This one looks to be a pretty good matchup as the Big Ten Season opens for the # 1 ranked Fighting Illini.
Coach Weber of the this Illini ball club wrote 14-0 on the chalkboard as the pre season goal entering Big Ten Play. What next coach ? 16-0, coach weber responded one game at a time.
HOME COOKIN'
Illinois is 58-2 at home last four years and 70-3 over 5 years. In Big Ten play Illinois has won 35 of the last 37 games at home .946%. Thats why they call that home cookin.....
Illinois is ranked 1 in the sagarin ratings, the 7 major programs that Illinois have played in non conference currently own a combined record of 69-16, four of these teams Gonzaga, Wake, Ark and Cinnci are ranked in the Sagarins top 20.
ON WITH THE GAME
Ohio State has a 11-2 record, 11 wins over a soft, soft schedule and 2 loses . They lost to Clemson and Creighton the only 2 real quality programs they played.
This Ohio State team is no stranger to Illinois, returning 7 veterans from last years team that saw Illinois beating OSU at home by one 64-63....
OSU loves to shoot the rock, they are setting new school records hitting 17 this year against Chattanooga and 15 in the next game. You can bet they will fire the rock against Illinois but i cant see OSU getting off that many attempts at all in the game against this Illini Defense.
This Ohio State team is a solid ball club and I see it as a top 20 program by years end.
Illinois is playing on all clyinders, a well oiled machine....The problem is Illinois plays only to the level of competition it is faced with...My point is, against solid programs, Illinois comes out gunning and running you off the floor. I dont see any hype about the game with OSU so my guess is OSU just may hang around in this one.
My numbers show that Illinois should be a 16 point favor in this game as a line, but my real numbers show Illinois by 12....
Comments and wisdom welcome..
Semper Fi
Carpet
Coach Weber of the this Illini ball club wrote 14-0 on the chalkboard as the pre season goal entering Big Ten Play. What next coach ? 16-0, coach weber responded one game at a time.
HOME COOKIN'
Illinois is 58-2 at home last four years and 70-3 over 5 years. In Big Ten play Illinois has won 35 of the last 37 games at home .946%. Thats why they call that home cookin.....
Illinois is ranked 1 in the sagarin ratings, the 7 major programs that Illinois have played in non conference currently own a combined record of 69-16, four of these teams Gonzaga, Wake, Ark and Cinnci are ranked in the Sagarins top 20.
ON WITH THE GAME
Ohio State has a 11-2 record, 11 wins over a soft, soft schedule and 2 loses . They lost to Clemson and Creighton the only 2 real quality programs they played.
This Ohio State team is no stranger to Illinois, returning 7 veterans from last years team that saw Illinois beating OSU at home by one 64-63....
OSU loves to shoot the rock, they are setting new school records hitting 17 this year against Chattanooga and 15 in the next game. You can bet they will fire the rock against Illinois but i cant see OSU getting off that many attempts at all in the game against this Illini Defense.
This Ohio State team is a solid ball club and I see it as a top 20 program by years end.
Illinois is playing on all clyinders, a well oiled machine....The problem is Illinois plays only to the level of competition it is faced with...My point is, against solid programs, Illinois comes out gunning and running you off the floor. I dont see any hype about the game with OSU so my guess is OSU just may hang around in this one.
My numbers show that Illinois should be a 16 point favor in this game as a line, but my real numbers show Illinois by 12....
Comments and wisdom welcome..
Semper Fi
Carpet
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