TMI. Way too much TMI.
TMI. Way too much TMI.
One game at a time. Act like you’ve been there before.
I've been an Illinois football fan my whole life and 90% of the time the've stunk. I don't know what I'm supposed to do with a team that's good.
Dick Butkus wins Twitter for today, he’s the best.
Thanks for the link. That was a great read.Pretty good summary of that here. Basically is boils down to value of the pick versus expected length of significant contribution.
Rovell: Why the First-Round Running Back is Going Away in the NFL Draft
The idea of a first-round running back in the NFL Draft is just about dead. Darren Rovell looks at the odds and numbers.www.actionnetwork.com
Sometimes a nice juicy hamburger is hard to resist.Pru, as Paul Newman used to say why go out for hamburger when you have steak at home?
NL. Amirite Pru?
I do not get this graph but since we are highlighted, I'll take it. When we win the next 3 games and go into Michigan we will be ranked 11 to maybe 8. Michigan keep winning, please . We beat Michigan on the road and jump to 4 to maybe 6, then face Buckeyes. Wow, watch out We can dream, can't we?
Omg Dan you are scaring me. We Win out and this 2022 team will have the best record in 100+ years? Man they deserve our support in stadium and NIL. Great historical data Dan and motivation to be in Stadium and support NIL's.
Year Record 1902 10-2-1 (4-2) 1983 10-2 (9-0) 1989 10-2 (7-1) 2001 10-2 (7-1)
I coached a young man playing for the Jets currently. He was 6.6 260lbs his senior year. Won super heavy weight division in wrestling. Went to be all Big 10 freshman at left tackle for Purdue. Had a amazing Big10 career. His foot work was phenomenal. Work ethic Insane. Degree in hand. Now NY Jets. Wrestling is awesome for football lineman! GabeJacas, who ever found this man, give him a raise!Jacas getting well deserved recognition here (The Athletic, $): https://theathletic.com/3704603/2022/10/18/college-football-freshman-all-america-midseason/
The Big Ten West Division looks like a two-team race. Illinois (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) and Purdue (5-2, 3-1) are tied atop the division with five games remaining.
- The backdrop: The three teams voted as the top-three teams in the division during a preseason media poll are all under-.500 in the Big Ten: Wisconsin (3-4, 1-3), Iowa (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) and Minnesota (4-2, 1-2 Big Ten).
- The new odds: ESPN’s FPI gives Purdue a 48.0% chance of winning the West and representing the division in the Big Ten Championship. Illinois has a 43.7% chance of winning the division, according to ESPN’s FPI. The other Big Ten West teams have a minuscule chance of winning the division, per ESPN’s FPI: Minnesota (5.4%), Wisconsin (1.4%), Iowa (1.2%) and Nebraska (0.2%).
- SOS: Purdue has the No. 48 strength of schedule remaining, while Illinois — which has Michigan remaining on the schedule — has the No. 28 strength of schedule remaining.
- Bottom line: ESPN’s FPI only gives Illinois and Purdue about a 5% chance of winning the Big Ten Championship because one of top-5 teams ---- Ohio State and Michigan ---- is expected to win the Big Ten East, which has won all eight Big Ten titles since the East-West division split.
My very good friend is dating a reporter from the Athletic … probably time I pony up for a subscription, lol, they have good stuff.Chase first team AA while Newton and Witherspoon are second team AAs, also per The Athletic https://theathletic.com/3702782/2022/10/18/college-football-all-americans-hooker-corum/
My very good friend is dating a reporter from the Athletic … probably time I pony up for a subscription, lol, they have good stuff.
THIS. Not saying Lunney isn't a big improvement over Peterson, but I still hold that Peterson didn't have a chance with the QB's we had...Tony Peterson's best move as OC: convincing DeVito to climb aboard.
Rod Smith did way more with Brandon Peters - who was an apples-and-oranges fit in his offense - than Petersen did.THIS. Not saying Lunney isn't a big improvement over Peterson, but I still hold that Peterson didn't have a chance with the QB's we had...
Chase is great and i love him to pieces but he seems more like a 3rd rounder to me. Running backs (especially 200 pound running backs) are not the most valued player in the NFL. But I’m just Joe average fan, I haven’t even looked at draft projections yet.Getting more players into the draft only amplifies this message. With the way the D has been playing I can only hope and guess that this helps their chances of getting drafted. I’m hoping TDV gets picked up somewhere and for CB I think it’s only a question of which round - or how high in the first round. Anyone have any idea how many players will get drafted this year?