Hello, fellow Illinois Fighting Illini football junkies. How are you doing? Are you holding up OK? Personally, I’m not great. I’m still reeling from how thoroughly dominated we were by Western Michigan. Adding insult to injury is that due to my automotive job in Southeast Michigan, I had to drive by a Western Michigan billboard on my way to an afternoon meeting on Monday. However, I think I’m finally beginning to find peace.
Due to the huge size of our 2016 senior class, I have been expecting 2017 to be a down year since before last year. The roster will simply be too thin to field a team that can compete in the Big Ten, and there’s not a whole lot available next year for this coaching staff to work with.