Official College Football Thread

[Heads22]

Rumor has it it's the first trophy ISU has ever won.

 

We got a Big 12 North Division Co-Champion trophy in 2005.

 

Eat a dick.

 

[whitesoxfan101]

We got a Big 12 North Division Co-Champion trophy in 2005.

 

Eat a dick.

 

 

You blew a late lead against a 5-5 Kansas team, costing the squad a shot at the Big 12 North and Big 12 Titles outright (as you know). While technically your point is accurate, to brag about that season isn't really a direction I'd head in.

Edited December 12, 2007 by whitesoxfan101

[Heads22]

You blew a late lead against a 5-5 Kansas team, costing the squad a shot at the Big 12 North and Big 12 Titles outright (as you know). While technically your point is accurate, to brag about that season isn't really a direction I'd head in.

 

I hope you didn't actually think I was bragging?

[whitesoxfan101]

I hope you didn't actually think I was bragging?

 

Of course not, the only reason I address it is I was visiting friends at KU for that game and will never understand how you blew it that day. I was even rooting for you since Kansas is evil. That was not a cool day.

Edited December 12, 2007 by whitesoxfan101

[Heads22]

That's why we brought in Chizik. We're not content with what we had. We've gone too long without making noise in the Big 12, and there's o reason it can't be done. We were damn close to beating a damn good OU team this year. We want to get that ball rolling.

[whitesoxfan101]

That's why we brought in Chizik. We're not content with what we had. We've gone too long without making noise in the Big 12, and there's o reason it can't be done. We were damn close to beating a damn good OU team this year. We want to get that ball rolling.

 

Iowa's in progress collapse as a football program, which is blatently obvious to everyone except (not surprisingly) Iowa fans, will really aid your resurgence.

[Heads22]

Iowa's in progress collapse as a football program, which is blatently obvious to everyone except (not surprisingly) Iowa fans, will really aid your resurgence.

 

 

Well, to be truthful, we've compared pretty well to them when it comes to recruiting in Iowa.

 

Who each has gotten in Iowa's Top Ten...

 

2008

Iowa: #3, #8

ISU: #4, #6

 

2007

Iowa: 1,2,3,4,5

ISU: 6,7

 

2006

Iowa: 5

ISU: 1,2,4,6,7,8

 

2005

Iowa: 1,2,3,5

ISU: 6

 

2004

Iowa: 2,5,7

ISU: 3,4,6,8,10

 

2003

Iowa: 3,8

ISU: 1,2,4,5,6,7,9

 

But I understand what you're saying. I don't like that it comes to it, but our win over Iowa gave a little more slack to Chizik in a lot of people's eyes. He's not McCarney; no one's expecting him to be like that. But there's a realization that it took half of a season for the team to get what the staff was saying.

 

It's ungodly big how we finished. We sold our most season tickets ever this year and it may well go up again this next year. Fans are straight up falling in love with the guy. It's kind of fun to see.

[WhiteSoxfan1986]

Well the SEC just got a tougher. I wish Michigan would have been after Petrino.

[Palehosefan]

Yep, Arkansas is going to be good for a year or two before Petrino moves on.

[Chisoxfn]

Petrino to Arkansas.

 

A roundabout way to change college programs, but a good decision nonetheless.

He really left all that money on the table to take a 5yr 2.6 or so M offer. 500K a year from over 5M per year. Good grief.

[Capn12]

And the coaching brotherhoods biggest Snake Oil salesman slithers his way into the SEC.

 

Sorry, I have no respect for Bobby Petrino. I think Pat Forde's article says it the best

[Palehosefan]

Jason where did you see those figures? I haven't seen any, but I'm guessing he will sign for somewhere between 2.5-3M a year to coach Arkansas, and will get some of the 20+M the Falcons were to give him.

[Chisoxfn]

Jason where did you see those figures? I haven't seen any, but I'm guessing he will sign for somewhere between 2.5-3M a year to coach Arkansas, and will get some of the 20+M the Falcons were to give him.

I heard Stephen A Smith say that on his radio show when I was driving to lunch. I think he resigned and is pretty much SOL when it comes to getting anything else with the Falcons (aside from that whopping bonus).

[IlliniKrush]

http://www.withleather.com/post.phtml?pk=1894

 

Trust me, you want to click this link.

Edited December 13, 2007 by IlliniKrush

[CanOfCorn]

http://www.withleather.com/post.phtml?pk=1894

 

Wowee wow wow wow!

