Illini Football 2026
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X Scott and/or Matt Bailey might be more integral parts to the team than all of those guys.
blackdog
- Champaign
Didn't realize there was such a thing as college fantasy football but it does mean the list is probably offensive players only
offense only
Curbelo Fanboy
BERTBALL IS LIFE
That drive was everything that is glorious about BERTBALL. Eat the clock, pound the rock, score at the end to win the game. Beautiful!!!
I have high expectations that Valentine is going to have the kind of year that will make us very happy .
Aidan Laughery too.
he’s just been snake bit with little injuries.
hope he can stay healthy and maybe average 50-60 yards per game
That defense was phenomenal. I think it was 1990ish when we played Arizona tough. If that team had an offense that complimented the defense we might have won the Big Ten that year. The Tepper years were frustrating from an offense perspective. Other than Greg Landry as the OC for a year or so Tepper neglected having a good offense.
which coach had the more negative effect on the program : Tepper or Beckman ?
purcy51
- Louisville, KY
You serious, Clark? Beckman, and i dont think its even that close.
I agree about Beckman , but Tepper took a program with really strong recruiting / records & at his firing we were crap . we were really good when Tepper took over . but not for long.
No way....Tepper was far worse. He inherited a really strong program from Mackovic and ran it into the ground. An average coach would have won 2-3 games more a year than Tepper did.
Beckman was a clown, but he inherited a mediocre team and left a team in similar shape when he was fired - his last 2 seasons were very comparable to Zook's last 2 seasons.
Moeller was just about as bad as Tepper. He inherited a solid program from Blackman and within 2 years we were playing a 0-0 tie against the worst team in D-1
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Depends on where we fall in the preseason polls. #29 in coaches poll. Would have to imagine we break into the T25 there at 3-0.
I'm a big fan of Jordan Anderson. Strong, intelligent, introspective and modest. An outstanding representative of his family and our university.
Yes. Somewhere 20-25.
Possibly especially if we dismantle Duke at home. Most likely between 20-25.
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
Excited to hear who did well at the scrimmage yesterday
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Connelly’s final preseason SP+ ratings were released today:
Not sure what changed, but we’re up 5 spots. From 33 to 28.
Not sure what changed, but we’re up 5 spots. From 33 to 28.
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