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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 15m

UPDATE: Following Week 5 of the college football slate, the #Illini Illini are now t-88th in FBS in Red Zone TD conversion rate (60%), and t-129th in overall red zone scoring rate—TDs + FG—(67%), in 2026.

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 23h

Any loss that wakes up Jeff Lurie and Howie Roseman to jettison Nick Sirianni is a good loss. #Eagles

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And because Nick Sirianni didn’t take the points, he needs a touchdown with a minute left, and a FG won’t even tie the game. #Eagles

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Usual Story: Eagles offense—often by top-down design—lets the Eagles defense down, keeping them on the field the entire second half. Eagles defense gets blamed for being human beings with muscles that get tired, and lungs that get winded. #Eagles

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Wife asked me why the Eagles didn’t take the points. I just said, “Nick Sirianni is Head Coach.” Nick Sirianni is overly aggressive when you need to be conservative, and overly conservative when the reward of aggression outweighs the risk. In all cases, it’s driven by fear. #Eagles

K. Andrew Deffley - Big Deff - @bigdeff72 Threads - @andrewdeffley.bsky.social posts on Bluesky on November 16, 2026:

“[Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Nick Sirianni] has two gears:
Succumbing to fear, and falsely advertising to people that he's not succumbing to fear.
#Eagles”

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Man, I hate going into halftime with double-digit leads. I’m worried Nick Sirianni will turn off his OC’s headset now and say he wants Vic Fangio and this defense to take all responsibility for the next 30 minutes of football. #Eagles

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Birds just took a two-score lead with 5:44 left in the second quarter. It typically feels like Sirianni turns his OC’s headsets off at halftime with that kind of lead. Wonder if that happens sooner, considering the weather.

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Who makes Big Dom’s tanning bed? Weber?

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

They reported back to locker room with hammy. He was basically hobbling back from wall to sideline after his run when I (over)reacted, so I’ll take a hammy over what I first erroneously thought in live speed! #Eagles

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Former NFL coworker texted and asked me a few hours before kickoff of the UAB game what I thought of the 2026 #Illini, and I’m hoping I didn’t ask too much. Just get to six wins, guys. Don’t care how it happens. Don’t care if it happens on the final week. Just get to six.

K. Andrew Deffley - Big Deff - @andrewdeffley.bsky.social Bluesky - @bigdeff72 Threads receives a text from a friend and former coworker with the National Football League on September 3, 2026, hours before the first game of the season :

“Time for some [University of Illinois Fighting Illini] football! What are your thoughts on them for the season?”

Deffley responds, “…I have no idea what to think … just don’t miss a [bowl game] that’s all I ask.”

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hahaha Barry Lunney is like, “Put Jordan Anderson in. Hand off to Jordan Anderson. No one will see it coming!” #Illini I just have to laugh. Remember when we all thought Lunney was getting fired midseason 2023 partly bc he COULDN’T send Isaiah Williams in jet motion without giving him jet sweep?

On September 26, 2026 at 2:55 p.m., K. Andrew Deffley - Big Deff - @bigdeff72 Threads - @andrewdeffley.bsky.social texts a friend after a telegraphed play against Ohio State, “Why can’t Lunney put Anderson on the field without giving him the ball”

On October 3, 2026 at 6:26 p.m., after yet another clunker by Barry Lunney against Purdue, Deffley simply texts his friend laughter emojis in reply to his previous tweet asking why Barry Lunney is so predictable with Jordan Anderson.

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Key takeaway from this analysis: #Illini are one of just two CURRENT B1G teams—UCLA the other—to REACH the Red Zone at least 200 times since Week 0 of 2022 (again going into Week 5 of 2026), while converting fewer than 60 percent of their Red Zone opportunities into touchdowns during that time.

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

1/2 #Illini are 1-for-2 scoring TDs at halftime with their Red Zone opportunities today. At last week’s end, Illini were t-74th in FBS on RZ TD Rate (63.6%), and t-124th in all Red Zone Scoring (72.7%) 2026. ILL offense under Barry Lunney has 58.5% TD rate since 2022.

K. Andrew Deffley - Big Deff - @bigdeff72 Threads - @andrewdeffley.bsky.social Bluesky, creates table with combined sourcing of cfbstats.com and teamrankings.com data.

It illustrates Illinois Fighting Illini offensive coordinator Barry Lunney scoring touchdowns at a rate of 58.5% in his Illini tenure at the helm of the Illini offense beginning in 2022.

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Looked like an outside zone handoff and then a toss play behind gap blocking for the #Illini immediately when Valentine came out. You’re always welcome to prove me wrong, Lunney. Nice adjustment and thank you. 🙏🏻

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There goes our rushing attack (at least the inside zone to which Barry Lunney is most faithful) if Ca’Lil Valentine is actually hurt. #Illini

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Alright #Phillies pitchers, here’s a new move I’d like you to tinker with this offseason. Whenever JT pushes PitchCom buttons in your ear next year, try this:

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2022 lost in World Series. 2023 lost in NLCS. 2024 lost in NLDS. 2025 lost in NLDS. 2026 lost in NL Wild Card Series. Do the Philadelphia #Phillies make the playoffs in 2027 (or whenever the next MLB Postseason occurs)?

