Don't count on either. Pruitt, Randle, Frazier, etc. Basically all but Carter and McBride are back. Illinois Football is on the way up too. You really think a 2-10 team is gonna beat an 8-4 team when we return like 16 starters? Remember, in college football, juniors and seniors win games NOT true freshman. No I do not think Illinois will win. I just said the football program was on the way up. All I said was to not count on either win because Illinois will likely be favored to win in basketball and MAY have a chance to win in football. Maybe it won't be a very good chance, but they will be, as I said, on the way up. Oh ok sorry I misread your quote. Illinois should be better, and as TT and other posters said earlier, anytime these two teams play in anything, it's close even if one team is down. Should be a fun game.