So I haven't read the already three page deep thread, but Illini related thoughts. This team seems to have almost zero correlation to fan based motivation, i.e. we don't seem to feed off energy from the crowd as much as most teams do at home (at least talking about the eye test).
Second, I'd imagine lack of energy probably favors defensive teams. I'm looking forward to vegas' reaction to this. Do they lower total lines? I think this is a net positive for us in terms of team success, but it probably isn't a ton and I might also be thinking too hard.