A couple different outlets have recently described the University of Illinois and the Illini fan base as being apathetic toward football. And I know that I myself don’t encapsulate the entire fan base, but tell me why I live 1,000 miles from campus, graduated 12 years ago and spend every Saturday in the fall looking forward to Illini football? Or why I spend countless hours monitoring message boards for premium updates or recruiting rumors, just looking (and wishing) for a better project with a sunny future? Or why I spend an hour or so a week trying to pull my thoughts together for a column or two?
When it comes to Illinois fans’ perception of the rebuild, it’s something quite opposite.
