Six charts to make Illinois Football make sense

I don’t know about you all, but Illinois somehow lost the bye week.

With how bad the Big Ten West looked and how good Illinois looked on paper this year, the production has clearly lacked. And to top it all off, Illinois will probably be the only team NEVER to win the Big Ten West.

Apologies for the negative start to this column, but it had to be said.

Nonetheless, here is how Illinois stacks up to the Big Ten and the rest of the Power 5 conferences.

Somehow the Illinois Offense Looks Competent?

Yes. It’s true. On paper, the way Illinois is moving the ball, it should be turning into points. But it doesn’t. But you know, amongst its peers, Illinois isn’t doing the worst.

If you draw a diagonal line between Illinois, Penn State, and Nebraska, a majority of the Big Ten is on the left of the list. This means that they have a worse overall offense. Which begs the question. How the hell did Maryland lose to…