SUNDAY NEWS: If the Illinois kicker Derek Dimke, who had made 46 of 51 in his career, 10 in a row this year, including a career long of 52 and a season long of 49, doesn’t bonk a 42 yarder off the right upright … .
If Illinois holder Tim Russell doesn’t bobble a snap on a field-goal try just before halftime, causing Dimke to panic a bit and then Russell to try throwing the ball, which ended up in the arms of Penn State end Sean Stanley … .
If the flag isn’t thrown when Derek Moye and an Illinois defender were jockeying for position in the end zone in the frantic final seconds … . (more)
EDITOR: This is a fun article by Assistant Sports Editor Mike Gross. A wag of the tail.
(The Watchdog’s TV reception went out in the middle of the fourth quarter and, as he rushed to go out to dinner, he considered it an act of mercy, considering Penn State’s quarterbacking. Imagine his surprise when he learned later that evening that Penn State pulled it out!)
