Bowl Selection Day

Butkus68 · Dec 4, 2022

Use some of their NIL bucks for injury insurance?

Epsilon · Dec 4, 2022

Birdus said:
Could care less about Mizzou.

So you do care, just a little.

fuddrules · Dec 4, 2022

So LSU vs lllinois? That's one tough assignment. If so, at least it's not in New Orleans.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Dec 4, 2022

Birdus said:
Could care less about Mizzou.

Others had mentioned them on here. That's why I brought it up. Just sayin.

LJ22 · Dec 4, 2022

Mr. Roberts said:
I really want a January 2 bowl for the team and recruiting, but I hate the thoughts of playing LSU. I still have nightmares from my Bourbon Street experiences before the 02 Sugar Bowl. Talk about your awful fan bases.

I hated LSU for years after that game, but I've been to about ten or so LSU games since then and the fan base really isn't that bad. Other SEC teams are much worse.

illinidarrin · Dec 4, 2022

Apparently Purdue getting stomped against Michigan helped our cause. We were the best team to play them this year so far.

Mr. Roberts · Dec 4, 2022

LJ22 said:
Other SEC teams are much worse.

Scary thought.

DeonThomas · Dec 4, 2022

What time is the official announcement today?

And at what time (prior to that) will our insiders be able to confirm with 100% certainty? Hoping for Citrus, but it doesn't yet seem etched in stone.

MoCoMdIllini · Dec 4, 2022

So UGA vs tOSU, ScUM vs TCU.

fuddrules · Dec 4, 2022

DeonThomas said:
What time is the official announcement today?

And at what time (prior to that) will our insiders be able to confirm with 100% certainty? Hoping for Citrus, but it doesn't yet seem etched in stone.

I think games roll out throughout the day.

Birdus · Dec 4, 2022

Mr. Roberts said:
I really want a January 2 bowl for the team and recruiting, but I hate the thoughts of playing LSU. I still have nightmares from my Bourbon Street experiences before the 02 Sugar Bowl. Talk about your awful fan bases.

You mean the LSU that just got completely blown out of the water by Georgia. That LSU. Cause I watched the Sugar bowl many years ago and this LSU team is pretty good but not in the same league as that team. What I am trying to say is yeah! We'll play them!

Da88 · Dec 4, 2022

LJ22 said:
I hated LSU for years after that game, but I've been to about ten or so LSU games since then and the fan base really isn't that bad. Other SEC teams are much worse.

The older fans in 02 were actually very nice, the younger drunk ones were obnoxious as heck.

Birdus · Dec 4, 2022

Epsilon said:
So you do care, just a little.

I do not care. For all I care the program could be wiped away and flushed down the toilet

I do like Al though.

Mr. Roberts · Dec 4, 2022

Birdus said:
You mean the LSU that just got completely blown out of the water by Georgia. That LSU. Cause I watched the Sugar bowl many years ago and this LSU team is pretty good but not in the same league as that team.

Not the team - the bloody fans. I'd rather we not share a city with them again.

Birdus · Dec 4, 2022

illinidarrin said:
Apparently Purdue getting stomped against Michigan helped our cause. We were the best team to play them this year so far.

Say again! They beat us head to head. That's got to count for something.

Illiniam1984 · Dec 4, 2022

Birdus said:
Say again! They beat us head to head. That's got to count for something.

No it doesn’t with the bowl’s. I found that out the other night.

Mr. Tibbs · Dec 4, 2022

Birdus said:
You mean the LSU that just got completely blown out of the water by Georgia. That LSU. Cause I watched the Sugar bowl many years ago and this LSU team is pretty good but not in the same league as that team. What I am trying to say is yeah! We'll play them!

yup

to be the best, you have to play the best and beat the best

we won’t be favored , but so what . there should be A LOT of fans

illinidarrin · Dec 4, 2022

Birdus said:
Say again! They beat us head to head. That's got to count for something.

But Losing to Michigan by 2 is much better than losing by 3 TD's. Michigan is the 2nd best team in the country. I think the results with what Michigan did carries more weight than us losing to Purdue. They beat OSU and the team in the Big Ten Championship game by 3 TD's.

OnlyOrange · Dec 4, 2022

LJ22 said:
I hated LSU for years after that game, but I've been to about ten or so LSU games since then and the fan base really isn't that bad. Other SEC teams are much worse.

I've actually had great experiences with LSU fans - just various encounters in bowl cities (I've done some trips unrelated to Illini football).

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Dec 4, 2022

DeonThomas said:
What time is the official announcement today?

And at what time (prior to that) will our insiders be able to confirm with 100% certainty? Hoping for Citrus, but it doesn't yet seem etched in stone.

The NY6 will be announced around 1:30 PM CT. Should have a better idea sometime after that.

eas23 · Dec 4, 2022

Half of LSU's team probably won't even play and a bunch of ours won't either. Not really worth getting worked up over matchups.

GrayGhost77 · Dec 4, 2022

Birdus said:
Could care less about Mizzou.

I couldn't.

Mr. Tibbs · Dec 4, 2022

illinidarrin said:
But Losing to Michigan by 2 is much better than losing by 3 TD's. Michigan is the 2nd best team in the country. I think the results with what Michigan did carries more weight than us losing to Purdue. They beat OSU and the team in the Big Ten Championship game by 3 TD's.

of course the Citrus Bowl wants a good game to keep viewers interested from start to finish

but WAY more important than that is how many Illini fans spend the day , the night or the weekend in Orlando , buying meals , drinks and hotel rooms , and how many eyeballs watch the game .

The bowls exist to get fans in the cities and fannies in seats

DeonThomas · Dec 4, 2022

Mr. Tibbs said:
of course the Citrus Bowl wants a good game to keep viewers interested from start to finish

but WAY more important than that is how many Illini fans spend the day , the night or the weekend or WEEK in Orlando , buying meals , drinks and hotel rooms , and how many eyeballs watch the game .

The bowls exist to get fans in the cities and fannies in seats

or WEEK......

RabidDawgClassic · Dec 4, 2022

Da88 said:
The older fans in 02 were actually very nice, the younger drunk ones were obnoxious as heck.

Generally speaking, that’s every fan base.

Bowl Selection Day

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