Joel Goodson
- 9th man conundrum
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Coach B's insistence on having a soft landing for Henry factors in big time here. And the Seahawks D coach who changed his mind really put us in a bind
DC Bobby Hauck out at Illinois
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Coach B's insistence on having a soft landing for Henry factors in big time here. And the Seahawks D coach who changed his mind really put us in a bind
The game was over.
Have you seen our talent? 13 would not make a difference.
Our front 6 is MAC level.
But the secondary had lots of pedigree, and have somewhat disappointed (sans Matt Bailey).
First sign for me was him saying we were a darn good tackling team after the Duke game. Guy had no interest in being here.
Yep or you'll end up with a DC willing to take any job.
Recruiting is mostly about money now, and I doubt that donors are lining up to fund more terrible hires. We could be looking at some dark days ahead, though I hope I’m wrong.
did they announce who is the interim DC?
Illini92and96
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Well, we could have used the extra two players to triple team Smith. If we did that he probably only scores twice.
I believe Illinois defensive efficiency is ranked 61 as of today. Mark it down and see where it goes as the season progresses.
Corey Parker is perhaps the one to keep, from the current defensive staff. (most of all, have to keep Nick Hankins)
He was really stressed when speaking. Rubbing his face a lot. I sensed a big-time !!! chewing was coming, but not this.
This looks awful on BB with the hire and fire after 4 games. You arent getting the long term answer right now.
Was a pelicular hire to begin with (Hauck wasn't bringing B1G talent with him either beyond the scheme). The talent isn't there on that side this season either
Was a pelicular hire to begin with (Hauck wasn't bringing B1G talent with him either beyond the scheme). The talent isn't there on that side this season either
Bingo. Arguable started the whole cascade of this debacle.
orange100
time to hop on the wife
Going forward this season, I'm not sure what we will learn about what ailed us with Hauck at the helm, but we will learn something. So many factors go into a defense from the scheme, the personnel, the mindset of both, the coaching, the timing of all of the above in game situations... etc. A mid-season firing usually is an even bigger setback than a bad fit, but Brett gets paid to make those decisions and live or die by them. I guess we'll have the rest of the season to observe and opine on what his dismissal tells us about our early season woes.
Just getting rid of Hauck should make the communication a lot better. It made no sense that he would call it in to Cooper who would then call it in to the defense.
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
Another way to look at it is that we just won the most games over a two year period ever, and bielema refuses to settle. His desire to correct mistakes quickly and keep winning could/should be seen as an attractive quality.
I’ve said it before, Hauck was here to collect retirement checks and be a stop gap. Guy had no clue how to coach a P4 defense. Rather have Henry back there learning on the job still.
Your best interim DC is Bret himself.
Your best interim DC is Bret himself.
I’m sure it was already corrected, but believe it was the interim AD before Josh was hired that made the comment about Cubit taking over for Beckman.My “Not ideal.” comment is of course a reference to a comment Josh Whitman once made.
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