Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
Losing the rest of the season would not go well with me. Just sayin'
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Honestly, after the past few years, if we can be competitive every game, I will be happy. We have some random talents, but BB and company will need to recruit to fill the roster with P5 recruits.
I like a lot of your posts, but you clearly have a very anti-Bret agenda. Your recollection of 8-9 being the standard expectation is exaggerated. I did some digging and it looks like 5-7 was the consensus before we knew the season would be shortened:
Looking ahead to 2020 season
I was hoping to find a moggs3 poll for the 2020 predicted record but for some reason he dropped the ball...
Yes but remember we have like 115 guys on the roster right now. We will be able to absorb the big hit because we have to get back down to the scholarship limit anyway.
Was going to post basically the same thing. I believe we have 22 super seniors and if the OP’s 40 players lost next year, only 18 of those would be “replaceable as the 22 don’t count against scholarship limits right now.
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wasnt being completely serious, just illustrating how much it would make my day for Frost and company to fail.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
It's going to be very interesting to see how things work in future years when apparently the scholarship limit is going to drop back down to 85 even though every player with eligibility last season purportedly gets an extra freebie year. 4 years worth of scholarships for 5 years worth of eligible players, in other words.
That would point toward an absolute carnival of Creanings at every school in the country in each of the next four offseasons. But hard to project with great certainty, the rules may yet change again.
Regardless, we're definitely losing our super seniors after this season, and we've got the largest and most experienced group of those in the country, so there will be an impact.
There is SO much pressure on them for that game. That's what gives me hope.We have a decent chance at literally ruining Nebraska's season and sending their fans off the edge ... in WEEK ZERO. Haha.
Well, yeah, because losing to the almighty Illini is something to be ashamed about.
The only thing I don’t like about it being week zero is that Nebraska doesn’t know if they suck yet.
Sometimes teams that aren’t that good play well early because the fresh new season is upon them. Playing a 1-3 Nebby would be easier than 0-0 Nebby because now the doubt has set in and Frost may start to lose the players,
It’s gonna suck if Nebby goes 3-9 this year, and we go 5-7 but one of our losses is to them in week zero.
I see it in basketball all the time (including us in the late Weber years and early Groce years). NW was a good example last year.
Let’s hope I’m worried for nothing and Nebby simply sucks!
Shief
- Champaign Area
Sawicky, got mine yesterday. There was an email sent out to season ticketholders a few weeks or months ago asking if you wanted physical or digital tickets. I am sure that the DIA is/was looking to cut costs by not making the ticket booklets but the spread of digital ticketing is likely a large factor as well.
I think most pre-season predictions had us last in the West last year, probably going 4-8. Talent was there to do better, but you have to take into account the Lovie factor. The over/under I saw for this year is 3.5 wins
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Yeah this is a good point, this does happen a lot in CFB. I always say its a game where one team doesn't realize they're better yet.
We know the way the football public and presumably Vegas feels about us, fairly or not. Nebraska -7 tells me all is not well in Huskerville. If there were a real sense that the Frost regime was going to make it off the hot seat that line would be like 20, I think.
Go Nats 88 Illini
Fairfax, VA
Have to go over on this. Fanduel is Over-130 at 3.5. Not a big payout, but may have to slide a few dollars on that one.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Yeah, our schedule is full of games we have like a ~30% chance of winning, but those .3's add up.
So much experience and depth, 3-9 would be a real disappointment, I think.
Same here. I was kinda surprised but oh well!
I am predicting 6 wins with no blowout losses and much more recruiting interest in our program
I believe there are two hotels being built downtown. Also Hilton bought the old Jumers in downtown Urbana which is actually as cool or a bit cooler than downtown CU if you enjoy live music. Very good Uber and Lyft presence in CU fyi if not already on your phone it would make CU postgame very easy navigatingI'm so excited about this season for three main reasons:
1) Most importantly, even if we have another meh-to-bad year ... it's so much easier to watch when a coach is in Year 1 of a rebuild. It just is. If I even see flashes and have ANY reason for optimism after this season is over, I will be ecstatic.
2) I am so excited to just have a normal college football season again. Thinking about heading down for the Wisconsin game (sucks the Hyatt is always sold out ... that's my go-to for basketball ... how are there not more hotels Downtown with how cool the area has become?!?!).
3) We have a decent chance at literally ruining Nebraska's season and sending their fans off the edge ... in WEEK ZERO. Haha.
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
Subscribe. The blowout losses are what really kill ya.
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time to hop on the wife
$100 says Howard G. has been on Keto. He has slimmed way TF down.
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