Locked on Illini podcast is your daily podcast hosted by Sunny Verma that keeps you ahead of the games and the first to know the latest news, analysis, and sports insider info for the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Locked On Illini podcast will provide your daily Illinois Fighting Illini fix with expert opinions, film reviews, interviews, recaps, local analysis, and coverage of all things Illini. From the orange and blue buzz at Memorial Stadium to the exhilarating atmosphere of the State Farm Center, and everywhere in between, the Locked On Illini podcast will take you beyond the headlines for the inside scoops from the biggest stories inside the Illini’s locker room and the Big 10. The Locked On Illini podcast is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.
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Since he was wearing an appropriate number to be an eligible receiver 80% likelihood nothing changes. However, they did not inform the coaches of the change hence they broke the rules. This isn't the first time fockell has been involved in similar b.s. its mostly trivial.
I didn’t realize this was something uncommon to Fickell, if so that’s really disappointing.
Sunny, enjoy your daily content and insider info in all that is Illini. I tune in often and am a subscriber from just outside of Austin Tx. Keep up the good work. Go Illini!
Steve, thank you! I’m actually moving just north of Austin in two weeks! You’ll have to let me know a little bit about the area.
If NFL rosters have 53, please explain why a college team would need to have 105!
The point Bret was making to us on Tuesday was if there’s an injury in the mid season, NFL teams can go find a new player to sign a contract on the streets. Colleges can’t do that.
Ok You Hypothetical Point Is Maybe, I’ve Been Really Watching The Illini Hoops Since Eddie Johnson And Mark Smith, I Am Not Expecting Or Predicting Anything Untill I See Them Play All Them Top Ten Teams , Then We Will Know, A Couple Thins I Feel I Do Know Is That Hans Bury Although Talented Is Not Morez Johnson, Also , I Feel Very Strongly That Humrichouse, Is Not Marcus Domask, Different Game, Completely, Ben Is Going To Thrive, Count On It, One More Thing, This Illini Team has A lot More Talent, Depth, And Size Than Last Years Squad, But As I Said, We Will See When Duke, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Are In The Books, Win Or Lose, I Want To See How All These Guys Perform, That To Me Is A Big Time Gauge
No doubt, that out of conference schedule that Brad Underwood has put together is going to really test this young team and get it ready for March.
Illinois Needs To Show Up This Year, Gabe Needs To have His Best Season, He Has The Tools, I Hope He Puts together A more Than Solid Season, Luke Has Got To Be Better ,I Really Don’t Know If He Has What It Takes, I Hope He Does, But He Has A Great Group Of Receivers And Has Got To Get The Ball To them, Or Unfortunately I Feel It’s Time To Move from Him, I Really Feel That The Illini Are In For A Very Tough Year, They Really , To Me Didn’t Get A Whole Lot Of New Talent, Maybe I’m Wrong, I Am Really A Fan Of Brett Beliema, I Want It To Work, I’ve Been A Fan Of Illini Football Since The Mike White Days, I Loved Tony Eason, Jack Trudeau, Jeff George, Oliver Williams, David Williams, Mikel Leshore, Dana Howard, Simeon Rice , To Name A Few, Let’s Get A Few New Names In The Near Future To Remember… Go Illini… I’m Still Waiting For November, My Prediction For The Football Side Is 5-7
Thanks Jimmy! I think 5-7 would be barely acceptable, but no way can we win any less than 5. I think we're all counting on a jump from Luke this year and while I certainly think he is capable of it, I can't sit here and say I am confident it's going to happen.
if i were given some sway...you would be banned from State Farm Centre...someone has to be the devil's advocate...right ??...well go hang out there and find out...What a stone-cold stupid topic
Thank you for your support 👍🏽
Enjoying your videos from Teton Valley in “Wydaho”. I see you’ve got Cole Kelly listed as both 2027 and 2028. Can I assume it’s 2027?
Thanks Sean! He’s actually a 2028, I addressed your comment in the last segment of Wednesdays show!
I watched the TV special on these kids, amazing story. They are not separating , but I see what Illinois is doing , long term strategy is sound.
Absolutely. Staff is just keep the door open down the road.
Have fun. You do a great job on the show. No nonsense , just straight talk.
Appreciate you Mikael!
Ask Franklin when he's getting added to the NCAA 25 roster wtf.
Haha Franklin wasn’t there but let me tell you EVERY player was asked about the video game.
Bro, you are going to media day. How sick is that. Have a great time!
Was a surreal day, I’m a very lucky guy. Thanks again for your continual support!
For all his faults! Might want to rework that thought.
You don’t think Underwood has some faults ?
@@LockedOnIllini when you say for all his faults, it sounds like this guy has a lot of faults! For the most part I would say Coach Underwood, while human and with some faults has been pretty good for Illini.
Really just nitpicking I guess. Anytime you say something publicly people will take issue. Keep up the good work bring us Illini content!
