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Congratulations to ........
josh200612 for calling 68-0,
easye688 for calling 72-3,
cmrlily for calling 70-10 and
rumseyhouse77 for calling 63-0
and their predictions in the New Jersey Massacre -- all 4 will split the pot evenly. Well, on to Illinois....
Been a while since Illinois has been any good. Names like Jeff George and Tony Eason evoke memories of a time when ranked Illini teams went to Bowls - including Pasadena - and were a threat in the BigTen. But those are fading memories and but for a one year Zook bump and occasional success story here and there, Illinois has been a bad program for a while.
Enter Lovie Smith.
In his first year as Illini head coach, Lovie is one of a few high profile and former NFL coaches hired recently by BigTen programs. And while the Illini come into Ann Arbor on Saturday for a 3:30pm Homecoming kickoff with a record of (2-4), the games have been more competitive than the Illinois record might indicate.
Coming off a win over Rutgers (lol, NJSU has been out scored 160-7 in three games), the Illini find themselves huge underdogs to the #3 Ranked and Undefeated MICHIGAN WOLVERINES with a line that originally opened at MICHIGAN -28, and that has now moved to a whopping -35.5.
With an Over/Under of 55.5 Total Points, all indications are for a well-rested and well-prepared WOLVERINE squad to shake off the rust from their BYE week and begin the second half of the 2016 campaign where it left off.
With perhaps one eye looking towards that next game in Lansing .....
So post your predictions with some supportive analysis if you wish, but leave the woofing and barking for other threads.
*Breaston on his way to the South EZ and a celebration with Dr Dave and others....
josh200612 for calling 68-0,
easye688 for calling 72-3,
cmrlily for calling 70-10 and
rumseyhouse77 for calling 63-0
and their predictions in the New Jersey Massacre -- all 4 will split the pot evenly. Well, on to Illinois....
Been a while since Illinois has been any good. Names like Jeff George and Tony Eason evoke memories of a time when ranked Illini teams went to Bowls - including Pasadena - and were a threat in the BigTen. But those are fading memories and but for a one year Zook bump and occasional success story here and there, Illinois has been a bad program for a while.
Enter Lovie Smith.
In his first year as Illini head coach, Lovie is one of a few high profile and former NFL coaches hired recently by BigTen programs. And while the Illini come into Ann Arbor on Saturday for a 3:30pm Homecoming kickoff with a record of (2-4), the games have been more competitive than the Illinois record might indicate.
Coming off a win over Rutgers (lol, NJSU has been out scored 160-7 in three games), the Illini find themselves huge underdogs to the #3 Ranked and Undefeated MICHIGAN WOLVERINES with a line that originally opened at MICHIGAN -28, and that has now moved to a whopping -35.5.
With an Over/Under of 55.5 Total Points, all indications are for a well-rested and well-prepared WOLVERINE squad to shake off the rust from their BYE week and begin the second half of the 2016 campaign where it left off.
With perhaps one eye looking towards that next game in Lansing .....
So post your predictions with some supportive analysis if you wish, but leave the woofing and barking for other threads.
*Breaston on his way to the South EZ and a celebration with Dr Dave and others....
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