Saunders Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Quote HuskerOnline: Illinois 2022 Spring Preview "It's a kind of a rebuilding year for them, a transition year. So I think a bowl game is always your goal, getting to the six wins, but I think that's going to be difficult for them. "With losing all the seniors and a new offensive coordinator, realistically they're probably looking at a five-win season. I haven't really taken a deep dive into the schedule yet to figure out which ones are going to win and lose, but they don't look like a bowl team right now." https://nebraska.rivals.com/news/nebraska-opponent-spring-review-illinois Quote CollegeFootballNews: Illinois 2022 Preview Illinois might have gone 5-7, but four of the losses were close and could’ve easily have gone the other way. Yes, the weird overtime win over Penn State could’ve easily been a loss, but …The team should be able to get that one extra win to finally turn the program into a winner again. This isn’t going to be one of those teams that rises up and pulls off something crazy like a run to the Big Ten Championship, and there will be a few moments when it just doesn’t have the horses to keep up, but it’s going to be tough on the lines and will be a tough out each and every game. And why? The offense will score a little bit more. SET THE ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI REGULAR SEASON WIN TOTAL AT … 5.5 There can’t be any misfires. UTSA was fantastic last season, but to go full snob, that’s a Conference USA team that won on a Big Ten’s home floor. That should’ve been an Illinois win, and the same goes with the loss to Rutgers. This year, Illinois has to beat Wyoming and Chattanooga. That’s two, and there aren’t any other obvious wins with the dates against Indiana, Nebraska, and Northwestern on the road. But it’ll be close. The Illini will pull off an upset or three and be at five wins in November. It’ll have its chances to get that sixth victory and a bowl appearance. Offense, Defense Breakdown | Keys To The Season Illinois Top 10 Players | Illinois Schedule & Analysis Quote The Athletic: Illinois football has a few big wins, more big holes to build on in Bret Bielema’s Year 2 Bret Bielema’s first season as Illinois football coach ended in a strange place when it came to defining success. Bielema certainly can understand and appreciate why some Illini supporters offered him congratulations for the team’s accomplishments. After all, Illinois toppled two nationally ranked programs on the road for the first time in 20 years, gritting out an NCAA record nine-overtime 20-18 victory against No. 7 Penn State and then stifling No. 20 Minnesota defensively with six sacks and two interceptions in a 14-6 win. The Illini then closed the season by hammering in-state foe Northwestern 47-14 to snap a six-game losing streak in the series. Yet Illinois finished 5-7 overall and did not participate in a bowl game. The Illini suffered a pair of humbling losses to Virginia and Wisconsin, a 10-point setback to Iowa and four single-digit defeats — to UTSA, Maryland, Purdue and Rutgers — that Bielema looks back on by pointing out how close his team was to winning. So yeah, Illinois made strides a year after a forgettable 2-6 campaign led to a coaching change. But that doesn’t mean Bielema is anywhere close to satisfied with where things stand. https://theathletic.com/3326304/2022/05/27/illinois-football-roster-schedule-bret-bielema/ Quote Athlon: #67 Illinois Preview And Prediction Just before the start of spring practice, second-year Illinois head coach Bret Bielema decided to take his young daughters Briella and Brexli to Disney World for the first time. "I know I can handle 120 young men on a field for two hours. I don't know if I can handle a 4- and 2-year-old in a theme park for a day," Bielema said. He was happy with the experience. "It was 12 hours of nonstop fun," Bielema said. "Those are moments you can take with you." The trip was a piece of cake compared to what Bielema is attempting to pull off in Champaign-Urbana. His 5–7 debut was the school's 10th consecutive losing season. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/illinois-football-fighting-illini-prediction-preview-2022 More to come.. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/
Mavric Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/#findComment-2467290
Saunders Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Added the CFN preview. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/#findComment-2468194
Saunders Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 Added The Athletic's Preview 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/#findComment-2469413
Mavric Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/#findComment-2470338
talaricohusker Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 My wife got me three tickets for fathers day!! this is one of them and the other is North Dakota State and Wincy im so pumped!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/#findComment-2470361
admo Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Hey! I mean, ......... come ohhwnnn. Huskers by 20 Next! 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/#findComment-2484443
Red Five Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Kicking the crap out of Wisconsin in Madison today. Have held Wisconsin to 24 rushing yards through 3Q 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/#findComment-2505635
Gorillahawk Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Just now, Red Five said: Kicking the crap out of Wisconsin in Madison today. Have held Wisconsin to 24 rushing yards through 3Q If anyone should understand the offense Wisconsin runs and how to stop it, it's Bielema. Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/#findComment-2505637
admo Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Illinois 34 Wisconsin 10 Big road upset. Illini 4-1 (1-1) Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/#findComment-2505685
Mavric Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 Their defense might be legit. Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/#findComment-2508104
Red Five Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Mavric said: Their defense might be legit. SP+ has them 9th in D FPI has them 4th in D And Minnesota is 3rd in D in both metrics... 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/#findComment-2508119
Husker in WI Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 I was skeptical of the staff Bielema brought, and I was right about the OC - he got fired after one year. I was dead wrong on Ryan Walters (DC), that dude knows what he's doing and it's not just picking an odd front when the opponents prepared for even. 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/#findComment-2508139
Stone Cold Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Illinois can move the ball. Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/#findComment-2510086
Mavric Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Quote Link to comment https://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/97240-2022-opponent-previews-illinois-game-8/#findComment-2510258
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