Haha all good Randy. Yeah you’re right. I’ve been clear I’m a big Underwood guy. But I do think he has some faults especially when it comes to in-game adjustments. Appreciate you watching!
@@LockedOnIllini well now that you bring it up, Loyola Chicago was a nightmare! And refusing to make any adjustments when someone like, what’s his name Pickett from Penn St. is going off does annoy me. Sometimes you have to adjust and take teams out of what they want to do. Ok, ok sorry you got me going. Have a great day!
Thanks.
Thank you!
Thanks for the weekend special edition. Good show and you are “right on” with your Jeremiah Fears analysis. You “walk the line” carefully on this topic. Kudos. 👍
Thank you Bill! Always appreciate your insight and feedback even when you don’t necessarily agree. Been getting good feedback on the weekend show so I may do these more often moving forward! Not sure if you follow my other channel, @illinicast, but I’ll be doing some live shows on there and I’d love for you to stop by if you have a chance! Thanks again for your support.
Thanks for the update Sunny. You are doing a great job, keeping us informed!
Thanks Simeon! Let me know if there’s anything else you’d like me to discuss! As always, I appreciate your support!
Enjoying your show from Oppressively HOT Gainesville, FL, Sunny. Keep doin your Thang, Brother!
Rock on!
This is just a thanks for doing what you do at such a high level. You are available; every day; you are informed, intelligent and you deliver your information professionally and with care. “Nuf said”! UDAMAN!
Got to say, you are real. Thanks for your time, insight, and candor! The fact we are in discussions with duke, Kentucky and Carolina blue is amazing! May not land these guys, but we are in the discussion, and yes, Cayden may not be his brother in some regard, but it's awesome to be in the discussion. Thanks for sharing the knowledge ..... Go Illini!!
Appreciate you Greg! Your comment actually inspired another idea for a talking point I have. Maybe I’ll drop it as a bonus episode or for Monday.
@LockedOnIllini Thanks for your response and all the best! GO ILLINI!
Cayden Might Learn How To Slam Dunk
Bulls 5
He's A Future Chicago Bull Getting Number 5 In The Chicago Bulls Jersey
Haha time to find one at the local flea markets!
Wish all the best for fears, everyone needs to do what is right for them. Brad, Orlando and coaching team did an outstanding job, even if jj goes to Kentucky or elsewhere.
Exactly. We got a late start on these guys. Imagine now the top 2026 guys with Orlando having built a longer term relationship. I’m excited.
Im following from Champaign ILL
I’m jealous! Hoping to make the Michigan game this year, maybe I’ll organize a get together. Thanks for watching!
Sunny thanks for all your podcasts
No problem, thank you for watching!
Why can’t i send a super chat
Wow Tim, no one’s ever asked me that, that’s so kind of you! Unfortunately Locked On doesn’t enable that on my videos. If you still would like to support the program I can provide the following links but please by no means feel any obligation to do so! PayPal: www.paypal.me/SunnyV1919 Venmo: Sunny-Verma Thank you again, I’ve never received a super chat before & just the idea of someone offering me one is a great start to the weekend!
Not sure why you feel the need to make an opinion that Illinois won't be pushed out. You lost me on that.
I don’t think the Big Ten would ever push out a founding member. But at some point, I think all the conferences are going to have a shake down and you might see the elites leave their respective conferences & create that mythical super conference. At that point I wonder what would be Illinois’ role in the future. Appreciate your feedback!
Illinois is not going anywhere . The Big Ten is not kicking anyone out .All of this talk is unnecessary
The NIL, Chicago market and alumni network will keep us in B1G. Plus research dollars.
I’m confident we’ll always be in the B1G. I’m more worried if the bigger sports institutions break off from the Big Ten & modern day conferences no longer matter.
Well, Brad Underwood can be excused because college basketball is a "win-now" game, unfortunately. Development doesn't matter because players aren't committed for 3 - 4 yrs
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Great video Sunny. Luke does seem to be an underrated QB. If our defense is not a disaster, we should be able to get to a bowl game this year.
I want a bowl game as the floor for the football team moving forward!
Holds on to the ball too long and locks in on one receiver judging from the spring game
That’s the common complaint about him. Hoping year 2 he improves and trusts the routes.
Dark horse
Future starter 🙏🏽
IF he can speed up his release without losing his accuracy and judgement, he will be outstanding. If he doesn't, he will still be fine. This is based on my belief that the O-line is going to be improved overall. What if Josh McCray is 100% recovered? Then, we have three serious runningbacks, 1-3 servicable to great receivers, and a true starter QB with a possible #2 who is ready. The O-LINE should be freaking better. Defense is the question.
Defense is absolutely the key. I trust our LBs. our Dline needs to stay healthy. And our young DBs need to show they’re ready.
I'm "locked in" on Luke, but I am also intrigued with the QBs in the room with him!🧡💙
That’s where I’m at. I am intrigued by the guys this staff has been recruiting and hoping they will be ready to step up if needed.
I think Luke will have a great year with a much better O line and hopefully healthy running backs and some interesting adds at receiver.
