Illini Football 2025

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Fighter of the Nightman
GatorMcKlusky said:
The number one takeaway for me, as a 65-year old, is that young people don't like to wear ties. And that's a good thing. I always hated wearing ties. I'd like to know who invented the tie. Must have been someone who was really mean.
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As a 33-year old (so “old” to college kids…), I am the opposite. Would I hate wearing a tie Monday through Friday? Absolutely! However, the occasion to ever wear one is so rare these days that I actually like an excuse to wear one now.
 
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the juiceman cometh
Fighter of the Nightman said:
As a 33-year old (so “old” to college kids…), I am the opposite. Would I hate wearing a tie Monday through Friday? Absolutely! However, the occasion to ever wear one is so rare these days that I actually like an excuse to wear one now.
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I wear one most days and honestly don't understand why people hate them so much. Just wear them a tad loose unless you're in the heat of a formal situation, and you can't even feel that they're there. I, for example, loosen them when I am not actively in a court setting. And it serves as a kind of impromptu fidget toy sometimes.

GatorMcKlusky said:
The number one takeaway for me, as a 65-year old, is that young people don't like to wear ties. And that's a good thing. I always hated wearing ties. I'd like to know who invented the tie. Must have been someone who was really mean.
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Anyways, it's origins come from the cravat, which was adopted by the French after they saw it worn by Croatian mercenaries hired to fight on their side during the Thirty Year's War. The original Croatian cravats were basically knotted kerchiefs. The word cravat is a corruption of "Croat." It seems these military cravats were primarily for the purpose of distinguishing Croatian troops from their enemies, and also as protection against dust and sweat and possibly as emergency bandaging. From there the French turned the cravat into a fashion item, which eventually evolved into the necktie and bowtie.
 
#256      
Fighter of the Nightman
^ I'll stop being OT after this, but another great thing about ties?? I am not a fashion guru by any means, haha. When my wife invites me to some "fancy-adjacent" event on a Saturday night with her friends or something, I am kind of jealous of my dad, who at my age just got to pick between like 10 ties, 4 dress shirts and 3 suits ... and he would be in a "new outfit" each time. :ROFLMAO:
 
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mhuml32
mhuml32 said:
Let's play the prediction game, but keep it within the parameters.


2024 Illinois had ~2750 passing yards and ~2000 rushing yards for the regular season and bowl. Make your predictions for who accounts for those stats in 2025. If you believe the team will rush more, that's fine, but then you have to throttle down the passing yards to make the math work.

Here's your allotment for each category, because there will be a ~200 yards in each category that are proliferated across garbage time, sacks, or guys with 2-3 carries/catches, and I want to focus on the main attractions.

1,800 rushing yards
Aidan Laughery (589 last year)
Kaden Feagin (306 last year)
Luke Altmyer (217 last year)
Ca'Lil Valentine (212 last year)
Also have some freshman and potentially WRs that could get carries this year, but don't worry about guys who might be a carry or two.

2,200 receiving yards
Hank Beatty (294 last year)
Colin Dixon (264 last year)
Tanner Arkin (111 last year)
Malik Elzy (77 last year)
Lots of other names to consider that either didn't get a lot of playing time last year (Hollins, ACJ, Mario Sanders) to new transfers (Clement, Bowick) to new freshman (Trimble) to players injured last year (Rusk, Griffin). Go ahead and ignore the RBs (likely to have ~250 receiving yards spread across this position) and the variety of backup TEs, TD catches from Brandon Henderson, and various garbage time moments that soak up another ~200 receiving yards).


Short version - Pick the Illini that will be the main characters of the 2025 offense and how many stats they will accrue across the set number of rushing and receiving yards.
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This got buried from bad timing on my part, so I'll take the first swing:


Rushing Predictions (1,800 yards limit)
Aidan Laughery - 900 yards
Kaden Feagin - 400 yards
Ca'Lil Valentine - 350 yards
Luke Altmyer - 150 yards

Receiving Predictions (2,200 yards limit)
Hudson Clement - 750 yards
Colin Dixon - 650 yards
Hank Beatty - 475 yards
Tanner Arkin - 200 yards
Justin Bowick - 125 yards
 
#258      
Fly Illini Fly!
mhuml32 said:
This got buried from bad timing on my part, so I'll take the first swing:


Rushing Predictions (1,800 yards limit)
Aidan Laughery - 900 yards
Kaden Feagin - 400 yards
Ca'Lil Valentine - 350 yards
Luke Altmyer - 150 yards

Receiving Predictions (2,200 yards limit)
Hudson Clement - 750 yards
Colin Dixon - 650 yards
Hank Beatty - 475 yards
Tanner Arkin - 200 yards
Justin Bowick - 125 yards
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elzy? cole rusk?
 
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AyoDos11
GatorMcKlusky said:
The number one takeaway for me, as a 65-year old, is that young people don't like to wear ties. And that's a good thing. I always hated wearing ties. I'd like to know who invented the tie. Must have been someone who was really mean.
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Can confirm. I never even learned how to tie a tie
 
#261      
pvaughn8
the juiceman cometh said:
I wear one most days and honestly don't understand why people hate them so much. Just wear them a tad loose unless you're in the heat of a formal situation, and you can't even feel that they're there. I, for example, loosen them when I am not actively in a court setting. And it serves as a kind of impromptu fidget toy sometimes.



Anyways, it's origins come from the cravat, which was adopted by the French after they saw it worn by Croatian mercenaries hired to fight on their side during the Thirty Year's War. The original Croatian cravats were basically knotted kerchiefs. The word cravat is a corruption of "Croat." It seems these military cravats were primarily for the purpose of distinguishing Croatian troops from their enemies, and also as protection against dust and sweat and possibly as emergency bandaging. From there the French turned the cravat into a fashion item, which eventually evolved into the necktie and bowtie.
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Wearing a shirt with a collar buttoned to the top also sucks. That's worse than the tie imo
 
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mhuml32
Fly Illini Fly! said:
elzy? cole rusk?
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Rusk was a mistake omission for me. Still, really hard to see more than 4-5 pass catchers cracking 150 receiving yards. I'll adjust to this:


Receiving Predictions (2,200 yards limit)
Hudson Clement - 650 yards
Colin Dixon - 650 yards
Hank Beatty - 425 yards
Cole Rusk - 200 yards
Tanner Arkin - 150 yards
Justin Bowick - 125 yards
 
#268      
saleen970
mhuml32 said:
Rusk was a mistake omission for me. Still, really hard to see more than 4-5 pass catchers cracking 150 receiving yards. I'll adjust to this:


Receiving Predictions (2,200 yards limit)
Hudson Clement - 650 yards
Colin Dixon - 650 yards
Hank Beatty - 425 yards
Cole Rusk - 200 yards
Tanner Arkin - 150 yards
Justin Bowick - 125 yards
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I have higher hopes for Bowick, 383yards 20 catches and 3TD in i think 4 games last year
are pretty good #s. If he stays healthy think he will have more than 125 yards for sure. Dont think Elsy gets more the 125 either?
 
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1970 John
Fighter of the Nightman said:
^ I'll stop being OT after this, but another great thing about ties?? I am not a fashion guru by any means, haha. When my wife invites me to some "fancy-adjacent" event on a Saturday night with her friends or something, I am kind of jealous of my dad, who at my age just got to pick between like 10 ties, 4 dress shirts and 3 suits ... and he would be in a "new outfit" each time. :ROFLMAO:
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In the early '70s with an office job I wore a full suit, double-breasted, or vested, wide tie, the whole shebang. Ties were wide because it was the '70s. It was a an easy job picking out one or another. Ties could be selected to make a statement or just be fun. I wore one with small script Q with the numeral 4 inside. I wore another with little pigs with "MCP" underneath each one.

When I was a Customs Inspector it was easy. Uniform of the day. Winter work uniform included a tie, clip on so if someone yanked on it the tie wouldn't become a handle.

Later when I was an auto writer we had a standard uniform for dinner including khakis, light blue shirt, navy blue blazer and a tie for personal expression.

Retired now I seldom wear a tie, wearing one of my Illini sweaters for church and other dress-up occasions in winter, Illini polos in summer, and I have a Navy blazer and khakis with an Illini tie when I really have to wear a jacket. I don't own a suit. If you die and I have to dress up, sorry, you should died 50 years ago. I had suits to choose from then.
 
#271      
1970 John
Is this for 2025 or five or six years ago? ESPN picks Illinois for 12th in the B1G this fall? In what world? Behind Minnesota in 11th? Someone ought to put this on a bulletin board somewhere. Some ESPN writer's job should hang in the balance for this forecast.
Link to Illinois picked 12th
 
#272      
rjeffreys
saleen970 said:
I have higher hopes for Bowick, 383yards 20 catches and 3TD in i think 4 games last year
are pretty good #s. If he stays healthy think he will have more than 125 yards for sure. Dont think Elsy gets more the 125 either?
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Wondered about Elzy too, was hoping for breakout season...
 
#274      
Genesis
saleen970 said:
I have higher hopes for Bowick, 383yards 20 catches and 3TD in i think 4 games last year
are pretty good #s. If he stays healthy think he will have more than 125 yards for sure. Dont think Elsy gets more the 125 either?
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I expect more out of Bowick too. Luke threw for over 2,700 yds last year and that number could increase with a returning QB, OC and experienced line. Outside the Illini circle, our receivers don't get a lot of respect because we've lost four good ones to the NFL over the last two years. I'm happy with who we have.
 
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