DC Bobby Hauck out at Illinois

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#128      
illini0440
illinois_hustle said:
What happened?! I mean all Hauck would say is that he fell in love with coaching again, etc. I know the defense has been poor but honestly we didn’t get rolled like we did last year against Indiana. This is strange for Bret. Must’ve been some verbal disrespect somewhere between Hauck and Bret and or the players or Josh... If someone knows please spill it!
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Lol. Don’t over think it. Defense has not been good. Too many communication issues and personnel issues that can’t happen(consistently )
 
#130      
TooHot4Tots
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.
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Coach B should have killed that idea immediately. Just a really bad move to start with and then never see this early on prior to season?!?! This coaching incompetence
 
#131      
IlliniCaboose
Half Measures Mike GIF by Breaking Bad
 
#136      
fuddrules
Illini92and96 said:
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.
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That's one way to sell it. The other is Bielema's due diligence is lacking.
 
#141      
Ghost77
ChiefGritty said:



Hauck is one of many college coaches walking away from the profession based on feelings like that. It's a hard job in the best of times and for the ones who have been successful enough to walk away on their own terms, it's very understandable that they would do so as things change so radically.

On both the Hauck side and the Illinois side, the idea that being a Big Ten defensive coordinator in 2026 was going to be the solution to what Hauck was feeling was extremely naive and misbegotten and I know a lot of us had a really bad feeling about this the moment we saw these comments.

The business is what it is. There is zero room for doubt or half-measures and all parties knew better than to think this could be an exception.
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Yep, I remember commenting about this article at the time: https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/coaching-carousel-football.41444/post-2392721

I would really love to hear more about the appeal of this guy to the coaching staff. BB has some stones for making this call, and it's the right one. No margin for error with the next DC hire.
 
#142      
fuddrules
Or his options were lacking from hanging onto Henry too long.
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There was talk mid-season a change was going to be made last year. Everyone knew Henry was dead man walking.
 
#143      
ImGonnaBeILL
Hauck retires
BB brings him out
Spend last 6 months in unique D-scheme
Communication issues galore with a 62 year old D-coordinator that won't go on the field

New guy gets to deal with trying to implement scheme in 6 days and a lack of talent on that side. WOOF

No one comes out looking good but Hauck likely gets to ride into the retirement he planned before BB brought him out. Hauck got himself a REAL NICE retirement gift courtesy of BB. BB looks really really really bad here.
 
#145      
illinipioneer
So, with Hauck out, will his boys fly the Coop? No pun intended, ehhh well...

I'm just curious to see if Brett has some sort of contingency. Knowing his type you would think he would have something up his sleeve, although personnel is what it is. I'd hope for some shift in application at the least, but from the sounds of it, looks like Brett is DC now.
 
#146      
illinipioneer
If Hauck is out wouldn’t his guys also fly the coop? No pun intended…eh kinda

I can’t see them sticking around, but I suppose they do due to contracts etc… either way does Brett bring someone in mid season to shore this thing up up or just roll with the current staff?
 
#147      
bluemountain
A few thoughts....

1. I'm not sure anyone could be successful given our talent
2. The hire was a head scratcher from the outset
3. As others have noted, the genesis of this was that BB took too long to move on from Henry
4. Hauck is obviously not a good fit, so moving on now is the right call. Most people wouldn't do it, so I give BB credit for owning the situation and moving on
 
#148      
ImGonnaBeILL
Hopefully strive higher than a 62 year old at the Montana level that's retiring.

Hated the hire. Get someone that can bring some legitimate B1G level talent with him.
 
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