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He had the Toledo rebuild but the rest of his resume was sketchy.
Rebuilding from a point-shaving scandal is impressive!
He had the Toledo rebuild but the rest of his resume was sketchy.
Does anyone have the interview from Whitman and Kaplan today? I cant find it but wanted to listen to how Whitman responded to Kaps acusations of bad buisness.
It's the only video missing on the sportstalk live website. Maybe he was good friends with Cubit? Whitman told Kap that he thinks he's wrong. I'm a Kaplan fan but he has been a huge since Saturday.
It's the only video missing on the sportstalk live website. Maybe he was good friends with Cubit? Whitman told Kap that he thinks he's wrong. I'm a Kaplan fan but he has been a huge since Saturday.
This has the potential to be a LEGACY play for Lovie. He is 58 years old. Been successful at the NFL level not only in wins, but maybe something that means more to him, building young men, giving them second chances, running respectable and clean organizations. Being in football and doing it his way. I suspect, that the last thing on this guys mind is building and flipping the Illini program so he can what, jump back into the NFL at the age of 61 after he has already been down that road for 20 years.
We have all watched this guy for over a decade. It seems ALL of his players love him with a passion. This could be the guy that pours all of his knowledge, experience and contacts into really building something special here. Something that should have been here all along and has eluded us. Hope for something much better feels so possible.
Does anyone have the interview from Whitman and Kaplan today? I cant find it but wanted to listen to how Whitman responded to Kaps acusations of bad buisness.
the CSN chicago website has Kaplan's interview with Whitman and also a clip of the 4 hosts debating the "class" of the firing/hiring process
http://www.csnchicago.com/video_con...id=2D24AA4B-13E0-E98B-A287-53D4CC9578EB&t=216
http://www.csnchicago.com/video_con...way?guid=E01AE2B8-1FB7-2589-2CA6-53D4CC952778
I dont remember, after Sumlin who were some of the other names?
the CSN chicago website has Kaplan's interview with Whitman and also a clip of the 4 hosts debating the "class" of the firing/hiring process
http://www.csnchicago.com/video_con...id=2D24AA4B-13E0-E98B-A287-53D4CC9578EB&t=216
http://www.csnchicago.com/video_con...way?guid=E01AE2B8-1FB7-2589-2CA6-53D4CC952778
Don't remember exactly which interview it was, but JW did state that during his visit to Lovie in Tampa, Lovie told him, "I want this to be my last job." So I believe that what you've stated above is exactly how both LS and JW are viewing this hire.
To this day I get the sense Thomas got a bit discombobulated when his first through fifth (or whatever the number was) options all fell through and lost sense of where to go next. I remember he seemed unnecessarily stubborn that the hire had to be a current head coach which was part of his undoing as there were no good options on his table that particular year. He wasn't going to chance it on an unproven commodity like Monken or McElwain. Out of sorts and unsure where turn, he relied WAY too much on some established coaches endorsements of Beckman and ignored all the red flags that must have been there during the interview stage.
In short, he blew it. Which is why he's not here anymore. OK, it's a little more complicated than that, but that hire seems weaker than ever now that we've seen proof that it can be done right. Whatever positive legacy Thomas had remaining has taken a thrashing this past 72 hours as a supposed novice has completely outclassed him by every conceivable measurement.
In previous searches was the University willing to offer potential football coaches the type of financial package that has been given to Smith. The situation is probably a little more complex, than the new AD being some type of magician.
In previous searches was the University willing to offer potential football coaches the type of financial package that has been given to Smith. The situation is probably a little more complex, than the new AD being some type of magician.
As I've said before, I think Beckman's one redeeming quality is that he has a little bit of the Dick Butkus or Pete Rose thing going for him. He talks a simple (nuts and bolts) game.The turnaround of the Toledo program under Beckman was very impressive and Beckman was and remains well liked and respected by many great coaches for some reason.
He belonged on any list of interviews for a Big Ten job. But the interview itself, my word, how did it ever get beyond a face to face meeting? I guess we'll never know for sure.
It's the only video missing on the sportstalk live website. Maybe he was good friends with Cubit? Whitman told Kap that he thinks he's wrong. I'm a Kaplan fan but he has been a huge since Saturday.
Kaplan didn't have a problem when the Cubs essentially did the same thing when they got Maddon.
I can't seem to recall....Herm Edwards was just on Mike and Mike. They asked him about Lovie. He said
it's great for the university. Also said Lovie is a great leader of young men and if
you're a parent of a kid being recruited by Lovie, send him to Illinois. Pretty good
pub if you ask me.
Lovie on Mike & Mike at 8:05 central
No there hasn't. Only way boosters we're going to spend big if they trusted the leadership of the AD. They didn't trust Thomas so we got to reap the benefits of a subpar AD.