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Illinois Game
HappyPenguin:
Its not too early to talk about this is it? ;D
Anybody know what hotel the team will be using?
What are our chances?
Can we make it to this game before the fire Strollo\Wolf\everyone in the athletic dept. talk starts?
Wick250:
This is our one and apparently only chance to play a second division Big Ten team. The good news is that Illinois has less talent than Ohio State, Penn State, and Michigan State. The bad news is that they still have better players than we do, and they won't hesitate to run up the score if they can. Just as the Big Ten heavyweights continually run the score up on them.
Can anybody that watched the "old" defense get shredded by SDSU and the "new" defense get annihilated in the spring game offer us any realistic hope for this season?
HappyPenguin:
Both very good point Wick...our only hope is they don't bother to prepare for what we do, like Pitt didn't seem to.
I really doubt we can expect light-years improvement in our D from the spring unfortunately. Offense should be good enough to win quite a few games. We'll be hurt by our inability to get off the field on 3rd downs. Plenty of athletes on that side, not enough football players lol.
Don't underestimate Liste being gone either! He was very good at giving us a field position advantage if we could trade punts.
ysufan0505:
I think we can be competitive but not sure it will be enough. Too young up front and at QB. Jitters galore for first game at a Big10 opponent.
paladin:
05 gets the brass ring. Ill. isn't very good, but this year they should be improved with a starting QB, a transfer from Okla.St. Strong arm and they think he makes good decisions. Several good receivers and big OL. LOts of Ohio kids on this team. YSU has no experience at QB and a young OL. And don't see the D improved all that much. Illini will be at least a 3 TD favorite. Maybe more.
I think a .500 club , but we'll see what the MVFC poll says.
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