DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Nailed it!
Pregame: Illinois at Ohio State, Saturday, September 26th, 11:00am CT, FOX
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DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Another Dave Wilson effort would be incredibly entertaining for all of the FOX viewers next Saturday!
It would be almost impossible to be further than I think.
Another good comparison. Lynch did get to the hole fast.
If we are destined for a 5 turnover game (from either team) please let it be this one.
Either we get ours out of the way for the season (against a team we’d likely never beat), or we win because they gave us the ball 5 times.
(I’d prefer the latter)
Either we get ours out of the way for the season (against a team we’d likely never beat), or we win because they gave us the ball 5 times.
(I’d prefer the latter)
Wishful thinking. We've gotten, and given, 2 turnovers through 3 games so far.
41-10 is my guess. The overall skill gap on the O and D lines I think is way too much. We got our big plays but couldnt put drives together. I see us getting a few big plays leading to 2 scores. Haven't been able to turn over much worse teams so I think 2 is all we get. I hope ive never been more wrong.
Of course if a miracle happens and we win, the story will be osu is awful not that we are good.
This is probably about right. We might get a pity score at the end to clean it up a bit, but this is going to be incredibly one sided. After the loss to Texas, OSU is going balls to the wall the rest of the way.
gecIllini
- Arizona
That over/under looks suspiciously low, what am I missing?
I’m afraid of what OSU will do to Christian Martin. He struggled against SIU.
Hear me out. I like Martin and in a way, I think rotating the OL like they did against SIU will ultimately be a good thing as the season progresses getting so many guys reps. I think he has done well.
Champ Smith passes the look test at LT, LG and RG IMO (Not sure if he was playing RT). If there's any struggle, I wouldn't hesitate to put him on the line and make some shuffles.
While we're at it, more Cam Thomas as well IMO. Let the Ohio guys run wild in their home state to help the Illini beat OSU.
Did you read my mind while I was walking the dog this morning? Some telepathy maybe??
Although with all the OL injuries, I think OSU is going to attack the entire OL. Why not. A good week to improve against a very good D.
Ayy let’s go! Finally our Conference opener against the perennial cupcake, the Nut-boys.
Orange and Blue: 73 (we’ll settle for a field goal after our 10th Dixon TD)
F*ckeyes: 3
You heard it here first folks! LFG!!!! I-L-L
Orange and Blue: 73 (we’ll settle for a field goal after our 10th Dixon TD)
F*ckeyes: 3
You heard it here first folks! LFG!!!! I-L-L
Did you read my mind while I was walking the dog this morning? Some telepathy maybe??
Illini minds think alike haha. I also have a crazy shift on the defense where you put Bailey at LB with Thomas, Resetich at the CHIEF and put Hankins at the S spot if not X (Put Hankins at the NICKEL). That's a little more extreme though.
Curbelo Fanboy
BERTBALL IS LIFE
We won't win but I think we cover 27.5. Bert is a solid coach who rarely gets pantsed. I know there is a talent gap but I suspect we will do a little bit on offense to help stay within that margin.
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
I'd be pretty happy to lose by less than 20
I think it would probably be something like 34-31 but why not?
hard to have a really high O/U unless both teams are scoring....I think it's implying we will not be scoring a ton this game.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Or.................if you put your trust in Coach Bielema and our new defensive coordinator Bobby Hauck, OSU will have no time this week to prepare for our new and highly sophisticated defense, much like NFL teams attempting for prepare for the '85 Bears' "46 defense." Matt Bailey will break John Sullivan's single game record for most tackles in a game with 35, earning Big 10 Defensive Player of the Week honors. Cumulatively, all of this will lead to the Buckeyes burning numerous timeouts due to confusion at the line of scrimmage. Even more, we'll have 4 sacks, 7 QB pressures, and we'll force 3 Ohio St turnovers (two strip fumbles).
In the meantime, Katin Houser will slice through the OSU defense with 490 yards through the air (falling short of Dave Wilson's all-time Illini record of 621 passing yards), but effectively utilizing Wilson's strategy of short dump passes of 4-15 yards to nine different receivers. Houser goes 44-53 (83%) in the game and rushes for another 22 yards on the ground. The Illini win TOP 41:19. And Colin Dixon breaks the single season Illini record for receiving TD's.
Woody Hayes' grandson dots the "i" in script Ohio at halftime and receives a standing ovation from the sellout crowd of mostly partisan Buckeye loyalists. Duke crushes William and Mary at home 87-0, and the Illini make their debut in the AP Top 25 at #11.
Dan
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Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (reporter) have the television broadcast streaming on FOX
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The Illibuck Trophy will be on the line Saturday in Columbus.
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