I have, and I still remain hopeful that they will find a way to work the issues out. You are never as good as your best game (Texas), and never as bad as your worst (Tonight). Have a lot of talent that could win a lot of games, but not much of a team at the moment.
We are in total agreement here. I'm just saying, being a serious fan (and I mean live and die Illini, alum, kids who are graduates, followed the team to San Antonio, Atlanta, Indianapolis, St. Louis over the years, etc, etc) since the late 80's, I've learned that fleeting Illini success is paid for with serious, soul - crushing lows for sometimes decades at a time. The talk about this team from: first, the media covering them to second, team insiders - one purportedly being very close to the coach - hints at serious problems that could easily lead to the team spiraling into dysfunction, and who knows what else that would come as a result. Hard to be optimistic given all of that news and a couple of unexpected losses in the past two weeks after such high expectations after Vegas.
But, we as Illini fans must endure, try to be hopeful, and have faith that our loyalty will someday be rewarded with the ultimate achievement as a program. Best wishes for the happiest of holidays to you and all Illini fans and their families!