“I’m not entirely sure what happened.”
Obviously, the Fighting Illini lost at home to the Michigan Wolverines. Illinois was defeated for the fourth consecutive game and is now 0-3 in B1G play. Going in, the loss seemed inevitable — Michigan was 4-1 and ranked No. 16 in the country, leaps and bounds more talented and competent than the Illini. Before halftime, I wondered if Illinois was going to lobby for a “running clock” rule the rest of the game. By the end of the day, lots of us were confused about what team we were really watching. Things were not going well, then they were, then they weren’t again.