Soulberries
- University of Illinois
Big Ten Basketball Coaches Rank the Best Jobs in the Conference
7. Illinois (62) – The Illini haven’t won a national title, but went to the championship game in 2005 and have been to four other Final Fours – in 1949, 1951, 1952 and 1989. There’s a decent tradition, but the fans are a little unrealistic with regards to expectations. Bill Self was successful in his brief stint, Bruce Weber went to six NCAA tournaments from 2003-12, but John Groce struggled in his time in Champaign.
Where they win: “Location. Chicago has a ton of players.” – Big Ten head coach
The knock: “The fan base has no clue – such unrealistic expectations. They are nuts. Plus, Chicago has players – but it might take a little more than a scholarship to get a lot of them.” – Big Ten assistant coach
https://watchstadium.com/news/big-t...nce-10-11-2018/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
I have to say that some of these rankings surprised me. Illinois is the 5th easiest school to get into? I find it hard to believe that we're 5th and OSU is 9th.
Purdue has a bigger budget/more resources than we do? Are our facilities really 11th with the SFC renovation?
The Game Atmosphere 10th place ranking is very sad, and I can't say I disagree with it. It wasn't always like that.