Yea looks like a good hire, but until we get somebody with half a damn clue to fix the D, its not going to matter. No question. I know we were playing the likes of Cincy's defense and Fresno State, but the offense looked much better the later on we went into the season. I'm just hoping Illinois can get more consistent production out of that unit next year. But in those same two games, the defense gave up 48 and 53. That's bad. They should have just completely purged the staffs on both sides of the football if they wanted to make a real meaningful move (besides firing Zooker, of course). Yea the firing of the coaches on the offensive side of the ball, but letting the defensive guys stay is a joke. The D is supposed to be Zook's side of the ball, and they have been terrible. Then again, Zook not being fired is a bunch of bs so why am I not surprised.