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Tillman got destroyed all day by Williams, who is a strong receiver but nowhere near fast enough to get as open as he did. Also, he got juked out a few times by Lynch. After the game, Tillman even said he was at a loss for words for how his man got open so much.

Our big name players all struggled today...Briggs is far and away the leader of this defense, and you could sense the struggle with him out. Cutler has got to improve his awareness with Martz in charge, and that was one of the worst games of Tillman's career. Huge loss for them today though.

The more I look at the talent around the country, there's no reason for Illinois not to be a top 5 team this season. Sucks for Hummel...Purdue just went from a top 10 team to a top 30 team.

Is Ron Washington high? All these pitching match-ups to end up with Holland facing a bunch of righties.

There's a rumor from a well-placed Illinois source on their rivals page about how some former SIU players are going to talk to the media and/or NCAA in an effort to get the program in trouble. Rowand and company, are you guys hearing anything about this?

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Oct 13, 2010 -> 01:30 AM) In terms of pure skill, you can make an argument Clausen was #1. Overall though, Bradford was #1 with a bullet. Pure skill with Clausen? The only thing he can do well is throw a deep ball. His arm strength has never been above average, and he has no mobility.

Pretty cool that Rangers are celebrating with Ginger Ale so that Hamilton can go into the clubhouse.

Tampa has a lot of work to do this offseason to give themselves a decent lineup for next year. The bottom of their order was pathetic for a playoff team.

Rumors all over the internet that Pearl will resign tomorrow

I did love the tits vs ass and Jews vs Muslims comparisons.

2nd episode continues to stand out from the other episodes this season, as episode 3 didn't make me laugh all that much and the ending was really weird.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 10, 2010 -> 08:03 PM) please get collins out of there, he can't make any throws. This is insane, he should get cut tomorrow. If you're going to cut Anderson due to performance, then you have to get rid of Collins.

PUT HANIE IN! Todd Collins is the worst QB I've ever seen in the NFL.

Ok Love, put Hanie in!

I really thought Taylor scored on that play. Forte and Peppers playing great, but it's inexcusable for Collins to be playing over Hanie. As my brother stated, Collins throws like he's a punter.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 10, 2010 -> 01:36 AM) What's better is that we no longer have to hear the most repeated sports factoid of the last ten years. No, that would be that Nick Smith is the tallest player in Illini history!

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 10, 2010 -> 12:22 AM) You must don't watch him often? Dude is electric. I've really only seen him in this game, vs the Twins, and vs the Sox/Cubs this season.

Why did Washington pull O'Day to let Feliz face Bartlett? Also, every time I watch Feliz, he's extremely unimpressive.

Pitt vs ND had a battle in the 2nd half of which coach could make dumber mistakes. Kelly really makes some baffling coaching decisions.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Oct 8, 2010 -> 10:45 PM) We had one prospect on the AA list in Morel and he was the last quartile. Wow. Could our system be worse? Granted, I am liking what I have seen from Morel/Viciedo, but man, we have no depth. Their is some glimmer of hope for some offensive players in our system, but if you don't consider Sale a prospect, the pitching in our system is easily the worst in the majors. Even a team like the Astros has Lyles blow up this season.

Stat gurus, did Joey Votto ever end up popping up on the infield this season?

Denard's racked up the passing yards because the other team continues to use one or two spotters on him, thus allowing a lot of single coverage and broken defensive assignments (I love the fake dive and then pass to the slot play). I've seen him miss a lot of deep passes, but I'll give him credit, in the games against ND and Indiana, he was sensational passing the ball on the final drive.

One of the worst collapses you'll see in the postseason.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 8, 2010 -> 10:34 PM) Thome wasn't very good against LH pitching this year and has had to face two really good left handed starters in Sabathia and Pettitte plus Mo who just kills lefties so his struggles aren't a surprise. Good point, even though I thought Thome's AB vs Robertson in Game 1 with 2 men on was terrible!

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 8, 2010 -> 10:13 PM) This could very well be the case. Or it could be they just don't match-up with a $200 million dollar all-star team. Funny thing is Liriano is their best "postseason-suited" pitcher they've had since Johan.