Completely forgot about him sweeping all the sexual assault cases under the rug.
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Reportedly the University president overruled the AD, who wanted to hire Brent Brennan, because he has some close personal relationship with Fisch. Bad bad bad.
Saw that Terry Bowden going to La-Monroe I think.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Currently a 64-year-old graduate assistant at Clemson
He's been pretty good in all the weird places and situations he's been before and after his broadcasting career.
sacraig
- The desert
As an employee of said university, that would not surprise me in the least.
ProfessorQC
Ace Wolf
- UofI
I couldn’t agree more Altenberger!
Robinson would be huge! I may have jumped the gun on “agree to terms” a little bit, there seems to be a few more fish to fry and things to put in place 1st. Like a HOF at Linebackers coach and retaining some of our current coaches.
Im told there’s going to be connections to guys throughout the staff, so Robinson should feel comfortable with who he’d be working with and for, and the direction of the monster program I believe BB is about to build!
But yes, recruiting is the key! key
Robinson is as good as it gets and even tho he wants to stay in the SEC or move to the ACC to stay in the South, the pedigree BB has and the lure and sell of this sleeping giant he is tapping into, could be enough to get him away from these warm weather states!
So we shall see! We are however, in a bidding war for his services, as he is one of the top candidates available obviously...
If not Robinson, look for Lewis out of the STL area, who most recently coached on the Arizona staff
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Who?If not Robinson, look for Lewis out of the STL area, who most recently coached on the Arizona staff
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
There was that night they laid a beating on RG3 and Baylor.
Robinson is from Florida and has no obvious connection to Chicago. His background picture on his Twitter page is the Chicago Skyline. Not sure what that means or if it was there before this week.
Time for the Brian Urlacher rumors to begin again.
Most likely Jason Taylor cuz we just offered two of his kids.
Professor I'm only guessing, but I believe the HOF linebacker coach he's referring to is Holecek. Holecek is in the Chicago Sports Hall of Fame. He would be a solid option for linebackers coach: coaching experience (albeit high school) and a solid NFL career. Plus, there's a 2022 stud linebacker at Evanston Township (not too far from Loyola Academy). Maybe he knows the ETHS coach and would have an in with the kid. Also, I'm sure any rising high school linebacker would listen to a recruiting pitch from Holecek. Could talk about being a member of one of the best linebacking crews in college history and played 10 years in the league. He could tell a kid he'll coach him up and possibly get him to the league. Plus, we're building something special at Illinois, come make history. Not a bad pitch.
NorthIllini makes a great point too.
NorthIllini makes a great point too.
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Wokker
- "The Good Land", WI
I was there that day, deep in the heart of Texas. Had to run through a Houston monsoon to get to the bowl game.
One of the few great Illini football memories of the last 20 years.
altenberger22
- South Carolina
An Evanston HS stud linebacker may also be recruited (persuaded) by Pat Fitzgerald, an All-American linebacker, and now head coach for the hometown Wildcats. I'd probably bet on PF.
Is Jason Taylor interested in college coaching? Would he leave South Florida for beautiful Champaign? If Taylor is interested and so is Holecek, who would you take? Both are HS coaches, both played in the league. Jason Taylor is an NFL HOF member, Holecek an Illini Alum and member of the fearsome foursome. Taylor would make a bigger splash, but Holecek could pay dividends for a longer time. Both are about the same age. Holecek presumably would stay with the program longer, whereas Taylor might be gone after two-three years. One can only dream that we'll have this problem.
Altenberger you raise great points. NW is and will be a problem for in-state recruits. Maybe an additional selling point is getting away from your home town. Currently, it seems, the aforementioned kid is an ND lean.
turnaround3
- 1st & Daniel
Fitz *may* finally, actually, mercifully - be leaving.
Parents of Loyola kids have consistently told me that Holecek loves that job and wouldn't leave it for a college positional coaching gig. But who really knows?
I was in the car travelling from the Rio Grande Valley to Dallas that night. Listened to the first half on the radio and saw the 2nd half beatdown on TV. Corey Liuget was a man among boys that night.
Edit- Not to get off topic but I just looked up Corey Liuget's wife. WOW.
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Jason Taylor is rich and happy and newly married to a Dolphins cheerleader half his age. He is not leaving to become an overworked grunt in Champaign, IL.
I agree. Just because he's a former player, doesn't mean he'd be interested in leaving a very stable situation for a precarious one such as Illinois. He may be more vital for our success where he's at, if BB chooses to prioritize his region.
I think Holecek mentioned in a recent interview that he might consider options only after his kids were out of the house...don't know ages of his kids
He got into coaching when the olderst started high school and has been one of their coaches since (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports...or-madison-join-st-thomas-20170330-story.html). Much more likely that he wants to keep coaching them in college than Holecek. Holecek was offered a spot on Lovie's staff and other staffs before and has said no. (https://www.news-gazette.com/sports...cle_bb49fcfb-0258-5e2a-a2cd-7d69020f2788.html) What reason would Holecek have to come on board now?
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Neither of them have any reason to want to join the college coaching profession when they are both comfortable and happy middle-aged fathers.
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