ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Did Josh announce the +$100 mil stadium upgrades
Can we just start with this question? What stadium upgrades?
Did Josh announce the +$100 mil stadium upgrades
A look at Jason Candle’s contract and buyout situation at Toledo
Candle’s buyout should he leave for another job increased by 50 percent, but only from $300,000 to $450,000.
If you’re, say, a Big Ten team paying $9 million to your former head coach, a $450,000 buyout to get a 40-year-old head coach with 32 wins already on his resume sounds appetizing to you.
https://footballscoop.com/news/look-jason-candles-contract-buyout-situation-toledo/
I’ve maintained this in all of our coaching hires since Mackovic. Forget the next hot assistant. Hire a proven college head coach. Illinois can not afford to continue to take chances.
Clark Lea looks interesting. I assume he'd be our youngest head football coach, by quite a margin.
Why the hesitance on Norvell’s interest?Someone close to Fickell must've told Bruce that Fickell wouldn't be interested if he was willing to put that in the article since I don't think Norvell would be interested either.
What would everyone's opinion be of Whitman if Lovie is retained?
Hypothetical.Is this a hypothetical or are there whispers?
I wasn't even in the need a bowl game to keep Lovie camp at the beginning of the season. If Lovie had competitive losses and things looked better he could stay. But really, that's over now. Lovie bet on himself this year with by becoming the defensive coordinator and barring something drastic happening he lost. Josh surely knows this, and I currently trust him to make the right decision at the end of the year.
I 100% agree with you.Is this a hypothetical or are there whispers?
I wasn't even in the need a bowl game to keep Lovie camp at the beginning of the season. If Lovie had competitive losses and things looked better he could stay. But really, that's over now. Lovie bet on himself this year with by becoming the defensive coordinator and barring something drastic happening he lost. Josh surely knows this, and I currently trust him to make the right decision at the end of the year.
I 100% agree with you.
What is really going to be an issue is if we beat Purdue, Rutgers and Northwestern. That would be progress in the W/L record. But we are all pretty sure that is smoking mirrors (I believe that was Gritty's words). I find myself torn between wanting to win every game remaining, but not wanting there to be any doubt that we need a new coach.
I will root for IL to turn the corner. Plenty of time left to do it. Odds that Lovie and staff are going to change my mind....not holding my breath.
And Purdue is a toss up imo.
That would be progress in the W/L record. But we are all pretty sure that is smoking mirrors (I believe that was Gritty's words).
I’ve maintained this in all of our coaching hires since Mackovic. Forget the next hot assistant. Hire a proven college head coach. Illinois can not afford to continue to take chances.
Yes, like
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Tim Beckman?
How about a proven head coach at least at the B1G level.
Just remember he was fully publicly supportive of Groce, too, until the moment he wasn't right after the season ended.https://www.news-gazette.com/sports...cle_57c3f7bf-2659-5052-b4ef-286fb476db62.html
article about Whitman's take on the current state of Illini football. Hopefully he's just keeping up appearances..there's no way he ACTUALLY believes this staff is giving 100% and is still this incompetent. right? right?! Also plays the moral victory card about our fake comeback vs Michigan. Please just be josh-ing me, Josh. There's no way he can actually still trust this staff.