Said Bravo
Illini Audible Podcast
Each week, young beat reporter and sportscaster Said Bravo talks about the top storylines surrounding Illinois football and Illinois athletics. Each episode he's joined by colleage, Zeno Jo, and other reporters around the country. Expect entertaining and informed talk as Said gives you access to all things Illinois athletics.
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Episodes
REACTION: Illinois Retains Mirkovic Plus Core Players 16.04.2026 17:47
In this rapid episode of the podcast, Said reacts to Illinois retaining most of its production from the 2025-2026 Final Four team. David Mirkovic, Tomislav Ivisic, Zvonimir Ivisic and Jake Davis are all set to return... who could be next?
BITTERSWEET END: Examining Illinois' Final Four Season Plus Looking Ahead 09.04.2026 1:02:38
In this episode of the pod, Said is joined by Elliot Casey of The Champaign Room. They discuss what the Final Four season brought. They discuss their Final Four takeaways, favorite season highlight, favorite players and break down their expectations for what the future holds.
Dissecting Illinois' Final Four run, Campus craziness, and predictions 02.04.2026 40:43
In this episode of the pod, Said is joined by Cooper O'Kelly to discuss how the Illini have gotten to this point in their March Madness run. They discuss the Underwood achievement and Whitman's impact.
Illinois dominates Penn first NCAA tournament test 20.03.2026 24:37
Said reacts to Illinois dominating Penn in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Debriefing Big Ten Tournament loss to Wisconsin, reacting to NCAA draw 17.03.2026 46:45
In this episode of the pod, Said is joined by TCR teammate Eliott Casey. Together, they break down the loss to Wisconsin, the urgency that needs to be felt in the locker room ahead of the tournament, and finally, the NCAA tournament draw.
Dissecting Illini at full strength, weighing in on Krush discourse plus Football inflection point 20.02.2026 50:15
In this episode of the pod, Said and Cooper discuss the ongoing basketball season and how the past couple days have worked out. Plus they weigh in on the Orange Krush discourse. And finally, they discuss the "Football offseason of change.
Reacting to a HISTORIC performance by Keaton Wagler, plus football offseason updates 27.01.2026 48:01
In this episode of the pod, Said and Cooper react to Saturday's insane Illini win against No. 4 Purdue at Mackey Arena. They also break down the latest in the transfer portal for Illinois football.
Illinois wins Music City Bowl in thriller, Altmyer completes fairytale ending 31.12.2025 23:11
Said breaks down his perspective on everything that went down on Tuesday night between the Illini and the Vols in Nashville. He explains his observations and breaks down everything that unfolded.
Illinois will play in the Music City Bowl, 2025 season review 13.12.2025 41:05
Said Bravo is joined by Cooper O'Kelly to discuss and review the 2025 season. And take a look ahead to Bowl season.
Illinois wins the Snow Globe Bowl, keeps Hat in Champaign 01.12.2025 34:21
Said discusses his takeaways from Illinois' win over Northwestern in the midst of a snowstorm. It was one to remember as Illinois finishes the season 8-4.
Badgers barrage Illinois with a season-imploding bomb 24.11.2025 32:20
Said shares his thoughts on the disaster that was Saturday night in Madison, Wisconsin.
Illinois runs all over Maryland for second straight win 16.11.2025 22:39
In this episode of the pod, Said unpacks what he saw from Illinois' solid win over Maryland, 24-6.
Illinois gets right in a big way with win over Rutgers 02.11.2025 20:20
In this episode of the pod, Said breaks down Illinois' big-time win over Rutgers that clinched the bowl eligibility for the program.
Previewing Rutgers with Andrew Rice 01.11.2025 32:01
We preview the mathup.
Illinois loses more than just a game in ugly collapse at Washington 27.10.2025 31:37
The podcast returns after a brief hiatus. Said breaks down his perspective on Illinois' collapse at Washington. Where does Illinois turn now? He also discusses what he expects from the rest of the season.
We know exactly what Illinois football is now, plus observations in loss to Ohio State 11.10.2025 27:44
Illinois lost against the best team in the country, but there was a lot to take away from what we've seen from Illinois in the past seven weeks.
The biggest keys for Illinois against Ohio State 10.10.2025 21:27
Said previews Illinois' biggest game of the season. He breaks down what Illinois needs to do to win against Ohio State
Illinois keeps the cannon with solid win at Purdue 05.10.2025 21:03
Said reacts to Illinois' big win at Purdue. he also talks about Luke Altmyer's prolific performance and what we saw on defense as well.
Let's talk Illinois Soccer 01.10.2025 33:06
Illinois soccer (9-2-1) has gotten off to its best start in program history. It comes on the heels of head coach Katie Hultin's first season. They've made significant noise, and Said decided he wants to talk about it.
Illinois redeems itself with thrilling Homecoming win over USC 28.09.2025 28:11
Said reacts to a thrilling 34-32 win over USC at home. A very much needed win after the fiasco that was at Bloomington the previous week. A lot to unpack.
Illinois falls flat on its face in Top 25 matchup at Indiana 21.09.2025 21:41
After completing his work responsibilities, Said sat down and reacted to Indiana's stunning beatdown over Illinois. He talks about the main takeaways from this game and the questions that now loom.
Can Illinois beat Indiana? With L.C. Norton 18.09.2025 1:00:46
Said is joined by SB Nation colleague L.C. Norton in Bloomington, Indiana. They preview what's at stake for both programs and break down all you need to know about the upcoming game. Plus, Said breaks down what Illinois needs to do to win this pivotal game.
Illinois struggles in the first half against Western Michigan 14.09.2025 26:58
In this episode of the pod, Said breaks down his observations in Illinois' 38-0 win over Western Michigan. A game that was close in the first half.
Expectations against Western Michigan, Gies donates $100 million 12.09.2025 25:20
Said talks about his expectations for Saturday's sell-out game against Western Michigan, and discusses the $100 million donation by Larry Gies.
Illinois capitalizes on five turnovers en route to riveting win at Duke 07.09.2025 45:16
Said breaks down Illinois' routing of Duke in Durham. He breaks down the positives, negatives and everything in between.
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