I was referring to the very first time he was hurt in his career at Illinois. He hasn't been quite the same since then.
Looking ahead to 2026
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Duke. Highly essential to start strong.
Illini2010-11
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We need to win conference home games. Of course, I always want a victory over teams like Iowa and Nebraska at home, but for me in conference, we need to continue to lock down the games we should win...i.e. Purdue. So that is my must win lock game.
I think the issue with Feagin is he runs too up right and he doesn’t have quick feet to juke and hit a hole or make anyone miss. I think he’s simply too big for RB. The staff should have sat him down like they did with Isaiah Williams and told him the best way he can make the NFL was a position change. Probably too late for that
I advise caution. Running backs take a beating. Unusual for a freshman to be physically ready for the pounding. Pushing him in early may result in a career deteriorating or ending injury.
I agree I've seen running backs much shorter and 30lbs lighter run with a lot more power than him.
Ryllini
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Iowa. I think they are going to be similar to us again next year. They proved that with a good qb and a functional offense, they can play with anyone.
They had Oregon until they didnt this year and were tied with IU with 2 minutes left and a slant route killed them.
I think to get into the NFL, he would be better suited as a LB or Strong Safety. A year at that might help his draft status.
It’s still surreal to me that you wrote that sentence, that it made sense, and that I understood it correctly.
I'd agree with most that if you can lock in the Iowa game as a win, you do it. Probably will be our toughest game on paper outside OSU and Oregon, it's a home game, we will likely be an underdog, and it's well, Iowa.
I could field an argument to lock in one of the road games. Something like @UCLA. West coast game on the road ain't easy. That said, it's still winning vIowa for me.
Anyone have any idea on the holdup for the release of the 2026 schedule? Only asking because the 2025 schedule was released 12/11 of last year.
ptgrd23
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He takes time to build up speed and momentum. They should use him like Rashard Mendenhall - pitch it to him and let him get to corner or run I formation with QB under the center.
He is perfect complement to RPO QB like Juice Williams.
Barry Lunney this one is on you.
He is perfect complement to RPO QB like Juice Williams.
Barry Lunney this one is on you.
I'm kinda shocked our rushing nbrs are so low. I dont follow these stats but I woulda guessed a good running team would have one 1,000 yd back, one at 800 or so, and another at maybe 400. And thats not even 200 per game, which doesnt seem like that much.
Battle89
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Agree and how did I not see this question / thread for three weeks?
Head: Duke
Heart: Iowa
Guilty pleasure: MSU / Fitz
our line was below B1G average
Yeah it sure looked that way to me, but then how do we average halfway decent yards before contact? Maybe we had six 40 yd runs around end, untouched, before getting bumped out? That kinda thing could skew the yds-before-contact stats and make them misleading.
I think there were only like 4 major conf teams to average 200? Been a few days since I perused team stats, so could be off by one or two
Thanks
I am surprised by that
We need a yards-after-contact guy like this:
Can't believe it was 50 years ago he came to the Bears.
What a gift to be able to watch him.
Back to our Illini, is there another Munangai-type we can snag thru the portal?
What a gift to be able to watch him.
Back to our Illini, is there another Munangai-type we can snag thru the portal?
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
My hope is the Big Ten realized it was not a good idea to release their schedule the week after the B1G championship game and the playoff announcements when no one is thinking about next year's schedule.
They should announce the schedule at the end of March. Combine and NFL draft already is putting strong focus on college at that time. Would be before NBA playoffs and you can time it a week or two before start of MLB season when that news cycle is quiet. Would also let the B1G officials see the finalized rosters of each team to know which games to hype up.
We—meaning especially my wife—likes to lock in hotel and other plans for the fall. Waiting that long would make her crazy.
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