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<blockquote data-quote="Illiini" data-source="post: 1328694" data-attributes="member: 625513"><p>Wait. What? Two days ago WKU was a 7.5 point favorite and high scoring team and we had a young defensive line that couldn't be expected to shoot straight and and and. </p><p></p><p>Here's a little look back:</p><p>It's going to be a <a href="http://collegefootballnews.com/2017/09/illinois-vs-wku-fearless-prediction-game-preview" target="_blank">disappointing game for Lovie</a>.</p><p>Hilltoppers take a <a href="https://www.thechampaignroom.com/2017/9/8/16278394/western-kentucky-preview-talented-hilltoppers-will-put-illinois-football-coaches-to-test" target="_blank">heartbreaker in Champaign</a></p><p>Western Kentucky to <a href="https://athlonsports.com/college-football/western-kentucky-hilltoppers-vs-illinois-fighting-illini-preview-and-prediction-2017" target="_blank">end it's 0-6 winless streak</a> against the Big Ten.</p><p><a href="https://www.underdogdynasty.com/2017/9/8/16271362/western-kentucky-vs-illinois-preview-start-time-how-to-watch-prediction-wku-football" target="_blank">WKU wins</a> 31-24.</p><p><a href="https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/3/14/14910966/western-kentucky-football-2017-preview-schedule-roster" target="_blank">WKU win probability 67 percent</a></p><p>Illini <a href="http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/northwestern-duke-illinois-western-kentucky-niu-eiu-previews-picks/" target="_blank">will have to be better</a> than they were</p><p><a href="https://wku.rivals.com/news/analyzing-the-enemy-illinois-fighting-illini-9-9-17-" target="_blank">WKU wins</a></p><p>More <a href="https://www.thechampaignroom.com/2017/9/8/16272612/illinois-vs-western-kentucky-tcr-staff-predictions-chayce-crouch-mike-dudek-mike-epstein-champaign" target="_blank">choose WKU</a></p><p>Hilltoppers <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-cap-illinois-football-spt-0909-20170908-story.html" target="_blank">have more firepower</a></p><p></p><p>I could go on, and yes, there were some picks for Illinois, but even those who did choose the Illini said it would be close and a lot of scoring by WKU. No one saw WKU getting shut down on offense like they were. So a message for all those Doubting Dougs our there, your crow is waiting...and it's served cold. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p><p></p><p>Disclaimer: I didn't make prediction...but I don't call myself an expert, or particularly knowledgeable for that matter. Just a note, though, to those who said Illinois will go 2-10 for 2017...they have to lose every game for the rest of the season to do so. Yeah, it could happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Illiini, post: 1328694, member: 625513"] Wait. What? Two days ago WKU was a 7.5 point favorite and high scoring team and we had a young defensive line that couldn't be expected to shoot straight and and and. Here's a little look back: It's going to be a [URL="http://collegefootballnews.com/2017/09/illinois-vs-wku-fearless-prediction-game-preview"]disappointing game for Lovie[/URL]. Hilltoppers take a [URL="https://www.thechampaignroom.com/2017/9/8/16278394/western-kentucky-preview-talented-hilltoppers-will-put-illinois-football-coaches-to-test"]heartbreaker in Champaign[/URL] Western Kentucky to [URL="https://athlonsports.com/college-football/western-kentucky-hilltoppers-vs-illinois-fighting-illini-preview-and-prediction-2017"]end it's 0-6 winless streak[/URL] against the Big Ten. [URL="https://www.underdogdynasty.com/2017/9/8/16271362/western-kentucky-vs-illinois-preview-start-time-how-to-watch-prediction-wku-football"]WKU wins[/URL] 31-24. [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/3/14/14910966/western-kentucky-football-2017-preview-schedule-roster"]WKU win probability 67 percent[/URL] Illini [URL="http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/northwestern-duke-illinois-western-kentucky-niu-eiu-previews-picks/"]will have to be better[/URL] than they were [URL="https://wku.rivals.com/news/analyzing-the-enemy-illinois-fighting-illini-9-9-17-"]WKU wins[/URL] More [URL="https://www.thechampaignroom.com/2017/9/8/16272612/illinois-vs-western-kentucky-tcr-staff-predictions-chayce-crouch-mike-dudek-mike-epstein-champaign"]choose WKU[/URL] Hilltoppers [URL="http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-cap-illinois-football-spt-0909-20170908-story.html"]have more firepower[/URL] I could go on, and yes, there were some picks for Illinois, but even those who did choose the Illini said it would be close and a lot of scoring by WKU. No one saw WKU getting shut down on offense like they were. So a message for all those Doubting Dougs our there, your crow is waiting...and it's served cold. :cool: Disclaimer: I didn't make prediction...but I don't call myself an expert, or particularly knowledgeable for that matter. Just a note, though, to those who said Illinois will go 2-10 for 2017...they have to lose every game for the rest of the season to do so. Yeah, it could happen. [/QUOTE]
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