Illini Football 2016

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Kramer116

Kramer116
Chicago
Kramer116
I can't wait for the UNC game going to tell us so much about this team finally
 
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AaronB28

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AaronB28
KJKobs said:
Why SMH?
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Because we have such an early test there's no tune up games to kinda build our confidence or see what our team is made of....I guess the plus is that we'll be healthy.....and this is the healthiest we've been GOIN into the season that I've seen
 
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BZuppke

BZuppke
Plainfield
BZuppke
I wonder why. It seems we were always hurt under Beckman. The way they practiced? Weight training and stretching different?
 
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Retro62

Retro62
North Bethesda, Maryland
Retro62
BZuppke said:
I wonder why. It seems we were always hurt under Beckman. The way they practiced? Weight training and stretching different?
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Could be that Beckman just ignored the early warning signs of injury, which magnified them later, or that he pushed and just disregarded the possibility, thinking they would "play through" anything.
 
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bigruss22

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bigruss22
Robert has mentioned that Lovie doesn't do two-a-days and hasn't used all of his practices, could be that these kids aren't getting worn out and injuring themselves because of that.
 
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BananaShampoo

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Captain 'Paign
Phoenix, AZ
BananaShampoo
bigruss22 said:
Robert has mentioned that Lovie doesn't do two-a-days and hasn't used all of his practices, could be that these kids aren't getting worn out and injuring themselves because of that.
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Yep. Apparently Beckman didn't understand the importance of recovery time. Thankfully Lovie does (as he should having worked around NFL players worth millions).
 
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WesterveltVictoryCigar

WesterveltVictoryCigar
WesterveltVictoryCigar
Preview show starts tonight, here's the times/channels it can be found.

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[YOUTUBE]5931vhyMLpQ[/YOUTUBE]
 
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TheBucket

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TheBucket
Well I officially have locked in on the Over on 4.5 wins.

Here was my season outlook looking through Orange tinted sunglasses:

Murray State - Win
North Carolina - Loss
Western Michigan - Win
@ Nebraska - Loss
Purdue - Win
@ Rutgers - Win
@ Michigan - Loss
Minnesota - Win
Michigan State - Loss
@Wisconsin - Loss
Iowa - Loss
@ Northwestern - Win

6-6. Two games that I would say most likely to be switched around - I could see us losing to Minnesota... but I could also see us beating Nebraska.
 
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IllinoisFanAtFSU

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IllinoisFanAtFSU
TheBucket said:
Well I officially have locked in on the Over on 4.5 wins.

Here was my season outlook looking through Orange tinted sunglasses:

Murray State - Win
North Carolina - Loss
Western Michigan - Win
@ Nebraska - Loss
Purdue - Win
@ Rutgers - Win
@ Michigan - Loss
Minnesota - Win
Michigan State - Loss
@Wisconsin - Loss
Iowa - Loss
@ Northwestern - Win

6-6. Two games that I would say most likely to be switched around - I could see us losing to Minnesota... but I could also see us beating Nebraska.
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I'm with you on almost every prediction, but switch Nebraska with Iowa. I can see us beating Iowa at home, but I cannot see us winning at Nebby on the road. With that said, 6-6 would get me excited.
 
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Stevegarbs

Stevegarbs
Mokena, IL
Stevegarbs
RockfordIllini said:
Does anyone know where one could purchase those pull-over halfzips Lovie is always wearing in various colors? Pretty sharp looking.
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You can ask DIA but all the "cool" looking stuff I have asked about since the rebrand has been team-exclusive and not available to the general public. Let us know if they tell you differently! :(
 
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DrewD007

DrewD007
Woodridge, IL
DrewD007
Stevegarbs said:
You can ask DIA but all the "cool" looking stuff I have asked about since the rebrand has been team-exclusive and not available to the general public. Let us know if they tell you differently! :(
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Yeah kills me seeing some of the gear and not being able to buy it. Coach Groce was wearing a sharp looking Shield polo yesterday but can't find it online anywhere.

Said polo:
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RockfordIllini

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RockfordIllini
Stevegarbs said:
You can ask DIA but all the "cool" looking stuff I have asked about since the rebrand has been team-exclusive and not available to the general public. Let us know if they tell you differently! :(
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Makes sense. Why would they want to sell something that people want to buy? Ha. Oh well, at least my checkbook's happy.
 
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AaronB28

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If we go up by a bunch of scores do you take Lunt out of the game???? Or do you let him stay in pad stats and get more practice for n.c???
 
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IlliniInOK

IlliniInOK
no longer in OK! Centralia, IL
IlliniInOK
You get Lunt out because with Crouch or George as QB you're looking at a 2 or 3 win season