Isn't this typical of a Bielema team? Seem to remember similar stats about his time at Arkansas - only his team was ahead by one score going into the 4th quarter.
Illini Football 2025
- Status
I think all I really want is 7 regular season wins, and a bowl game. If we go 7-5, I'd like to win the bowl game. If we go 8-4 or better, the bowl game is just icing on the cake, and winning it would be an even bigger win.
Basically, 8-5 is my expectation - fair or not.
Basically, 8-5 is my expectation - fair or not.
Dan
Admin
Illini Football Season Tickets Sold Out, Mini-Plans On Sale Thursday
"The Illinois football program has sold out of public season tickets for the first time in at least 20 years.
Illinois has sold over 34,000 public season tickets, which excludes students and premium seating numbers. The Fighting Illini's final season ticket total for kickoff against Western Illinois on Friday, Aug. 29, is expected to exceed 43,000."
fightingillini.com
"The Illinois football program has sold out of public season tickets for the first time in at least 20 years.
Illinois has sold over 34,000 public season tickets, which excludes students and premium seating numbers. The Fighting Illini's final season ticket total for kickoff against Western Illinois on Friday, Aug. 29, is expected to exceed 43,000."
Illini Football Season Tickets Sold Out, Mini-Plans On Sale Thursday - University of Illinois Athletics
The Illinois football program has sold out of public season tickets for the first time in at least 20 years.
fightingillini.com
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
This is a pretty fair list. This list is a combination of pro potential and college productivity, with weight towards the former. Always something to quibble with on these rankings (I think Mendoza is indefensibly too high and Robertson is too low).
100%, except for the stress. Been a fan since the 80s and football might be in the best spot it's been in during that whole time. But, I'm still nervous.
Illini Football Season Tickets Sold Out, Mini-Plans On Sale Thursday
"The Illinois football program has sold out of public season tickets for the first time in at least 20 years.
Illinois has sold over 34,000 public season tickets, which excludes students and premium seating numbers. The Fighting Illini's final season ticket total for kickoff against Western Illinois on Friday, Aug. 29, is expected to exceed 43,000."
Illini Football Season Tickets Sold Out, Mini-Plans On Sale Thursday - University of Illinois Athletics
The Illinois football program has sold out of public season tickets for the first time in at least 20 years.
At $175 per ticket that eliminates the Mini-Plan being in the horseshoe (must be saving solely for single game tickets).
I wonder if the Mini-Plan tickets will be in the upper rows of Section 204-206, the upper rows underneath the East Main overhang, or possibly all of section 102 which nothing has been made available yet.
Ranking the top 25 college football teams: Who’s biggest winner after the spring portal window?
Who climbed and who fell in the rankings after the spring portal window?
www.nytimes.com
Probably closer to the visitor's section. A large number of OSU fans will be buying those tickets
Just goes to show if you start a culture of winning, the fans will come.
Could someone please enlighten me re: Arch Manning’s career accomplishments? Is he anything more than a name?
I have to wait and see how they handle the Leathernecks.
Chuck Nuggets
Dip your nuggets in my staff source sauce.
God bless Bert.
Who'd ever guess UI would sell, what, 50,000 season tickets? Is that about the number?
Who'd ever guess UI would sell, what, 50,000 season tickets? Is that about the number?
at this point in time , it’s anyone’s guess
I do expect him to be pretty good .
better than his uncles & gramps ? tough order
But the question is why this expectation? What’s he really DONE so far to earn a 4th place ranking? Beyond his name/family ties.
those are some pretty strong DNA ties
it’s in his blood . I would be shocked if he’s not at least pretty pretty good .
he has the measurables .
it’s not a guarantee tho
Last season he was 61/90 for 939 yards with 9 TDs and 2 picks. Not a big sample size, but not tiny (for comparison, Luke threw 347 attempts last year). He also had 25 carries for 108 yards and 4 tds. The list is obviously a projection, not a comparison of career accomplishments to date. With the glimpses he's shown so far in college, plus the measurables, I think it's pretty fair to project him to be a really good QB next year.
right now , at this point in time , I would take Luke over Arch for our team this season
but that doesn’t mean Arch won’t have better numbers by 12/1. but I think , right now , I would trade 1 year of Luke IF someone said you can have 2 years of Arch .
Luke’s our guy . we rise or fall with him
34k to the public (which doesn't include students or premium seating). Maybe another 10k if you include those.
I’m not certain that eliminates the Horseshoe. I know it’s wild to think somebody would pay $175 for four games when they could have had seven for $98, but that’s the price of waiting I guess.
I could be wrong…we will find out tomorrow.
Chuck Nuggets
Dip your nuggets in my staff source sauce.
Why would they cap it? What's the MS capacity? 65k?
The ILL-INI chant is great. I remember times in 1983 that it seemed loud enough to shake the press box. Particularly against Michigan. Let's do it again!Illini Football Season Tickets Sold Out, Mini-Plans On Sale Thursday
"The Illinois football program has sold out of public season tickets for the first time in at least 20 years.
Illinois has sold over 34,000 public season tickets, which excludes students and premium seating numbers. The Fighting Illini's final season ticket total for kickoff against Western Illinois on Friday, Aug. 29, is expected to exceed 43,000."
Illini Football Season Tickets Sold Out, Mini-Plans On Sale Thursday - University of Illinois Athletics
The Illinois football program has sold out of public season tickets for the first time in at least 20 years.
Just slightly over 60k. With students and premium seats you are talking 43-44k. That leaves 16k or so, which has to include set aside tickets for visiting fans, Varsity I (former players, managers, etc.), and then individuals who will buy tickets for single games. It's a gamble of course for sellouts, but it also drives more revenue from single game prices vs. season tickets.
That’s explanation I’ve heard. It’s revenue management, just like airlines and hotels. The goal is to fully burden the asset while maximizing revenue. Season tickets are the base load while single game sales produce much of the profit. Early/longer commitment is rewarded while flexibility comes at a higher cost.
- Status