From The Back Yard - Maryland 2023
Well this stomach bug might have kept me from attending but it wasn't going to stop me from recording From The Stands. I simply turned it FTS into From The Back Yard. Special guest: Lucy.
Oct 14, 2023•13 min
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From The Stands - Nebraska 2023
This is a long one (18 minutes) but it was a lot to process. Lose 20-7 to Nebraska? 2-4 on the season? 0-3 in the Big Ten? A LOT to process.
Oct 07, 2023•18 min
From The Stands - Purdue 2023
I did not see this coming. At all. Lose to a 1-3 Purdue team 44-19? What? This is me sitting in the stands trying to process it all.
Oct 01, 2023•16 min
From The Stands - Florida Atlantic
This From The Stands is from the field after the 23-17 win over Florida Atlantic. And the first half is just me blabbering about when to take a knee. But... a win.
Sep 23, 2023•14 min
From The Stands - Kansas
I needed a quiet spot so I went into the empty AD suite after the game and recorded FTS. 1-1 and I feel... not great, Bob.
Sep 09, 2023•10 min
From The Stands - Toledo
I couldn't be more exhausted. I nearly pulled my hair out. But I'm going to sleep soundly because of one great throw and one great catch.
Sep 03, 2023•8 min
S7 Ep10: Choosing Our Guys w/ Craig
As we do before each season, Craig and I choose our guys. The categories: Keeper pick Offensive star Defensive star Offensive breakout player Defensive breakout player Future star on the offense Future star on the defense Walkon
Sep 01, 2023•51 min•Season 7Ep. 10
S7 Ep9: Illini Football 2019~2022 w/ Martin O'Donnell
We've reached the end! The complete history of Illini football from 1991 to present - with a first bonus episode covering the decade of the 80's - is now complete. In this final episode, Martin O'Donnell and I discuss the last four years of Illini football. Here's everything you needed to know about 2019 through 2022. Presenting sponsor for this podcast series: U of I Community Credit Union .
Aug 03, 2023•3 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 9
S7 Ep8: Illini Football 2015~2018 w/ Jonny
In the second-to-last episode of this series, Jonny from The BoardRoom (our basketball podcast) joins me to discuss 2015 through 2018. We start with the Bill Cubit interim year and end with the third year of the Lovie regime. Not the best era of Illini football, but there was still a lot to talk about. This Illini Football history class series is being presented by UofI Community Credit Union .
Jul 27, 2023•3 hr 4 min•Season 7Ep. 8
S7 Ep7: Illini Football 2011~2014 w/ Derek Neal
Former Illini Football SID Derek Neal joins me for 3+ hours (yes, this episode is 3 hours and 5 minutes) of talk about Illini Football from 2011 to 2014. It starts with the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl season and ends with the Zaxby's Heart Of Dallas Bowl. Well, this episode actually ends in the spring and summer of 2015 with the Beckman investigation. We basically take it right up to the start of the 2015 season. But we pretty much had to go three hours because A LOT happened in these four seasons. ...
Jul 21, 2023•3 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 7
S7 Ep6: Illini Football 2007~2010 w/ @BobZuppke
Last week took us down. This week takes us back up. 2007~2010 was a great time to be an Illini football fan. As a freshman on campus in 2007, @BobZuppke got to see a Rose Bowl his freshman year and a Texas Bowl his senior year. So this episode is Bob & I talking about some good seasons. Well, and a frustrating season in 2008. Ok, yes, and a maddening season in 2009. But it's still bookended with two bowls. Which was a great stretch during this era.
Jul 14, 2023•2 hr 44 min•Season 7Ep. 6
S7 Ep5: Illini Football 2003~2006 w/ Nathan
We went a different direction with this one. These four seasons saw eight total wins - only two of them Big Ten wins - so a game-by-game breakdown of each season would be too depressing. So Nathan and I talk some about the seasons but more about the journey of the Illini football fan through such low points. Also discussed: how to survive academic probation. A big thanks to the sponsor for this summer podcast series: U of I Community Credit Union ....
Jul 06, 2023•2 hr 24 min•Season 7Ep. 5
S7 Ep4: Illini Football 1999~2002 w/ Erik
The last episode: 10 wins and a tie (over four seasons). The next episode: 8 wins in four years. This episode? 28 wins. Erik (The Stats!) joins me to talk Illini football from 1999 to 2002. This summer podcast series is being brought to you by U of I Community Credit Union .
Jun 28, 2023•2 hr 34 min•Season 7Ep. 4
S7 Ep3: Illini Football 1995~1998 w/ Craig
Next up: 1995~1998. And I'm gonna warn you right now - that means we'll discuss 10 total wins and one tie across four seasons. But that's the fun of a series like this, right? Craig is my guest for (he was a freshman in 1996), so he remembers a lot about these difficult seasons. They were eventually building to something . We just won't get to that until next week. Once again a big thank you to the sponsor for this podcast series, UofI Community Credit Union. To see the list of branches I discus...
