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That Juice Williams is a pretty solid RB.
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Worth very little until all the games are "connected", meaning that every team can be linked to every other team through games. Until then the predictive values are partially based on last year's information. Of course, considering that, I'm surprised Illinois is as high as it is. That rating looks like a basketball poll with Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Cincinnati, etc.
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Computer ratings are likely not much better at this point in the season. Sagarin's BCS ratings (ELO-CHESS): 1. LSU 2. South Florida 3. Missouri 4. South Carolina 5. California 6. Ohio State 7. Illinois 8. Boston College 9. Virginia Tech 10. Mississippi State 11. Arizona State 12. West Virginia 13. Kansas 14. Connecticut 15. Oregon 16. Cincinnati 17. Auburn 18. Kentucky 19. North Dakota State (yes, they are 1-AA) 20. Indiana 21. Florida 22. Florida State 23. Purdue 24. Virginia 25. Wisconsin 26. Oklahoma 27. USC
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The chances of action tonight have just gone up exponentially.
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I hope ND wins, so at least my wife can be happy about something today.
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Heck, Missouri could be a top 10 team by the end of the night.
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I'm curious if OSU will pick up some #1 votes if they continue to throttle Purdue.
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Because they're Stanford.
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It's odd that I can actually watch and enjoy every Illinois game, mostly because my expectations have been so low. All I ask of them is to be in every game in the 4th quarter. So far they've done that and then some. One more win for bowl eligibility, so hopefully they can pick that up. EDIT: So, think Illinois sneaks into the top 25 next week? Gotta figure at the very least they'll replace Purdue if they lose.
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Yay for the Illini, salvaging what would otherwise be a very depressing week of sports.
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So glad the Cubs were able to use Kendall tonight to prevent Hill from blowing up. -
The Cubs might as well just let Wood hit for himself. Use the pinch hitters for the regulars, the ones that can't hit.
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So help me if the Cubs win this thing with a grand slam in the 9th and pull me back in, I will never forgive them.
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And another hard-hit at-em ball.
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Maybe Jones can hit into a DP and the umps can just count an out towards next inning.
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I can't believe DeRosa swung at that. Even if it's a strike, you can do nothing with that pitch except roll it over to the left side, unless you're Soriano. I'm not even mad anymore, this is just amazing.
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What I'm most impressed with about Illinois is that the teams they've played haven't really been patsies (aside from Western Illinois). Syracuse is apparently an average Big East team, Missouri could win the Big 12, and Indiana and Wisconsin have their only Big Ten losses against Illinois, with a previously ranked Penn State as the other win. I just hope they don't lay eggs against the less highly regarded teams on their schedule.
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The problem is, the best strategy with a guy like Webb is to swing at the first good pitch you see, because it'll likely be the most hittable pitch in the AB. For the most part, the Cub hitters had a good approach to Webb, except Lee, who would always take the first-pitch strike (except when he singled on the first pitch in the 6th). Sure, it's not being patient, but as long as Webb is throwing strikes consistently, he's always trying to get ahead on the first pitch with a fastball. If it's hittable, they should be swinging at it.
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Maybe now for one inning the Cubs can get lucky enough so the hard hit balls aren't directly at someone.
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hey roast, you gonna change your name if the cubs win the whole thing? No mention of my name?? You're about a year late and a dollar short.
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I'm curious how high the expectations for the average fan on this site are. As for me, I expect the Cubs to at least win once. A sweep would be disapointing. Anything more would be great, but hard to expect.
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I think Juan Cruz is going to be in the pen for the D'backs, and I don't see him among the match-ups. Not to be a PITA, but just for completeness. :)
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That's...oddly specific.
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Doug Davis. The classic crap lefty that punks the Cubs. Pretty much any pitcher where the strategy to beat him is to be patient and wait for good pitches.
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Anyone realize the best thing about the NLDS...
bukie replied to cubsfan5150's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Well, I mostly mean that if Buck is calling more Cub games this year, something wonderful has happened with the Cubs that hasn't happened in, oh...61 years or so.
