Recent content by BZuppke

He had no QB. Jim Bennett bailed on us. The rebuild was coming once MW secured Jeff George. Oh what could have been.

One question: how does Indiana have $13 mm?

That’s why it is unsustainable and I believe the B1G and SEC will change it. You have at least half the schools in these leagues in the same situation we are. Every pro sport recognizes the need to regulate transferring and leveling the money. Since college football is ‘going pro’, they...

If we see it - so do the powers that be. This is not the final iteration of college football.

I’m reserving judgment. I have such great faith in Bert and Josh and while these transfers are distressing I believe BB knows what he’s doing. We need to take a deep breath and see how things go. And I utterly reject the notion that ‘we’re a basketball school’. Nonsense.

Because I’ve closely watched our program and college football since the 1980s. What Illinois always lacked and desperately needed was an experienced power 5 coach who knows what he’s doing (and more importantly an AD who is at the top of his game). I’ll state unequivocally that Bielema is...

This board needs to chill. So much negativity and overreaction to everything. I don’t know why some of you come here - all hope is gone, we’ll never win etc. Blue bloods tend to stay there but for most other teams, the right coach and AD make them competitive. I’m confident that ours...

We will beat them on the near 100th anniversary of Grange’s great day.

We’ll win 7 plus this year. People have little faith.

and how does our situation compare to everyone else outside the USCs and tOSU’s of this world?

These charts don’t mean much but for what it’s worth - we’re in the top 32

I don’t mean to be offensive but I have nothing good to say about UConn. Hope they get their asses kicked or put on probation or something. Screw em.

Well we have to outscore them for one thing.

But couldn’t the SEC and Big make it work?

This is what I think: