10/22 News & Notes

[Dan]

Audio: First Word with Tim Beckman

http://www.wdws.com/audio/2012-10-22...-10-22-12.html

Eleven Adjustments #6: Do What We Do - http://tinyurl.com/926nf6o - #Illini #FB

http://twitter.com/ALionEye

[Dan]

Butkus Award semifinalists from #B1G: Jonathan Brown, Max Bullough, Gerald Hodges & Michael Mauti.

http://twitter.com/BTNBrentYarina

http://www.thebutkusaward.com/watchlist/view.aspx?t=c

[Oskee Mayer]

If you had told me before the season that JBrown would be on that list, I wouldn't be surprised. Now I am.

[Dan]

Illinois-Ohio State time & TV will be set this weekend. (ESPN couldn't bring itself to decide on Week 10 B1G matchups today, and I don't blame them.)

ESPN/ABC has exercised its second allowable six-day pick for games of Nov. 3. Only TV plan set is Iowa-Indiana on BTN. All times TBD

Four other Nov. 3 games -- Mich-Minn, Neb-MSU, Ill-OSU, PSU-Purdue -- all at noon or 330ET and on ABC (ESPN2), ESPN, BTN, ESPN2 or ESPNU

http://twitter.com/ESPN_BigTen

[Dan]

Beckman: able to utilize bye week to get healthy and mental preparation. "Those last games are done."

Beckman: "Own the Day."

Beckman on evaluating himself: "2-5 doesn't speak well. But there's no one perfect in this world."

http://twitter.com/AirMaxTane

[Dan]

Beckman: "Jonathan Brown has been playing through pain. Was the old JB last night."

Beckman: "Hawthorne back to full status. full Terry Hawthorne."

Beckman: "no responsibilities have changed within coaching staff."

http://twitter.com/AirMaxTane

[Dan]

It's been a year since the #illini have [won] a #B1G game. Scheelhaase is full go.

http://twitter.com/AirMaxTane

[Dan]

Ashante Williams: "this is the best Indiana has been since I've been here."

Ashante Williams says Indiana is the fastest team Illinois will face. Faster than ASU and La Tech. And he doesn't have a backup.

Ashante Williams, while he doesn't have a backup has been playing more Special Teams on Punt, PR, and Kickoff.

Cvijanovic: "we're not rebuilding. I don't like to hear that. I'm from Cleveland and I hate to hear the Browns are rebuilding."

http://twitter.com/AirMaxTane

[Dan]

Illinois is 44-55-2 on Homecoming. Not sure of their winning percentage at Homecoming dances.

Scheelhaase and Indiana Coach Kevin Wilson go back. Wilson was in charge of the KC area when he was at Oklahoma and recruited him.

http://twitter.com/AirMaxTane

[-josh-]

I've been pretending that were rebuilding since about the 3rd game. Makes me feel better about losing...and i will continue to stick my head in the sand and say were rebuilding until were not rebuilding...Illinois has been rebuilding for about 20 years now...