Jun 21, 2023•2 hr 38 min•Season 7Ep. 3
S7 Ep2: Illini Football 1991~1994 w/ Detlef
Next up in this summer podcast series (published every Wednesday): 1991~1994. I was a freshman in 1991, and my guest, Detlef, was a sophomore, so this episode is filled with memories from the student section. A big thank you to the sponsor for this podcast series, UofI Community Credit Union . If you'd like to see the credit card with the orange Block I that was referenced in this episode, go to this page ....
Jun 14, 2023•2 hr 51 min•Season 7Ep. 2
S7 Ep1: Illini Football History - The 1980's w/ Loren Tate
We're back! Last summer it was the complete history of Illini Basketball, 1980 to present. This summer, over the next nine weeks, we'll be going through the complete Illini Football history, 1980 to present. We will begin our deep exploration of each season starting next week with 1991~1994 (which starts with my freshman year at Illinois). For this episode, Loren Tate joins me to go through the entire decade of the 80's, Dave Wilson to Jason Verduzco. This series is being presented by U of I Com...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Season 7Ep. 1
S6 Ep24: NCAA Golf - First Three Days
Interviews from the first three days at the NCAA Golf Championships in Scottsdale including Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Jackson Buchanan, and Head Coach Mike Small. Plus some of my thoughts on the trip so far.
May 29, 2023•36 min•Season 6Ep. 24
Coach Small After Round 2
Here's another "bonus" episode - a five minute chat with head coach Mike Small after the second round at the NCAA's where the Illini surged into the lead.
May 27, 2023•5 min
From The (Grand)Stands - Round One at NCAA's
This is a very short bonus episode. It's my quick thoughts after the first round of the NCAA Golf Championship followed by a quick interview with Illini coach Mike Small and another quick interview with senior Tommy Kuhl.
May 27, 2023•15 min
S6 Ep23: Kevin's Basketball Travels
Kevin had a few months off. What to do? Follow his favorite band on tour? Backpack through Europe? He chose to spend his winter following Illini basketball around the country. In this episode, we talk about his travels.
May 19, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 23
S6 Ep22: Illini Golf (and BB and FB) w/ Andy Johnson
Andy Johnson of The Fried Egg joins me to discuss Mike Small's golf program. And we can't help but talk a little Illini football and a lot of Illini basketball.
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Season 6Ep. 22
S6 Ep21: Dinner With Coach Bielema
Coach Bielema and I went to dinner last night and talked football (and life). This is that conversation.
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 6Ep. 21
S6 Ep20: Spring Scrimmage Talk w/ Carmen
Carmen and I attended the open practice and then immediately sat down to record our thoughts.
Apr 02, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 20
S6 Ep19: Postseason Postmortem w/ Tyler
Tyler (Walkon) and I discuss the 2023 Illini season while Tyler watches UCLA-Gonzaga in the background and I pretend like the Tournament ended last Thursday.
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 6Ep. 19
S6 Ep18: The Big Ten Stretch Run w/ John Gasaway
I chat with ESPN's John Gasaway about the Big Ten race entering the stretch run. And we might talk a little bit about dream scenarios for our Illini.
Feb 10, 2023•55 min•Season 6Ep. 18
S6 Ep17: 20 Games In w/ Tyler
Illini basketball has reached the 20 game mark at 14-6. So Tyler and I discuss what's happened so far and what's to come.
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 17
S6 Ep16: Highway Q&A - January 2023
Warning: long pod. I had a 7.5 hour drive from Champaign to Lincoln today, so I took 2.5 of those hours and talked to myself. You sent in questions, I answered them while driving down the highway. Yes, it's seriously 2.5 hours long.
Jan 10, 2023•2 hr 35 min•Season 6Ep. 16
From The Stands - ReliaQuest Bowl
I'm always honest in these, right? Well, this is how I felt immediately after this loss.
Jan 02, 2023•13 min
S6 Ep15: Bob Zuppke
@BobZuppke and I discuss the thing we've all been discussing this season. The line between "in no way could I ever be angry about an 8-4 football season" vs. "oh man we were inches from 10-2 or 11-1." And then, an hour in, with a simple question from Bob, we land on a stat that dwarfs everything.
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 6Ep. 15
From The Stands - Northwestern 2022
My mood is 10 times better than I thought it would be. 8-4 Illini football is the stuff of dreams for me, and I'm so content inside that dream. Here's my thoughts from the field right after the game.
Nov 27, 2022•13 min
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