanford & Son?
Mr. Roberts: Yep, he is real dizzy for that dame.
ThePAMan: Who knew?
Mr. Roberts: Yeah, she carries a torch for Ol’ Ty too. The Babe and me hear them when Aunt Esther is skating around with Ol’ Ty and she is calling out for Sweet Baby Jesus. The Babe falls off his chair slappin’ his knee.
ThePAMan: So God is into irony.
Mr. Roberts: Yep, Epstein has to provide all the Shebas and moonshine on the Island, but there is nothing he can blackmail any of us with at this point. It is the best speakeasy up here.
ThePAMan: Interesting.
ThePAMan: Was anyone else on the Island with you? What about Robert Redford?
Mr. Roberts: We did not invite Bob Redford.
ThePAMan: Why?
Mr. Roberts: The Babe did not like how Arnold Rothstein was portrayed in his version of The Great Gatsby.
ThePAMan: The guy who fixed the 1919 World Series? The Black Sox Scandal Arnold Rothstein?
Mr. Roberts: Yep, you know what else he fixed?
ThePAMan: Nope.
Mr. Roberts: The 2005 baseball playoffs. The 8 Men Out fellas were pressuring him for the Sox to finally win something. Though, wait until that Cusak egg gets up here. They are going to burn the powder with him and put him back in a Chicago overcoat.
ThePAMan: Burn the powder? Chicago overcoat?
Mr. Roberts: Fill him with lead. Give him lead poisoning, you chump. Put him back in a casket.
ThePAMan: Why do they hate Cusak?
Mr. Roberts: He’s a palooka. They hated him as Buck Weaver in the movie. Then he was a Sox fan who became a Cub fan. He’s a Daisy in their eyes.
ThePAMan: Wow. He fixed the 2005 playoffs so the Sox could win?
Mr. Roberts: Yep, but he then got mad that the 8 Men Out were not grateful enough so he fixed another World Series.
ThePAMan: Really? Which one?
Mr. Roberts: 2016. Who do you think caused Francona to blow out Miller’s arm needlessly? Who do you think made it rain in Game 7 and gave that speech to that bird Haywood?
ThePAMan: This is very enlightening.
Mr. Roberts: You should hear what plans the Big Shot has for Trump.
ThePAMan: Do tell.
Mr. Roberts: I’ll spill. He is going to lock Trump in a room forever with 100 fine skirts and hoofers who will do whatever he wants as he is the cat’s meow. The problem is, here is where it gets good, and Babe slaps his knee and falls off his chair whenever he thinks about it, Trump’s Bean Shooter won’t drill! Trump won’t be pitching woo with any canaries, ever. That is for sure. The Babe loves that.
ThePAMan: I did not realize God was that vindictive.
Mr. Roberts: Oh yeah, Old Testament stuff.
ThePAMan: So what is the irony for the Babe?
Mr. Roberts: The Babe can dip the bill, have all the smells from the barrel, and jorums of skee all he wants up here but he cannot go over the edge with the rams.
ThePAMan: I cannot say that I am that keen on your 1920’s lingo, Mr. Roberts..
Mr. Roberts: Listen you bunny. It means the Babe cannot be out on the roof…smoked….drunk. C’mon you Nance, get savvy.
ThePAMan: So, what is the irony for you, Mr. Roberts?
Mr. Roberts: Me? Nothing!
ThePAMan: Huh?
Mr. Roberts: The High Pillow says living in C-U all those years was like living in the Caboose. It is like I crushed out up here! Now close your head and stop bumping gums so I can do the weather and get back to the drum on Epstein Island….
ThePAMan: Take it away, Mr. Roberts.
75°Hi RealFeel® 78° RealFeel Shade™ 73°
Abundant sunshine and nice
Max UV Index 4.0 (Moderate)
AccuLumen Brightness Index™ 9 (Very Bright)
Wind E 4 mph
Wind Gusts 12 mph
Probability of Precipitation 1%
Probability of Thunderstorms 0%
Precipitation 0.00 in
Cloud Cover 9%
Bring your sunblock!
For your morning tailgate!
71° RealFeel® 76° RealFeel Shade™ 69° [69! Heh Heh]
Sunny and pleasant
Wind E 4 mph
Wind Gusts 12 mph
Humidity 57%
Dew Point 45°
Probability of Precipitation 1%
Precipitation 0.00 in
Cloud Cover 17%
Visibility 10 m
For gametime!
