Everything Brad Underwood said about UI he said about OSU not even a year before... He lied to the face of his players and then a few hours later stabbed them all in the back... Maybe this is the quality of human being people of UI prefer? IDK Calls a meeting, four sentences and a big FU to the people who loved & supported him... This guys a $ grubbing con man, and your AD just offered someone with little success final four money...
If he isn't any good you should be thanking Illinois for taking him off your hands & giving you 3 million to boot. The reason you posted here is he must be a good coach.
He took Travis Ford's (3-15 conference record) mess & with pretty much the same players, made a team out of it.
He left because he saw a better job, with better possibilities, a primarily basketball school, & more money. He did not get along with your AD.
Though the pay he getting from us is pretty much the average of coaches in your league. Plus, his contract has a 8 million buyout in the first year & goes down to 1 million in year 6.
I think we'll take our chances. We'll compare BB records in the next several years.