Tuesday is Voting Day

A lot of great games this past Saturday, very entertaining, though not entirely rewarding. 

Happily, the Illini shouldered the Four Star mantle and pounded Purdue and their big drum, 44-10.  Four star winner.

Northern Illinois won its 6th game in a row, 28-21, but couldn't pull off the cover (-9 1/2).  This was a game about which I felt pretty strongly, but Western Michigan pushed the Huskies all game.  Three star loser  (and killers of the all-Illinois parlay).

Then came the 'Cats. The drive you crazy 'Cats.   The let in the backdoor cover points 'Cats.  The goddamned 'Cats. For 59 minutes and 16 seconds, they made us look good.  Not the 30 or more points I expected from the offense, but the defense, after getting pushed around a little bit on the opening drive, shut down the Indiana offense at the predicted 10 point level.  Then, on Purdue's 4th and ten with just :44 to play, they gave up a million yard TD pass that yanked the wonderful cover right out of our hands, replacing it with a nauseating push.  Two star "nothing", and taking the pressure off NIU for blowing our parlay.

The Miami Bobcats dispatched the Buffalo Bulls, 21-9, a nice cover (-2 1/2).  One star winner. 

We finish this weekend with a +2.  Not thrilling, but another step in the right direction.  Should have been two more points, but for those damn 'Cats.

Other Saturday stuff included Iowa treating the Spartans quite rudely in Iowa City,  everybody loves to say Tulsa defeating USB by a point, Nebraska reasserting itself at the expense of Missouri, Virginia with an emphatic screw U, Baylor handed Texas another loss, and finally, New Mexico stayed perfect (and did not cover, so Petey was correct in his trepidation).

Vote tomorrow.  If you live in Illinois, I endorse Not Giannoulis and Not Quinn.  Endorsing Not someone is the alternative to "I don't like either guy". It is the "but I lack like for this guy a lot more than the other guy". 
Agree or disagree, get out tomorrow and vote for somebody.