Martin and I have had so many conversations after games as I would drive back to St. Louis after yet another loss. So this one flips the script. He's driving this time, and we're talking about the #24 Illini. 

OK so this is maybe the zaniest one yet. And I don't have much of a voice. So just... please forgive me for being me. But we're 5-1 and I'm losing my mind. 

This is basically an hour and 12 minutes of Robert & Bob trying to sort through what it's like to cheer for a team that has a chance to win the Big Ten West.

This is probably different from any From The Stands you've listened to. Because my feeling after this win is different than any game I've watched. 

Josh & Jonny from The BoardRoom ask me 17 Illini football questions. Apologies for getting so excited near the end that I slam the table and accidentally unplug Josh's mic for the final 10 minutes. But you can kind of still hear him in the background? Kind of? Maybe?

Thoughts from the field after a shutout. 

I got a little excited here. And I rambled a little too much. But I don't care. I'm as excited as I've been in a long time. 

There's not much to this one. 7 minutes and 41 seconds of me trying to come up with words and failing. All I know: this is painful. 

The first From The Stands that's actually from the stands (after watching an entire home game from the stands) since 2012.

Craig and I have done this since 2014. Before the football season starts, we choose our guys. Who are the stars? Who are the breakout players? Walkons to watch. Freshmen to keep an eye on. This episode: our guys for 2022.