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mattcoldagelli
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That's an amazing answer from Sergio.
Soxfreak64
- Bloomington
Oh man. Ohmanohmanohman, that is glorious.
Thirsty.
Ryllini
- Lombard
You are not kidding, great response.
Ummm, when you say great response are you joking?
I hope so. I appreciate the enthusiasm, but he is not even remotely qualified.
Ryllini
- Lombard
No, I'm not joking. I don't care if he is right or wrong, I just think his answer was great and I can appreciate people who believe in themselves that much in such black and white terms.
MoIlliniMoProblems
- St. Louis, MO
Henry Jones comments were interesting. I don't know what would make David Williams qualified for the job, besides success in business. Shawn Wax is a different story. Not sure I've read his name often in terms of possible candidates and I know little of him beyond a quick google search. Maybe an interesting "outside the box" candidate?
I agree it's unlikely given the current state of the AD, but it would be great so I wish they'd do it. If any B1G school is going to add hockey, we probably make the most sense. Your #4 is dead wrong--you'd need to do something to goose attendance (I'd allow beer sales)--but if we're talking a small arena, there is a dedicated core of hockey fans that would come out on a regular basis.
If you were really going to do it, the obvious thing would be to have a women's hockey team matching scholarship for scholarship a la PSU and utilizing the facilities. Also, I'd imagine you'd use the facility for other events, shows, etc.
Anyone know if B1G schools w/hockey teams get a larger B1G Network payout?
Joel Goodson
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Agreed, it would be great. More than enough youth hockey talent in Illinois to field a competitive team. But, as another poster stated, Penn State needed a $102 million gift to start men's and women's hockey. $102M! Not chump change.
I just wish there was an actual time table for this announced. Bailed on the 1/21 original expectation. Now we've been hearing that an AD "may" be hired by "late January or early February".
So we could still be 3 weeks away at this point. And that "early February" is just a general idea... it could be after that!
So we could still be 3 weeks away at this point. And that "early February" is just a general idea... it could be after that!
Joel Goodson
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What's the difference? They blew the deadline to enable the new AD to hire a football coach. So, I don't see any worth in an arbitrary timetable, even if it's one the put out. Far more important is getting the "right" guy.
We're about 6 weeks from needing to make a decision on our men's basketball coach, with a distinct possibility of missing that deadline, too.
This was a stronger point back in December. It this stage, they have done all the things that were given as justifications for their methodical pace. The search committee is formed. The search firm has been retained. I have to assume they have their short list. Presumably people have been contacted ... Right? What's left to do but do it. If a decision doesn't drop soon, they can't fall back on the excuses about respecting the process. It will be a sign something is seriously wrong and we're not close on the "right guy."
(Unless there is a very specific reason they can't go forward, for example, because their top choice is tied up right now with a high profile international professional sports tournament. But I have yet to see any confirmation of that.)
Joel Goodson
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That would be a damn good reason. We're not going to get a confirmation until the news breaks.
I know that Rick George is a big favorite here. But I haven't seen any discussions about the Colorado football program under his watch. In conference 2 wins and 25 loses. Worse than the Illini.
If I'm not mistaken the current football coach was not hired by RG. He was hired the off season before George took over and this was after the previous guy was only given two years at an already struggling program.
RedRocksIllini
- Morrison, CO
Correct. Dan Hawkins took the program completely into the toilet during his time there. Embree was given two years and somehow managed to go from the toilet to the septic tank. MacIntyre was then hired by George's predecessor. While his record has not been great, he really has done a good job of getting the program back to being competitive in the conference. 2-25 or whatever his conference record is sounds awful but this is a case where you must consider just how bad this program was when he took over. Think Ron Turner's last year only worse. Whether he can get the team to the next level by winning some of the close losses remains to be seen. To the original point, the football story at Colorado has to be considered a positive for Rick George.
Sal Iacuzzo
- Yonkers, NY
Being in a hockey rich area 100% doesn't matter. Quinnipiac who are ranked #1 in the country have one in state player on their roster. Their recruiting model seems to be to go after older Canadian players who come in as 20 or 21 year old freshman. The Big Ten is working to reduce the age limit.
http://www.startribune.com/report-b...age-restrictions-in-college-hockey/353198561/
The hits keep coming!
HBO show to detail UI complaints
Simon Cvijanovic, the former Illinois offensive lineman whose accusations of mistreatment led to the firing of UI football coach Tim Beckman and athletic director Mike Thomas, will tell his story on HBO’s “Real Sports,” scheduled to air at 9 p.m. Tuesday.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-01-25/hbo-show-detail-ui-complaints.html
HBO show to detail UI complaints
Simon Cvijanovic, the former Illinois offensive lineman whose accusations of mistreatment led to the firing of UI football coach Tim Beckman and athletic director Mike Thomas, will tell his story on HBO’s “Real Sports,” scheduled to air at 9 p.m. Tuesday.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-01-25/hbo-show-detail-ui-complaints.html
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