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    Illini Football 2026

    Now that’s a great argument…well done.
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    Illini Football 2026

    Purdue is a program that had lost 19 in a row vs an IL team that has been a solid program under BB. So yes, I do expect us to be able to beat Purdue on a level NIL playing field. I’m sorry that offends you.
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    Illini Football 2026

    That’s a wild take…only way to beat Purdue is to have substantially higher NIL? And apparently reading is a strong suit because I literally said our NIL would make it tough to compete with the big boys. But again I’ll say, NIL is t the reason we lost to Duke or Purdue.
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    Illini Football 2026

    NIL had nothing to do with Duke/Purdue losses. Our NIL is comparable to both teams. That’s the point. Our team was woefully unprepared in both games and that’s why we lost. Does NIL affect our ability to compete with the big boys? Sure…but that’s only been 1 game. Plus BB knew what he was...
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    Illini Football 2026

    I wont answer for him, but I would say that we have enough talent to win those games. The bigger issue was the offseason. The defensive hires, the transfers (outside of Houser, who is really good), etc. put this program in shambles. That's on BB. It now feels like the narrative is trying to be...
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Purdue

    Head coach has to take a ton of the blame. Terrible coaching hire is on him. But I'm more frustrated with how fundamentally poor this team has been. That's coaching.
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Purdue

    Players have zero confidence, play-calling is horrific..this team is totally lost. Might not win again. 100% on BB & what he did this offseason.
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    DC Bobby Hauck out at Illinois

    I give BB a ton of credit. He’s not afraid to make the tough decisions.
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    Ohio State 42, Illinois 19 Postgame

    Go watch the postgame interview of Wake Forest coach Jake Dickert after they beat Louisville... "We just beat a team with triple our resources...." Just sayin.
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    Ohio State 42, Illinois 19 Postgame

    1. Effort was certainly there. 2. Laughery & Houser are good. 3. That defense is absolute garbage. Only reason OSU didn’t score 60 pts is b/c they offense chewed up clock in the 3rd quarter. I don’t know what BB does, but this ain’t working.
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    Duke 31, Illinois 27 Postgame

    Possibly. But instead of constantly whining about NIL's disadvantages, he needs to do what BU did & adapt. He's portraying a loser's mentality, which is weird to me b/c he's not been that way his whole tenure. I can understand lobbying for change, and I'm good with that. But other programs are...
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    Duke 31, Illinois 27 Postgame

    BB needs to stop the whining about NIL. It’s not a good look.
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    Duke 31, Illinois 27 Postgame

    I think this loss is going to look worse as the season goes on. I don’t think Duke is very good.
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    Duke 31, Illinois 27 Postgame

    Ohio State might hang 80 on us.
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Duke

    It’s gonna be a long year.
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