WATCHING ILLINI WIN FIRST TWO

I was fortunate enough to see both Illini football games this year from excellent seats given to me by a friend. I enjoyed the games and I wish I could say that I came away thinking the 2-0 Illini have turned the corner and the Zook era will produce conference championships and many bowl games. I have high hopes that it will happen down the road, but defeating Rutgers in overtime, and San Jose State 40-19 left me still in doubt about the strength of the current Illini. I need to see how they do against tough competition.
I know the last paragraph sounds a little negative but I do have some good news. I caught a Twinkie in each game tossed to the crowd by the “Twinkie man.” For those of you who do not know-- Monticello’s Joe Saban tosses Hostess Twinkie’s to the crowd. He is a popular Illini fan and came up with this clever idea over 20 years ago.