So by now everyone in the world knos that the Illini upset #1 Buckeyes at Ohio State on Saturday, but check out my last post and u'll see that there was up-to-the-minute, game-time updates on this blog as it came out, up to the key interception in the back of the end zone that preserved a 21-14 Illini lead in the 2nd half and really finished ohio state. I like how we let ohio state have the ball for just 1:30 in the 4th quarter and just ate them up on the ground, salted the game away. Ron Zook's resume now reads like this: Coached at Florida, wasn't real good, couldn't beat Florida St, came to Illinois, recruited really well, had two 2-win season, and...........see Nov. 10th win @ #1 Ohio State. Seriously, he coached a hell of a game, the first time I've seen him be better than avg. Everyone's pumped.
I live off Green St. right behind Legends, and I could hear people from my apartment yelling on Green St., it was really contagious. I imagine it was like this during the Final Four except better. O, baby! Gettin' some national attention!
In the NFL, things were a bit less exciting. At least for UIUC students like me, i imagine. It was a day of upsets, as the Rams finally got their first win AT New orleans, a team that everybody thought was on the comeback trail. They came back, alright, came back down to earth after 4 straight wins in a big way. Drew Brees struggled mightily in 1st half and basically lost it for them there, but he salvaged somethin for fantasy owners with 250+ yds and 2TD's. Eh.
BIG BEN Roethlisberger- another case of a QB just absolutely blowing up in 2nd half, didn't do too much in first, had like 6 fantasy points, then in 2nd half led the Steelers from down 21-9 to win 31-28, had a 30-yd TD run in there and some nice drives, i watched that game and i'm telling u folks, big ben is back. Get him if you can, but it's probably too late. To think, he was drafted behind Jake Delhomme this season.
Priest Holmes? Didn't live up to hype. Got the opportunities, didn't produce too much, 65 rush yds and 13 rec yards. Eh. That's the thing w/ waiver wire pickups: can't be too disappointed when they only put up 7 points.
You CAN be disappointed, however, when ur studs don't produce. Over and over again. Plax and Antonio Gates have been good for me this year ( GATES, Baby!), but the last 2 weeks for each of them have been pretty dreadful, to say the least. I watched the whole giants dallas game yesterday and didn't even kno where plax was. Gates has the excuse of having a struggling QB, but Plax just didn't get open. Or something.
Peyton Manning had SIX interceptions? He only had like what, 9 or 10 all of last year? AND the year before that? That's sick. He was missing 3 top receivers, but still, interceptions are on the QB most of the time. Who does he think he is, Marc Bulger?
Adrian Peterson went down w/ an injury? Yum. Sorry to say it, but i'm actually a little pleased about this injury, mainly because i don't own AP in any of my leagues, and i kno if healthy he'll probably tear my team apart in the playoffs or something. So hopefully he's not seriously hurt but enough to make him pack it in for the season, or at least not run so damn hard.
Alright boys. Peace.
Fantasize on,
Robert Yan
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