Today, the Northwestern Wildcats ended their 64 year old bowl drought. They upped their record in bowl games to 2-9. And they did it over an SEC team no less, the once 11th ranked Mississippi St Bulldogs. In 2010, the Chicago Blackhawks ended their 49 year old Stanley Cup drought. In 2005, the Chicago White Sox ended their 88 year World Series drought. So now that leaves only … [Read more...] about NORTHWESTERN ENDS BOWL DROUGHT! What Chicago team is next?
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Evaluating Illinois’ Bowl Chances
Yes, I was incredibly wrong about the Illini's chances at a bowl this season, because it would certainly appear they are headed towards the postseason, and I actually predicted they would win one, yes one game in the preseason. At 4-3 overall, and 2-2 in the Big Ten with a very favorable schedule remaining, the Illini could be headed towards a very good bowl. So let's … [Read more...] about Evaluating Illinois’ Bowl Chances