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Got Akron +18. Im feeling pretty good about it.

USC Jack Sears is entering the transfer portal (all praise to the portal). What are thoughts on him possibly coming to UIUC?

Would he have beaten Brandon "the future" Peters for the starting job if he did?

I dont think he was even favoured to start when he transferred. It was a big head scratcher for me.

Sorry, I meant national juggernaut.

I meant that they have a QB thats an experienced starter. I also heard the OC will institute similar offensive play calling this year for the sake of continuity.

They have an experienced QB in their system. Thats something we do not have. They have defensive continuity similar to ours; this is their NU game this year (in terms of importance). They will show up to play. Will we? Thats a much tougher ask for week 1. Especially against a perceived inferior...

My Prediction UoI 31 - 28 Akron My Reasoning: Week 1 is always a messy week that teams use to hone in on what they need to work on (ie UF & UM); I think the Illini will be no different. Peters lack of experience with the current WR corps will limit the amount of explosive plays against Akron...

Traitor.

Have to beat Akron first. They are no pushovers. Tommy Zagorski is really re-vamping the offense; will have a more than capable QB in Kato Nelson to lead it on the field. The guy can both run and throw, so if Lovie doesnt put a spy on him he could be gashing Illinois for yards all day. As I...

Illini will win, but it will be close. Akron will start much faster than what UoI will expect; look for Akron to cover the +16.5

Aw shucks. Still bullish on a 10 win season though.

And reality drops that pretty hard after the first series of game 1.

Fixed

If they win against Akron: 8-4 If they lose: 0-12