Just seeing the Orange and Blue take the court gave me hope for my sports fandom. Their presence instantly brought a smile to my face because I know we can at least be mediocre at basketball this season, and that would be better than what we are seeing on the football field, so far.
But I believe this Illinois basketball team can do better than mediocre this season. I think they have the talent to shock some people and, potentially, make the NCAA tournament for the first time in a half-decade.
Illinois ended up beating Illinois Wesleyan 83-67 on Friday night.