75° RealFeel® 78° RealFeel Shade™ 73°
Sunny and pleasant
Wind E 4 mph
Wind Gusts 12 mph
Humidity 38%
Dew Point 44°
Probability of Precipitation 1%
Precipitation 0.00 in
Cloud Cover 0%
Visibility 10 mi
Sun Rise 6:59 AM [AS THE LOTS OPEN FOR TAILGATING!]
Set 6:20 PM
Moon: Waning Gibbous
Rise 9:30 PM
Set 1:45 PM
As the bit with Mr. Roberts ran long, we join Brent and Jimmy the Greek already in progress...
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Greek: ....Illini actually covered again. They are 5-1 against the spread and 4-2 on the over/under. The line here opened Illini +16.5. I do not know who these idiots are that are betting it down to +14.5 or +15. All of the Buckeyes can get food poisoning and the Illini are still not covering this week.
Brent: Over under seems steady at 50.5.
Greek: You see Illinois' defense? The Ohio State will score over 50 themselves with their third string in.
Brent: Moneyline, Greek?
Greek: Started -750 OSU and +525. Down to -700/670/600 OSU and +440/500 Illini at a few shops. Shop around people. The Central and Southern Illinois soy bean farmers should bet their land on OSU before JD Vance comes in and steals it from them.
Brent: Until next week....
Greek: What the fuck was that Mr. Roberts 1920 shit, Brent? Get this thing together or I am out of here.
Go Illini!
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I'll take tOSU to cover. I hate to say that, but fuck man.
Portnoy is back lol. Hope he likes Dominos or whatever. He's already had PapaDels and Monicals. What the fuck is left?
Grogs?
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So do we take it with, or without lube this week?
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I'll take tOSU to cover. I hate to say that, but fuck man.
Portnoy is back lol. Hope he likes Dominos or whatever. He's already had PapaDels and Monicals. What the fuck is left?
Grogs?
La Bamba
I think Grog's is RIP. Man, you had to be really bottom of the barrel to undercut Pizza World as the lowest of the low end.
Still ordered it. With the BBQ sauce.
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Honestly I'd lay the 16.5 or whatever. I mean, we all have some serious PTSD after the Indiana game, but we didn't really light the world on fire with these last 2 wins.
I like the Under.
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They're on the eleventh wooden turtle? Jesus wtf are they doing to that thing
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They're on the eleventh wooden turtle? Jesus wtf are they doing to that thing
Good question.
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I'll take tOSU to cover. I hate to say that, but fuck man.
Portnoy is back lol. Hope he likes Dominos or whatever. He's already had PapaDels and Monicals. What the fuck is left?
Grogs?
Gumbys still around? That shit was foul except for their pokey sticks
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Good question.
Custard keeps taking it to the cot at the Fairsbury Fair
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Custard keeps taking it to the cot at the Fairsbury Fair
😂
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Got some good belly laughs out of me on that one PAMan
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Gumbys still around? That shit was foul except for their pokey sticks
Oh fuck. I forgot about that shit.
And yeah, Grogs with the barbecue sauce. I may or may not have thrown that shit up a time or two
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Grogs must have been before my time but do remember Gumby’s.
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Anyone actually going to the game besides TheHQ2AOTCMan?
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Pretty sure Murph said he bought plane tickets
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Why doesn’t he just fly in his private jet?
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Pretty sure Murph said he bought plane tickets
Threw the towel in. Family is in LA then going to Lincoln, but I decided to save up my travel for holidays.
Still might go to Seattle
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Threw the towel in. Family is in LA then going to Lincoln, but I decided to save up my travel for holidays.
Still might go to Seattle
I’ll be in LA Wednesday night through Friday afternoon if Ms Murph wants to grab a drink!
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I’ll be in LA Wednesday night through Friday afternoon if Ms Murph wants to grab a drink!
I thought all the patrols were in Chicago and Portland?
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LOL
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Grogs must have been before my time but do remember Gumby’s.
Grogs was in that little strip mall at Green & Locust, right by that Suds laundromat that sold beer. Terrible, cheap pizza. You had to get it with barbecue sauce and jalepenos, otherwise it was basically inedible.
I went to that laundromat once, thinking it would be fun to have some beers and do laundry. Problem was, of course, their dryers blew basically cold air.
