Tate: #WeWillWin may take time in football


Image Gallery: Illinois Football: Spring Training 2016 » more Photo by: Heather Coit Wide receiver, Zach Grant (88) is taken down by tight end, Caleb Reams (13) as defensive back, Darwin Kelly, falls over them during a scrimmage. The Illini took to the field as fans enjoy watching Spring Training at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Other Related Content #WeWillWin caught on. It’s a snappy slogan, the new Josh-Lovie mantra that Illini Nation has hooked onto. But listen carefully and you’ll catch onto more caution in the air as the games get closer and the media closes in. “We have a ways to go. Our seniors give us hope.” ­— Lovie Smith “We certainly want to go out and be in games to the very end, and to capture some games that maybe we aren’t expected to.” — Josh Whitman “We’re not there yet, but in time we’d like to be part of the conversation.” — SmithStrength in numbers The Big Ten is a conference in which the haves are stomping on the have-nots, and the geographical alignment of divisions (favoring the East) is starting to draw questions. The imbalance is not far removed from the…

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