Ya win some...

Well, it was a tough weekend for Illini fans. The boys in orange and blue had one game left in to achieve a perfect season, and they managed to lose to Ohio State despite holding a double digit lead at halftime. I will say, they deserved to lose. They played a terrible second half, and seemed to be trying to kill the clock during the last 5 minutes instead of taking it to the Buckeyes offensively. Ohio State also got a "once in a lifetime" type game from Sylvester. I'm not one of those people who's panicking in the streets over this one. Illinois assumed that Ohio State would recognize their superiority and surrender in the 2nd half. The Buckeyes didn't, and reminded the Illini that they better bring their game for the full 40 minutes, as they've done almost every time this year. Hopefully, the Illinois players are pissed off. This team has a lot of pride, and I'd hate to be the winner of the Michigan/Northwestern game on Thursday. That said, I also hope Ohio State makes it far enough for rematch in the Big 10 Tournament. I think we'll see different game.