Looking at the upcoming schedule for the Fighting Illini, I have no problem finding games to be excited about. Before going any further, let me clarify that the usual standard for measuring excitement does not apply here. This is below the average college football fan’s expected titillation. This is the Illinois Standard of Schedule Excitement. Clemson fans aren’t going to understand this at all.
Without watching a single down of Illinois football, I don’t yet know what this team is yet. There’s a new offensive coordinator, a new quarterback, and all the extremely young players are getting one year older, wiser, bigger, and better.