The next four games before Iowa on the road

[RUSCFORMERLYRULOU]

Winning on the road at Iowa with a late start will be a tall order - yeah, I know we won there last year. So I’m focusing on the next three game stretch...
I think we can win all three games (Illinois on road, Indiana and Minnesota at home) but two out of there works. One out of three would be disappointing.
Thoughts?

 

[richthedentist]

I agree if we can beat Illinois than we can certainly win all 3 but let’s take them 1 game at a time and enjoy this

 

[superfan01]

I would sign up for 2 -1 in that stretch with geo out. That would put us at 5-2 in BIG. Our magic number is 20 wins before conference play. Would put us in great spot for a tourney bid.

 

[RUHouston]

If last night's team shows up then I like our chances against any team in the B1G....The Illini will still be tough. This league is brutal but the teams that weather storms and become hardened in battle, as we seem to be transforming into, will do well in the end.

 

[ecojew]

RU vs Illinois will be a defensive battle, based upon what we've done lately and what Illinois did to Purdue the other night, holding them to just 37 points.

Was it last year that RU seemed to have the better team but didn't match up well against Illinois and lost to them twice? I hope that changes this year.

The game will likely be another nail biter but RU fans are used to that.