Need to let this game go. Move on to the next one, which is another big one before Missouri, then a few cupcakes.
This is an absolutely schizophrenic fan base... irrational at times. If I look at football, it's almost comical. After EMU(Lovie should be fired), after four game win streak and a bowl(Hope he doesn't leave for a bigger position), after losing to NW(He should be fired and a bowl doesn't matter), after seeing all of the post season accolades, the warm weather bowl game and huge recruiting weekend(He's got the program on firm ground).
Same with basketball. We can't get a verbal from an elite player (Miller) without negativity, we lose a tight one at Maryland that we really did gift away, though that bomb from three was a Christmas miracle as Ayo said(People want BUs head), if we beat Michigan and Missouri he'll be a great coach again, if we go to the tournament people will worry about him leaving for a Blueblood and if we don't to to the tournament people will go through a laundry list of coaches we should be hiring.
The only other fan base that rivals this mentality is Bears fans when it comes to Trubisky and Nagy. They were 12-4 last year, Nagy was coach of the year, Trubisky played in the Pro Bowl and there were Superbowl expectations. Trubisky gets off to a tough start, dislocates his left shoulder, struggles and people want him, Nagy and Pace on the next train out of town. Now, he goes 4-1 with a 99.7 QBR over the last five games and the....see, I told you so's come out.
I have no clue where this post belongs, but I stuck it here because it fits the narrative of the current issue with the basketball team. I'm not saying to not be disappointed. I'm certainly disappointed, but big picture....whatever. It would have been SWEET to have a win over a top 5 on the road. Didn't happen. We still have what...three more non conference games, then 19 conference games left? There are peaks and valleys with all teams and fans.....however, Illinois fans have mountains and craters that literally swing from game to game.
We beat Hampton(We're back!), we lose at Maryland (Underwood's awful!), beat Michigan (We're back!)....
Take a breath, we lost, get over it....move on to the next one, then the one after and let's see it all play out!
Happy Sunday to all my Loyalty/Illini brothers!