The Illinois Fighting Illini (1-3) squared off with the Maryland Terrapins (3-0) in a rare Friday night primetime Big Ten matchup. Expectations were low as the Illini delivered a dud against Virginia the previous week, and Maryland had put up impressive offensive numbers early in the season.
Trying to “debrief” this game turned out to be a very difficult endeavor. The first half was avert-your-eyes bad, the first 25 minutes of second half was can’t-look-away good, and the final five minutes were laugh-to-mask-the-pain terrible.
First off, I want to dish out the compliments.