Major D1 programs will be fine, not like they gotta pay the players
Don't care. If our men's basketball team has sustained success and BB has us semi-consistently making bowl games, Josh will have done his job in my book.For being such an intelligent guy Mr. Whitman has certainly hired some pretty poor coaches. Smith, Fahey, Turk.
Oh, you don't know? You'll lose your mind when you're filled inDon’t do this to me My heart can’t take it
Exactly, it helps preserve the status quo of Illinois being a 1 seed, and Kentucky not making the tournament.... It preserves the status quo. And the status quo is not so fantastic that it warrants paying our assistants salaries that even Kentucky boosters find crazy. ...
Oh, you don't know? You'll lose your mind when you're filled in
Agreed, but then with a fairly quick recovery in the Underwood hire.For being such an intelligent guy Mr. Whitman has certainly hired some pretty poor coaches. Smith, Fahey, Turk.
Exactly, ADs at Power 5 schools are measured by two things, Men's BB and Football. Yes, Lovie was a miss but to cry about the Women's BB coach? C'mon man.Don't care. If our men's basketball team has sustained success and BB has us semi-consistently making bowl games, Josh will have done his job in my book.
Oh, you don't know? You'll lose your mind when you're filled in
Lovie wasn't that bad at the time. Very few other coaches would've been interested in coaching for a school that had recently recruited Simon Cvijanovic.For being such an intelligent guy Mr. Whitman has certainly hired some pretty poor coaches. Smith, Fahey, Turk.
Holy crap, man. It's one thing to be realistic, but this sounds practically self-hating. You're actually poo-pooing that we are spending money that we clearly are able to spend on short notice to keep a good assistant?
For some of us, enjoying Friday is refreshing IL all nightSooooo does anybody care to at least give us a hint at what's going on?? I'm trying to enjoy my Friday and not just refresh IL all evening!!
Whispers that OA is staying put.Sooooo does anybody care to at least give us a hint at what's going on?? I'm trying to enjoy my Friday and not just refresh IL all evening!!
Right. In some ways, this is a giant pissing contest, just bigger stakes. I'm thrilled that some of our big money boosters are putting their money where their mouth is. And I love that our offer is for 4 years. Clearly, not messing around.Why do you even care, it's not your money lol
If rich boosters want to foot the bill, by all means let em have at it.
For being such an intelligent guy Mr. Whitman has certainly hired some pretty poor coaches. Smith, Fahey, Turk.
Exactly. And when Lovie was hired most everyone thought it was a major 'coup'. I remember someone saying, "There's not a recruit out there who would not welcome Lovie Smith to their living room." We just didn't know Lovie had little interest in heading out to those living rooms.Exactly, ADs at Power 5 schools are measured by two things, Men's BB and Football. Yes, Lovie was a miss but to cry about the Women's BB coach? C'mon man.
There's no way we win this. Antigua was a key to Calipari's glory days at Kentucky. Also, Kentucky's down two assistants. Also, their basketball resources run very deep. Also, they're Kentucky, and we're not. Any way you look at it, if they want Antigua, they'll get him. The only way we prevail is by making an offer so absurd that even Kentucky boosters say it's crazy. And, if we manage to keep Antigua, it doesn't make us better. It preserves the status quo. And the status quo is not so fantastic that it warrants paying our assistants salaries that even Kentucky boosters find crazy.
If Kentucky matches our offer and Antigua leaves, which most seem to anticipate, it reinforces their status as a top-tier program, and ours as a second-tier program. We will have offered him more money than anyone, ever, and he will still have left for a better job.
Sooooo does anybody care to at least give us a hint at what's going on?? I'm trying to enjoy my Friday and not just refresh IL all evening!!