A lot of us are still up in the happy clouds after extending the current win streak to four games with a victory over Ohio State on Valentine’s Day, a team Illinois hadn’t beaten on the road since 2009.
While we are quick to crack open the champagne and recognize just what this group has done this past month, up next is a road game at Wisconsin. And that game — more than any of the last four we’ve won during this winning streak (three home games vs Nebraska, Michigan State and Rutgers followed by the roadie at Ohio State) — is far, far more important for a few key reasons.