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- Paducah, Ky
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/col...cle_495bfedb-1446-57e2-880d-8928e31da2b2.html
Underwood’s fixer-upper of a historic yet downtrodden program is beginning to bloom. Folks are no longer gawking from the curb. They are stopping to admire the progress of the foundation Underwood elected to level and restore using his own blueprint.
One of the most refreshing aspects of Underwood at Illinois has been his flat-out refusal to run from the monstrous expectations he inherited when he took the job he had desired for years.
The former Western Illinois assistant swapped shades of orange because Illinois offered a higher ceiling. Illinois is supposed to be a top-25 team that is a threat to the NCAA Tournament field every single season. Underwood’s stance, the same as the fans who are beginning to buy into his brand of basketball, has been clear since his introduction. It was not if Illinois would ascend again, but when.
“I have never, for one second, doubted, or do I ever doubt,” he said. “We will get back there.”
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very good read
Underwood’s fixer-upper of a historic yet downtrodden program is beginning to bloom. Folks are no longer gawking from the curb. They are stopping to admire the progress of the foundation Underwood elected to level and restore using his own blueprint.
One of the most refreshing aspects of Underwood at Illinois has been his flat-out refusal to run from the monstrous expectations he inherited when he took the job he had desired for years.
The former Western Illinois assistant swapped shades of orange because Illinois offered a higher ceiling. Illinois is supposed to be a top-25 team that is a threat to the NCAA Tournament field every single season. Underwood’s stance, the same as the fans who are beginning to buy into his brand of basketball, has been clear since his introduction. It was not if Illinois would ascend again, but when.
“I have never, for one second, doubted, or do I ever doubt,” he said. “We will get back there.”
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very good read