Illini Football 2025

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SescIllini
SCillini said:
I’ll take Luke Altmyer, a successful third year starter in the same system, over an overrated Drew Allar, and a unproven Dante Moore. Allar was steady behind a good OL, but unspectacular imo(and that ND game is still fresh in my mind). Moore was ok as a true freshman at UCLA, but hardly played this year at Oregon. The Oregon system definitely raises his floor, but I’m all in on an experienced Altmyer and his intangibles.
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Allar didn't connect with any of his WR during the game. Threw that costly interception. On a pure passing, I take Altmyer who has proven to connect when we absolutely need a score....South Carolina, Rutgers.
 
#203      
Bbuck21
2X2L said:
Want more Illini football. Glad I recorded Citrus Bowl. Watching again. No fumble. Keep helmet script logo. Creepy SC coach. Gamecocks name repulses me.

Fighting Illini - best team name in sports. Chattanooga Lookouts, runner up.
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Same. One of the most entertaining and satisfying games I have ever watched. I have rolled through some of the things I wanted to see already, but I may watch the entire game again today before the NFL games start.
 
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Ander1345
SescIllini said:
Allar didn't connect with any of his WR during the game. Threw that costly interception. On a pure passing, I take Altmyer who has proven to connect when we absolutely need a score....South Carolina, Rutgers.
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Allar and Riley are 2 of the final 4 QB's who could barely complete a pass to a WR. Ewers looked sketchy too at times.

We have a legit QB who has shown meaningful growth in his 2 seasons here. Can't wait to see what year 3 looks like.
 
#206      
2X2L
Watched Red Grange serial this morning on TCM. They say, he said, he did his own stunts. Got me thinking.

Q: Would Red make it in today's game of football?
A: Yes, speed, great cutbacks, no facemask. One tough hombre.
Q: But what about conditioning?
A: No problem if Josh, Coach B and staff provide Red with 75-pound blocks of ice, man, to work out with.

What's your opinion?

P.S. Watching replay of 2024 Illini-Michigan game now. Great way to honor 1924 team. Thanks. Want one of those beautiful Illinois helmets.
 
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Mr. Tibbs
2X2L said:
Watched Red Grange serial this morning on TCM. They say, he said, he did his own stunts. Got me thinking.

Q: Would Red make it in today's game of football?
A: Yes, speed, great cutbacks, no facemask. One tough hombre.
Q: But what about conditioning?
A: No problem if Josh, Coach B and staff provide Red with 75-pound blocks of ice, man, to work out with.

What's your opinion?

Watching replay of 2024 of Illini-Michigan game. Great way to honor 1924 team.
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he was by far , the best player in the game in that era . so he would be getting the highest NIL there is - which in todays game is $6 million or so . Maybe even more
 
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Ander1345
2X2L said:
Watched Red Grange serial this morning on TCM. They say, he said, he did his own stunts. Got me thinking.

Q: Would Red make it in today's game of football?
A: Yes, speed, great cutbacks, no facemask. One tough hombre.
Q: But what about conditioning?
A: No problem if Josh, Coach B and staff provide Red with 75-pound blocks of ice, man, to work out with.

What's your opinion?

P.S. Watching replay of 2024 Illini-Michigan game now. Great way to honor 1924 team. Thanks. Want one of those beautiful Illinois helmets.
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Q1: He'd be like Chase Brown, but a little lighter. Assuming in his 1920's prime years, he would probably belong assuming you gave him modern football gear and not the leather they wore back in the day.

Q2: If you took him straight from the 20's and gave him modern football gear, he would not be as well conditioned as the other players. Modernized Strength and Conditioning has turned football into a body sculpting arms race.
 
#209      
2X2L
Ander1345 said:
Q1: He'd be like Chase Brown, but a little lighter. Assuming in his 1920's prime years, he would probably belong assuming you gave him modern football gear and not the leather they wore back in the day.

Q2: If you took him straight from the 20's and gave him modern football gear, he would not be as well conditioned as the other players. Modernized Strength and Conditioning has turned football into a body sculpting arms race.
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But Grange could also pass the ball for TDs (he played baseball at Wheaton), returned kickoffs, punts. Neat. Only 100 years ago. My dad was four years oĺd in 1924 - cool, sort of.
 
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2X2L
Ander1345 said:
Q1: He'd be like Chase Brown, but a little lighter. Assuming in his 1920's prime years, he would probably belong assuming you gave him modern football gear and not the leather they wore back in the day.

Q2: If you took him straight from the 20's and gave him modern football gear, he would not be as well conditioned as the other players. Modernized Strength and Conditioning has turned football into a body sculpting arms race.
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Let's not get too serious here. Please and thanks.
 
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Illiniindian
IlliniInBuckeyeState said:
Horseshoe will be your best value if you are deciding between there and the West Sideline. I believe the cheapest tickets in 2024 along the West Sideline were in the balcony and they were $199 - so double the cost of the Horseshoe. When I've sat in the West Balcony, it's been a great view. Like you're watching on TV.

This was my second year with tickets in the Horseshoe. Going in, I thought I would dislike the vantage point and the distance from the action on the field. But I actually have developed an unexpected appreciation and enjoyment of them. Below are my personal pros and cons of my Horseshoe seats.

What I like about my seats:
1. Our seats are in section 118 and look down the west sideline. I like not being directly behind the goal post and getting a little depth perception, but also being able to see the entire field and not have players/coaches on the sideline standing in my way.
2. Someone earlier mentioned getting cooked by the sun in the Horseshoe and East Sideline. While that may be true for some games (and I did not attend the CMU game this year), the sun is always at my back and never in my face. During the chillier October and November games, if there is sun, it feels good to have it on my back. During the hot September games, I'm just glad I'm not looking into the sun like the students or East side of the stadium. I would imagine being in the shade on the West side during some of the late fall games would make it feel quite a bit colder too.
3. My seats are pretty well blocked from the winds out of the south and southwest.
4. Slightly more room to spread out. That may not be the case moving forward if we draw bigger crowds.

What I dislike about my seats:
1. Depth perception is still tricky, but I'm getting better at it.
2. I have to crank my head around to watch something on the video board.
3. The video board contains the sound system for the entire stadium, so it's really loud sitting right in front of it.

I still can't get over the affordability of the season tickets in general, but $98 for Horseshoe tickets is worth every penny to me. Very pleased with that purchase the last two seasons. With the reseat in the spring, I hope to end up in a similar spot.
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I buy horseshoe tickets and never sit there. There are much better available seats on the east side of the stadium
 
#213      
Illiniindian
He is a great writer but I have met him a couple of times and he is just a strange guy. Definitely rubbed me the wrong way.
 
#214      
2X2L
Ander1345 said:
You'd be surprised how often I think about historical athletes and how they'd fair in a modern setting.
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Jim Thorpe and Harold Grange would make it on my team. Bronko Nagurski, too.
 
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Mr. Tibbs
no Indiana ?

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#224      
Frank
Unbelievable to think where this program was 5 years ago, and that today we’re on preseason ranking lists head and shoulders above Alabama. Incredible job by BB. He’s not only fielded good teams but has built this into a program that feels sustainable (unlike 2007).
 
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