The 200 Level with Mike Carpenter: A Fighting Illini Fan Podcast

If you're a brave soul wishing to relive Illinois basketball's Bragging Rights crushing defeat to Missouri, then relive the excruciating comeback-that-wasn't with Mike Carpenter, Trevor Vallese and Isaac Ambrose.

If you're a brave soul wishing to relive Illinois basketball's Bragging Rights crushing defeat to Missouri, then relive the excruciating comeback-that-wasn't with Mike Carpenter, Trevor Vallese and Isaac Ambrose.

Mike Carpenter discusses another lifeless Illini football loss at the hands of Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern. Five years into his tenure, Lovie Smith's program continues to be incompetent on the field. We've come to the end of the road, and it's time to move on.

Mike Carpenter discusses another lifeless Illini football loss at the hands of Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern. Five years into his tenure, Lovie Smith's program continues to be incompetent on the field. We've come to the end of the road, and it's time to move on.

Two days after the win at Duke and two days before Braggin' Rights in Columbia, MO, Illini fans are feeling great about their basketball program. Football, on the other hand? Mike Carpenter discusses the possibility of Lovie coming back in 2021 and the perilous impact it could have on the program.

Two days after the win at Duke and two days before Braggin' Rights in Columbia, MO, Illini fans are feeling great about their basketball program. Football, on the other hand? Mike Carpenter discusses the possibility of Lovie coming back in 2021 and the perilous impact it could have on the program.

Illini basketball bounces back with a dominating 15-point win at Cameron Indoor Stadium, beating the Duke Blue Devils with a balanced team effort. Mike Carpenter, Trevor Vallese and Isaac Ambrose react during the second half of Illinois' triumph.

Illini basketball bounces back with a dominating 15-point win at Cameron Indoor Stadium, beating the Duke Blue Devils with a balanced team effort. Mike Carpenter, Trevor Vallese and Isaac Ambrose react during the second half of Illinois' triumph.

It was an all-too-familiar feeling for Illini fans as the Hawkeyes scored 35 unanswered points at Memorial Stadium. Mike Carpenter finds himself stuck in another vicious cycle as an Illini fan, as Lovie Smith's program appears to have made little progress in five seasons.

It was an all-too-familiar feeling for Illini fans as the Hawkeyes scored 35 unanswered points at Memorial Stadium. Mike Carpenter finds himself stuck in another vicious cycle as an Illini fan, as Lovie Smith's program appears to have made little progress in five seasons.