I don't think he posts here.Billy Donovan anyone?
I don't think he posts here.Billy Donovan anyone?
Technically, no he didn't. He was cleared of wrongdoing by the IARP in December.
I'm not sure if you are a true insider then because from what I hear that's all everyone is talking about
Texas isn't that big, they just driveWhat about North Texas's radar?
LMAO Knew that was gonna come up shortlyJust curious - how do you feel about Underwood's relationship with Lamont Evans?
Off the top of my head, Tom Shafer and Brett Robisch left mid-season. I'd guess an average of a player a year transferred out, so there were fewer.If Underwood was coaching in Henson’s era, I think we would have seen players grabbing some pine too. A lot has changed in college basketball since then. Henson didn’t have to deal with the no sit transfer rule let alone NIL. How many guys transferred out of Illinois under Henson? Don’t recall any Illini players basically transferring in mid-season — and, sadly, that isn’t all that uncommon these days. I liked Lou, but to compare coaching in the two eras isn’t anywhere near apples to apples.
God, if NIL had been around in the days of Henson, White and Stoner we'd be the freaking all-sports dynasty of the Midwest.If Underwood was coaching in Henson’s era, I think we would have seen players grabbing some pine too. A lot has changed in college basketball since then. Henson didn’t have to deal with the no sit transfer rule let alone NIL. How many guys transferred out of Illinois under Henson? Don’t recall any Illini players basically transferring in mid-season — and, sadly, that isn’t all that uncommon these days. I liked Lou, but to compare coaching in the two eras isn’t anywhere near apples to apples.
Side note: Not that this will ever be THE determining factor by itself for a coach, but I think Big Ten fans sometimes do not appreciate how rare it is to have SO many programs within the conference that regularly fill up their arenas. Just looking at this year, 12 of 14 Big Ten teams had at least one sold out Big Ten game - even Minnesota, who was TERRIBLE. The average Big Ten team filled up 83% of their arena's capacity over the length of the season, and that counts some cupcake games.On the one hand that sounds like a guy who would be very interested in a Big Ten job. On the other hand it also sounds like a 64 year old coach who might be getting a little sick of modern college basketball in general.
But Altman is one of the best, if our job opens while he's still committed to the game (he's 6 years younger than Pitino), that's gotta be a name on the list.
Very interesting take by Waddell in the last couple minutes there. Pretty much echoes our insiders' comments in the last day or so. Brad isn't necessarily looking to leave but would jump if the right opportunity presented itself. Dominoes would need to fall a particular way to expedite that, though.
The "make-or-break" thing for me with Brad is what does the "right opportunity" mean? If there are just places like Texas that are willing to offer him money that we simply will not or cannot match and Brad leaves for that ... whatever. What I would find more concerning is if Brad has a long list of programs he'd rather be at for equal money that are in the tier of Arkansas. In other words, would Brad stay at Illinois in a hypothetical world where we were able to match Texas' offer?? Where we matched Arkansas' offer?? Or does he just not really want to be at Illinois, and the inverse is almost true where it's his currently superb salary keeping him here in the first place. That would be really disappointing and kind of ridiculous, in my personal and biased opinion.Very interesting take by Waddell in the last couple minutes there. Pretty much echoes our insiders' comments in the last day or so. Brad isn't necessarily looking to leave but would jump if the right opportunity presented itself. Dominoes would need to fall a particular way to expedite that, though.
Interesting that they may be in different camps within the AD/basketball hierarchy.I think it's curious that Indy and Lville are on opposite sides of the spectrum on this carousel stuff. The common denominator in this case is Indy doesn't miss...
I had posted this yesterday. I wonder if their sources are the same as our insiders?
My guess would be their sources are the old standbys conjecture and speculation.I had posted this yesterday. I wonder if their sources are the same as our insiders?
Exactly.Very interesting take by Waddell in the last couple minutes there. Pretty much echoes our insiders' comments in the last day or so. Brad isn't necessarily looking to leave but would jump if the right opportunity presented itself. Dominoes would need to fall a particular way to expedite that, though.
This is probably always true with every coach all the time. If you win enough, eventually the 1996 Chicago Bulls are contacting you from an alternate universe wanting you to be their coach.Very interesting take by Waddell in the last couple minutes there. Pretty much echoes our insiders' comments in the last day or so. Brad isn't necessarily looking to leave but would jump if the right opportunity presented itself. Dominoes would need to fall a particular way to expedite that, though.
Let me play devil's advocate...what if Brad sees the direction of college basketball with the portal, and he feels that he needs to move to a school that has more money available to pay players (Walmart type), and less restrictive admission standards?The "make-or-break" thing for me with Brad is what does the "right opportunity" mean? If there are just places like Texas that are willing to offer him money that we simply will not or cannot match and Brad leaves for that ... whatever. What I would find more concerning is if Brad has a long list of programs he'd rather be at for equal money that are in the tier of Arkansas. In other words, would Brad stay at Illinois in a hypothetical world where we were able to match Texas' offer?? Where we matched Arkansas' offer?? Or does he just not really want to be at Illinois, and the inverse is almost true where it's his currently superb salary keeping him here in the first place. That would be really disappointing and kind of ridiculous, in my personal and biased opinion.
I knew that anOSU has a crap arena and tepid support for mediocre teams, but 66% is pretty surprising. And pleasing to me!Side note: Not that this will ever be THE determining factor by itself for a coach, but I think Big Ten fans sometimes do not appreciate how rare it is to have SO many programs within the conference that regularly fill up their arenas. Just looking at this year, 12 of 14 Big Ten teams had at least one sold out Big Ten game - even Minnesota, who was TERRIBLE. The average Big Ten team filled up 83% of their arena's capacity over the length of the season, and that counts some cupcake games.
For fun, for anyone interested, this is the average attendance as a percent of each arena's capacity by Big Ten team, with the number of sold out games in parentheses:
Michigan State: 100% (14)
Purdue: 100% (16)
Rutgers: 98.3% (16)
Illinois: 96.5% (12)
Michigan: 96.4% (6)
Indiana: 93.5% (12)
Nebraska: 85.3% (0)
Wisconsin: 82.9% (3)
Iowa: 82.2% (3)
Maryland: 78.3% (3)
Northwestern: 69.5% (5)
Minnesota: 66.2% (1)
Ohio State: 66.1% (1)
Penn State: 50.6% (0)
Anyway, sorry for the semi-OT post. However, if I were a coach, I guess I would definitely find the incredible fan support in the Big Ten as a draw. I believe our conference has led the nation in average attendance like 40 years in a row, which is very impressive when you look at some of the other programs/arenas around the nation.
Let me play devil's advocate...what if Brad sees the direction of college basketball with the portal, and he feels that he needs to move to a school that has more money available to pay players (Walmart type), and less restrictive admission standards?
Like what you did there.I knew that anOSU has a crap arena and tepid support for mediocre teams, but 66% is pretty surprising. And pleasing to me!
No. I hate raises. To be honest the work is worth more than the paycheck to me. /sAn idle question. Is there anyone on this board who would not have a conversation with an established competitor offering more money?