No, not in a major way.
DC Bobby Hauck out at Illinois
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MoCoMdIllini
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After just 9 guys. A couple times, apparently.
My “Not ideal.” comment is of course a reference to a comment Josh Whitman once made.
So, um….didnt he bring a few guys from his staff here? Should be interesting
Serious Late
- Peoria via Denver via Ann Arbor via Albuquerque vi
This is why I trust Bielema so thoroughly. Quick and calculated on something that obviously wasn't working.
Joel Goodson
- 9th man conundrum
I give BB a ton of credit. He’s not afraid to make the tough decisions.
Well deserved, unfortunately. Terrible hire after hanging onto a bad recruiter/DC. Love BB, but he's gotta figure the defense out!
Good. This was a complete failure start to finish and I don’t want our quality freshman metering the portal because there’s no faith in defense.
Some damage probably already done but you salvage everything you can. Time to go. Good move Bret.
Some damage probably already done but you salvage everything you can. Time to go. Good move Bret.
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
What a mess. Hauck is officially a punch line that will be mentioned for decades on here. Plenty of fair criticism to go around on how the program ended up in the current space, but good to pull the plug. It’s the right call to move on but this is going to be a mess for 12-18 months because of how poorly this hire was staged and unfolded.
A bunch of defensive assistants that are Hauck disciples are now marooned on the staff with very low chances of sticking around after December. There’s a chance this (somehow) gets worse before it gets better.
A bunch of defensive assistants that are Hauck disciples are now marooned on the staff with very low chances of sticking around after December. There’s a chance this (somehow) gets worse before it gets better.
Hopefully the monied boosters are pleased enough with the move to open the wallet
No. This honestly feels like maybe the right step long term, but I have even lower expectations for the rest of the season.
Honestly, not sure I feel better or worse. Changes like this usually never are good. At least wait out the season.
Good riddance!
I really expected a lot more from a multi-time national champion. To say I was disappointed would be a massive understatement.
But at the same time, I think the talent was an even bigger issue.
But at the same time, I think the talent was an even bigger issue.
Cooper and Bradford both have some experience calling this system while at Montana, and I think Cooper has some prior DC experience at Idaho State? Hardly big time experience.
Does this mean that @Indy Illini Fan comes back to the board?
Well it’s going to be one of Hauck’s guys calling the defense the rest of the year. So I’m not expecting much improvement. What a mess this turned out to be
Absolutely not. Cut your losses and move on now.
He left over hauck ?
If we can get a Lunney-quality Defensive Coordinator for the future … I’ll book tickets to the CFP
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