How the Illini schedule is shaping up.
Today is the first day of the dreaded bye week, a period of time in which I have to find something other than football to devote my higher brain function to. The team of course has two bye weeks that bookend the Big Ten slate, all thanks to that crazy could awesome could be a disaster schedule. The schedule at the beginning of the year looked to be one of the leagues toughest with the non-con only having one true gimme game. Of course the season reveals what games will be challenges and what will be easier than predicted. Those looking for good news should turn away now.
Ohio State- Tressel and Terl held the #3 in the nation Trojans to 10 points in three and a half quarters on Saturday, and nearly ground the whole thing out Tressel style until a two minute drill at the end of the game.
Good news: The Buckeyes looked vulnerable against the run on the last drive
Bad News: The Illini do not start Joe McKnight.
Prognosis: Tougher
Penn State- The Nits rolled their second straight cupcake with out so much as breaking a sweat. Eat it Paulus. In short we learned nothing we didn't already know.
Good News: Derrick Williams= gone
Bad News: Evan Royster=Still here.
Prognosis: No change, still tough
Good News: They lost to a bad MAC team
Bad News: So did we, last year.
Prognosis: easier.
Michigan: Heroics from Tate Forcier to kill the monster that is Notre Dame, great for Michigan, bad for Illini who were hoping to reap the benefits from Rich Rod's gulag of football tyranny. Alas it looks like absent Steven Threet this team is competent offensively once again.
Good News: Notre Dame was probably way overrated anyway
Bad News: Barwis transforms mere mortals into titans of football and anger.
Prognosis: Sigh, much much tougher.
Cincinnati: Crap. and double crap
Prognosis: The wrong team to schedule with bowl hopes on the line.
Oh and just for kicks Fresno State took Wisconsin to double overtime. I can't wait for December (we don't even get the benefit of playing these bad Badgers...)
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CMU's not a bad MAC team
EMU (the one that almost beat NW) is a bad MAC team. CMU is a good MAC team, for whatever that’s worth (answer: probably better than Indiana and maybe Purdue).
by SpartanDan on Sep 14, 2009 7:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't throw stones here sir.
I know the pain and embarrassment that losing to a MAC brings all to well. You forget we lost to Ohio a couple years ago. That’s the Ohio Bobcats, a not good MAC team.
by Joe Kutsunis on Sep 14, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
8-4, 5-3.
Calling it now.
One day, David Backes and Albert Pujols will combine forces to become the most awesome piece of violent force known to man.
by Donut King on Sep 15, 2009 12:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

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