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mhuml32 said:
Chryst hasn't been an OC for 11 years and was fired from Wisconsin primarily because of their lack of offense. He looked great with Russ and it's gotten progressively worse since. Moorhead would be even worse - Oregon has finished in the top 30 offenses every single year in the past 19 seasons except the two seasons when Moorhead was their OC.

Scheelhaase would be an intriguing hire but I think that would be a tough sell. Iowa State had an excellent season, especially when factoring in the pre-season suspensions. Their offense was substantially improved from last year. He likely gets a new contract this offseason from the Cyclones.

I really like Lunney and believe in the strides taken the past two seasons. This year was the highest scoring offense for Illinois under Bielema, best passing offense since Scheelhaase's senior year. Next year's schedule looks fairly soft (for the new era of P5 conferences) and the offense could take a serious step forward with Altmyer. If I'm Lunney, I stick it out one more year and press my luck that bigger programs could recruit him as OC or he could get some head coaching looks.
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The main reason this became the highest scoring offense under Bret was because of John Paddock. Losing Lunney would not be a bad thing in my opinion. Not claiming to be an expert, just don't feel he is or ever will be what we really want. It would be great if he proves me wrong.
 
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mhuml32 said:
Chryst hasn't been an OC for 11 years and was fired from Wisconsin primarily because of their lack of offense. He looked great with Russ and it's gotten progressively worse since. Moorhead would be even worse - Oregon has finished in the top 30 offenses every single year in the past 19 seasons except the two seasons when Moorhead was their OC.

Scheelhaase would be an intriguing hire but I think that would be a tough sell. Iowa State had an excellent season, especially when factoring in the pre-season suspensions. Their offense was substantially improved from last year. He likely gets a new contract this offseason from the Cyclones.

I really like Lunney and believe in the strides taken the past two seasons. This year was the highest scoring offense for Illinois under Bielema, best passing offense since Scheelhaase's senior year. Next year's schedule looks fairly soft (for the new era of P5 conferences) and the offense could take a serious step forward with Altmyer. If I'm Lunney, I stick it out one more year and press my luck that bigger programs could recruit him as OC or he could get some head coaching looks.
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Chryst quit calling plays during the pandemic season so really 3-4 years.

I like Barry too and ultimately thinks he stays here.
 
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The main reason this became the highest scoring offense under Bret was because of John Paddock. Losing Lunney would not be a bad thing in my opinion. Not claiming to be an expert, just don't feel he is or ever will be what we really want. It would be great if he proves me wrong.
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Youre Wrong John C Mcginley GIF


Paddock played well in his time (he also had his own deficiencies that were not exactly exploited by Indiana or Northwestern), but this is one of the most ridiculous takes on this board.
 
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BZuppke said:
I always shake my head when people posit the question - just how did Beckman impress anyone in his interviews. His initial press conference was unsettling to say the least.

As always I’ll back these decisions with the benefit of the doubt but he was all out goofy from day one.

I also remember Zook mispronouncing ‘Illinois’. Made me wince.
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In all honesty, I remember him trying to break down OSKEE, I had to turn it off. I immediately wanted Mike Thomas fired for having that guy represent the school I love. It was nauseating. And the list grew from there. Laguna, beans and weenies, the chewing tobacco, and on and on. 🤦‍♂️
 
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In all honesty, I remember him trying to break down OSKEE, I had to turn it off. I immediately wanted Mike Thomas fired for having that guy represent the school I love. It was nauseating. And the list grew from there. Laguna, beans and weenies, the chewing tobacco, and on and on. 🤦‍♂️
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This is what happens when no good coach wants to come to Illini and you end up on option F or G. For that reason, I have the utmost respect for Whitman bringing in Lovie and thinking outside of the box given the crap hand he was dealt. Lovie ultimately did not pan out for various reasons, but the culture was improved greatly and allowed for a better college coach to come in.
 
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illini0440 said:
I like Barry too and ultimately thinks he stays here.
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I have been critical of Barry but never called for his job. I do feel he doesn't deserve any extension or raise at this time.

We are moving the ball better than when Petersen was here but still not translating to points(except for the two Paddock games). 95th of 131 teams in points during 2022 season, 84th of 133 teams in points this season(even after the Indiana/NW games)

Thing that was scary this year is we had the 18th most offensive penalty yards and T-10 most turnovers. We didn't turn the ball over at a high rate in 2022, but the offensive penalty yards have been high both seasons.

I am very optimistic for next season. I can deal with some sloppiness if we are averaging more points but time to cut back on the penalties/turnovers.
 
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Illini2010-11 said:
Youre Wrong John C Mcginley GIF


Paddock played well in his time (he also had his own deficiencies that were not exactly exploited by Indiana or Northwestern), but this is one of the most ridiculous takes on this board.
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Whatever, I'm just pointing out that with Luke as the starter for the first seven games the offense averaged 17.9ppg. With Paddock at qb in the last three we averaged 34.6ppg. I left out the Minnesota game because they both played. Just saying our scoring average went up quite a bit due mostly to Paddock. Paddock made Lunney look good not vice versa. That's my take and I'll own it, but let's just keep going with the I don't agree with you therefore you are an idiot take.🤨
 
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