Only 42 days until the first Thursday Night ESPN Game that features South Carolina at NC State.

 

 

Just started reading my Phil Steele magazine this week and got really pumped when the first set of lines came out from sportsbook.com

 

 

Clemson @ Georgia Tech -3.5

UCLA @ Tennessee -5.5

South Carolina @ Georgia -11.5

USC -3 @ Ohio State

Iowa -10 @ Iowa State

Notre Dame -2 @ Michigan

Oregon State -8.5 @ UNLV

TCU -5.5 @ Virginia

Georgia Tech @ Miami -4

Boise State -9.5 @ Fresno State

Tennessee @ Florida -24

Georgia -3.5 @ Arkansas

Michigan State @ Notre Dame -7

Nebraska @ Virginia Tech -7

Kansas State @ UCLA -6.5

Florida State @ BYU -3

USC -14 @ Washington

Ole Miss -4.5 @ South Carolina

Missouri @ Nevada -2

Illinois @ Ohio State -9

Iowa @ Penn State -7.5

TCU @ Clemson -3

Colorado @ West Virginia -5

Pittsburgh -2.5 @ Louisville

LSU @ Georgia -3.5

Arkansas -8 @ Texas A&M

Penn State @ Illinois Pick

Michigan @ Michigan State -4

Wisconsin -3 @ Minnesota

Oklahoma -10.5 @ Miami

USC -5 @ California

UNLV @ Nevada -9

Air Force @ Navy -1.5

Nebraska -3 @ Missouri

Florida -8.5 @ LSU

Georgia -3 @ Tennessee

Alabama @ Ole Miss -3.5

Oklahoma State -13 @ Texas A&M

Georgia Tech @ Florida State -3.5

Oregon @ UCLA -1

BYU -10 @ UNLV

Boise State -5.5 @ Tulsa

Cincinnati @ South Florida -9.5

Pittsburgh @ Rutgers -3

Texas -1 @ Oklahoma

Texas Tech @ Nebraska -7

Virginia Tech @ Georgia Tech -2

USC -6 @ Notre Dame

California -5 @ UCLA

Utah -7 @ UNLV

Florida State @ North Carolina -2.5

Tennessee @ Alabama -11

Penn State -5 @ Michigan

Oklahoma -12 @ Kansas

Oklahoma State -8.5 @ Baylor

Clemson @ Miami -4.5

Boston College @ Notre Dame -10

Oregon -5 @ Washington

TCU @ BYU -3

Boise State -15 @ Hawaii

North Carolina @ Virginia Tech -7

West Virginia @ South Florida -6

Florida -13.5 @ Georgia

Michigan @ Illinois -7

Texas -3.5 @ Oklahoma State

USC -7 @ Oregon

Virginia Tech -6 @ East Carolina

Ohio State @ Penn State -3

Illinois -6 @ Minnesota

Oklahoma -9 @ Nebraska

Kansas -2.5 @ Kansas State

Florida State @ Clemson -3

USC -13.5 @ @ Arizona State

LSU @ Alabama -3.5

South Florida @ Rutgers -3

West Virginia @ Cincinnati -2

Florida -16 @ South Carolina

Tennessee @ Ole Miss -12

Iowa @ Ohio State -8

Michigan @ Wisconsin -3.5

Texas -14 @ Baylor

Nebraska @ Kansas -1

Miami @ North Carolina -2.5

Notre Dame -1 @ Pittsburgh

Colorado @ Oklahoma State -17

LSU @ Ole Miss -3.5

Penn State -3 @ Michigan State

Ohio State -6 @ Michigan

Oklahoma -11 @ Texas Tech

California -7 @ Stanford

Texas -18.5 @ Texas A&M

Alabama -5 @ Auburn

Illinois -3 @ Cincinnati

Nebraska -3 @ Colorado

Pittsburgh @ West Virginia -2

Nevada @ Boise State -18

Florida State @ Florida -22

Georgia -1 @ Georgia Tech

Clemson @ South Carolina -1

Ole Miss -17.5 @ Mississippi State

Arkansas @ LSU -10.5

Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma -11.5

Texas Tech -4 @ Baylor

Kansas -5 @ Missouri

North Carolina @ NC State -2

Virginia Tech -8 @ Virginia

UCLA @ USC -19.5

Arizona @ Arizona State -2

Notre Dame -5.5 @ Stanford

Washington State @ Washington -14

Utah @ BYU -7

Oregon State @ Oregon -5.5

Wisconsin -11 @ Hawaii

California -8 @ Washington

West Virginia @ Rutgers -5

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh -7

South Florida -6.5 @ UConn

Navy -12.5 @ Army

Reesing for Heisman!

Oklahoma -11 @ Texas Tech

 

Might have to actually take up betting for that one. OU has lost their last two trips to Lubbock and needs some serious payback for the year changing raping last year in Norman.

