What Needs To Happen: Indiana

Mike Granse-USA TODAY SportsComing in to this season, many fans, myself included, had high hopes for this Illini squad. While things have not been great all season long, this team has improved immensely from the outset of the season. Perhaps an easier schedule would have added wins for Illinois, sure, but the toughness of the non-conference slate, I believe, is what brought this team to where it is today.

We here at The Champaign Room often joke about Illinois being the ‘most dangerous 11-win team’ in the country, but the joke holds true. With the potential to finish in the top half of the Big Ten when the regular season is over, Illinois is not the same team that lost to FAU. Ask Michigan…