Football thoughts

Yes, third post of the day...

The Illini are now 1-1. They beat (lacklusterly) Western Illinois 21-0. It was the first shutout for the Illini D since 2000. Pretty incredible in that respect. However, the Illini O can't play like that and continue to win.

NFL week 1 has started. The season is off to an interesting start. The Super Bowl champs won big. The NFC champs lose their first game. The Packers win! Wow, the Packers win. We finally exorcised our demon of Donovan McNabb. I wasn't able to watch the Packers game, as the Rams were the priority game, but as I checked out the gamecast online, I was getting more and more excited. The Vikings won, and the Lions are well on their way to victory as well. This puts the Bears in last place. I'm on the top of the world in NFL optimism, but I don't see this trend continuing. The NFC North might be tighter than we thought?