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Bret Bielema snow angels
December 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Bret Bielema snow angels
Is it better for a program like Kentucky to hire a 36-year-old OC who, if it works, is gone & if it doesn’t work, he’s gone
Or hire an older retread/older coordinator who’s more likely to stay if things go well and won’t be using the program as a springboard to a better program if they find success
Or hire an older retread/older coordinator who’s more likely to stay if things go well and won’t be using the program as a springboard to a better program if they find success
December 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Is it better for a program like Kentucky to hire a 36-year-old OC who, if it works, is gone & if it doesn’t work, he’s gone
Or hire an older retread/older coordinator who’s more likely to stay if things go well and won’t be using the program as a springboard to a better program if they find success
Or hire an older retread/older coordinator who’s more likely to stay if things go well and won’t be using the program as a springboard to a better program if they find success
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pat fitzgerald...what are we doin with this haircut
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
pat fitzgerald...what are we doin with this haircut
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September Maryland, calculated:
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
September Maryland, calculated:
Pat Fitzgerald went 3–24 in Big Ten play over his final three non-Covid seasons at Northwestern. The Wildcats did go 7–2 in the Covid-shortened year, but how much weight to give that season is debatable.
December 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Pat Fitzgerald went 3–24 in Big Ten play over his final three non-Covid seasons at Northwestern. The Wildcats did go 7–2 in the Covid-shortened year, but how much weight to give that season is debatable.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Three years ago, Luke Altmyer arrived at Illinois "a broken boy." He leaves as "a different person" and an #illini legend.
"I transformed completely," Altmyer said.
How Luke Altmyer and the Illini made indelible impacts on each other for the better ⤵️
"I transformed completely," Altmyer said.
How Luke Altmyer and the Illini made indelible impacts on each other for the better ⤵️
How Luke Altmyer and the Illini made indelible impacts on each other: 'Transformed completely'
Three years ago, Luke Altmyer arrived at Illinois "a broken boy." He leaves as "a different person" and an Illini legend.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Three years ago, Luke Altmyer arrived at Illinois "a broken boy." He leaves as "a different person" and an #illini legend.
"I transformed completely," Altmyer said.
How Luke Altmyer and the Illini made indelible impacts on each other for the better ⤵️
"I transformed completely," Altmyer said.
How Luke Altmyer and the Illini made indelible impacts on each other for the better ⤵️
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🏈📊College Football's Most Efficient Teams
Opponent-Adjusted EPA/Play through Week 14
🟢⬆️➡️: Good Offense, Good Defense
🔵⬆️⬅️: Good Offense, Defense Needs Work
🟡⬇️➡️: Good Defense, Offense Needs Work
🔴⬇️⬅️: We're trying our best!
Opponent-Adjusted EPA/Play through Week 14
🟢⬆️➡️: Good Offense, Good Defense
🔵⬆️⬅️: Good Offense, Defense Needs Work
🟡⬇️➡️: Good Defense, Offense Needs Work
🔴⬇️⬅️: We're trying our best!
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🏈📊College Football's Most Efficient Teams
Opponent-Adjusted EPA/Play through Week 14
🟢⬆️➡️: Good Offense, Good Defense
🔵⬆️⬅️: Good Offense, Defense Needs Work
🟡⬇️➡️: Good Defense, Offense Needs Work
🔴⬇️⬅️: We're trying our best!
Opponent-Adjusted EPA/Play through Week 14
🟢⬆️➡️: Good Offense, Good Defense
🔵⬆️⬅️: Good Offense, Defense Needs Work
🟡⬇️➡️: Good Defense, Offense Needs Work
🔴⬇️⬅️: We're trying our best!
Illinois just posted 31 wins across four seasons. The program’s strongest four-year stretch since 1902–05 (32).
November 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Illinois just posted 31 wins across four seasons. The program’s strongest four-year stretch since 1902–05 (32).
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Fitzgerald's last four seasons at Northwestern, by the way: a 14-31 record with an average SP+ ranking of 75.0.
I seriously have no idea why you’d hire Pat Fitzgerald. He wasn’t a playcaller or strategic mind, his whole schtick was selling Northwestern Culture because he played there, and then it turns out that culture featured a brutal atmosphere of sexual hazing
November 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Fitzgerald's last four seasons at Northwestern, by the way: a 14-31 record with an average SP+ ranking of 75.0.
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Lane Kiffin arrives for his plane at the Oxford, MS airport
📹 via @GohLes1 𝕏
📹 via @GohLes1 𝕏
November 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Lane Kiffin arrives for his plane at the Oxford, MS airport
📹 via @GohLes1 𝕏
📹 via @GohLes1 𝕏
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That's fuckin right
Was that Dawuane Smoot in coverage?