I feel like I’m taking crazy pills seeing Luke at 15th or 17th best QB in the conference. This has to be folks not paying attention and making assumptions.
I’m sorry, but Tyler Underwood is who designed that offense last year.
I’m sorry, but Jay Wright is who sat down Brad after the Tennessee game and explained how to use Domask, that’s when the “offense” changed.
@@SethGecko.45 yep
@@SethGecko.45 he told him to lean into booty ball when Shannon was out. What a wizard.
Think it was a combination of all of this, thanks for watching guys!
Ivisic can’t “return” if he has never been here!
Ok good point 😂
A lot to respond to .. I think you are great at what you do, and it’s why I watch you consistently, but today you are a little “lost in the weeds”. I mean this as a little bit as an opportunity to teach, here. You are over analyzing “Booty Ball”. It is semantics. It’s nothing more than a half court offensive weapon. It simplifies a half court offense that can be used during a game when it makes sense to, or versus a team that slows things down effectively and more of an emphasis can be put on half court versus a team that defends particularly well against fast break offenses. The run/gun style that this years team will primarily use with KJ and Kylan Boswell will be very effective against most teams we face. Sunny … KJ and Boswell will be making most of the decisions offensively with Will Riley, as well. You’re overly concerned about this, is all. Domask had the skills to utilize this type of attack, and you will see that Humrichous does so at even a “higher” level (better shot; bigger by three inches and weight) AND passing out of this “Booty Ball” as it’s called now can only happen if you are SMART, which Ben is. Relax. That the Illini has a player that “fills this bill” is more reason to get excited. We CAN attack half court defenses with this versus super designed plays; half court offense overhauls, etc. The one thing that I know you enjoy about Brad Underwood is his flexibility and simplicity. He can adjust and attack this years opponents by keeping things simple for his players so they can be free to just play and have fun at a highly effective level. He can now attack defenses in even more ways than last year. Trust me on this. I have a deep background in understanding basketball offenses having played, coached and observing for greater than 60 years now. Kudos to you and your show. It’s the best thing out there. Keep up the great work!
This is hilarious. As a Ws fan, I didn’t even know he has a beef with Illinois except that he didn’t get playing time and transferred. I guarantee Pod isn’t sweating his time at Illinois now. Bigger fish to fry.
Do you follow him on Twitter? Lol. Actions suggest otherwise but good luck this year!
From what many people who I respect for their basketball knowledge and analysis have said, Jasper is actually a slight upgrade in talent and skill level and size from Fears. Hope IL lands him.
I don’t think you could go wrong with either. I actually like Fears’ all around offensive game better but Johnson is such a pure scorer.
Great job as always Sunny!!!
Appreciate you!
A lpt of scared GMs are going to regret taking TSJ. These guys are pulverized by the fear of social media and the stupidity that comes with it.
So did Jeremiah Fears leave because he felt he was being recruited over, or did BU pursue Johnson because he was getting vibes from Fears that he was wavering in his commitment to 2025?
Honestly I’m not sure. I think we’ll know the answer if Jeremiah ultimately does reclassify.
It appears he left because he wanted to reclassify and we didn't have a spot for him.
I mean, I love Ayo, but he’s not done anything on the league. The greatest draft steal? Bad take.
Wolves fan . Excited bout both our rookies . We needed to get faster . We’re faster. Lost monte and slow mo. Got Terrance and dilly
Looking forward to following Minnesota !
I also watched the Locked in Wolves broadcast you did. As a Wolves fa, I’m very excited! I was also surprised when Shannon was talked about as a… possible… rotation guy. Going into game 1, I was worried Shannon might be in Dillingham’s shadow, but it was definitely the other way around. I had not followed Shannon’s career and I was surprised how big he looked. It is a crowded roster and Shannon’s main competitor for minutes will be from Joe Ingles. I hope the reserves get minutes, keep the team rested and prepare themselves to be part of a playoff run. Thank you for your podcast.
I think you’ll like what you see from Terrence, good luck this year !
As a T-wolves fan, it was a pleasant surprise to see Shannon's debut. Hope to see more in the rest of the G League games.
"Ben from Locked on Wolves" is quite awful he needs to be replaced
Ben was great on the show. But thanks for watching!
Dudes a great player I hope he keeps that chip on his shoulder and proves the teams that didn't take him that it was a mistake
Whatever his potential is, I feel confident he's going to reach it because of that work ethic.
i disagree i think he will be asked for buckets. the thing that killed the wolves was points off the bench. that was what he was drafted to do. him and dillingham. both will be on the rotation helping the second core of guys. it wasnt uncommon to see the entire 2nd squad minus reed with less than 5 points
Subscribed! He has very high potential. Great debut!
Thanks for joining us! Let me know if there's anything specific you'd like me to talk about in future episodes!
Minnesota fan here, TJ was my pipedream going into the draft. Absolutely floored we actually got him, and can't wait to watch him absolutely tear it up with the rest of our boys!
You guys got an absolute gem!