A guy wearing a Bears sweatshirt at the Oregon/Utah game...interesting...game is also very good. Pac 12 puts on some good basketball, at least the top half of the league.
We live in a world where Northwestern has a better basketball and football program than Illinois
Until they get rid of the goose egg next to their NCAA tourney appearances, they cannot and will not be considered a "better program" than us. PERIOD
I think the qualifying phrase is "currently a better program" which is pretty much true. I still take great joy in NU's inability to get to the NCAA, but I think that joy ends in about 6 weeks.