From: peppler@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Randy Peppler)
Subject: Re: Big Ten Review (11-14-92)
Keywords: Big Ten
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 16:42:15 GMT

In article <BxvAoA.ACp@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> landers@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Hazard Class Mage) writes:
>In article <BxtrsD.47I@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> peppler@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Randy Peppler) writes:
>>
>>Illinois (5-4-1) 22, MICHIGAN (8-0-2) 22: 
>>	Oh, I forgot.  Michigan fumbled
>>	10 times altogther, losing four (Tyrone Wheatley had five of them).
>
>This guy is SOOOO overrated.  He bobbled two kickoffs by a second-string 
>freshmen walk-on kicker at PURDUE for no return, leaving his team inside 
>the 15.  Jugernacht? I don't think so.  Wheatley played so badly 
>(only 35 yards at Purdue against his 127 yard average) that he was 
>benched for the second half.

	I found out I was a bit nice to Tyrone.  I guess he actually
	fumbled 7 times, and Michigan fumbled 11 altogther.  Keith
	Jackson must dream for games like this.  And, for him to have
	covered it, well, probably made his life...  I took my info
	from the local paper.  Since Illinois was actually involved
	in the game, you'd think they would have gotten it right.  Feh...

	How did all of you interpret Keith's call of the game?  Early
	on, when Michigan was running roughshod over Illinois, but having
	the fumblitis, I thought he and Griese were bending over backwards
	trying to indicate that "this is how upsets are made".  Then,
	when I came into work yesterday, I had more than one Illini
	diehard tell me how much they now hate Jackson for "kissing
	Michigan's ass".  I must be the most gullible person ever...

>
>Purdue fans take heart, 4 (3 conference) games were lost by one
>touchdown or less (compared to 2 last year), and many of our 
>starters are freshmen and sophomores.  Other than Hunter and Jeff Z.,
>(Ouch!) we're not losing too much talent.  Next year....

	I'm highly disappointed in Purdue this year.  Last year's team
	finished 4-7, with a questionable loss at the end to Indiana,
	and practically everyone back this year.  Now, they'll have to
	upset Indiana just to finish 4-7, this with wins over Cal and
	Iowa.  Sure, there were 4 close losses, but this team seems to
	have such an ingrained losing mentality that it can't win the
	close games.  Close isn't good enough anymore.  Either Colletto
	starts winning or he's history...  The losses at home to Toledo
	and Northwestern were inexcusable, and the losses at Wisconsin
	and at Illinois have to be put in the "choke" category...

>
>Freshman RB Mike Alstot (who rushed for 101 yards against Michigan's
>"#1 defense") broke his ankle at MSU on a tough hit and a slide on
>the snow (damn, I HATE astroturf).  Colletto said "it's a clean
>break and should heal nicely."  Obviously, he's out for Saturday.
>Jeff Hill RB (ankle) and Arlee Conners RB (sholder) are both questionable.
>Jermane Ross WR might also be out.

	What about this Luis Smickle guy?  He came out of nowhere to
	have a great game against IU last year, and then has barely
	played this year...

>
>My pre-season forecast for this year's Bucket game was that Purdue 
>and IU would both be 5-5 and fighting for a bowl game.  Well, I was half
>right (PU 3-7,2-5 -- IU 5-5,3-5).  I'll stand by my original forecast,
>Purdue by 3.

	IU has to be considered a disappointment at 5-5 given the easy
	preconference schedule and that they got to play all of the
	Big Ten "toughies" on their schedule in Bloomington (Michigan,
	OSU, Iowa, Wisconsin) except Michigan State, and they didn't
	have to play Illinois...
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