You missed them 10 years before Beilein. Name the $$, and I'll bet that Illinois doesn't miss the tournament 10 straight years like Michigan did.
Thankfully Beilein came and things have been pretty good. Illinois hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since 2013. Yikes. Howard, Smart, or anyone on our “shitty list” will make the tournament again in less time that it has taken Illinois.
Feels good.