It might be significant that in this "Wild West" era of college football, Southern Illinois and Northern Iowa collapsed right along with us. I wonder if their problems were just injuries, or if lack of NIL money, poor retention of players, and bad use of the portal contributed to their failure. We should finish 4-4 in the league. If we don't, and the team duplicates a Wolford November, then Phillips will lose whatever credibility he might have left.