Pregame: Illinois at Oregon, Saturday, October 26th, 2:30pm CT, CBS

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No shame in our game, #1, away, long road trip, insane crowds. Too much to overcome.
 
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And its consumption has been permissable, encouraged even, by the church throughout most of that time. The oldest brewery in the world was started by the Catholic church. The connection between abstaining from alcohol and moral purity didn't really become popular until the Temperance movement of the 19th century. Nothing but respect for anyone who chooses not to drink though.

Like any good Midwesterner, I always took pride in my beer drinking. Then, in my mid-twenties, I spent a weekend in Kholer, Wisconsin and proceeded to get out drank by soccer moms, who in doing so, barely broke a sweat or slurred a word. It was then I realized that in the pantheon of beer drinkers, it is Wisconsin and then it is the rest of us mortals.

However, the PNW may well have the Midwest beat in cannabis consumption (although Paducah might have something to say about that) and they certainly have us beat in the category of serial killers per capita.
True. And who can forget that Jesus's first miracle was turning water into wine.

Seems that every culture around the world figured out how to ferment something and get trashed. Grapes, honey, grains, agave...

As the old saying goes, "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
 
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Out in Cannon Beach with my family. While waiting for a table to open up at a restaurant, I saw a fella with an orange pullover on walking the sidewalk. I said to him "I-L-L".. he said "I-N-I"!

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Beating the consensus #1 team on the road (by even 1 point), three other ranked wins at time game played, with the only loss to a top 3 team on the road would easily make the Illini top 10 and legit CFP contention. Even the nation is not that stupid.

There is no understating how big of an opportunity Saturday is for the program.
Looking at the current rankings, I’m not sure we’d jump into top 10 next week unless it was a dominating win. That said, we wouldn’t be that far below 10 even with an 1-point win, and we’d certainly be legit CFP contenders.
 
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Sat. forecast for Eugene: Slip N Slide

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Unless it's enough rain to slow down Oregon's team of track stars, I'm not sure I like this. Our passing game is the most dangerous part of our offense and on defense we've been susceptible to the run while very opportunistic against the pass. Heavy rain conditions tends to skew run heavy and I don't think that helps us unless we've got those type of players who may run a bit slow but run at the same speed regardless of field conditions. Speaking of, it's why I used to love playing in the rain, I was always below average speed, but the nastier the conditions, the faster I looked, lol. For the pony affionados, I was a mudder, haha. Hope we have a team of them.
 
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Joel Klatt had an excellent preview of the matchup on his podcast today (starts around 8 minute mark). Picks the Illini to lose but acknowledges how sound of a team BB has built. Also right there in the camp of “this spread is too high”
 
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As you will find out "It NEVER rains at Autzen!!" ;)

I do believe rain is suppose to hold off until around 3PM Pacific, so staying with tradition it won't rain during the game or certainly most of the game.

Oh, and if you are at the game, you'll also learn "Kenny Wheaton is going to score!!"
Looks like the rain will wait until about 6 PM as is mandated by Autzen Stadium (No rain during games). Of course, Oregonians may have a different definition of "rain" than someone from Illinois. We have heavy fog that can get you wet, mist that makes you dry your glasses, rain that doesn't really get you wet, sideways rain (stay indoors), wet rain (what we consider "real rain"). I probably missed a few...
 
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Wisconsin to Illinois residents is like Oregon is to Californians. The place up North you go to be in nature and drink to excess.
There ya go…that eloquently sums up this fun but goofy debate. Yet, it’s got me wound up still. 😂 So I’m gonna blather on about it anyway…

1. In Homer Simpson vernacular…Illinois Jr. (Wisconsin) simply outshines California Jr.(Oregon)…We’re talking about an entire vast kingdom devoted to little else but beer and cheese!!
Bring it…

2. Midwest ingenuity: How Dunkin’ fFphrunk would you have to be to invent a game called “cornhole”?

3. Sure you’re got your hard drinking goonbah logger types and your microbrew loving Indie Rockers types and plenty in between…but give me a break…the Midwest is the original beer swilling wasteland. We got enough infinite generational German and Scotch-Irish heritage farm fans and pissed-off out of work auto-mechanics in Southern Illinois alone, to counter anything you’ve got. AND that’s just downstate…To say nothing of flipping Chicago: Greeks, Italians, Polish, Irish, Russians…etc…etc…etc…really…bring it!!

4. Ever hear of St. Louis and Milwaukee? What part of the country are they in? There are several reasons for that…but it’s more than just a coincidence, fella.
 
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*Millenia (in Europe)
And its consumption has been permissable, encouraged even, by the church throughout most of that time. The oldest brewery in the world was started by the Catholic church. The connection between abstaining from alcohol and moral purity didn't really become popular until the Temperance movement of the 19th century. Nothing but respect for anyone who chooses not to drink though.

Like any good Midwesterner, I always took pride in my beer drinking. Then, in my mid-twenties, I spent a weekend in Kholer, Wisconsin and proceeded to get out drank by soccer moms, who in doing so, barely broke a sweat or slurred a word. It was then I realized that in the pantheon of beer drinkers, it is Wisconsin and then it is the rest of us mortals.

However, the PNW may well have the Midwest beat in cannabis consumption (although Paducah might have something to say about that) and they certainly have us beat in the category of serial killers per capita.
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I'm doing my part !!!!!!!!!!!!!...............I really really am......................

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Wisconsin and the arrowhead of Minnesota, I expected. lol Iowa. The best part is that the Univ. of Wisconsin produced this map, I assume as a public health initiative.


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This map and the analysis of it on this board makes no sense. Am I really to believe that with the Bourbon Trail and all of the Buffalo Trace consumed by members of this forum that Kentucky is really that light? I don't think so.
 
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I took my time and read and listened to as many sites as I could and have come to a decision as far as to my prediction about tomorrow's game against the neon clad webfooters...................after due diligence I have decided that ...........................

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we win on a last second 61 yd FG ........................WE SHOCK THE WORLD and beat the # 1 team to go to 7-1...............we also continue our climb up the polls to finally crack the top ten..................................we really really do..................

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let's hitch up our giddyup and go on the field and kick duck butt............................................

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Run Run Run , here comes those Illini barbarians........................
 
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If you don’t want to drink, fine … but it’s been a part of European and by extension American culture for centuries. The pitch to get other people to abstain is a pointless and losing battle, but I applaud anyone who chooses not to drink for his own personal reasons.
I didn't tell you not to drink.
 
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Looks like the rain will wait until about 6 PM as is mandated by Autzen Stadium (No rain during games). Of course, Oregonians may have a different definition of "rain" than someone from Illinois. We have heavy fog that can get you wet, mist that makes you dry your glasses, rain that doesn't really get you wet, sideways rain (stay indoors), wet rain (what we consider "real rain"). I probably missed a few...
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Illinois at Oregon
Saturday, October 26th
2:30pm CT
CBS
Any chance we see Ca'Lil Valentine this week? I feel like his quick first step could make all the difference against a front 7 like Oregon's. Or is he slated to redshirt?
 
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