Notre Dame entered the Kelly era on Saturday with a victory over Purdue. The Irish had quite a few problems, including allowing a safety and not always giving Freshman QB Dayne Crist the time he needed to get a pass off. Purdue made it an 8 point game late, but the Irish put an end to any comeback hopes. Many are worried that the Irish underperformed, as Purdue is expected to underachieve this year, and next week's opponent in the University of Michigan, came out very strong in their opener against UConn.
In my opinion, it was nice to get a victory, and I am looking forward to an excellent game in Ann Arbor this weekend between two teams that started going under at about the same time, and are now looking to revive their historic programs at the same time.
Missouri 23, Illinois 13
Illinois played well in the first two quarters of the season-opening game against Mizzou, going into halftime with a 13-3 lead. But, it all fell apart in the second half. A half littered with failed 3rd down conversions and bad play calling is leaving Illini fans frusterated with the teams performance since its' last bowl game, the 2008 Rose Bowl. To me, the only way the Illini are going to redeem themselves is to take a serious look at their coaching staff, and to recruit better throughout the state of Illinois, which has been up for grabs between a number of schools for a long time.
Illinois plays Southern Illinois in their home-opener this Saturday at 6:30pm. SIU scored 70 points in their game against Quincy on Saturday, which Coach Zook said would be "tough to do against air."
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