 

[whitesoxfan101]

NIU is hiring a new coach tomorrow at 11 AM, and I take back whatever I said earlier because nobody has a clue who it is. I just know it's not McCarney, and it could be Chuck Martin, Jerry Kill, or somebody else (lol). I take pride on knowing stuff early in regards to NIU and Illinois athletics, but I'm completely clueless on this one.

Edited December 13, 2007 by whitesoxfan101

[Rowand44]

NIU is hiring a new coach tomorrow at 11 AM, and I take back whatever I said earlier because nobody has a clue who it is. I just know it's not McCarney, and it could be Chuck Martin, Jerry Kill, or somebody else (lol). I take pride on knowing stuff early in regards to NIU and Illinois athletics, but I'm completely clueless on this one.

It's Kill. I have hard time getting into 1aa football so I don't know a ton about the football team but from everything I do know, Kill completely turned around a SIU program that was one of the worst and made them one of the best. Seems like a great hire for NIU.

Edited December 13, 2007 by Rowand44

[whitesoxfan101]

It's Kill. I have hard time getting into 1aa football so I don't know a ton about the football team but from everything I do know, Kill completely turned around a SIU program that was one of the worst and made them one of the best. Seems like a great hire for NIU.

 

Long night last night and now day today. (I had a final at 9 and then had to be at the press conference at 11:30 here). The best things I can say about him is he took a program that had 10 straight losing seasons, 4 fired failures at coach, and a program which was so bad that they almost dropped football and turned it into 5 straight winning season and 1-AA playoff spots and 3 straight league titles in the Gateway, which is really as good as it gets in terms of 1-AA leagues. Combining that with the record he had before that as well and the fact he won a national coach of the year award, I really like the hire. Hell, Bart Scott from the Ravens actually voluntarily contacted the university during the search process and today once he learned Kill was hired just to say how great he is. I'm sold.

 

Kill is actually getting a good situation. Yeah we sucked last year, but only 8 seniors are gone and 10 scholarships are open for this class, so he can ease his way in. And next years team, if it even stays moderately healthy (which this years team didn't) could be really good, and will have I believe 26 seniors on scholarship, most of which are really damn good. Plus, we have the brand new facilities and Chicago right down the road, so recruiting isn't too difficult as it is.

 

Question for any SIU fans here that might know: What kind of offense and defense does he run? All I remember from seeing them this year when they came up here was a pretty balanced run/pass play call style, and a lot of shotgun.

[Kyyle23]

Long night last night and now day today. (I had a final at 9 and then had to be at the press conference at 11:30 here). The best things I can say about him is he took a program that had 10 straight losing seasons, 4 fired failures at coach, and a program which was so bad that they almost dropped football and turned it into 5 straight winning season and 1-AA playoff spots and 3 straight league titles in the Gateway, which is really as good as it gets in terms of 1-AA leagues.

 

Haha, where did you hear this? There was nothing but talk from the people who think its a drag on resources(who habitually complain about Chris Lowerys contract, the Saluki way, anything sports involved that requires university money). There was no action or attempted action to drop football.

 

Of course, while i was there, nobody would have noticed it was gone

Edited December 13, 2007 by kyyle23

[Rowand44]

Ya, Football wont be dropped here. Some people will argue that it should and it doesn't get supported at all but it's here to stay. There are a lot of passionate Saluki football fans and even though personally I'm not the biggest fan, it'd kill some of those people for it to be disbanded.

[Brian]

I usually just check final scores for SIU football. I hope they win, but don't follow them much either.

[whitesoxfan101]

Haha, where did you hear this? There was nothing but talk from the people who think its a drag on resources(who habitually complain about Chris Lowerys contract, the Saluki way, anything sports involved that requires university money). There was no action or attempted action to drop football.

 

Of course, while i was there, nobody would have noticed it was gone

 

I had read and heard in more than one place that they considering dropping football in the late 90's before Kill arrived. I'm not going on any sources here though, so it could be wrong of course. Still did a great job there though.

[Palehosefan]

Rich Rodriguez to Michigan? #1 QB Terrell Pryor said Rodriguez told him that Michigan offered a contract that he couldn't refuse and Pryor is now considering them hard.

 

http://recruiting.scout.com/2/711864.html

Edited December 16, 2007 by Palehosefan

[Palehosefan]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3157227

[WhiteSoxfan1986]

This is awesome. I would have wanted RR from the beginning, but I didn't think he'd come to UM saying that he turned down Bama last year. Granted UM>>Bama but still.