tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post6929403715248083672..comments2024-03-07T05:17:49.252-05:00Comments on Boiled Sports: Purdue v. Illinois PredictoJ Moneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925161304409415806noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-71232258602593735032010-10-30T15:05:14.621-04:002010-10-30T15:05:14.621-04:00That's two weeks in a row that our loyal reade...That's two weeks in a row that our loyal readership has been able to pick a shellacking accurately. Not sure anyone feels good about that though.boilerdowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08356708955038289503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-62752231617318804112010-10-30T11:15:13.961-04:002010-10-30T11:15:13.961-04:00Fiandt- well-done...all of that could happen. All ...Fiandt- well-done...all of that could happen. All of a sudden, today sounds like fun.boilerdowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08356708955038289503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-13932611028093230872010-10-30T10:23:43.265-04:002010-10-30T10:23:43.265-04:00Through the sea of realism, I will set sail on the...Through the sea of realism, I will set sail on the rowboat of optimism.<br /><br />I think the defense exposes Illinois and comes out angry. I think Coach Hope pulls a Braveheart in the locker room and gets the team frenzied to murderous anger, (sans swords and kilts, but keeping the face paint), and Ryan Kerrigan accidentally knocks out JB Gibboney in the tunnel because he flexes his right bicep too hard, sending Gibboney into a season-long coma. No one seems to notice.<br /><br />White Lightning drinks copious amounts of espresso starting at 6 AM and ending right before kick-off. The Blur will be renamed the Blur Jr. given how fast Henry is running on the strength of caffeine. He scores 5 TD's on his own. Hope capitalizes on no JB Gibboney and Kawaan Short's insights and asks Henry to handle kickoff returns, punt returns, QB, and Wide Receiver as Nord draws up a play of Henry throwing it down the field to himself as he races by stunned Illini defenders. <br /><br />Nord chuckles, "They didn't see that coming."<br /><br />Ryan Kerrigan sacks Scheelhause, Scheelhause's dog, and even Scheelhause's girlfriend who ends up asking Kerrigan to marry her to which he replies, "KERRIGAN SMASH!!" We have no clues as to her whereabouts after that and Chuck Norris reprises his role as Walker Texas Ranger to find her.<br /><br />All in all, it's a game of pure fury contained only by crappy ESPN2 coverage by a man posing as a woman and her slighlty feminine male sidekick whose name escapes me.<br /><br />The final score is Boilers 49 - Illinois negative 10 as Chuck Norris coming back as Walker Texas Ranger cost Illinois 10 points.<br /><br />That is all. May God have mercy on our souls.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669914934566037362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-25442837957731873682010-10-29T23:41:02.138-04:002010-10-29T23:41:02.138-04:00Just made a small bet with my brother (U of I grad...Just made a small bet with my brother (U of I grad). He wanted me to bet straight on but vegas odds suggest -16.5 for Illinois.<br /><br />So I told him all Purdue vs Illinois points through the basketball series (including BTT and NCAAT). <br /><br />Loser wears the enemy tie at work for a week.<br /><br />I'm hoping the boys will be defensive in their probable loss.<br /><br />16 Illinois - 6 PurdueMichael R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14593027979477389121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-31229864907206923282010-10-29T21:41:09.807-04:002010-10-29T21:41:09.807-04:00Stop me if you've heard this before: it's ...Stop me if you've heard this before: it's a game against a team that plays solid defense. woo. <br /><br />So it's possible that Purdue can sell out against the run, force Scheelhaase to throw, and make him make mistakes. Even so, I don't know that the offense and special teams can score enough points to pull out a win.<br /><br />I see an undermanned squad playing hard and staying with Illinois for two quarters ... and then, in the second half, they just don't have enough to stay with the Illini. This is one of the best three-loss teams you'll see, and I'm afraid they'll look like it.<br /><br />Illinois 41<br />Purdue 14zlionsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966540737106797756noreply@blogger.com