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Unlock Illini Football like never before. Deep dives into analysis, stats, and game film. Plus live game video and a little bit of fun as well. My real name is Storm. 🏡 St Louis 🔗 illinifb.substack.com

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

found a soda I’ve never encountered nor heard of

A green bottle of DIET SKI, which appears to be some citrus soda i guess

Cameron White @whiteheatff.bsky.social · yesterday

New England Patriots QB Tommy DeVito goes deep to WR Kyle Williams for a 69 yard TD!

Detroit Lions (Unofficial)@notlions.bsky.social · 2d ago

Luke Altmyer finds Jackson Meeks on 4th down to extend the drive

Steven Godfrey @stevengodfrey.bsky.social · 4d ago

How much is a transfer quarterback worth? Where should a team spend first? What does “conditional value” actually mean? A brand new “Numbers & Words” with @statsowar.bsky.social is available now for subscribers: rss.com/podcasts/pha...

Numbers and Words: How To Spend $20,000,000 (PREVIEW) | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

Steven Godfrey is joined by Parker Fleming to tackle one task: take $20 million (the NIL amount widely believed to have been spent by Ohio State in 2024 en route to a national title), show how a colle...

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University of Illinois College of Law @law.illinois.edu · 5d ago

It's almost game time! Get your tickets now to join the College of Law on Memorial Stadium's private patio as the Illini take on Southern Illinois on September 19. ▶️ https://web.cvent.com/event/3fe718cd-f042-495c-8e8a-66571e96fd58/summary

Illinois Football Focus @illinifb.bsky.social · 6d ago

College Football roster spending by conference divided into buckets of Under $20M $20-$30M $30-$40M $40M+ Read more here: 247sports.com/longformarti...

Chart titled "Estimated 2026 Football Roster Spending" with subtitle "By tier. Position within a tier is alphabetical. No ranking is implied." Four columns (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC) grouped into four tiers ($40M+, $30 to $39M, $20 to $29M, Under $20M), with team counts per tier shown at the bottom-right of each cell.

$40M+: ACC — Miami (1). Big 12 — none (0). Big Ten — Ohio State, Oregon (2). SEC — LSU, Texas, Texas A&M (3).

$30 to $39M: ACC — none (0). Big 12 — Texas Tech (1). Big Ten — Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, USC, Wisconsin (5). SEC — Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee (7).

$20 to $29M: ACC — Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina, SMU, Virginia, Virginia Tech (8). Big 12 — Arizona State, BYU, TCU, Utah, West Virginia (5). Big Ten — Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State, Rutgers, UCLA, Washington (8). SEC — Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Vanderbilt (6).

Under $20M: ACC — Boston College, Cal, Duke, NC State, Pitt, Stanford, Syracuse, Wake Forest (8). Big 12 — Arizona, Baylor, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, UCF (10). Big Ten — Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue (3). SEC — none (0).

Footer: Data: CBS Sports / 247Sports | Viz: @lllinifb.bsky.social

David Hale @adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 7d ago

For my tiered rankings research I asked the smart folks at @ESPNInsights to find out career FBS/FCS snaps played on each roster. Indiana showed last year what experience means. Here’s each P4 league w/@ESPN_BillC’s returning production %…

Illinois Football Focus @illinifb.bsky.social · 6d ago

SP+ Strength of Schedule Rank Lower = Tougher Schedule 🟠SEC 🔵Big Ten Penn State by far has the easiest schedule of the power two teams

Dot plot titled "Strength of Schedule | Big Ten and SEC," subtitled "National SOS rank out of 138 FBS teams. Lower = tougher." Big Ten teams are marked in blue, SEC teams in orange, each shown as a numbered dot along a horizontal axis running from 1 to 60. Ranks: Texas 1, Arkansas 2, Ohio St. 3, Oklahoma 4, Michigan 5, Northwestern 6, Kentucky 7, Ole Miss 8, Florida 9, Nebraska 10, USC 11, Miss. St. 12, S. Carolina 13, Texas A&M 14, Missouri 15, Auburn 16, Alabama 17, Purdue 18, LSU 19, Tennessee 20, Oregon 21, Michigan St. 22, Washington 23, Vanderbilt 24, Illinois 25, Georgia 26, Maryland 30, Minnesota 31, Indiana 32, Iowa 33, UCLA 36, Wisconsin 37, Rutgers 39, Penn St. 59. Axis labels read "← tougher schedule" on the left and "easier schedule →" on the right. Data: ESPN SP+ (Bill Connelly). Viz: @IlliniFB.bsky.social.

