Recent content by rdk573

Worse Big Ten Coach of the Year Bowl....LOL..

Huh???? Worthy criticism of the coach or Josh is not calling for them to be fired...And any objective observer has to admit that the Coach has done a poor job of talent evaluation and allocation of NIL resources this year, especially on the defensive side of the ball...That criticism is...

Hmmm...At the end of the Day BB approves all these decisions..

So disappointing, not only did many chalk up this game as an Illini win, but many people predicted a blow-out.. This season is a disaster...A poor NIL budget can be heavily blamed, but also the coaching staff is a lot at fault especially BB. His worse coaching since he's been year..

Yikes

In the final analysis, this can be primarily be blamed on a low NIL budget compared to other teams especially the top tier.. If this does not change drastically in the future, this year's results will be a harbinger of bad things to come..

Optimistic Take...

Before yesterday's game, I was not optimistic about the rest of the season and I had the Purdue Game as toss-up...After yesterday, assuming we give the same effort as we did against TOSU, we should win... Regarding the rest of the season, I see 2 more losses (Oregon and Iowa), three toss-ups...

Michigan got a taste of their own medicine...Too bad Iowa was the beneficiary..

Non doubt best effort of the season...Just not enough talent to win...When a $22 million payroll team plays against a $45 million dollar payroll, these results are to be expected...But played better than I had thought..

After yesterday's results, according to this service, we're ranked 48th (12th in the BIg10), ahead of Maryland (50) , Wisconsin(69) , and MSU (73), Purdue (102) and Rutgers (114) https://www.collegefootballpoll.com/rankings/ (It appears This service is still using last year's results in their...

Unfortunately, I think we're going to be in tight ballgame till the end..

The biggest problem facing the Illinois football program is external It is pretty clear that the Illinois football program has a problem. It is not something that a new coaching staff or an influx of transfer portal players can completely fix on their own. It is an issue that a lot of other...

Now we know the genesis of the defensive problems this year (As BB has mentioned)..If this funding does not change dramatically in the near future, we will not have a top competitive team in the future regardless who is coaching.. And the fact that 7 big teams including Indiana, Northwestern...

In all fairness, 3 starters from the offense line got injured...If you can't block, I don't care how good your quarterback is, your results won't look good