2021-22 College Hoops Coaching Carousel

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jumpingjack

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RodSerlingsHeater said:
Mark Few, the up-and-comer.
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FGCUIllini

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Fighter of the Nightman said:
Literally … so? Lol. No one is saying RG was worthless, but he was a small time thinker. He trained a GENERATION of people to associate the Illini with (only) Central Illinois, and the local big-fish-small-pond types were cool with it, and it made Illini Athletics behave like a private university - elite alumni only, others need not apply! If one can’t realize how damaging that is psychologically to our sports, I can’t explain it further. There are zero reasons kids from Rockford to Cairo shouldn’t grow up such huge Illini fans that they cheer for them even after they attend Indiana, Iowa, Purdue, etc …. and people in our state don’t look at it that way. Say what you want about “pro sports,” but RG was instrumental in perpetuating that perspective.

I was born in Peoria. Parents went to NIU, moved us to Iowa City when I was 8 and I went to Iowa ($$$) and DePaul for school. Know why I’m an Illini fan?? Because I’ve loved our teams since I was a little kid, as my dad did. Because I’m an Illinoisan. I think it’s awesome most here are alumni (proudest day of my life was getting admitted to Illinois, money just prohibited going there), but it’s honestly a problem that the SOLE big state school for a state of 12.5 million has a fan base mostly made of alumni … I think JW and co. are changing the narrative, but kids need to grow up with the default of being an Illini, not caring about where you go to college. We’d be so much better for it.
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Agreed. Born (1980) and raised in Champaign. Grew up going to and watching Illinois games with my dad who is an alumnus. I went to school out of state, but have ALWAYS rooted/cheered for Illinois as my #1 college team.
 
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SuperintendentChalmers

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RodSerlingsHeater said:
Feels to me that if he wanted to, he would have by now. Pushing 70 is a hard sell as a college coach to start back into it.
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La Salle just hired Fran Dunphy, who's 73. He's now coached at a majority of Philadelphia's Big Five schools. There is an angle, though. Dunphy is a La Salle alum and the school needs to raise money fast to either build a new facility or revamp the current one. An alum had left them $5 million in his will nine years ago to build a new arena, but the gift would expire and they'd lose the money if it didn't happen in 10 years, so the pressure's on.
 
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RedRocksIllini

RedRocksIllini
Morrison, CO
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SuperintendentChalmers said:
La Salle just hired Fran Dunphy, who's 73. He's now coached at a majority of Philadelphia's Big Five schools. There is an angle, though. Dunphy is a La Salle alum and the school needs to raise money fast to either build a new facility or revamp the current one. An alum had left them $5 million in his will nine years ago to build a new arena, but the gift would expire and they'd lose the money if it didn't happen in 10 years, so the pressure's on.
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Need an arena built quick and on the cheap, Pennsylvania seems like a good place to do it.

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gibb52

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Beilein could have just about any CBB job he wants if he makes it known he's available. He may be content with retirement.
 
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zentrails

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RJK01

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Robinson is another coach with good Chicago connections, so I'm sure he will compete with UIC and possibly Loyola for recruits.
 
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skyIdub

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Winged Warrior
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Fighter of the Nightman said:
Literally … so? Lol. No one is saying RG was worthless, but he was a small time thinker. He trained a GENERATION of people to associate the Illini with (only) Central Illinois, and the local big-fish-small-pond types were cool with it, and it made Illini Athletics behave like a private university - elite alumni only, others need not apply! If one can’t realize how damaging that is psychologically to our sports, I can’t explain it further. There are zero reasons kids from Rockford to Cairo shouldn’t grow up such huge Illini fans that they cheer for them even after they attend Indiana, Iowa, Purdue, etc …. and people in our state don’t look at it that way. Say what you want about “pro sports,” but RG was instrumental in perpetuating that perspective.

I was born in Peoria. Parents went to NIU, moved us to Iowa City when I was 8 and I went to Iowa ($$$) and DePaul for school. Know why I’m an Illini fan?? Because I’ve loved our teams since I was a little kid, as my dad did. Because I’m an Illinoisan. I think it’s awesome most here are alumni (proudest day of my life was getting admitted to Illinois, money just prohibited going there), but it’s honestly a problem that the SOLE big state school for a state of 12.5 million has a fan base mostly made of alumni … I think JW and co. are changing the narrative, but kids need to grow up with the default of being an Illini, not caring about where you go to college. We’d be so much better for it.
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Good post FotN. I would only take a small issue with the bolded. I became a fan after moving to the armpit of Illinois from Nashville after parents split, and being introduced to Illinois basketball around 1982/83 by my HS best friend and his dad. I took a scenic route to finally attending, eventually becoming an alumni...but I would venture there is a significant fan base similar to my HS friends family throughout downstate IL.....farm families, blue collar, and many like you, educated at our other state schools and JC/CC's.
 
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Fighter of the Nightman

Fighter of the Nightman
Chicago, IL
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skyIdub said:
Good post FotN. I would only take a small issue with the bolded. I became a fan after moving to the armpit of Illinois from Nashville after parents split, and being introduced to Illinois basketball around 1982/83 by my HS best friend and his dad. I took a scenic route to finally attending, eventually becoming an alumni...but I would venture there is a significant fan base similar to my HS friends family throughout downstate IL.....farm families, blue collar, and many like you, educated at our other state schools and JC/CC's.
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True, my main point is kids in IL should grow up Illini fans at a young age, regardless of where they eventually go to school! I know in Iowa City, it was brutal growing up as a non-Hawkeye fan because it was so baked into the culture. We need that in IL.
 
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skyIdub

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Fighter of the Nightman said:
True, my main point is kids in IL should grow up Illini fans at a young age, regardless of where they eventually go to school! I know in Iowa City, it was brutal growing up as a non-Hawkeye fan because it was so baked into the culture. We need that in IL.
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Yeah...I unfortunately think football is the primary reason for that. It is king in Iowa, and it should be king here. Your point is very valid and I think if the Illinois football program was a storied one (let's be honest...Red Grange, Dick Butkus...it's weird that it isn't) or at least on par with Iowa, there would be a lot more of the younger generations connected to it. But as I type this I thought about Indiana basketball ruling that state as it does. I guess it's similar?

I really believe with BB 110% all in with Illinois HS's and JDub's obvious commitment to changing the trajectory of Illinois football and basketball....what you are talking about is bound to improve!