Illinois Football Focus @illinifb.bsky.social · 7d ago

Projected Win Totals | Big Ten Teams

Horizontal bar chart titled "Average Projected Win Total | Big Ten Teams," subtitled "SP+ preseason projections." Bars are in team colors with logos at the right end; the x-axis runs from 0 to 10. Values: Ohio St. 10.2, Oregon 10.2, Indiana 10.0, Penn St. 9.0, Iowa 8.0, USC 7.8, Washington 7.8, Michigan 7.4, Illinois 7.1, Nebraska 6.2, Minnesota 6.1, Maryland 6.0, UCLA 5.9, Wisconsin 5.7, Rutgers 5.4, Northwestern 5.3, Michigan St. 4.6, Purdue 3.4. Data: ESPN SP+ (Bill Connelly). Viz: @IlliniFB.bsky.social.

Illinois Football Focus @illinifb.bsky.social · 7d ago

Big Ten Preseason SP+

Table titled "Preseason SP+ Ratings | Big Ten Teams," subtitled "Shading is scaled within each column; darker = stronger. Defense is inverted. Lower = Better." Columns: SP+, Offense, Defense, SP Teams. Team logos appear at right. Values by row: Ohio St. +32.7, 41.0, 8.4, +0.1. Oregon +29.2, 41.1, 12.2, +0.3. Indiana +25.8, 37.8, 12.5, +0.5. USC +17.7, 38.0, 19.9, -0.3. Michigan +17.0, 33.2, 15.8, -0.5. Penn St. +16.2, 33.9, 18.3, +0.6. Washington +15.8, 33.0, 17.0, -0.3. Iowa +14.6, 30.8, 16.8, +0.6. Illinois +10.4, 32.0, 22.1, +0.4. Nebraska +9.3, 30.0, 20.7, +0.1. Minnesota +6.2, 25.7, 19.0, -0.5. UCLA +5.4, 29.1, 23.7, +0.0. Maryland +5.2, 26.8, 22.0, +0.3. Northwestern +5.1, 25.3, 20.7, +0.5. Wisconsin +3.8, 21.6, 17.5, -0.3. Rutgers +2.7, 30.8, 28.2, +0.1. Michigan St. +2.2, 27.7, 25.1, -0.4. Purdue -2.2, 24.2, 27.0, +0.6. A color legend at bottom runs from cream (worse) to dark purple (better). Data: ESPN SP+ (Bill Connelly). Viz: @IlliniFB.bsky.social.

Illinois Football Focus @illinifb.bsky.social · 7d ago

College Football teams continue to get more aggressive going for it on fourth down past midfield.

Line chart of FBS 4th down go-for-it rate past midfield, 2015–2025, with a labeled dot for each season. Values: 33.5%, 35.1%, 33.9%, 37.1%, 36.0%, 39.8%, 39.5%, 40.7%, 39.8%, 39.5%, 41.3%. The rate sits in the 33–37% range through 2019, then holds near 39–41% from 2020 onward, reaching a high of 41.3% in 2025. Data: Bill Connelly.

Illinois Football Focus @illinifb.bsky.social · last wk.

From a scrawny no star recruit walking into Champaign, Illinois to…

Ian Rapoport@rapsheet.bsky.social · last wk.

The NFL’s new highest paid CB at $33M per year in new money: Devon Witherspoon.

Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · last wk.

In honor of Devon Witherspoon signing his (deserved) big deal, let’s revisit one of my favorite plays of the 2024 season

CFB Film Room @cfbfilmroom.bsky.social · last wk.

Aidan Chiles never lived up to the hype at Michigan State, but he'll get another chance to prove himself in the Big Ten at Northwestern this fall. #cfbqbs26

Detroit Lions (Unofficial)@notlions.bsky.social · last wk.

Luke runs it in for the 2-point try

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · last wk.

Tommy DeVito to Kyle Williams for a TD 🤌🏼

Illinois Football Focus @illinifb.bsky.social · 2w ago

I did not realize that there were going to be two rear video boards facing State Farm Center as well as multiple new ribbons to go along with the largest video board in college football. 📼 youtu.be/RdY2JP_O23U?...

