Pregame: Illinois vs Minnesota, Saturday, November 2nd, 11:00am CT, FS1
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Studs.
Scott Studwell to Serve as Honorary Captain vs. Minnesota - University of Illinois Athletics
Studwell was a 1976 AP All-America Third Team selection for the Fighting Illini.fightingillini.com
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
Well, this is really good news:
Final Memorial Stadium Sellout Watch update for Minnesota:
There should be a very nice crowd for an early November game tomorrow. There are 664 green dots remaining, and I'd estimate another 3,000 or so that are unsold, but not available for purchase on the ticket website. I've mentioned in my previous updates that the Purdue game (55,815) was one that I referred to often as I watched the tickets sell for this game. It looks to me that this game has sold at least 1,500 more tickets than the Purdue game based on available data, so I am letting that heavily inform my official attendance guess: 57,483. Now let's go win.
There should be a very nice crowd for an early November game tomorrow. There are 664 green dots remaining, and I'd estimate another 3,000 or so that are unsold, but not available for purchase on the ticket website. I've mentioned in my previous updates that the Purdue game (55,815) was one that I referred to often as I watched the tickets sell for this game. It looks to me that this game has sold at least 1,500 more tickets than the Purdue game based on available data, so I am letting that heavily inform my official attendance guess: 57,483. Now let's go win.
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Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I’d be very surprised if it isn’t the default O/B/O.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Minnesota has been the better team this year.
KFord has us at 55 and them at 34.
For context, Michigan is currently 37. And that’s with some preseason expectations still included. Michigan was preseason 9 and Minnesota was preseason 62. So the gap between Minnesota and Michigan is likely even larger than KFord currently shows.
Gotta win at least one of these next two.
My hope is that we get the defense back on track this week, along with Altmeyer playing better.
Give me the Illini in an upset win at home 27-23.
KFord has us at 55 and them at 34.
For context, Michigan is currently 37. And that’s with some preseason expectations still included. Michigan was preseason 9 and Minnesota was preseason 62. So the gap between Minnesota and Michigan is likely even larger than KFord currently shows.
Gotta win at least one of these next two.
My hope is that we get the defense back on track this week, along with Altmeyer playing better.
Give me the Illini in an upset win at home 27-23.
Don't want to come across as uber-confident because, I mean... we are after all Illinois football. But from a picks standpoint, just don't get why people (outside of this board) think it's likelier MINN wins. We very well could lose but just talking from a picks standpoint. Even outside the Bret-PJ thing, we've clearly been the better team for the totality of the year, came out fairly (very) healthy than what was feared (now this was just announced in all fairness), at home... idk, maybe just a prime upset pick.
Luke bounces back... Defense bounces back... I'll say something similar to the 2022 game but with more TDs...
MINN - 17
ILL - 27
Luke bounces back... Defense bounces back... I'll say something similar to the 2022 game but with more TDs...
MINN - 17
ILL - 27
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Loyalty after dark prediction of 28-23 
BZuppke
- Plainfield
100 years later and it’s upon us today to avenge Minnesota’s cheap shot dirty play that hurt our star running back. Zuppke believed the injury occurred after the play as the Minnesota players piled on a downed Grange. The record reflects Zuppke refused to play Minnesota thereafter until the last year of his career - 1941
THIS IS A REVENGE GAME!!!
THIS IS A REVENGE GAME!!!
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TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
Feel we are getting disrespected, BEAT MINNESOTA! Also, wear the block I helmet with the flag inside, I didn't like the ILLINOIS with the stars on it.
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