I'm going to be taking a few days off here at the end of the week, so it's imperative we get this week's Illinois football fail train out of the way now.
So, the 1-6 Illini host Michigan this week. Given that Illinois is 22-66-1 all-time against the Wolverines, I think I will select Michigan to win this contest.
At any rate, there was a thread on Illini Board this week where some silly fan "challenged" the student section to stay through the entirety of Saturday's game. His reasoning? There will be recruits in attendance, and it might make a bad impression if fans are seen leaving the game early. WHAT???!!!! Let me get this straight -- if the Illini get the crap beat out of them and the fans leave early, recruits are going to be more concerned about what's going on in the stands than on the field? Right.
Since we're in the business of issuing challenges, here's one to the Illini players and coaches: How about a competitive game on Saturday? Compete for four quarters and give the fans a reason to stay for the whole game. Illinois has lost all of its Big Ten games by 10 points or more. Why stay for that? People want to be entertained at the very least when they attend a football game.
In the meantime, here comes that fail train. ALL ABOARD!!!!
Illinois rings up 31 unanswered points in the second half and beats Michigan 38-13 Saturday.
I'll be damned.
I guess we'll have to cancel the fail train. At least for one week.