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Pretty sure Murph said he bought plane tickets
He doesn't own a plane?
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I’ll be in LA Wednesday night through Friday afternoon if Ms Murph wants to grab a drink!
Correction: You'll be in LA Wednesday Night through whenever Trump decides to reopen the Government, and maybe longer when he refuses to give TSA back pay and the go on strike.
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Correction: You'll be in LA Wednesday Night through whenever Trump decides to reopen the Government, and maybe longer when he refuses to give TSA back pay and the go on strike.
Definitely driving down to SD Friday afternoon and staying until Monday evening. Guess we could road trip back Vacation style if the airports aren’t functioning.
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Threw the towel in. Family is in LA then going to Lincoln, but I decided to save up my travel for holidays.
Still might go to Seattle
I'm going to Seattle never been other than at the airport, looking forward to spending a couple days there
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I'm going to Seattle never been other than at the airport, looking forward to spending a couple days there
A lot of liberals. You won’t like it.
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A lot of liberals. You won’t like it.
Maybe he joined ICE and took the $50k signing bonus?
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Definitely driving down to SD Friday afternoon and staying until Monday evening. Guess we could road trip back Vacation style if the airports aren’t functioning.
You should go to Tijuana. Just be careful. You might not get back in.
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I’m glad we were forbidden to go to Tijuana when I was in and around SD. Sounds like a real hellhole. No interest in watching someone get banged by a donkey. Even then.
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I'm going to Seattle never been other than at the airport, looking forward to spending a couple days there
Oh yeah, you'll be spending a couple of days in the airport
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A lot of liberals. You won’t like it.
it's a war zone!
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You should go to Tijuana. Just be careful. You might not get back in.
he'll get back in, and he'll be bringing back some "friends" in his bloodstream!
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Yeah, word is Mexico isn’t safe to travel to with cartels pissed off currently with Trump fucking up their distribution. Gonna start fucking up Americans that come to Mexico sounds like…
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Yeah, word is Mexico isn’t safe to travel to with cartels pissed off currently with Trump fucking up their distribution. Gonna start fucking up Americans that come to Mexico sounds like…
Lol, ok
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Me and the missus are driving my son's car out to Connecticut tomorrow. Staying for a long weekend, then supposed to fly back Tuesday. Already thinking I may need to just rent a fucking car and drive back because the radical left shut the government down, and the ATC people are gonna call in sick.
Damn radical left. Fuck.
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Bad hombres.
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Watching at home
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Gonna have to get stops on 3rd downs…
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So far, Brian Barnhart on a delay is better than Gus
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Good stop.
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time to show how good our offfense is
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thats game
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thats game
Boy you give up quick for being so confident
But yeah - I was thinking we held them to 3 and got 2 first downs, I might be able to watch until the 2nd quarter at least.
Nope
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His 1st pick comes off a deflection.
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His 1st pick comes off a deflection.
Where receivers arms were being held down…
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Where receivers arms were being held down…
And Bowick being held
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No catch. It'll get ruled ok tho
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Turned the game on just now O$U looks bigger faster stronger as usual
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Things have not improved since I turned the game on 😒
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I was away - did we botch a punt somehow?
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lol and now we fumble?
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Golden era of Illini football here
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Golden era of Illini football here
OSU underperforming Indiana despite 3 turnovers though!
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Are all our running backs hurt now?
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Are all our running backs hurt now?
Laughery and Anderson are still ok, I think.
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Welp lose this win out and it'll be a successful season
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Not a TD lol
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A FG after first and goal at the 2 is as bad as a turnover
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After that pick I went to walk the dog.
At least we can say this. Was walking past Barrel Brothers’ restaurant (they are a small very good brewery in Windsor CA) and someone was setting up an event. Ended up meeting the bride who said they closed the karaoke bar after the wedding last night and were gonna fire up some more drinks now and keep the party rolling
She’s UIUC 2013 - so at least she prepped her party to drown sorrows
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Two in a row short by an inch lol
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We got em reeling now. That's the most points they've given up this year.
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That was fucking ballsy on 4th down
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Held OSU under 300 yards of total offense. Three turnovers, really four if you include the punter taking a knee on 4th, were too much to overcome. OSU scored 21 points off those miscues. Had to play perfect in order to knock off the #1 and defending champs and we didn't come close.