 

Oh well, UNC and TTU should be in some of the pre-season top 25 polls, should be another fun year.

Suprised to see USC only favored by 14 at Washington.

 

 

Hopefully the Butch Davis curse ends this year! The ACC Coastal should be a lot of fun this year between UNC,VT,GT and Miami. Not really sold on the Atlantic division though.

Just noticed even easier money,

Texas -18.5 @ Texas A&M

 

A&M always plays UT close or beats them. Getting over 18 points and @ A&M is ridiculous.

Go Michi...ah the hell with it. :cry

Pryor for Heisman!

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Let's go Bucks!!!!!! Can't wait for the season to start!

Anyone but Tebow for Heisman!?!?

Juice for Heisman.

 

Illini for National Champions.

 

Woohoo.

The Florida-UT game scares the s*** out of me. Definitely NOT taking the trip to Gainesville in September.

 

But, I can't wait for football to start. I'm more excited about UT football than I've been in a long time, but there will definitely be some growing pains with a young team/new coaching staff... I'll be making road trips to Tuscaloosa and Oxford too when UT plays there, so it should be a fun Fall.

Anyone but Tebow for Heisman!?!?

Jonathan Crompton...

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No ill stick with Reesing for Heisman.

The lines are overrating Illinois by quite a bit. Pick em vs Penn State? Just because you returned crap doesn't make it good a year later.

The lines are overrating Illinois by quite a bit. Pick em vs Penn State? Just because you returned crap doesn't make it good a year later.

I know you're an Illini hater, but do you really believe that they're returning "crap?" Illinois is damn talented. Maybe overrated, but you make it sound like they're gonna have a losing record again, which will 100% not happen.

The lines are overrating Illinois by quite a bit. Pick em vs Penn State? Just because you returned crap doesn't make it good a year later.

 

They have (on paper) the most explosive passing attack in the conference. The running game figures to be better (I think Justin Green will be a big factor this year). The defense is another story. Most importantly, the Big 10 f***ing sucks this year.

They have (on paper) the most explosive passing attack in the conference. The running game figures to be better (I think Justin Green will be a big factor this year). The defense is another story. Most importantly, the Big 10 f***ing sucks this year.

And Illinois is part of the suck.

And Illinois is part of the suck.

 

And one team still has to win the conference of suck.

 

And one team still has to win the conference of suck.

And it wont be Illinois.

And it wont be Illinois.

 

Maybe not. But I certainly don't view OSU and PSU as juggernauts.

here come the illanoy boohoo boys. Thankfully, I dont laugh at the misfortunes of Illinois football......basketball is coming up soon though(licks lips)

Maybe not. But I certainly don't view OSU and PSU as juggernauts.

You are right, a middle of the road team could steal the Big Ten title from the power teams in the conference if all the cards fall their way. Its just not likely.

They have (on paper) the most explosive passing attack in the conference. The running game figures to be better (I think Justin Green will be a big factor this year). The defense is another story. Most importantly, the Big 10 f***ing sucks this year.

 

Bingo. As I stated in the recruiting thread, I think it's dumb for the offensive coordinator to come out and say he wants to run the ball more with Juice and make sure he stays under 25 throws a game. When you have that good of receivers, you must throw the ball a bit more. Their offense is simply too good. At the very least, don't tell everyone your game plan. Martez is going to be on the inside this year at LB. The Illini could definitely win it this year. They won't be anywhere as bad as last year. And the talent they returned from last year is far from crap for the most part. Plus, they did get some decent players in for this year. I think the Illini finish with a top 2 record. They definitely won't have as bad of a record as last year.

The Illini could definitely win it this year. They won't be anywhere as bad as last year. And the talent they returned from last year is far from crap for the most part. Plus, they did get some decent players in for this year. I think the Illini finish with a top 2 record. They definitely won't have as bad of a record as last year.

Let me ask you this based on your assessment of your team.

 

Do you think what Illinois has coming back is better than the rest of the teams in the Big Ten?

 

Do you think they brought in better recruits and new players than the rest of the teams?

 

 

 

Let me ask you this based on your assessment of your team.

 

Do you think what Illinois has coming back is better than the rest of the teams in the Big Ten?

 

Do you think they brought in better recruits and new players than the rest of the teams?

 

They're coming back with talented individuals, more depth wise than almost any team in the Big Eleven. Sure, OSU has Pryor, but in terms of returning talent, they've lost some skilled position players.

 

They also brought in some nice recruits. Is their recruiting class better than everyone's in the Big Ten? No. But the Illini have the combination of veterans at skilled positions who know the playbooks and young talented freshmen and sophmores coming in and in the case of Mr. Fayson, stud junior.

 

You don't have to have better recruits than anyone else to be in contention. You just have to steal a couple of recruits here and there, work them in, and have recruits who can compete with the other recruits. Obviously by that, I don't mean a 2 star recruit will make it close with a bunch of 5 star recruits.