Pregame: Illinois vs Wyoming, Saturday, August 27th, 3:00pm CT, BTN
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BillyBob1
- Champaign
Not sure what this Big 10 network is! There is an Ohio State network that covers some of the other Big Ten schools occasionally.
Sounds like he knows a little about football. I kinda like the guy.UW's Coach Bohl Illinois game presser:
Head Coach Craig Bohl Press Conference - Illinois Week - University of Wyoming Athletics
Head Coach Craig Bohl Press Conference - Illinois Weekgowyo.com
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
i’m ready to hurt again.. let’s do this
No. He's just running across Jonah Field to lead the Cowboys on to the field. Our mascot Shetland Pony, Cowboy Joe, sometimes travels to rival Colorado State and to bowl games.
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
I enjoyed listening to Wyoming in their bowl game last year in the car.
It will be a good early season test.
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
I apologize that this has probably been hashed to death over the off-season. But I gotta put my prediction in for the season.
6-6. What do y’all think?
Start off with a strong win against Wyoming 28-17
6-6. What do y’all think?
Start off with a strong win against Wyoming 28-17
It has to be 6-6 or I'll start worrying again.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
For me, it depends how we get there. 6 wins is still a tall task with our schedule, so if we’re 5-7 but can beat an Iowa or Wisconsin, I’ll consider it another step in the right direction.
The team lost a lot of talent on both sides of the ball and special teams. This season is likely the biggest challenge for BB as he feels the brunt of Lovie mailing it in on the recruiting trail. Hopefully some success can see him attract more talent from the high school ranks and the portal.
Defense won’t be as good as it was last year. Lost a lot. Walters is legit but just hard to overcome some of the losses.
the national
- the Front Range
I’m really crossing my fingers that the offense (specifically the running backs) can eat clock and give the defense way more rest than last season. The defense was constantly on the field last year.
dgcrow
- Kelso, WA
Tough game for me personally. Lifetime Illini fan, having grown up in Urbana. But I lived in Wyoming for a few years and my sister, brother-in- law and a niece and nephew currently live in Laramie. My sister worked for the University of Wyoming and my brother in law still works there. Illinois is the only team I would pull for against the Cowboys. Wish I could be at the game. Go Illini!
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pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
'Stanford Steve & The Bear' predictions for Illinois vs. Wyoming football
Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Wyoming football game predictions from ESPN's "Stanford Steve & The Bear."
Erik Hall
ESPN analysts "Stanford Steve" Coughlin and Chris "The Bear" Fallica made predictions Tuesday about college football Week 0 games on their podcast "Stanford Steve & The Bear."
As of 7:25 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Illinois is an 11-point favorite against Wyoming, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.
"Stanford Steve" Coughlin picked Illinois to cover as a 10-point favorite against Wyoming.
Chris "The Bear" Fallica picked Illinois to cover as a 10-point favorite against Wyoming.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Illinois football waiting to announce starting quarterback vs. Wyoming
Illinois Fighting Illini football won't announce Tommy DeVito or Art Sitkowski as its starting quarterback until Saturday vs. Wyoming.
By Anderson Kimball Decatur (Ill.) Herald & Review
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois coach Bret Bielema knows who the team’s starting quarterback will be. The players do, too.
But the secret of who won the starting job between Syracuse transfer Tommy DeVito and Art Sitkowski won’t be revealed until game day, along with the results of other position battles that were decided in fall camp.
“I don’t see the advantage of letting that be known before Saturday,” Bielema said on not naming starters at quarterback or for other position battles.
DeVito came to Illinois as a transfer for an opportunity at playing time in his final season, while Sitkowski had moments as a backup option where he helped Illinois off the bench before his season ended early due to injury. That prompted Bielema to go to the transfer portal for another quarterback option.
“I told him specifically about Tommy, and Art’s reaction then is the same that it is right now today,” Bielema said. “I think he wants Illinois to be successful. He obviously has individual dreams or goals, but those two have built relationships that, I’ve seen a lot of good quarterback relationships, those two are unique and different people ... but they get along extremely well.”
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nice article
Illinisteve25
- Champaign
Which is the bigger difference in your opinion: The upgrade on offense this year or the downgrade on defense? I think our improvement on offense will greatly help our defense and we wont need a perfect game from our defense as often....
Retired Illini equipment manager, Andy Dixon, played for the Cowboys: Click this
If DeVito and the OL stay healthy I think it could be a wash there if they don’t…..watch out
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Okay, Inside Agent BRucks™ has told us we are at approximately 35,000 tickets sold. I know some students already have tickets, but hopefully we can add a few more this week, no?? Reminder, here are our last several home opener attendances vs. non-Big Ten opponents:
2019: 30,654 vs. Akron (Saturday at 11:00 am)
2018: 31,898 vs. Kent State (Saturday at 11:00 am)
2017: 42,505 vs. Ball State (Saturday at 11:00 am)
2016: 48,644 vs. Murray State (Saturday at 2:30 pm)
2015: 36,693 vs. Kent State (Saturday at 2:00 pm)
So, while we are not back to early Lovie numbers, but we are already well ahead of 2018 and 2019. Nebraska last year was over 41k, but you have to figure UNL brought at least 5k fans, right?? Possibly more? (I was not there.) So, let's say there were about 35k Illini fans to watch Nebraska last year ... if that's true, 35k for Wyoming is an improvement!! Again, I tend to look on the bright side.
U of I's Fall 2021 undergraduate enrollment was 34.5k ... I know some of those kids have tickets already, but damn, how do you not do everything possible to get another 3-4k in the stands this week? As someone who almost always has to watch on TV, 45k makes the stadium look completely full because they never show the upper decks. 35k looks bad no matter what.
2019: 30,654 vs. Akron (Saturday at 11:00 am)
2018: 31,898 vs. Kent State (Saturday at 11:00 am)
2017: 42,505 vs. Ball State (Saturday at 11:00 am)
2016: 48,644 vs. Murray State (Saturday at 2:30 pm)
2015: 36,693 vs. Kent State (Saturday at 2:00 pm)
So, while we are not back to early Lovie numbers, but we are already well ahead of 2018 and 2019. Nebraska last year was over 41k, but you have to figure UNL brought at least 5k fans, right?? Possibly more? (I was not there.) So, let's say there were about 35k Illini fans to watch Nebraska last year ... if that's true, 35k for Wyoming is an improvement!! Again, I tend to look on the bright side.
U of I's Fall 2021 undergraduate enrollment was 34.5k ... I know some of those kids have tickets already, but damn, how do you not do everything possible to get another 3-4k in the stands this week? As someone who almost always has to watch on TV, 45k makes the stadium look completely full because they never show the upper decks. 35k looks bad no matter what.
That is a tough one....if it was 7.5-8.5 I would take Illinois no questions asked. 10.5 is tough so I would just steer clear.
Take Illinois. We are going to blow the doors off running the ball. Their D will be dead by the third quarter.
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