Illini Football 2026

#67      
kyillinifan
I would assume a broken leg or ankle and with them bringing out an air cast you knew it wasn't good. Who now is third on the depth chart? Whyche, Forester, or the young man from Neb. We do have some depth in the rb room. But it is still sad with Valentine and Barnett being out for the year. Love how Anderson has asserted himself in a role that truly was needed.
 
#69      
IlliniWu
kyillinifan said:
I would assume a broken leg or ankle and with them bringing out an air cast you knew it wasn't good. Who now is third on the depth chart? Whyche, Forester, or the young man from Neb. We do have some depth in the rb room. But it is still sad with Valentine and Barnett being out for the year. Love how Anderson has asserted himself in a role that truly was needed.
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Sucks on Barnett for sure. I thought he was going to close very strong to end the season. Expect he will be back and better next year for what will be a monster RB core with Alexis coming in.

Forster, Wyche and Wheeler were good RB recruits coming in. Interested to see who steps up now. I have a feeling he (Or they) will be pretty good.

Forster as a tough runner with some speed and quickness to make an impact, Wyche and Wheeler both as shorter guys who have all the qualities of one of those APB who could really do damage in this offense (Can also get the tough yards). Will be interesting to see behind this OL that is continuing to round into very good form.
 
#73      
SummerofGeorge
Scoregasm said:
The convergence of:
1. Hiring Bret
2. NIL
3. Portal
Has allowed this to happen. It's something we all talked about, but it took these circumstances to happen to allow us to compete at the top end of the conference. Amazing that all 3 of these things happened in rapid succession for this to unfold.
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There is truth to this, however, 2 of the 3 factors you list are the same circumstances every school encountered. One is unique to IL
 
#75      
RabidDawgClassic
SummerofGeorge said:
There is truth to this, however, 2 of the 3 factors you list are the same circumstances every school encountered. One is unique to IL
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Trueā€¦ but 2 and 3 have allowed a never-ran like Illinois to move up in the pack while the traditional powers are drifting back toward the middle. The playing field isnā€™t quite level yet, but itā€™s more level than it ever has been.
 
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