I was hoping to see something better out of this team, but they have now lost their third straight game and are sitting with a 12-14 record overall and are only 2-11 in the Big Ten. This Illini team is competing with the record of the 1998-1999 Illinois squad that finished with an 11-17 record in the regular season.
There are many reasons why this Illinois team is failing to win games right now. One of the main reasons is because the talent is just not there. In the last game – Sunday night against Penn State – Illinois only played three players who were top 100 recruits.