For Luke Fickell, that win over Illinois was exactly what he had been dreaming about since the offseason: complementary football. In the post-game press conference, he said they beat Illinois in all three phases of the game, and that's why they won. Yet, in many ways, it was old-school Wisconsin football, and he even admits that in a classic quote.
Before we get to the quote, think about it this way. The major reason Wisconsin beat Illinois is because of impressive OLB play. There were five sacks and six tackles for loss and a ton of quarterback pressures.