Illinois finds itself ranked #19 in the AP and #16 in the Coaches Poll. There were 3 AP Voters who did not have Illinois on the top 25 ballot
They are ranked ahead of K State, Vtech, Florida State, Texas AM and Baylor, and any of these teams would beat Illinois on any given night.
The Illini are heading off to play Indiana and the early line is Illinois by 16.
This is Indiana's Super Bowl and they played Penn State tough (factoring in 2 Penn State turnovers in the red zone) 16-10 the Hoosiers lost. At this point in the season I do not expect Illinois to blow any team away with points. They just do enough to win games and of course winning is the answer.
Do I smell a trap? You bet I do.......Let's look at how Illinois fares on the road as a ranked team.
Illinois last win on the road when ranked in the AP Poll was Nov 17, 2001
# 12 Illinois 34 Ohio State 22
Since then Illinois has lost 5 straight road games when ranked in the top 25.
2002 Sugar Bowl to LSU
2007 at Iowa
2008 at USC Rose
2008 in St Louis vs Missouri
2008 at Penn State
I know this Illinois team is due for a let down and I just know it will be against the Hoosiers
They are ranked ahead of K State, Vtech, Florida State, Texas AM and Baylor, and any of these teams would beat Illinois on any given night.
The Illini are heading off to play Indiana and the early line is Illinois by 16.
This is Indiana's Super Bowl and they played Penn State tough (factoring in 2 Penn State turnovers in the red zone) 16-10 the Hoosiers lost. At this point in the season I do not expect Illinois to blow any team away with points. They just do enough to win games and of course winning is the answer.
Do I smell a trap? You bet I do.......Let's look at how Illinois fares on the road as a ranked team.
Illinois last win on the road when ranked in the AP Poll was Nov 17, 2001
# 12 Illinois 34 Ohio State 22
Since then Illinois has lost 5 straight road games when ranked in the top 25.
2002 Sugar Bowl to LSU
2007 at Iowa
2008 at USC Rose
2008 in St Louis vs Missouri
2008 at Penn State
I know this Illinois team is due for a let down and I just know it will be against the Hoosiers
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