" Welcome back to the Scots show on foxsports.com we're previewing the top games this weekend -- one of the more intriguing is Missouri taking on Illinois against a bigger following it in adult in St. Louis. The US seventeen starters back including two potential Heisman trophy candidate chase Daniel and Jeremy Macklin and there's talk of a national championship running the team. Unheard of in Columbia as Illinois they come into the season having -- college football world with their trip to the Rose Bowl last year. They didn't eleventh starter for the covered is not there for coach especially would you Williams got. Do you think that there is the -- town these teams to make a serious run at a conference championship and for the Tigers they be."

" Well I think Illinois played well enough last year to show that they could play for the Big Ten championship but I don't think there's enough confidence to knock off Ohio State over the course of the season I think they -- to be in heavy favorite to. To play for the bit Big Ten championship now Missouri on the other hand Missouri was Oklahoma all the way from one NL last year the bring in seventeen guys back for a from the from last season including two the most exciting players Jerry -- chase Daniel. And I think they're going to have a little little chip on the shoulder I thought they coming up the raw end of the deal they got punished for playing in the big twelve championship game last year. And and -- leapfrogged over from who they beat the week before so I think. That's going to stick in their crawl little bit they're going to remember what that felt like I think their plan for -- and I think they definitely have a chance to play for a BCS title this year. When you think about the fact that they were the number one total defense in the big twelve lesser people thought of all the big numbers on offense their defense is pretty outs is so. There is going to be ample."

" For more on this game let her into the experts from both schools for subject climate -- inside Illini dot com last year juice Williams. They're thirteen touchdowns that -- a twelve interceptions what they've done in the offseason to improve those numbers."

" Well -- personal thing fretting media and juice Williams has really kind of had to transform its own."

" Concept of who he wasn't a person he started off the course starting as a freshman and was very nervous unsure of himself he probably hadn't been an unsophisticated. Tension high school and had a lot to learn and an even as a sophomore he had to grow slowly and he would overcome infection of the Missouri game last year he got. Injured and that setting back psychologically because he became. That's fearful of getting hit in getting hurt again and it wasn't until midseason before he began to. To gain confidence and now he is so matured as a junior he's worked very hard -- his passing at least. Very confident and done so much more mature and ready to play."

" The big issue to -- for the Illini thought that Daniel you frank US stepped in for big NM VP Rashard Mendenhall the pressure right. How do you look at the full look at."

" Well yeah actually he's been much improved as well you know -- Lester was just its first game against Missouri -- after transferring from junior college and he was and sure the offense and then that's and I am very nervous as well but he's put on some muscle -- had gained a lot of confidence he's really worked on his passing game because."

" And no I -- junior junior college they didn't the past two that'll. And so he now is there's a part of the passing attack as well -- at second while he's not quite as fast as shifting is this Mendenhall."

" He was slashing runner who can come down for extra yardage."

" They're deep and look not especially with three defensive ends are starting period. How does that unit look coming -- fall off."

" Actually we're very excited about it that I don't know how they're going to Gillick do against -- as -- as Missouri but I think."

" Throughout the majority -- and their -- and I think field dominate teams because. I think -- has definitely tremendous amount of speed and athleticism. The defensive line of the best that I can remember. And I think that for Miller does the senior middle linebacker is going to help make fan -- forget Jim lemon and that's. They had some of the good talent to go with itself again didn't -- credit challenge but overall I think you're going to be a very good decent pitcher."

" When that final gun goes off who do you see walking out happy from the stadium."

" It is if it well that it is possible -- be real happy don't know last year everyone was kind of frustrated military -- won by more -- position to come back and won."

" And I get a big important game like that I think you're going going to be too exhausted to really kicker too much."

" But doesn't you know it's going to be awfully hard that the bet against Missouri that's for sure but that's still my -- a quiet confidence and I think they're good in the beginning."

" Are we got the champagne here now let's hear from the show me they great power scout dot com expectations are high for the team and I know your close the program -- you may not see the course of the trees but our. The Tigers as good as they are made out to be."

" Yeah I think it dole they have a chance to beat get together -- last year. It's hard to predict that they're going to be better than they were a year ago but they have some key component come back with. Chase Daniel going to sit atop. Upper echelon of the I don't boating and then he also have a player like Jeremy Macklin got a fact that children so super exciting you know very probably touched the ball had a chance to score. But I think. You know -- for Missouri this year of their deep bench Saturday Atlanta the call they step up that I have a chance to -- to be something special."

" All the attention falls on quarterback chase Daniel but last season the Tigers fresh from a 2500 yards and 29 touchdowns. Tony Campbell got the book of those yards but is moved on cool replace him in the back field."

" The guys that pick the starting job this weekend is Derrick Washington this saw more he even brushed her about a 185 yards a year ago these. It is either but he's a stout running back at 511 to twenty bodies more bowling ball -- runner between the tackles and what mister -- without example. But he he had a spirited competition with Jimmy Jackson and Devon Moore and all seat and he want the job so. -- win a job overseeing -- I think you must. Brings up the very special to the table."

" The deacons at ten starters back from the cotton bowl drubbing of Arkansas but the one that got away is nose guard. Plug Lorenzo Williams how much of an impact on his departure have on the middle that the fans."

" Yeah they were fortunate spots it's it's really going to be there really don't have to be stay out of -- because you know against top rushing. All bets are I have a lot backers are in any -- guys out so the players can. Make plays behind them but I think ought to be stronger and make some big change you know as the seniors three seniors are tickets. The -- and strikers you come back on a deep into an alliance domination that the experience that brought it those guys have been progressing aware that they should be in the program and they -- they ought to have a -- that. Double pulled down a force it speaks at a got a quick things are part of."

" Art when you take a look at the scoreboard after the game what do you really thing."

" Yeah I I'd -- Probably not going to be similar scored last year for the 34 what what a year ago as a high scoring ball game I think mr. got to put some points on the board attitude about 27 points and I think I think that the win this game I think the matchup papers -- are -- are strong on all. So strong on all bent I think it deep bench and not be able to contain Illinois tags are going to say has somewhere point 713 maybe."

" Now we've heard from the publisher now and hear from the man who do you like in this game. I'll it's kind of talking like Clemson and Alabama I like the experience LA cut a seventeen starters return from Missouri -- the chip is going to be on the soler from. Getting. Left out of the BCS games last year and nine and they took it -- Arkansas on a big way big time it coming interest in the game is because I think it to the most exciting players in the country and and the receivers Jerry Macklin and readers men and into the best quarterbacks in the country injuries Williams and chase -- But I think in the end I like Missouri in this game I think they've got too much firepower on offense and defense Walton Illinois is on the way up -- haven't quite reached where they need to be yet."