Illinois Football Focus @illinifb.bsky.social · 2w ago

FAU transfer WR Jayshon Platt

Bill Radjewski @collegefootballdata.com · 2w ago

Introducing CORE Ratings from CFBD. CORE adjusts play-level PPA for game context and opponent strength, with offense, defense, and overall values. Learn how to read CORE, where it helps, and how to use the API: radsportsanalytics.com/blog/introdu...

Introducing CORE Ratings from CFBD

CORE separates what a play produced from what its situation and opponent help explain. Here is how the new CFBD rating works, how to read it, and where it can improve a college football analysis.

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Jeremy Werner @jwerner247.bsky.social · 3w ago

CAMP SALE: Get 60% OFF your first year of VIP membership to #illini Inquirer, a savings of $84! Get detailed daily camp updates leading into the Illini football season. Plus, the latest on Illini hoops too! SIGN UP: secure.247sports.com...

ObjectivelyDrew @objectivelydrew.bsky.social · 3w ago

Sunday funday. Working on some visual concepts for the upcoming 2026 college football ecosystem. #cfb #cfbsky All data is considered TK/FPO/placeholder only, testing char length, etc. Please don't come after me KSU fans! Using your colors as the example is a compliment!

ATStore @atstore.fyi · 3w ago

Matakite is now verified on AT Store. Make probability forecasts, ask questions, and build your public track record all on the AT Protocol. Your data stays yours. @matakite.app

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Social forecasting. Public track record.

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Illinois Football Focus @illinifb.bsky.social · 3w ago

Forecast who you think will win the Big Ten this season. Use your Bluesky account to sign in, make your predictions, and the app keeps the receipts. We also get a community forecast of all our predictions combined into one community score.

Who Will Win The 2026 Big Ten Football Championship?

Public, accountable forecast on matakite.

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 3w ago

Official: The Big Ten and SEC support the latest version of the Protect College Sports Act. Opens the door for a possible Senate vote next week before a monthlong recess. Would also need to pass the House, obviously. But this is a big step.

Brandon Marcello @brandonmarcello.bsky.social · 3w ago

Story: Big Ten, SEC voice support for Protect College Sports Act, breathing new life into landmark legislation. A vote on the Senate floor could happen next week. www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

Big Ten, SEC voice support for Protect College Sports Act, breathing new life into landmark legislation

The SEC and Big Ten held separate conference calls Friday and came to an agreement on the proposed bill

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Steven Godfrey @stevengodfrey.bsky.social · 3w ago

On a NEW @yahoosports.bsky.social CFE: A whole lot of nothing happened in D.C., while the NCAA tried to act like the last ten years haven't happened sports.yahoo.com/college-foot...

Congressional deadlines come and go + Arion Carter's absurd suspension + the price of patches

Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey break down the latest on the ‘Protect College Sports’ Act, Arion Carter's suspension, and the price of jersey patches.

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Jeremy Werner @jwerner247.bsky.social · 4w ago

After investing elsewhere, the #illini were priced out of the top of the DL market, so Bret Bielema wanted a scheme that could succeed despite that. "Those guys are going for an ungodly amount of money," Bielema said. Behind the scheme/personnel pivot ⤵️

How the expensive DL market influenced Illini's defensive scheme change: 'Build something a little bit unique'

After investing at quarterback, wide receiver and offensive line, Illinois found itself priced out of the top of the defensive line market, so Bret Bielema wanted a scheme that could succeed despite that

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Illinois Football Focus @illinifb.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Illini Sports Coverage starter pack If you know of anyone posting Illini content, let me know so I can add them

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Bill Connelly @espnbillc.bsky.social · 4w ago

Waiting on a few more preseason polls (godsends for smaller-school projections), but I think we're looking at an FCS preseason SP+ top 10 like this: 1 Montana St 2 SDSU 3 Montana 4 Illinois St 5 Villanova 6 UC Davis 7 Rhode Island 8 Tarleton 9 Youngstown St 10 North Dakota Gonna be fun.

Jeremy Werner @jwerner247.bsky.social · 4w ago

X account has been hacked. Trying to address ASAP, but their tech support is basically non-existent. So might need to hang out here more, huh?