This is a time for great optimism. It’s also a time for tremendous skepticism. There is a path to actually winning the Big Ten West. There is also a path to being bona fide cellar dwellers. In other words, the first fourth of the season has been a roller coaster the likes of which…well, the likes of which you are thoroughly accustomed to if you have been an Illini football fan for any length of time. While the highs have been high, the gut punches have been particularly painful in this young campaign.
So now I’ll put on my professor hat and dish out some grades.