I'll date myself. A traditional big ten race is tuning in to the Michigan osu game.“Traditional” Big Ten race.
Pregame: Illinois vs Toledo, Saturday, September 2nd, 6:30pm CT, BTN
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Play, sure, but if we are that close to a demoralizing loss I’d be pretty surprised to see them putting the ball in his hands.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
If only sports were as simple as “the better team always wins easily & convincingly”
1: Upsets happen every year. The better team does not always win the game.
2: We’re breaking in a brand new secondary after 3 members of last year’s secondary were selected top 66 in the draft. And that new secondary is going up against an illusive, mobile quarterback who can pass.
3: We’re breaking in a brand new QB who’s started one game in his entire career and it wasn’t for us + we lost our NFL running back.
4: We lost our defensive coordinator and half of our defensive staff in the off-season.
5: This is the first game of the season, which can have weird results because it can take time to break in the new pieces.
I could write another 5 reasons why I’m confident we still win this game.
That being said, just win baby. I don’t care if it’s by 1 or 100, just win.
This is my final update of the Sellout Watch ticket tracker for Toledo. Estimated attendance still coming in around 46,500. With day-of ticket sales and what I believe to be conservative assumptions baked into the tracker, I'm hopeful that announced attendance will be over 47,000. If that happens, it would be a larger drawing than last year's Iowa game and that's mind blowing.
the national
- the Front Range
I totally get it. For years, the student sections was rough. At peak, maybe 1/3 full by early second quarter and I would hope the crowd would stay to the half. 1st quarter was also dismal. But, I went to three games last year and the student section was more densely packed than the rest of the stadium (maybe not the horseshoe but definitely the east stands…yikes…I hope they never show the east balcony). My family postulated that the post Covid students were just excited to be back out (or for the first time) in the student section. But in general I agree with you, they take the Dodger fan’s approach to game time arrivals.
the national
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@UofToledoFans - thanks for stopping by this week and making it fun in here. Hope your team represents well tomorrow and we have a fun game.
This is really cool that you do this. Hoping your tracker is on point.
Hello, it is game day. 
Thanks for hospitality. I can't wait for my 4th B1G experience. Let's both get out of this one healthy and go 11-0 the rest of the way!
I live in southeastern Illinois and grain trucks have been running up and down my road all week.
I think we will easily when all said and done, but it will be close in the first half as some of our younger/new starters get their jitters out. We win going away with a strong performance in the second half 37-17.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
pretty jacked, and it's early yet. it's flippin' great that football is relevant again.
Ok College Gameday just went overboard with putting us on upset alert. So Toledo won the MAC last year. That's like saying that a college sprinter won some events at a grade school track and field event. Let's get real, and blow them away today. I have huge faith in this Defense to put the absolute stranglehold on teams like this. Bret has this team turning a corner and believe me, they will be ready.
I figured you meant "elusive" but you know, I think both would work.
Did Tulane get better from 2021 to 2022? They knocked off great Kansas State and USC teams last year. Both the G5 and P5 team can be good, and the G5 squad come out on top.
Also based on returning talent and cohesive staff Toledo will be good in 2023 regardless of who the Rockets play week 1. Being offended that you're on upset alert is silly. Just go out and do the thing.
I was thinking the same, but had decided to stay silent. Either way is tricky.
So this mobile, Toledo QB. Can he throw well on the run? Seems like our front 7 ought to be able to get pressure on him, but as he slips out of the pocket will he be effective as a passer?
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