So who thinks SIU can beat Illinois next week?

 

I don't think SIU wins, though who knows. I do think the Huskies will knock them off two weeks from now though.

He is the main source of the problems, he has always been a dirty recruiter. However, it extends to the academic side as well, and might even go beyond football. It's very, very ugly.

 

 

 

Damn, do you think Butch stays after this season? Butch is probably the best talent evaluator in the country and while UNC has been a thorn in Miami's side, I'd hate to see him leave and cripple the UNC football program.

The world's largest competitive circle jerk has officially begun in the state of Alabama.

I don't think SIU wins, though who knows. I do think the Huskies will knock them off two weeks from now though.

 

How do you figure SIU doesn't win? We are the top team in 1-AA, Illinois is garbage. I would say SIU by 10 at least.

 

Basketball, it will be the other way around, big time.

How do you figure SIU doesn't win? We are the top team in 1-AA, Illinois is garbage. I would say SIU by 10 at least.

 

Basketball, it will be the other way around, big time.

 

The top 1-AA team still doesn't have near the size or athleticism as a BCS conference team and Illinois should be able to run the ball all day against SIU with Leshoure. SIU can certainly win but I wouldn't count on it.

What a feel-good story, Tyler Moeller named Big Ten defensive player of the week after coming back from a serious head and brain injury.

From what I saw last week, Illinois is probably better than last year. The Illini will struggle on offense, but the defense had quite a few pretty sound tacklers. This isn't a team that should lose to the likes of SIU or NIU at home.

What a feel-good story, Tyler Moeller named Big Ten defensive player of the week after coming back from a serious head and brain injury.

is that the kid who got jumped in a restaurant last year?

The top 1-AA team still doesn't have near the size or athleticism as a BCS conference team and Illinois should be able to run the ball all day against SIU with Leshoure. SIU can certainly win but I wouldn't count on it.

Having 9 new starters on defense is gonna make it hard on SIU, but i still think we can handle the Illini and pull out a win. I feel we have a much better quarterback, and I'm very confident in our running game. Lucien Walker and Shariff Harris (Pitt transfer) are pretty studly. SIU loves to play the short pass with Allaria and Evans but with Dieker's are we can always go over the top. I'll be there hoping for a close game and a Saluki victory!

I'll be rooting hard for the Salukis.

Damn, do you think Butch stays after this season? Butch is probably the best talent evaluator in the country and while UNC has been a thorn in Miami's side, I'd hate to see him leave and cripple the UNC football program.

 

I don't think anyone knows at this point. Wednesday is supposedly the day when bigger news is coming out, we will see. I enjoy Butch Davis as a talent evaluator, I just never felt good about having John Blake on the coaching staff.

The top 1-AA team still doesn't have near the size or athleticism as a BCS conference team and Illinois should be able to run the ball all day against SIU with Leshoure. SIU can certainly win but I wouldn't count on it.

 

I think the size and athleticism difference is a lot closer than you are willing to admit. Especially at SIU now, they have completely transformed into an upper echelon FCS team and a lot of FBS players transfer to SIU due to various reasons and excel.

Boise looks good.

Boise looks good.

 

It has been more Va Tech sucking than Boise playing really well so far. A missed assignment on special teams results in one touchdown for Boise and a roughing the punter resulted in the other TD. That has a lot more to do with Va Tech making huge mistakes than Boise playing well.

It has been more Va Tech sucking than Boise playing really well so far. A missed assignment on special teams results in one touchdown for Boise and a roughing the punter resulted in the other TD. That has a lot more to do with Va Tech making huge mistakes than Boise playing well.

Ehhh Boise is absolutely dominating the trenches.

Ehhh Boise is absolutely dominating the trenches.

 

Don't get me wrong, Boise is a good team but Va Tech has gift wrapped them pretty much all 20 pts this half.

Va Tech special teams failure yet again. Wow are they bad.

Va Tech up now and has completely dominated since the first quarter.

Ya Va tech figured something out

Ya Va tech figured something out

I think they just settled down. They never looked outclassed. The Va. Tech d-line has done well.

That was a huge miss FG by Boise.

Awful play calling by Va Tech on that last drive. 2nd and 5 how do you not give the ball to Ryan Williams twice when you were dominating with the running game there.

Two huge calls go in Boise's favor down the stretch. Looked like a block in the back on the punt return but the officials overruled the call and then a really questionable personal foul call on Va Tech.

Boise :headbang

Boise is a solid team, still think they would lose 3-4 games in a major conference. They had a bunch of calls go in their favor down the stretch which took away from the game significantly IMO.

 

Also, not surprisingly those were Big 10 refs tonight who are routinely horrible.

Edited September 7, 201015 yr by whitesoxfan99