November 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
That's fuckin right
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We interrupt your constant refreshing of the Lane Kiffin situation to bring you the updated Power 4 adj. EPA/play chart after Nov 29.
Top 5 (note: Toledo is 2nd and listed in G6 chart)
Ohio State: +0.39
Indiana: +0.24
Oregon: +0.24
USC: +0.24
Texas A&M: +0.22
Top 5 (note: Toledo is 2nd and listed in G6 chart)
Ohio State: +0.39
Indiana: +0.24
Oregon: +0.24
USC: +0.24
Texas A&M: +0.22
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We interrupt your constant refreshing of the Lane Kiffin situation to bring you the updated Power 4 adj. EPA/play chart after Nov 29.
Top 5 (note: Toledo is 2nd and listed in G6 chart)
Ohio State: +0.39
Indiana: +0.24
Oregon: +0.24
USC: +0.24
Texas A&M: +0.22
Top 5 (note: Toledo is 2nd and listed in G6 chart)
Ohio State: +0.39
Indiana: +0.24
Oregon: +0.24
USC: +0.24
Texas A&M: +0.22
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Lane Kiffin could’ve run a perfect work by teasing leaving Ole Miss for “better jobs,” then reject them in a face turn & declare Ole Miss the superior program. That could’ve vaulted Ole Miss into the sport’s upper tier
Instead he went full heel turn & now Lane is the villain people want to see lose
Instead he went full heel turn & now Lane is the villain people want to see lose
November 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Lane Kiffin could’ve run a perfect work by teasing leaving Ole Miss for “better jobs,” then reject them in a face turn & declare Ole Miss the superior program. That could’ve vaulted Ole Miss into the sport’s upper tier
Instead he went full heel turn & now Lane is the villain people want to see lose
Instead he went full heel turn & now Lane is the villain people want to see lose
Auburn dips into the Tim Beckman coaching tree to find their next head coach.
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Auburn dips into the Tim Beckman coaching tree to find their next head coach.
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WATCH: @mrwagner25 and I react to #illini football's 20-13 win over Northwestern, the defense's big day, what 8 wins means for the program and the offseason ahead
Join us and weigh in ⤵️
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LIVE POSTGAME POD: Hits & misses from Illini's 20-13 win over Northwestern - YouTube
Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner react to Illinois football's 20-13 win over Northwestern. The guys discuss a big day from the defense, offens...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
WATCH: @mrwagner25 and I react to #illini football's 20-13 win over Northwestern, the defense's big day, what 8 wins means for the program and the offseason ahead
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7-5 DUKE TO THE ACC TITLE GAME!
November 30, 2025 at 4:36 AM
7-5 DUKE TO THE ACC TITLE GAME!
Thanks for following along all season. Appreciate everyone who engages. Looking forward to the bowl game.
With the regular season over, I’ll start digging into player and team stats to see who excelled, who struggled, and how Illinois stacks up in the Big Ten.
With the regular season over, I’ll start digging into player and team stats to see who excelled, who struggled, and how Illinois stacks up in the Big Ten.
November 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Thanks for following along all season. Appreciate everyone who engages. Looking forward to the bowl game.
With the regular season over, I’ll start digging into player and team stats to see who excelled, who struggled, and how Illinois stacks up in the Big Ten.
With the regular season over, I’ll start digging into player and team stats to see who excelled, who struggled, and how Illinois stacks up in the Big Ten.
Some Illini players immediately started playing in the snow after the win. You can see behind JC Davis there is a snowball fight plus multiple players climbing up snow mountain.
November 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Some Illini players immediately started playing in the snow after the win. You can see behind JC Davis there is a snowball fight plus multiple players climbing up snow mountain.
Are you happy with 8 wins? @andrewdeffley.bsky.social
Assuming decent luck with health… I’m “meh” with 6, content with 7, happy with 8, and ecstatic with more.
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Are you happy with 8 wins? @andrewdeffley.bsky.social
Illinois finishes 8–4, which is exactly where I had them before the season. It matters tho, 7 wins would’ve felt like a disappointment heading into a rebuilding year. Still a frustrating season because of the defense. There’s a lot to fix, but the program is still moving in the right direction.
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Illinois finishes 8–4, which is exactly where I had them before the season. It matters tho, 7 wins would’ve felt like a disappointment heading into a rebuilding year. Still a frustrating season because of the defense. There’s a lot to fix, but the program is still moving in the right direction.
THE HAT WILL STAY IN CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 AM
THE HAT WILL STAY IN CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS