Illini Football 2025

[Dkayak]

P.S. Holy shlt, Wisconsin has a brutal schedule. Simply losing those incredibly tough games listed above gives them zero margin for error for making a bowl. I'd be worried if I were Fickell!

No worries. Fickell is rallying his fan base.

Wisconsin Football Coach Gets Honest About Pathetic State Of Program, Offers Unsurprising Spin: WATCH

Can Luke Fickell save his job in Madison.

www.outkick.com

Well, not exactly. He’s not offering them any hope at all, just acknowledging they’re terrible under his leadership.

 

[WyattEarp]

forgive me my brother/sister, for i have sinned against you

 

[altgeld88]

No worries. Fickell is rallying his fan base.

Wisconsin Football Coach Gets Honest About Pathetic State Of Program, Offers Unsurprising Spin: WATCH

Can Luke Fickell save his job in Madison.

www.outkick.com

Well, not exactly. He’s not offering them any hope at all, just acknowledging they’re terrible under his leadership.

From the Outkick piece:

Fickell's true calling might be in crisis PR management. The man's ability to just say things that mean nothing but sound great is unmatched.

He learned for years at the feet of the master: Jim Tressel.

BTW, I was driving though Ohio last week and stopped at a rest area on I-70. Inside was a photo of the governor, and then another photo of the lieutenant governor: Jim Tressel. I almost fell over. I had no idea.

 

[Joel Goodson]

glowing feature by Steve Greenberg/CST: https://chicago.suntimes.com/colleg...ge-football-playoff-bret-bielema-luke-altmyer

 

[jamie13197]

If we are blessed and continue to take notice of our short comings and continue to march on, we improve. Coach B has always been Uber talented and dynamic. He needed knocked down and getting back up. Having a ride or die wife and kids is so important. Having other mentors who believe in you and lift you up vital. Belichick! Coaches like Saban lifting Kifin and Sarkisian. Coach is in the right place at right time and we have the best of him. Exciting and easy to support and cheer for. I L L

 

[MDchicago]

THAT was truly cringe worthy.

No lasagna for you!

Cringe worthy is the right phase, always hung my head when watching TB interviews knowing there was almost no chance the opponent's coach was less sharp. Refreshing and grateful that I now usually have the opposite reaction when listening to BB interviews.

 

[pvaughn8]

No lasagna for you!

Cringe worthy is the right phase, always hung my head when watching TB interviews knowing there was almost no chance the opponent's coach was less sharp. Refreshing and grateful that I now usually have the opposite reaction when listening to BB interviews

The silver lining is you were 1 of 20 people watching those

 

[Dan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1949172070950002755

 

[MDchicago]

The silver lining is you were 1 of 20 people watching those

 

[WhereDoWeStandWithStorr?]

You are taking a very strange approach to classifying top 25 wins. The overwhelming majority of people talk about ranked games when they are played, not based on final rankings. Using AP rankings at time of game played, Texas was 6-3 and IU was 0-2. Trying to discredit the Texas schedule as similar to IU the way you have is very odd.

The fact remains that IU had an extremely soft schedule, and they took full advantage of it. IU and Rutgers were the only B1G schools to have only one ranked opportunity through the regular season. As I stated, it is simply rare to be in a power conference like the B1G and get to 11 wins without a ranked win. For context, Illinois got to 9 regular season wins with 3 ranked wins. That is why I am so proud of what the Illini put together last season, and I am very confident Illini would have beaten IU last season. The good news is that the Illini have the opportunity to do that this season, and the way IU has scheduled cupcakes again, I think the Illini will be much more prepared than IU, given the Illini will already have a road game against Duke under their belts.

you seriously think on selection day UT got full top 10 road win credit for that game?

 

[mhuml32]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1949172070950002755

Good to see Feagin back out there.

 

[Ander1345]

Good to see Feagin back out there.

Yeah from what coach said in the one presser he was itching to get back out there.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

Good to see Feagin back out there.

high hopes for the lad this year
Mr Thunder to Laughery’s Mr Lightning

 

[phats22]

high hopes for the lad this year
Mr Thunder to Laughery’s Mr Lightning

hopefully he has a Josh McCray like turn around from being injury prone

 

[lstewart53x3]

hopefully he has a Josh McCray like turn around from being injury prone

The good news with him is, it’s been a very different, flukey injury each time. I’d prefer a player have that than a situation where they’re consistently reaggravating the same lingering injury.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

The good news with him is, it’s been a very different, flukey injury each time. I’d prefer a player have that than a situation where they’re consistently reaggravating the same lingering injury.

did they ever say what his injury was last season?

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

you seriously think on selection day UT got full top 10 road win credit for that game?

Apples to oranges. “Top 25 wins” always means beating a team when they are ranked, period. That’s just not debatable.

If you’re evaluating wins on a resume? Well, there is a reason “top 25 wins” isn’t a criteria, and the committees for both football and basketball use computer metrics.

However, literally nobody anywhere combines the two approaches and counts “top 25 wins” as victories vs. teams in the final AP top 25.

 

[Joel Goodson]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1949243374734553190

 

[CaptainCrutch]

My wife works in the research park immediately south of lot 31.

I’m 90% sure I’m going to be able to avoid parking because our car has the tag for that lot, but can someone attest to this? And if so how early prior to Gameday do I need to get there before that one fills up anyway?

 

[GatorMcKlusky]

did they ever say what his injury was last season?

It was a hip injury suffered during bye week. Can we just put bubble wrap around him during this season's bye weeks? Does he have to practice during bye week?

 

[pweo]

My wife works in the research park immediately south of lot 31.

I’m 90% sure I’m going to be able to avoid parking because our car has the tag for that lot, but can someone attest to this? And if so how early prior to Gameday do I need to get there before that one fills up anyway?

They used to let you into any lot over there with the tag (except Yahoo). I haven't tried in a few years

 

[BretMyBeachHouse]

I'm not sure what you mean. Every beat writer saw it and lots of people watch those press conferences. If you're a football fan in the big ten, you saw it.

 

[Illiniguy74]

It was like watching someone you dearly love suffering from a deadly disease.

 

[illiniE]

My wife works in the research park immediately south of lot 31.

I’m 90% sure I’m going to be able to avoid parking because our car has the tag for that lot, but can someone attest to this? And if so how early prior to Gameday do I need to get there before that one fills up anyway?

I would assume this will not work as the game day passes are different and need scanned vs the regular parking sticker.

There are 2 other lots south of 31 before you get the research park. These lots are used during the week but you have to move your car before game day. Research is probably the same.

 

[Dkayak]

My wife works in the research park immediately south of lot 31.

I’m 90% sure I’m going to be able to avoid parking because our car has the tag for that lot, but can someone attest to this? And if so how early prior to Gameday do I need to get there before that one fills up anyway?

Google AI says it will not work when asked “ does my illini parking pass for research park allow access on football days”.

Google Search

She could ask whoever manages passes at work, but I’d assume it’s invalid because all spaces have been sold.