Revenge or ruin – and nothing in between – for the Illini against the visiting Boilermakers
No. 23 Illinois hosts Purdue this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT . It’s a game the Illini should win easily, which is easy for us to say. Purdue has been absolutely awful but does have some history on its side.
This week’s theme: It’s called the Purdue Cannon, and it might as well have “Purdue” in the name because the Boilermakers have kept hold of this rivalry trophy for a long while. “When you’re playing in these trophy games, these rivalry games, they’re so sacred, I think, to college football.” —“Never had it, never saw it, never touched it, never smelled it,” coach Bret Bielema said in his Monday press conference.
The Boilers have won four straight head-to-head and have a six-game winning streak at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. That says a lot about Illinois football’s standing in the world, unfortunately. If the Illini win – and they should – they’ll have quite a season in the works. And they’ll have the Cannon.If he beats Purdue for the first time, no one will be impressed because it’s just Purdue, the conference’s worst team. On the other hand, losing would be one of the lowest lows of his Illini career. On a scale of 1 to 10 , the big man is sitting at a nice, comfy 6.The Illini are favored by 18½.
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