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- The desert
Never in the history of sports fandom anywhere has the topic of Assistant Coaches been debated more lustfully and intelligently than right here. Two big thumbs up to Illini Nation once again.
Why such enthusiasm over ‘Assistants’? This issue is seen as a Rorschach test for the health and future of the program. And, in fact, it is. To some degree.
Still, the foundational layers of the Head Coach and Athletic Director remain the most important. Everyone is replaceable. But the replacements of any part need to be of the same or better quality for the health of the machine.
Let's not say things we can't take back.