Babers' first game at EIU against rival Salukis
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02/20/2012 - Charleston, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dino Babers' first game as Eastern Illinois' football coach will be against rival Southern Illinois and the Panthers will play five home games as part of an 11-game schedule announced Monday.
Eastern Illinois will kick off the Babers era at home at O'Brien Field on Thursday night, Aug. 30. The Panthers fell to the Salukis, 45-28, in their final game of a 2-9 season last year.
Babers is the Panthers' 22nd head coach, replacing Bob Spoo, who retired after 25 years at Eastern Illinos.
"I don't think you can replace him. I think what you can do is you can try to build on what he had started here," Babers said.
The Panthers' other home games will be against Ohio Valley Conference opponents Murray State (Sept. 22), Austin Peay (Sept. 29), Jacksonville State (Oct. 13) on Homecoming and Southeast Missouri State (Nov. 10).
The Panthers will travel to Western Michigan from the Mid-American Conference on Sept. 8 and play two other non-conference games, at Illinois State (Sept. 15) and Central Arkansas (Nov. 17).
Within the OVC, Eastern Illinois will travel to UT Martin (Oct. 6), Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 27) and Tennessee Tech (Nov. 3).
2012 Eastern Illinois Football Schedule
All Times ET
Thursday, Aug. 30, Southern Illinois, O'Brien Field, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 8, at Western Michigan, Kalamazoo, Mich., TBA
Saturday, Sept. 15, at Illinois State, Normal, Ill., TBA
Saturday, Sept. 22, Murray State*, O'Brien Field, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 29, Austin Peay*, O'Brien Field, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 6, at UT Martin*, Martin, Tenn., TBA
Saturday, Oct. 13, Jacksonville State* (Homecoming), O'Brien Field, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27, at Eastern Kentucky*, Richmond, Ky., TBA
Saturday, Nov. 3, at Tennessee Tech*, Cookeville, Tenn., TBA
Saturday, Nov. 10, Southeast Missouri State*, O'Brien Field, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17, at Central Arkansas, Conway, Ark., TBA
* - OVC game
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Teams that should be in: Stanford
Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.
Should be in:
Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.
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Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.
Work left to do: Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney. Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson. Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable. Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile. |
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