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The homer Jon Bowlan gave up to Matt Olson was also his changeup whose average EV was 91.9 going into tonight instead of 91.6. #Phillies

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Donnie Baseball is gonna pull up at home to his family like when ol’ Shadow comes over that hill at the end of Homeward Bound and I would ugly cry for that too. I can’t hate DFB. #Phillies

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Aaron Nola arriving at Truist Park is more explosive than a pallet of Mentos arriving at Coca-Cola headquarters. #Phillies

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hey look… it’s exactly what we knew was coming since we saw the lineup card. #Phillies

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Nola gave up 21 HR in 75.1 innings pitching to JT (2.5 HR/9), and 9 HR in 70.1 innings pitching to Garrett Stubbs (1.2 HR/9) in the 2026 regular season. That’s what worries me about JT as tonight’s starting C, but here’s hoping all goes well, not just for the #Phillies’ sake, but for Aaron’s.

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Also happy for this #Phillies guy again today. ⬇️

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Understand that botched play in RF was awful. But happy for Bryce that he could complete the B2B with with Schwarbs for a game tying HR. I undersfand when he frustrates fans, he frustrates me too at times. I just don’t get the abject hatred for him I see on social. Happy he had some redemption.

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Between the simultaneous Mr. Softee chime and traffic helicopter roar just outside my house right now, I feel like the star of a James Cameron/Linda Hamilton nightmare sequence.

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I love Alex McFarlane. But when your organization’s big, galaxy brain, 4D chess solution to an awful bullpen in the playoffs is a rookie with fewer than 20 regular season innings under his belt, that’s not a McFarlane problem. It’s a YOU problem. #Phillies

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Gutsy effort by Zeus today, no matter what happens after this post. #Phillies

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Gutsy effort by Zeus today, no matter what happens after this post. #Phillies

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Really happy for Bohmer to come through with two outs, there. Especially after staying disciplined and battling beyond first pitch. #Phillies

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well, that will certainly be hard to overcome. #Eagles

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As one of Nick Sirianni’s biggest critics, kudos to him not firing off at the mouth and saying the right things going into half when asked about Jalen Hurts getting pulled on the 95-yard drive. #Eagles

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yeah, in case you were wondering… I love Jalen Hurts. #Eagles

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Here’s what I hope to see from #Illini D with Bobby Hauck gone. I believe this is all scheme-friendly, and some philosophies aren’t new, just need more. I wish the hire never happened, but I truly feel the upward pivot is possible with BH no longer killing this program’s momentum on the field.

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hauck gone. WTF Bret doing studying/vetting these guys, interviewing them, & hiring them?? The day BH was hired, reports were readily available that Hauck lives in a) half Cover 1 with CBs on an island/half Cover 3 shell, with b) criticism of dropping 8 too often (Aaron Henry’s bugaboo). #Illini

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My pasty a** when the hardest of hardcore gangster rap starts blasting #Phillies #Rays #MLB

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It was another one of these days yesterday, but I still see ways to overcome it. #Illini

K. Andrew Deffley - Big Deff - @bigdeff72 Threads - @andrewdeffley.bsky.social Bluesky - texts Evan Stone of The Drive 93.5 on ESPN Radio on Saturday, September 26, at 3:02 p.m. Eastern:

“I’m too mad at the headsets to go after the helmets right now.”

This means Deffley is more frustrated with the coaches than the players.

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just listened to Bret’s postgame presser. Two straight coordinators where head Coach Bielema criticized his play caller’s pass rush priorities. If you’re like me and want to aggressively hunt the QB like Ryan Walters did, then what’s been your vetting process in hiring guys since? #Illini

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So yeah, I’m still perturbed about Lunney’s approach squandering a great drive to the Buckeyes red zone—almost by design—to try to make it 28-20. But other than that, I’m coming out of this Ohio State game feeling better than I did going in. #Illini

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

1/2 I feel pretty okay today. Houser spreading the ball around more, and I like our run blocking better—even with OL banged up as a unit—this season than I have in a long time. Defensive #Illini players are fighting hard and beginning to out-execute the strategy of their coordinator.

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For your SAT prep, kids… Barry Lunney:Jordan Anderson::Ron Burgundy:Teleprompter #Illini

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Lunney pushed his luck. If Jordan Anderson is on the field, Barry Lunney WILL give him the ball. Buckeyes actually believed it this time, and Lunney forfeits an entire possession. #Illini

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Buckeyes were sooooo complacent today. Took an #Illini win for granted. Make em pay boys. Score here and make them tight.

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

28-10 at half at the Horseshoe with OSU making a TON of mistakes. Remember last year when Ohio State beat us 34-16 at Gies Memorial Stadium, and the first reaction on the field by Ryan Day on the postgame field interview was fury that his players let up on the #Illini and didn’t play to the finish?

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’ve had a lot more blame for Xs and Os than Jimmys and Joes this year, but that was some terrible tackling to give Sayin and OSU the first down. #Illini

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Katin Houser truly MISSED his first throw on that 2nd and 9, but Barry Lunney absolutely set Houser right up on a tee for this Buckeye defense on that 3rd and 9 with two starting OL missing after the Illini allowed two sacks to SIU last week. #Illini

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K. Andrew Deffley @andrewdeffley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

No idea how they saw us come out in 21 personnel and not immediately think Jordan Anderson was getting the ball but I’ll take it and love it!! Touchdown #Illini!! I continue to love Katin Houser’s poise. He is NOT intimidated by The Shoe right now.

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