How were you feeling about Illinois Fighting Illini basketball back on Dec. 23, 2022?
The day before was the historically lopsided Braggin’ Rights loss to the Missouri Tigers. Coupled with the earlier blowout loss in Champaign to the Penn State Nittany Lions, we were beginning to realize that something was seriously amiss.
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It was in that context that I wrote at the time:
“All that’s important now is how the team responds to the coaching staff and regroups for the rest of the season.