Interim coach Bill Cubit finds himself battling new Illini rivals this week.
Negativism. Mental blocks. Doubt.
These can resemble snowballs if allowed to feed on each other, as we saw during the late stages of North Carolina’s 48-14 romp Saturday.
The outcome brought out the “here we go again” crowd as the worst UI football fears were realized.
Can Illinois win without a dual-threat quarterback? Will Cubit win enough games to keep the job? Didn’t defense and special teams resemble previous years?
Cubit waded directly into the firestorm at Monday’s press conference.
“I know there’s negative stuff out there,” he said.