Recent content by FightingIllini40

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    Lovie Smith out at Illinois

    There were rumors in Lovie's first or second season that he didn't anticipate how hard the job would be and he wanted to quit, I wonder if those rumors were true. What a waste of 5 years if it was.
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    The Illinois Football Coaching Search

    He coached in the XFL last year. Yes, College is much more of a grind and he'd have to give it up but he's still young and has that itch after 3 years out of the sport.
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    The Illinois Football Coaching Search

    Bob Stoops is interested in coaching again and his wife loves Chicago. The question for Whitman is, does he think Stoops is committed enough because Illinois is a job where you're going to have to be 100% committed to get the results we all want as we saw with Lovie. Fickell turned down...
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    The Illinois Football Coaching Search

    I haven't seen Bill O'Brien's name mentioned at all. Wouldn't that be considered a risky hire? He did well at Penn State and was decent as a coach for the Texans but him being a GM tore them apart
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    The Illinois Football Coaching Search

    I'd be cool with bringing Nate in as an OC though
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    The Illinois Football Coaching Search

    Is this a joke? Pelini has been terrible as LSU DC.
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    Penn State 56, Illinois 21

    Actually not dreading this one with Lovie gone. Can watch this one knowing whatever happens doesn't matter.
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    The Illinois Football Coaching Search

    Brady is likely to get an NFL gig soon
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    The Illinois Football Coaching Search

    This would actually be semi-exciting considering what he did at NIU
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    The Illinois Football Coaching Search

    Auburn just fired Gus Malzahn
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    Missouri 81, Illinois 78 Postgame

    Please don't blame the refs. The Cockburn call was bad but the refs were awful all game for both sides. It completely ruined that game for me, but Illinois didn't lose because of it.
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    Coaching Discussion/Carousel

    Herman would be a great hire for Illinois. Just because he isn't beating expectations at Texas doesn't make him a bad coach.
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    Illinois 83, Duke 68 Postgame

    This is more where I think Illinois should be. Think the #6 is too high and the #25 in KenPom was too low
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    12/8 Games

    Sorry K State fans, we warned you