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Growing up about an hour from Champaign, I have been an Illini fan for about 70 years. But like the Cubs, I have spent to much of that time just hoping they don't go winless or have so many injuries that they can't field a team the next game. Of course, Illini basketball, like Hoosier hoops, is another matter. But this Illini team is without any stars unlike recent Coach BB teams. Altmeyer is a good, talented QB, but no Trevor Lawrence or Joe Burrow and the rest of the roster is solid but given to blunders and poor judgement. They do not have a Chase Brown, Isiah Williams, Jer'zhan Newton, Pat Bryant, or Tommy Devito that are certain to be NFL bound and can be counted upon every Sat. I don't see them remotely at the level of Oregon or Penn State. They sure could beat Indiana in Bloomington, but it will not likely be an easy task.

But then what do I know.