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<blockquote data-quote="Illiini" data-source="post: 1360255" data-attributes="member: 625513"><p>Simple: It doesn't matter what has happened last year. Or the year before. Or before that. Different coach, different teams. </p><p></p><p>Second, pundits all pick Illinois for a low finish. Pundits have a herd mentality. There's safety in numbers. Yes, they might all be onto the same thing, but they're also not going to stray too far from the herd. The risks are too high. Pick a team to do something out of the mainstream and get it wrong, "boy, is he stupid." On the other hand, if a team performs other than the expectations of the herd, well, then it's "well, <em>that</em> was unexpected. Nobody saw that coming." Remember, the Vega was a <em>Motor Trend "</em>car of the year." We all know how that turned out.</p><p></p><p>As for this year, we lost those games not by how we <em>can </em>play but how we <em>did </em>play. I don't know why this team has come out flat, but we know they have the skills. They haven't shown the attitude. And I think that's what frustrates Underwood. <em>He </em>knows what this team <em>today </em>could be doing, and is right in saying at this point, their success, or lack of it, is on them. There's only so many trash cans that can die for their sins.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Illiini, post: 1360255, member: 625513"] Simple: It doesn't matter what has happened last year. Or the year before. Or before that. Different coach, different teams. Second, pundits all pick Illinois for a low finish. Pundits have a herd mentality. There's safety in numbers. Yes, they might all be onto the same thing, but they're also not going to stray too far from the herd. The risks are too high. Pick a team to do something out of the mainstream and get it wrong, "boy, is he stupid." On the other hand, if a team performs other than the expectations of the herd, well, then it's "well, [I]that[/I] was unexpected. Nobody saw that coming." Remember, the Vega was a [I]Motor Trend "[/I]car of the year." We all know how that turned out. As for this year, we lost those games not by how we [I]can [/I]play but how we [I]did [/I]play. I don't know why this team has come out flat, but we know they have the skills. They haven't shown the attitude. And I think that's what frustrates Underwood. [I]He [/I]knows what this team [I]today [/I]could be doing, and is right in saying at this point, their success, or lack of it, is on them. There's only so many trash cans that can die for their sins. [/QUOTE]
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