Vince Lombardi once said,
Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
And this team sure as hell is used to losing.
It’s not the actual losing part, but everything around it. The undisciplined play. They chase points instead of smart plays. The “looking ahead instead of catching the ball” dropped passes. The losing habits have all been a part of Illinois football for a while. As fans, we know it all too well.
When Illinois went on its 6-game-win streak in September and October, the bad habits were easy to look past.