Illini Football 2024

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IlliniFaninHoosierLand
fuddrules said:
"The event will be invite-only due to capacity limits" :rolleyes:

DIA going backwards here, seems like an old school DIA decision.
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I can see why Papa Del's might not want to host it anymore. There's not much room in there to begin with and I'm sure there were some people that were there only to see the coach's show and didn't actually order any food or drinks.
 
#132      
fuddrules
IlliniFaninHoosierLand said:
I can see why Papa Del's might not want to host it anymore. There's not much room in there to begin with and I'm sure there were some people that were there only to see the coach's show and didn't actually order any food or drinks.
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Was it Papa Del's decision? I went a handful of times. Papa Del's was never at capacity and everyone I observed had ordered food. I've never been to Papa Del's on Neil unless it was the BB show. Although I do need to correct never going there unless it was the BB show, I do like the pizza.

Seeing some of the players in person is the only way my wife has any interest in football. She found a "boyfriend" to follow every year via the BB & BB show:D She's ask me at the game, "What number is my boy?"
 
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#133      
Illinicpa14
InDaAZ said:
My plan is to get a T-shirt made that says, Just Wait Till Basketball Season - and wear it around town each fall...
That should get me some funny looks! 😁
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I don’t disagree we’re the better program and better the past few years but they have a final 4 and 3 total sweet 16s the past decade… I think you’ll get funny looks for a non-intended reason lol.
 
#136      
SampsonRelpenk
#138      
OB positive
From what I saw in the training camp video it looks like Altmeyer is still taking just as long as he did last year to throw the ball. I know on some of those throws there was no pass rush but you should still approach it at game speed. It doesn't do you any good to be accurate when you're not getting the ball out quickly. I hope he proves me wrong. If he can go through his progressions and get the ball out as fast as Paddock did it would make a huge difference. Like finishing in the middle to upper third of the big10 vs ending up near the bottom.
 
#140      
Witherspoon_illini
Now that the top 25 is out I will make my predictions
(Rankings are for what I think they will be ranked when we play them)

Vs Eastern Illinois W 37-9 (Bret doesn’t run up the score against teams like this)
Vs #21 Kansas L 27-24 (Hard fought loss)
Vs Central Michigan W 31-17
@ #25 Nebraska L 31-7 (We always lose our first road game)
@ #8 Penn St L 41-14
Vs Purdue L 26-23
Vs Michigan W 31-20 (Not the same team as last year plus having our throwbacks on will give us momentum) Drinking the orange kool aid for this one
@ #5 Oregon L 45-10
Vs Minnesota W 30-17 (Bret still owns PJ)
Vs Michigan St L 20-17 (We always get screwed out of 1 game)
@ Rutgers W 21-20
@ *Northwestern (Wrigley Field) L 38-35 ( Another heart breaking loss)
Overall 5-7 (3-6)
 
#141      
Fighter of the Nightman
Dan said:
Preseason AP Poll

3 Oregon
8 Penn State
9 Michigan
22 Kansas

apnews.com

NCAA College Football Rankings: AP Top 25 Football Poll

The official page for the AP Top 25 college football poll, a tradition since 1936. Keep up to date and view the latest ranking updates each week.
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For comparison, here are the number of ranked teams we have faced each year (regular season only for apples to apples). Considering that two are on the road and three are in the top 10, it is a very clear step up from the past several years. It would be the first time we have faced 4 ranked teams since 2017, and this would be the first time we played 3 top 10 teams since 1998.

2024: 4
vs. #22 Kansas
at #8 Penn State
vs. #9 Michigan
at #3 Oregon

2023: 2
L 30-13 vs. #7 Penn State
L 15-13 at #16 Iowa

2022: 1
L 19-17 at #3 Michigan

2021: 3
W 20-18 at #7 Penn State (9 OT)
W 14-6 at #20 Minnesota
L 33-23 at #17 Iowa

2020: 3
L 45-7 at #14 Wisconsin
L 35-21 vs. #19 Iowa

2019: 3
L 42-25 vs. #16 Michigan
W 24-23 vs. #6 Wisconsin
L 19-10 at #17 Iowa

2018: 3
L 63-24 vs. #10 Penn State
L 49-20 at #23 Wisconsin
L 24-16 at #20 Northwestern

2017: 4
L at 47-23 #22 USF
L 24-10 vs. #5 Wisconsin
L 52-14 at #8 Ohio State
L 42-7 vs. #23 Northwestern

2016: 3
L 31-16 at #15 Nebraska
L 41-8 at #3 Michigan
L 48-3 at #7 Wisconsin

2015: 3
L 29-20 at #22 Iowa
L 28-3 vs. #3 Ohio State
L 24-14 vs. #17 Northwestern (Soldier Field - Chicago, IL)

2014: 2
L 45-14 at #21 Nebraska
L 55-14 at #13 Ohio State

2013: 3
L 34-24 vs. #19 Washington (Soldier Field - Chicago, IL)
L 56-32 vs. #25 Wisconsin
L 60-35 vs. #3 Ohio State

2012: 4
W 17-14 vs. #22 Arizona State
L 10-7 at #19 Penn State
L 31-14 vs. #22 Michigan
L 28-17 vs. #15 Wisconsin

2010: 3
L 24-13 vs. #2 Ohio State
L 26-6 at #13 Michigan State
W 48-27 vs. #25 Northwestern (Wrigley Field - Chicago, IL)

2009: 3
L 30-0 at #13 Ohio State
L 35-17 vs. #13 Penn State
L 49-36 at #5 Cincinnati

2008: 3
L 52-42 vs. #6 Missouri (St. Louis, MO)
L 38-24 at #12 Penn State
L 30-20 vs. #10 Penn State

2007: 4
W 27-20 vs. #21 Penn State
W 31-26 vs. #5 Wisconsin
L 27-17 vs. #24 Michigan
W 28-21 at #1 Ohio State

2006: 3
L 24-7 vs. #14 Iowa
L 30-24 at #17 Wisconsin
L 17-10 vs. #1 Ohio State

2005: 5
L 35-20 at #17 Cal
L 61-14 vs. #17 Michigan State
L 63-10 vs. #12 Penn State
L 41-24 vs. #15 Wisconsin
L 40-2 at #12 Ohio State

2004: 4
L 42-31 vs. #15 Purdue
L 24-7 at #20 Wisconsin
L 30-19 vs. #14 Michigan
L 23-13 vs. #23 Iowa
 
#142      
Fighter of the Nightman
Witherspoon_illini said:
Now that the top 25 is out I will make my predictions
(Rankings are for what I think they will be ranked when we play them)

Vs Eastern Illinois W 37-9 (Bret doesn’t run up the score against teams like this)
Vs #21 Kansas L 27-24 (Hard fought loss)
Vs Central Michigan W 31-17
@ #25 Nebraska L 31-7 (We always lose our first road game)
@ #8 Penn St L 41-14
Vs Purdue L 26-23
Vs Michigan W 31-20 (Not the same team as last year plus having our throwbacks on will give us momentum) Drinking the orange kool aid for this one
@ #5 Oregon L 45-10
Vs Minnesota W 30-17 (Bret still owns PJ)
Vs Michigan St L 20-17 (We always get screwed out of 1 game)
@ Rutgers W 21-20
@ *Northwestern (Wrigley Field) L 38-35 ( Another heart breaking loss)
Overall 5-7 (3-6)
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I'm in! I'll go with this...

W 28-10 vs. Eastern Illinois
W 31-28 vs. #22 Kansas
W 24-20 vs. Central Michigan (a terrifyingly close call that should raise some red flags...)
L 30-16 at Nebraska (and we only get our last TD late; people start to freak out)
L 38-14 at #8 Penn State
W 34-30 vs. Purdue (we finally break this curse and do just enough for a great crowd vs. Michigan)
L 31-23 vs. #9 Michigan (we play inspired for most of the game but have a 2007-esque disappointing finish ... praying I am wrong, but losing on this type of stage is just our MO until proven otherwise)
L 52-14 at #3 Oregon (real ugly comedown game)
W 28-17 vs. Minnesota (as you said, there is no medicine for us like playing the Goofs and PJ!)
L vs. Michigan State (back down to Earth with an infuriating loss)
W 24-21 at Rutgers (SO much more like the Illini to get that "good win" on the road only after disappointing the home crowd yet again, lol...)
W 31-20 vs. Northwestern at Wrigley (we refuse to lose to them again in the city of Chicago and a friendly Illini crowd gives us extra motivation)

7-5 and a nice rebound year after last season.
 
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Illinivek23
Fighter of the Nightman said:
For comparison, here are the number of ranked teams we have faced each year (regular season only for apples to apples). Considering that two are on the road and three are in the top 10, it is a very clear step up from the past several years. It would be the first time we have faced 4 ranked teams since 2017, and this would be the first time we played 3 top 10 teams since 1998.

2024: 4
vs. #22 Kansas
at #8 Penn State
vs. #9 Michigan
at #3 Oregon

2023: 2
L 30-13 vs. #7 Penn State
L 15-13 at #16 Iowa

2022: 1
L 19-17 at #3 Michigan

2021: 3
W 20-18 at #7 Penn State (9 OT)
W 14-6 at #20 Minnesota
L 33-23 at #17 Iowa

2020: 3
L 45-7 at #14 Wisconsin
L 35-21 vs. #19 Iowa

2019: 3
L 42-25 vs. #16 Michigan
W 24-23 vs. #6 Wisconsin
L 19-10 at #17 Iowa

2018: 3
L 63-24 vs. #10 Penn State
L 49-20 at #23 Wisconsin
L 24-16 at #20 Northwestern

2017: 4
L at 47-23 #22 USF
L 24-10 vs. #5 Wisconsin
L 52-14 at #8 Ohio State
L 42-7 vs. #23 Northwestern

2016: 3
L 31-16 at #15 Nebraska
L 41-8 at #3 Michigan
L 48-3 at #7 Wisconsin

2015: 3
L 29-20 at #22 Iowa
L 28-3 vs. #3 Ohio State
L 24-14 vs. #17 Northwestern (Soldier Field - Chicago, IL)

2014: 2
L 45-14 at #21 Nebraska
L 55-14 at #13 Ohio State

2013: 3
L 34-24 vs. #19 Washington (Soldier Field - Chicago, IL)
L 56-32 vs. #25 Wisconsin
L 60-35 vs. #3 Ohio State

2012: 4
W 17-14 vs. #22 Arizona State
L 10-7 at #19 Penn State
L 31-14 vs. #22 Michigan
L 28-17 vs. #15 Wisconsin

2010: 3
L 24-13 vs. #2 Ohio State
L 26-6 at #13 Michigan State
W 48-27 vs. #25 Northwestern (Wrigley Field - Chicago, IL)

2009: 3
L 30-0 at #13 Ohio State
L 35-17 vs. #13 Penn State
L 49-36 at #5 Cincinnati

2008: 3
L 52-42 vs. #6 Missouri (St. Louis, MO)
L 38-24 at #12 Penn State
L 30-20 vs. #10 Penn State

2007: 4
W 27-20 vs. #21 Penn State
W 31-26 vs. #5 Wisconsin
L 27-17 vs. #24 Michigan
W 28-21 at #1 Ohio State

2006: 3
L 24-7 vs. #14 Iowa
L 30-24 at #17 Wisconsin
L 17-10 vs. #1 Ohio State

2005: 5
L 35-20 at #17 Cal
L 61-14 vs. #17 Michigan State
L 63-10 vs. #12 Penn State
L 41-24 vs. #15 Wisconsin
L 40-2 at #12 Ohio State

2004: 4
L 42-31 vs. #15 Purdue
L 24-7 at #20 Wisconsin
L 30-19 vs. #14 Michigan
L 23-13 vs. #23 Iowa
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Yikes. 8 wins in the last 20 seasons against ranked teams.
 
#144      
Toews
I see 6 wins.

Vs Eastern Illinois Win
Vs #21 Kansas Loss
Vs Central Michigan Win
@ #25 Nebraska Loss
@ #8 Penn St Loss
Vs Purdue Win
Vs Michigan Loss
@ #5 Oregon Loss
Vs Minnesota Win
Vs Michigan St Win
@ Rutgers Loss
@ Northwestern Win

Have to beat Purdue if we don't beat Kansas or fan enthusiasm going to be very low.
 
#147      
Fly Illini Fly!
LockportIllini70 said:
I do not understand why people are so high on Nebraska and us getting blown out by them. They have had 7 consecutive losing seasons and now they are top 25????
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I think it's more of people not willing to trust us in our first road game than being high on nebraska...just look at our first road game history...the gist isn't all that hard to get.
 
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Fly Illini Fly!
Toews said:
I see 6 wins.

Vs Eastern Illinois Win
Vs #21 Kansas Loss
Vs Central Michigan Win
@ #25 Nebraska Loss
@ #8 Penn St Loss
Vs Purdue Win
Vs Michigan Loss
@ #5 Oregon Loss
Vs Minnesota Win
Vs Michigan St Win
@ Rutgers Loss
@ Northwestern Win

Have to beat Purdue if we don't beat Kansas or fan enthusiasm going to be very low.
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If we don't win any of Purdue, Kansas, Nebraksa...pretty much will mean we're going into week nine 2-6...that's a real disappointment IMO.
 
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