Tacomallini
- Washington State
Bill's rug>Brad's dye
Coaching Carousel (Basketball)
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Just the easiest way to word it that he’s not going to be with the team
Ok buddy whatever you say
Illinois was not a dead program when Underwood took over. Illinois basketball was down but not dead. Underwood gets way too much credit. A dead basketball program resurrection is what Pat Kelsey is doing at Louisville. What he’s done in one season at Louisville is Amazing. Louisville basketball has been a complete dumpster fire for over a decade
Illinois is considered a basketball school. Illinois has has everything but a National Championship. Final Fours, Elite Eights , Sweet Sixteens, National Championship Game Appearance, Big Ten Championships . Been there done that with multiple coaches. It’s Natty time. Illinois has everything it needs to win a National Championship . The question Is Brad Underwood the coach to Lead Illinois to a National Championship? I say NO. It would be different if in 8 seasons at Illinois Brad had a couple of Sweet 16s 2 elite 8s and you could see progress but Illinois basketball outside of last season has been stagnant. 2 of last 3 seasons been underwhelming. My opinion on Brad might change if Illinois makes a deep run in the NCAA tournament. A first or second round exit in NCAA tournament Paying players 6 and 7 figures in Brad’s 8 season is unacceptable. I’m not here for giving Brad a 10th, 11th and 12th season. Hell Weber only got 9 seasons with Sweet 16s , Elite 8 , Final 4 , National Championship game. What does Brad have to do for his seat to get WARM?
That last sentence is what I've been waiting for someone to clarify
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Especially now with how unbalanced the conference schedule is. Can make it darn near impossible.
Bro… Groce left a dumpster fire.
Keep in mind Brad turned this program around pre- portal/NIL. You can hire a full talented roster in one off season these days as long as you’ve got the cash (which Louisville does.)
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
You have made quite a few head scratching arguments, but this has to be one of the worst. All of the success that Weber had that you mention are in the first two seasons of his tenure, with guys that Self recruited. Sure he coached them up those first 2-3 years, but the progressive falloff made change mandatory. Everyone knew a change had to come with Leonard crying on the bench. Weber's time had come.
Brad is fresh of an E8 berth and will have made the tourney 5 straight years (would be 6 if not for COVID). This is what a stable program looks like.
You can argue this season has not gone to plan, but jeez some of these arguments made about firing Brad are flat out misguided.
Well since you're saying over a decade let's go with a dozen years:
Illinois in the 12 seasons before Underwood:
- 4 Tournament appearances
- 0 2nd weekends (best result, 2nd round 3x)
Louisville in the 12 seasons before Kelsey:
- 4 tournament appearances
- 2 Second weekends
- 1 Elite Eight
- 1 National Championship
Come on, don’t let facts get in the way!
Illini in Italy
- Illini HQ, Florida Panhandle
I guess I can agree with the first part of this . . ?
Lol "complete dumpster fire for over a decade."
Louisville finished the season ranked in the top 25 4 times in the 10 years prior to Kelsey taking over.
Illinois had gone 11 years without finishing in the top 25 before Underwood took over.
More convinced than ever this person's just a troll. Shouldn't be taken seriously.
I don’t care . The fact of the matter is Bruce Weber Coached the players he inherited to a National Championship game. I never understood the hatred and unappreciative attitude towards Bruce Weber by some of Illinois fan base. It doesn’t make any sense that so called Illinois fans would put Brad I had a team with NBA players and lost to Loyola of Chicago Underachieving Underwood over Bruce Weber SEEK PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP . What are you even arguing about imbeciles. When Brad Underwood gets to a Final Four and NCAA Tournament National Championship game then come back and talk until then Shut the hell up. I don’t care. You can say Bill Self won with Lon Krueger players. Weber did what he did with what he was given. Underwood Cult members are exactly like the Justin Fields Chicago Bears cult members. You people don’t understand when it’s over and not working. That’s the problem in 2025. People don’t seem to understand when a relationship be it romantic or business is not working out and want to force things to work out. It is what it is . What must be done eventually must be done immediately . I’m a statistician. The outlier season in Brad’s tenure as the Head Basketball Coach of the University of Illinois was last season.
Maybe the AI he’s using for his posts doesn’t include everything that was vacated?
Like it thinks Louisville somehow had negative wins over that time frame?
Haters compare Louisville Basketball from 2011-2025 to Illinois Basketball from 2011-2025
Brad Underwood Cult members thinking that Illinois is going to a Final Four and National Championship under Brad Underwood after 8 seasons at The University of Illinois
There are no words.
Bill Self went on a lucky hot streak inheriting a program that was already in a great position to succeed, Bruce Weber was turning it back around and would have done a better job than Groce in 2012 but had the misfortune of being a good person. Groce had terrible luck, putting too much trust in the Navy Seals, and worked under a AD that couldn’t manage the revenue sports, Underwood is an elite salesman that got lucky after inheriting Thomas Walkup and 6 three point snipers on one roster and turned it into a lucrative career without ever having a decent out of bounds play. Is everyone satisfied?
Lol what?
Louisville has not been a dumpster fire for a decade. They were great all the way up until Pitino got fired(they were a 2 seed in his final season).
They had a decent year with Padgett as the interim and then got Chris Mack who is a very good coach. They were a top 10 team in the country before COVID cancelled the tournament in 2020.
Mack then had the weird thing with his assistant coach trying to extort him and got fired. Louisville was really only bad for 3 seasons before this year. Just the last two were really bad ones with Kenny Payne.
Sidenote: curious that Padgett never worked as a coach again since he didn't do a terrible job as an interim. Not even getting an assistant job seems strange.
biglug58
- Chicago, IL
Hey Bruce, lighten up!!! We are sorry your feelings are hurt, you did the best you could. Log off Loyalty and get back to television.
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