So what do we think our chances are of being 3-0 going into Maryland? I ask out of selfishness because I’ll be at a home game for the first time since my student days.
Pregame: Illinois vs UTSA, Saturday, September 4th, 6:30pm CT, BTN
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What’s the policy about bringing your own water in?
I believe 1 20 Oz bottle
Shief
- Champaign Area
Varsity, here is the gamesday guidelines from the DIA's website. Fulton County is correct that the water bottle must be below 20 oz.
Link: https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/31/football_gamedayguide.aspx
illini80
- Forgottonia
Will be fun to see how the team responds to success next week. I don’t anticipate a let down, but it’s human nature so you never know. 60% chance of 3-0. Too low? Maybe. I hope so.
Interesting. The link says bottles, as in more than one are allowed, 20 oz and smaller.
Go Nats 88 Illini
Fairfax, VA
I think 60% is as good as one could go. UTSA is a legit team, but I think we will be okay. We will be underdogs at UVA, but that is a winnable game, even on the road. They were pretty solid in 2019 (winning their division in the ACC), but had a lot of injuries last year. I'd say 50/50, though I want to say higher.
Took points for 1 bet, money line for 1 bet and a parlay with UTSA giving 6.5 points. No matter what I'm going to end up ahead, just a question of how much. This may be a good year to bet on the Illini....
Joel Goodson
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UTSA is no joke. The Athletic have them ahead of us in their preseason rankings (75 v 88, FWLIW). Doesn't mean squat, but we can't lay an egg. That said, I think we'll win.
I brought in a bag with 3 of the 16oz and so did my wife, no problems.
ILFaninFL
- Nature Coast in Florida
Getting a game under our belts is a big advantage. We have a much better idea of what works and doesn't and get another week to fix it. UTSA may have plans, but those go out the window when you get punched in the mouth. Don't be surprised if we win this by two scores.
Joel Goodson
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Their RB, McCormick, is VG and could kill us: https://goutsa.com/sports/football/roster/sincere-mccormick/6764
Tackling was VG against the Huskers. Need to keep it up.
Tackling was VG against the Huskers. Need to keep it up.
Joel Goodson
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How great is it that we finally have a good 2 deep at ILB? Previously, if a starter went down, we were usually in for a load of trouble. Hope Hart isn't out for long, he made an impact.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Hart went down. He struggled to get off of the field after the injury. Feels comforting to have Barnes + Tolson + maybe Cooper that would be ready to fill in. PFF scores show that Barnes, while a step down from Hart, was solid in relief.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Here’s this year’s schedule with our opponent’s rankings according to football outsiders:
Nebraska (42)
UTSA (105)
Virginia (46)
Maryland (69)
Purdue (58)
Charlotte (119)
Wisconsin (6)
Penn St (10)
Rutgers (102)
Minnesota (29)
Iowa (12)
Northwestern (53)
Coming into the Nebraska game, they had us ranked 92.
But let’s say:
1.) Throughout the course of the season, we improve & end the season ranked 30 spots higher than we are now at 62.
2.) Any team ranked +/- 16 spots of us is a toss up and we split those games (I chose 16 because that’s where Virginia lands at the moment).
3.) Any team ranked 16 spots higher we lose and any team ranked 16 spots lower we win.
Wins:
UTSA (105)
Charlotte (119)
Rutgers (102)
Wins: 3 (puts us at 4 on the year).
Toss ups:
Virginia (46)
Maryland (69)
Purdue (58)
Northwestern (53)
Wins: 2 (puts us at 6 on the year)
Losses: 2
Losses:
Wisconsin (6)
Penn St (10)
Minnesota (29)
Iowa: 12
Losses: 4
Final record: 6-6.
After yesterday’s win, if you squint, it looks like we have a real shot to go bowling.
Nebraska (42)
UTSA (105)
Virginia (46)
Maryland (69)
Purdue (58)
Charlotte (119)
Wisconsin (6)
Penn St (10)
Rutgers (102)
Minnesota (29)
Iowa (12)
Northwestern (53)
Coming into the Nebraska game, they had us ranked 92.
But let’s say:
1.) Throughout the course of the season, we improve & end the season ranked 30 spots higher than we are now at 62.
2.) Any team ranked +/- 16 spots of us is a toss up and we split those games (I chose 16 because that’s where Virginia lands at the moment).
3.) Any team ranked 16 spots higher we lose and any team ranked 16 spots lower we win.
Wins:
UTSA (105)
Charlotte (119)
Rutgers (102)
Wins: 3 (puts us at 4 on the year).
Toss ups:
Virginia (46)
Maryland (69)
Purdue (58)
Northwestern (53)
Wins: 2 (puts us at 6 on the year)
Losses: 2
Losses:
Wisconsin (6)
Penn St (10)
Minnesota (29)
Iowa: 12
Losses: 4
Final record: 6-6.
After yesterday’s win, if you squint, it looks like we have a real shot to go bowling.
Epsilon
M tipping over
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Thanks. Yeah Hart had a strong showing. Hope he’s okay too.
I spoke to someone at the game yesterday and they won’t be doing it that same way again. He said someone had the bright idea that in practice didn’t turn out. Fair enough. At least the block I looked right on the helmets so progress….
I don't think UTSA has more talent than Neb.....but they damn sure will be a better coached, better prepared, better team.
It was too warm to frost.
I was also surprised that the east gate was closed. Perhaps they were short staff to scan tickets but it could have at least been left as a useable exit. With all the "please practice social distancing" stuff it made no sense to basically funnel half the crowd in and out at the south/horseshoe gate which only has 4 lines, especially with this being the first major rollout of mobile ticketing. There was a huge blob of people trying to get in and of course half was people whose phone tickets wouldn't load or scan. DIA tried to get me to go mobile only this year for my season tickets.. They can pry the paper tickets from my cold dead hands
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