[Oskee] Man, is it QUIET in here...

[Mike Heins]

Quoting Robert Mingee (mingee at swbell.net):
> Has everyone been abducted by aliens or something?

Abducted by Illiniboard.com -- film at 10!

> We're winning,
> people! Wake up! :-) Granted, it hasn't exactly been against top-
> flight competition the last 2 weeks for football, but we're bowl-
> eligible, and if we can beat Northwestern, we should be able to get a
> halfway decent bowl invite. Aside from the Iowa loss, our other 2
> losses are to top-15 teams, and we've been competitive in every single
> game. Clearly OSU is going to be our biggest challenge yet, and I have
> no illusions about our very slim chance of victory, but I'd be happy
> with giving them a solid punch in the nose and being in it to the end,
> particularly if they come out looking past us to the Michigan game. We
> really ought to get by Northwestern at home. I'd be downright giddy
> with an 8-4 finish and no blowouts -- talk about a huge year-to-year
> improvement. My dad said he has seen where one of the Orlando bowls
> would love to have a Florida-Illinois matchup. That would be a pretty
> tough game for us, but I'm sure Zook would relish the chance to play
> them in a bowl.

We are bowl-bound, baby. It would be nice for it to be the Citrus and
not the Motor City or something, but hey -- you take what comes along.

>
> It's nice getting the exhibition hoops games on the Big Ten Network
> now, and in high-def no less. Anyone have any thoughts on how things
> look so far, particularly any opinions on redshirts? I kinda zoomed
> through the first game, so I wasn't watching with a very critical eye.
> Tisdale looks more polished than I would have thought, but man, is he
> thin. I shudder to think of him mixing it up with some of the
> widebodies in the Big Ten without another year to bulk up. There are
> definitely some athletes among the newcomers. Obviously there's a long
> way to go as far as discipline, especially watching the fouls, but
> you'd expect that with a lot of young guys. I dug back throuhg the
> news on the website after seeing Chester sit the whole first game, and
> it said he also sat out the OB Scrimmage with an injured thumb. It's
> not serious, is it?

Is there a web site to find listings for the B10 network? I still
haven't figured out how to find out about upcoming events...

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