I mean it’s a win over Western Illinois, they’re like my 5th favorite Illinois public university. But next week they’ll get a chance to make some noise against Duke. I know some folks think I’m crazy saying that, and they’d be correct.
Illinois rises a bit due to other teams falling, but they didn't look half-bad against Western Illinois. Altmyer is an elite quarterback, and Bielema knows how to get wins from nothing. The game against Duke next week will be an important early test for a still relatively unknown team.
I think this team will be fine, I just am hesitant to rank them up in the high teens where they are in the AP poll until they start winning this year. If they keep winning, they'll keep climbing.