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<blockquote data-quote="james81" data-source="post: 1338131" data-attributes="member: 3290"><p>Over the course of the season, the hope is to see improvement. We have seen steps forward, followed by steps backward. It's virtually impossible to know or even guess what trajectory we are on. Several freshmen are gaining valuable experience. Of course, that could be said about any freshman that plays. Experience is not enough. There has to be talent and we've seen that in several players. But we have a bad team, an error-prone QB, and no depth. About all that can be said after the loss to Rutgers is that the rest of the season is more about getting better than winning. Signs of improvement may not even be possible to discern in the remaining games. Will we better next year? Yes. How much better is anybody's guess, but it's not going to be easy to sell tickets. The expectations have bottomed out. I'd like to believe we can win one more game, but at the moment, it's hard to see how that will happen. Considering how bad Rutgers is, the performance on Saturday was one of the worst I have seen from an Illinois team. People can criticize the fan base all they like, but for better or worse, teams create their fan base--not the other way around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="james81, post: 1338131, member: 3290"] Over the course of the season, the hope is to see improvement. We have seen steps forward, followed by steps backward. It's virtually impossible to know or even guess what trajectory we are on. Several freshmen are gaining valuable experience. Of course, that could be said about any freshman that plays. Experience is not enough. There has to be talent and we've seen that in several players. But we have a bad team, an error-prone QB, and no depth. About all that can be said after the loss to Rutgers is that the rest of the season is more about getting better than winning. Signs of improvement may not even be possible to discern in the remaining games. Will we better next year? Yes. How much better is anybody's guess, but it's not going to be easy to sell tickets. The expectations have bottomed out. I'd like to believe we can win one more game, but at the moment, it's hard to see how that will happen. Considering how bad Rutgers is, the performance on Saturday was one of the worst I have seen from an Illinois team. People can criticize the fan base all they like, but for better or worse, teams create their fan base--not the other way around. [/QUOTE]
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