Different perspective here.....
Plus, his new hairstyle is pretty cool…
I didn't think of that point of view. I'd imagine that the circle of people who donate big money toward NIL is probably pretty small. You make those people mad and NIL money dries up your gonna be in bad shape recruiting talent.
I lost track. Who are we talking about??
I think I was still drunk during graduation ceremony....
ALRIIGHTY THEN…🫣
Dude... Chill... You're flipping out because some guy complained to his friend (Indy)?
Perhaps you're right. But I'll bet you're not.
You guys are why we fired Ron Zook way too early. We are not Duke/Kentucky/UNC. This is the most relevant illinois has been nationally (recruiting wise and just interest wise) since Bill Self. Illinois fans love to act like they’re the greatest institution of all time. We gotta let people grow and set a foundation. I’ll take what BU has done so far, one of the winningest big ten team over the last few seasons. Y’all forget Groce? Y’all forget the last few years of Weber? Bruh we were struggling to even get in the bubble watch graphic for almost 15 years lol
What happened to Reeves?
As an Arizona alum, I cringe at the thought. Miller is covered in slime. He could recruit well with under the table tactics, but his teams, IMHO, lacked motivation and discipline. Underwood is not the best there is, but he is an excellent fit for the Illini as coach and a strong life mentor for his players....IMHO. The University of Illinois lose a lot of respect if it were to happen...but again, IMHO, Whitman knows better than to go down that path.
Sad, but true.
I think there’s only one solution:
Irish
Well if we fired Zook to hire Kirby Smart, James Franklin or someone like that, then any day was the right day to make the change. When you bring in Tim Beckman, and he doesn't even bring the guy that was actually responsible for winning games, then you pretty much get what you deserve.
No see the only flaw in any logic here is yours, you don’t fire a coach that’s exceeding prior results unless you know you have the next guy that is a step up. That’s how you end up w the Groces and Beckmans of the world.
THIS! If you require the player who transfers to sit out a year, as it used to be pre-covid....watch how quickly things normalize. The off-season free agency is THE singular issue.
This post should be pinned and hand highlighted. It's spot on.
In what world would RayJ have been number 3 behind Coleman? Hawkins has never averaged double digits in his career. Domask would have been his competition for the 2nd option.
I'm assuming maybe Tyger
From the comments Indy posted, I saw nothing that indicates the booster thinks recruiting and coaching are his expertise. He just wants BU etal to be good stewards of the money he donates. If someone asked me for a $1,000 and promised X, Y and Z and then didn’t deliver, I wouldn’t be lining up to give him more. And I’m guessing we’re talking about a hell of a lot more money than that. You say don’t donate if you don’t want to. That’s exactly what the booster is doing. And actually that’s not really true, because it sounds like he will continue to donate money to the football program. Why? Because he feels BB and the program are being good stewards of his money. That’s fundraising 101.I realize money makes the world go around and I've had to bite my tongue on more than one occassion to keep the revenue coming in... But F**k this a**hole!
He's coming off as an entitled prick who thinks recruiting and coaching are his areas of expertise. Don't want to donate anymore? Then DON'T. Guess what... the only reason this douche has connections to the program is because of his money. If he didn't have that he'd just be lamenting his frustrations on a message board. I'm sure he's not in the inner circle because of his winning personality.
The problem with that theory is that you won't know if they're better until they're here for a couple of years. You fire a coach(or any employee) who isn't performing. You don't let them go because of the grass is greener approach. Is another coach going to roll in and win a couple of Big Ten Championships(tournament and regular season), lead the conference in overall wins, along with road wins and have the best record in conference vs top 10 teams? BU has performed and performed at a high level. Blowing his regime up would be short sighted....at best.
you responded to someone saying if we can get Sean Miller. So he is pretty much baked into the cake with the post. It doesn't have to be Sean Miller just because Indy has sleepovers once a month in the Miller compound.
