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Lovie Smith didn’t start the avalanche.
We can argue all day over what exact moment marked the end of Illinois Football’s relevancy in the Big Ten and college football at large. There are plenty. But it wasn’t Lovie Smith’s handiwork.
The goal of the Lovie Smith hire was stability, with the upside of winning. #WeWillWin was a lie, a bag of goods we willingly bought because we needed to feel something. The tagline should have been #WeWontBeACompleteLaughingStock.
Fate has dealt me a lonely blow // Tried to help, but only hurt // In the end, I made it worse
Well, mission accomplished.