I'm excited with the direction but unsure of what Lovie can do. His hiring definitely brings interest back into the program but what can he do will be the big question. Here are some things to ponder.
1. An excellent personnel coach. Great at motivating his players in a no nonsense manner. Players were very loyal to him.
2. Excellent defensive coach, however was not very innovative. Lived and died under the Tampa 2 defensive scheme.
3. Not very good in finding the right assistants. Remember these names? Rivera, Babich, Martz, Tice. However Marinelli was a great assistant.
4. Recruiting???????
5. Remember Charlie Weis? A great offensive coordinator but lousy at the Golden Dome. Same big name hire hopefully a better outcome.
I'm just hoping that they hire some past Illini (Holocek) that can do the aspects of coaching Lovie didn't do so well in Chicago.
Go Illini