What is Dispatches from Blogfrica? Pretty simple: I ask questions of an blogger for an opposing team; he (or she) answers. A truly revolutionary idea, no? Today: Jim from The Champaign Room, SB Nation's fine blog for all things Illinois.
1) Speaking of expectations... what were Illini fans thinking heading into this year? And how has that changed six weeks into the season? Was firing Tim Beckman before the season a huge case of addition by subtraction?
I think that was absolutely the case, and this is coming from someone who was a Beckman supporter for most of his tenure.