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Article: For Redbirds, it's good to say 'bye'
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- The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
- Article date:
- October 21, 2009
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NORMAL - As defensive coordinator at Purdue for 12 years, Brock
Spack used to despise bye weeks when the Boilermakers were playing
well.
Yet as first-year head coach at Illinois State, Spack admitted
Tuesday the first Saturday of the season without a game scheduled
"comes at a real good time."
At 3-4 overall and 2-2 in the Missouri Valley Football
Conference, ISU does not return to action until an Oct. 31
conference game at Missouri State.
"The guys are a little nicked up this time of year," said Spack.
"We've had a pretty tough stretch of pretty stout opponents. And we
thought they looked a little tired Saturday (in a 38-21 win over
Indiana State)."
Spack gives his offense largely positive ...