I mean why keep a guy who took you to a Rose Bowl when you could hire Tim Beckman
Meh, Zook was done. He could no longer recruit. Beckman was a terrible hire, but that doesn't change the fact that we were late in firing Zook
I mean why keep a guy who took you to a Rose Bowl when you could hire Tim Beckman
Wow....Zook was certainly a clown and should have been canned after 2009, but we could have easily gone 10-2 in 2011. What does Thomas do then?Thomas had the papers signed and ready before the season even started……
Wow....Zook was certainly a clown and should have been canned after 2009, but we could have easily gone 10-2 in 2011. What does Thomas do then?
Good question. You start leaking rumors before that happens.Wow....Zook was certainly a clown and should have been canned after 2009, but we could have easily gone 10-2 in 2011. What does Thomas do then?
You left out "...and have absolutely no clue as to how to hire a competent backfill"Good question. You start leaking rumors before that happens.
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Illini DB Kendall Smith withdraws from transfer portal, returns to Illinois
Kendall Smith has withdrawn from the transfer portal and will return to Illinois, he announced.247sports.com
I agree that Zook needed to be fired, but think of how much better the program would have been if we would have just replaced the Beckman years with a continuation of the Zoom years before going to Lovie-ball. Zook was at least trying to retain his job by bringing in higher profile coordinators.Wow....Zook was certainly a clown and should have been canned after 2009, but we could have easily gone 10-2 in 2011. What does Thomas do then?
Same thing happened with Weber, the no confidence vote, led to an 0-8 run, or something like that.Yup. Thomas was firing Zook no matter what. Word got out. Part of the reason for the 0-6 finish. Players and coaches knew he was gone no matter what they did.
I'm just glad that people are talking about Illinois football. I don't care if it's old recruiting news. Imagine how dead this forum would be otherwise.I thought there rules on here are to stay on topic. Going back to the Zook days is inane and useless. This is the recruiting thread, lets stay on topic to the current recruiting. LOL.
I'm not sure they would have been any better quite honestly. He probably would have been better than 2-10 in 2012, but I doubt Zook wins as many games from 2013-2015 as Beckman/Cubit did. The talent well was completely dry and Zook had lost whatever recruiting magic he hadI agree that Zook needed to be fired, but think of how much better the program would have been if we would have just replaced the Beckman years with a continuation of the Zoom years before going to Lovie-ball. Zook was at least trying to retain his job by bringing in higher profile coordinators.
ummm 0What are the odds that Hank Beatty ends up at qb?
How about the odds that he is the first WR to complete that trick play to the wide open QB?What are the odds that Hank Beatty ends up at qb?
Better him than Washington.How about the odds that he is the first WR to complete that trick play to the wide open QB?
convertible to OL.......After signing 2 TEs in 2022 class, Illini offer 2023 4-star TE from MA. He’s the second TE offered for that class. BB likes them TEs.
I haven’t heard anything about position change for the two 2022 signees, but that doesn’t mean anything. Boyer certainly looks like he has the size to make a change (6-6, 250). Owen Anderson is listed at 6-4, 235. The kid just offered I think was listed at something like 6-4, 215.convertible to OL.......
Mike Thomas was the undoing of both the football and basketball programs at the UofI and he not only decimated the teams but recruiting was deadNever underestimate the stupidity of Mike Thomas
Arkansas fans seem to think he would have a shot to start next year. So it would seemingly be a solid addition if Cory can get us in itJust saw that Jalen St. John, OL from Arkansas, has entered the portal. The 2020 recruit from Trinity Catholic was a backup this year. 24/7 had him as a 3 star, but I believe Rivals had him 4*. Illini did offer him coming out of HS, and I think you can guess who was listed as lead recruiter then.
Interest?
EDIT: Just saw that he was second on depth chart most of year at LT.
Partially disagreeing. Weber was the start of the demise of the basketball program. Thomas finalized the demise. But JW and BB have the football program rising. Recruits are going to come here to succeed.Mike Thomas was the undoing of both the football and basketball programs at the UofI and he not only decimated the teams but recruiting was dead