But at least they didn't run us off the field like the Hoosiers did. That's a solid John Groce moral victory in my book.
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Held OSU under 300 yards of total offense. Three turnovers, really four if you include the punter taking a knee on 4th, were too much to overcome. OSU scored 21 points off those miscues. Had to play perfect in order to knock off the #1 and defending champs and we didn't come close.
But at least they didn't run us off the field like the Hoosiers did. That's a solid John Groce moral victory in my book.
I'll go with 7 yeps, and finish with a nope for the moral victory part.
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Golden era of Illini football here
He meant IU.
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Big crowd. Bad performance. Fun time. Expected more out of both teams.
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Unforced errors had us DOA—We weren’t outclassed in this game. Was weird having a game start at 9 am, woke up right at kickoff. Just glad it was a respectable loss, we have two of them to legit top 5 teams. Favorable schedule and a bye ahead. Let’s win out.
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He meant IU.
It’s objectively the best stretch of Illinois football since the late 80s, needledick.
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Unforced errors had us DOA—We weren’t outclassed in this game. Was weird having a game start at 9 am, woke up right at kickoff. Just glad it was a respectable loss, we have two of them to legit top 5 teams. Favorable schedule and a bye ahead. Let’s win out.
This. We’ll be all right. Our two losses are very respectable (blow out at IU included). If those are our only two I’ll be extremely happy…
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This. We’ll be all right. Our two losses are very respectable (blow out at IU included). If those are our only two I’ll be extremely happy…
I mean shit, Indiana won AT Oregon. They would have to completely fall apart not to be in the playoff. Indiana/OSU for the Big 10 title could be for the #1 seed.
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This. We’ll be all right. Our two losses are very respectable (blow out at IU included). If those are our only two I’ll be extremely happy…
63-10 is “very respectable?”
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It’s objectively the best stretch of Illinois football since the late 80s, needledick.
Cue PAMan and comment on midgets.
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I mean, it’s nice to be respectable, golden era might be stretching it.
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63-10 is “very respectable?”
In the big picture it’s not a big deal. We’re building a program, two losses to the two best teams in the B1G (maybe the nation) isn’t gonna change that Bielema is doing a good job at that…
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Let's learn from the mistakes.
The defense played better than expected and the offense was able to put up some points. We turned the ball over against a good defense but that's what good defenses can do.
At the end of the year nobody will remember the game at Indiana if the Hoosiers keep playing the way they are other than it was a road loss.
Work on valuing the ball and get healthy for the trip to Seattle. We're still looking at the possibility of 9-3 or 10-2.
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I mean, it’s nice to be respectable, golden era might be stretching it.
Yep
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In the big picture it’s not a big deal. We’re building a program, two losses to the two best teams in the B1G (maybe the nation) isn’t gonna change that Bielema is doing a good job at that…
Looking like Indiana built a program in 2 years out of nothing and with far less resources than Illinois has.
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Ohio State was not that impressive. They only pressured Altmeyer a handful of times despite the OL pretty much sucking ass.
Illinois got no pressure on defense. Jacas looking a lot like Monty Sweat these days.
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Ohio State was not that impressive. They only pressured Altmeyer a handful of times despite the OL pretty much sucking ass.
Illinois got no pressure on defense. Jacas looking a lot like Monty Sweat these days.
tOSU has players that we don't have yet we had 4 receivers with more yards than their All-American. Containment was more of a defensive game plan than giving up big plays. The defense played well. The turnovers and kneel down punt killed us.
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tOSU has players that we don't have yet we had 4 receivers with more yards than their All-American. Containment was more of a defensive game plan than giving up big plays. The defense played well. The turnovers and kneel down punt killed us.
The multiple short fields also played a large role in the numbers.
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Looking like Indiana built a program in 2 years out of nothing and with far less resources than Illinois has.
That’s not normal and an extreme outlier. More coaches/programs fail than succeed in doing that or even having/keeping sustained success. That’s not a very good example. While I would like that too, it’s not very realistic you’re gonna find that and it be that easy…
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That’s not normal and an extreme outlier. More coaches/programs fail than succeed in doing that or even having/keeping sustained success. That’s not a very good example. While I would like that too, it’s not very realistic you’re gonna find that and it be that easy…
And yet the reality is the reality. Indiana is going to be a playoff team 2 years in a row.
