Illinois Football: Breaking down the Deadspin article

The Illinois football team has received a lot of guff over the past few decades. Some of this talk has been warranted and others seem to just want to kick a fan base while they are down.

Nick Martin of Deadspin just came out with an article on the Illinois football team. Usually, on Deadspin, their writers tend to gear more towards the harsh side of things, with or without facts and knowledge. So let’s break this article down piece by piece as I go through it.

I realize this litmus test isn’t applicable every current FBS programs, but as a general rule of thumb, if a Power Five program’s only notable player I can name is Dick Butkus (because I have respect for history), then your program…