The play that Hank ran last year against Duke I could see Brayden running the same play.
What an arbitrary set of lines...I'm just going to take this as validation for all of us.
I can just about guarantee they are NOT going to put him in the SIU game .Any idea when Platt will be back? It would be great to have him back (at least for a couple of series) for the SIU game in preparation for OSU.
I secvond your response and concerns. I think this will be a very tough game.I'm not too optimistic about the Duke game.
They have a good defense which will negate the effectiveness of our offense, and they have a very good running back and our run defense is poor.
Put both of those together and it doesn't line up well for the illini.
I'm not too optimistic about the Duke game.
They have a good defense which will negate the effectiveness of our offense, and they have a very good running back and our run defense is poor.
Put both of those together and it doesn't line up well for the illini.
Excellent graph and a clear integrator of how bad our transfer portal this past off season was.If this chart is right,(I used AI for assistance), its going to be long season on the defensive side and the first game was tell of bad things to come this season...We're going to have to score a lot of points to win games..
Defensive Talent by Team (Ranked Players Only)
Team 1★ 2★ 3★ 4★ 5★ Total Ranked Illinois 0 0 0 2 0 2 Indiana 0 0 3 2 6 11 Ohio State 0 0 8 10 0–1 18–19 Michigan 0 0 6 8 1 15 Penn State 0 0 5 7 1 13 Oregon 0 0 4 8 3 15 USC 0 0 4 6 1 11 UCLA 0 0 4 3 0 7 Washington 0 0 5 3 0 8 Wisconsin 0 0 4 3 0 7 Iowa 0 0 3 1 0 4 Minnesota 0 0 3 1 0 4 Nebraska 0 0 4 3 0 7 Northwestern 0 0 2 1 0 3 Purdue 0 0 3 1 0 4 Maryland 0 0 4 3 0 7 Rutgers 0 0 3 1 0 4 Michigan State 0 0 4 2 0 6
I'm not sure I believe that data. Only two on the entire defensive side? AI can be wonky with stuff like that.Excellent graph and a clear integrator of how bad our transfer portal this past off season was.
Do they ever release turnstile attendance?Gies Memorial Stadium Sellout Watch update for the Duke game:
First, a review of my UAB prediction: I guessed 52,000 and actual announced crowd was 52,673. There of course weren't that many people in the stadium, but it was still a good turnout for late, hot Thursday night. Compare it to our last Thursday night season opener: Eastern Illinois (2024). That night's announced crowd was 43,849 (also the last time we failed to break 50,000). This nearly 9,000 ticket increase is due to a higher season ticket base and much higher student ticket sales. The DIA says there were 12,000 students at the game Thursday. Both of these create a higher floor that all but guarantees games on non-optimal dates/times will still have a respectable attendance total.
For Duke, one of the DIA emails last week said there were "less than 2,500 tickets remaining." I put that estimate at less than 1,500 tickets remaining. We're close enough that I could see them making a push this week to make this game a sellout.
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-5.5 at some books. Wow. Apparently not impressed with our Illini.Don’t love seeing this. DraftKings line opened at -8.5 Illinois. Now down to -6.
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You probably can't stop him, esp. with our defense. Limiting him is probably the best you can do. And we'll need to see a much improved defense vs. Duke.Going to have to stop Shepherd no doubt.
I don’t understand this. Is this supposed to be for the transfer portal only? Meaning that we only got two players in the portal? Otherwise, wouldn’t people be at least a one star?Excellent graph and a clear integrator of how bad our transfer portal this past off season was.
Not just that, but the QB was only 13/26.I have concerns about the defense this year - no doubt. But am i supposed to be overly impressed with 17 points against Tulane?
I don’t understand this. Is this supposed to be for the transfer portal only? Meaning that we only got two players in the portal? Otherwise, wouldn’t people be at least a one star?
They were better than most people expectedUAB transfer portal pick ups impressed me. That 4th string running back from Georgia bulldogs was a beast. They had good portal players all up amd down their roster. I'm thinking they go 8-4 or 9-3, looking at their schedule. Good win, we found a gem at Qb1!