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They were holding our receivers most of the first half. Also got away with some face masks
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They were holding our receivers most of the first half. Also got away with some face face masks
That lady field judge was brutal. She sucked at calling PI or defensive holding
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Ohio State is either a little overrated. Or just smart and playing conservative and doing enough to have decent lead and no more.
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Ohio State is either a little overrated. Or just smart and playing conservative and doing enough to have decent lead and no more.
I think it is one, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was the other.
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Ohio State is like wealthy conservatives. They cheat.
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And yet the reality is the reality. Indiana is going to be a playoff team 2 years in a row.
He brought an entire team with him, which is basically unprecedented. He reloaded and is kicking ass. He’ll be gone to a blue blood in a year or two. Maybe NFL. Meanwhile we just got 100 million pumped into our program, so we now have resources to compete at a much higher level.
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He brought an entire team with him, which is basically unprecedented. He reloaded and is kicking ass. He’ll be gone to a blue blood in a year or two. Maybe NFL. Meanwhile we just got 100 million pumped into our program, so we now have resources to compete at a much higher level.
The $100m is going towards the stadium, not paying players.
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The $100m is going towards the stadium, not paying players.
Link?
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Illinois renames football venue Gies Memorial Stadium after $100M gift https://share.google/mCW80fqIBE7q0Rdm4
Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman said the donation, which will be given over several years, will be used “to support the football program with a focus on this stadium.”
Some of the early payments will go toward planned renovations. The university announced this summer $9 million worth of upgrades, including a wireless internet system and a new sound system, video boards and LED lighting. Illinois will bring in an architectural firm to advise on how else to use the resources for a stadium that has been renovated multiple times.
Whitman called the stadium “one of the most majestic, important buildings in our state.”
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Link?
Gies Memorial Stadium to see major renovations with $100M donation from Illini alum https://share.google/ujkGMqbdCa7zXgdSE
"Some of the things that we've talked about that the new video board Package, which includes not just the premier board in the south, but I think, another 17 or 18 boards spread out throughout the stadium, a new sound system, new lights. Beyond that, we've engaged an architecture firm that will help us evaluate different optionality here within the stadium," he said.
Throughout the years, some people have wanted changes to the south endzone. Such as improving the exterior and moving the seats closer to the field.
Currently, Whitman says they plan to change up the parking lots nearby to add more green space and make it more fan friendly during tailgates.
"But we'll see ultimately if, if we do some sort of dramatic renovation in the South. The question will still be determined," said Whitman.
And finally, Josh Whitman was asked if the $100 million could be used to pay and recruit football players for Bret Bielema’s program.
Whitman said, "The money is not restricted within use of the or for football or the stadium, and so Larry trusts us to use those dollars as we think is most appropriate. But sitting here today that is not the intent."
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Basically standard Illinois stupidity.... Equivalent of using temp COVID funds to expand staff...
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There’s a lot of pretty speech in there, but this is the meat of the whole thing:
Whitman said, "The money is not restricted within use of the or for football or the stadium, and so Larry trusts us to use those dollars as we think is most appropriate. But sitting here today that is not the intent."
The biggest problem right now with the NIL thing is that payments to the players are cannibalizing donations to all the other things that make the athletic program run.
Having 100 million pumped into your program, regardless of how it’s used proportionally, allows all of that money that flows in from other sources to be directed towards players and not facilities and other shit.
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There’s a lot of pretty speech in there, but this is the meat of the whole thing:
The biggest problem right now with the NIL thing is that payments to the players are cannibalizing donations to all the other things that make the athletic program run.
Having 100 million pumped into your program, regardless of how it’s used proportionally, allows all of that money that flows in from other sources to be directed towards players and not facilities and other shit.
We shall see. But the first thing that money should be used for is better players. Who gives a damn about the stadium if the team sucks? We've seen that movie before.
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Exactly. When players are being paid, the facilities thing isn't near as important.
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We shall see. But the first thing that money should be used for is better players. Who gives a damn about the stadium if the team sucks? We've seen that movie before.
I mean, we’re in complete agreement here. No one beats the drum louder here than me for everyone who can to donate to get better players. We are way behind the top echelon of the Big Ten on NIL dollars for football. And then people wanna bitch about the coaching staff or the fans or whatever. It’s a new era, put up or shut up. Gies put up.