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<blockquote data-quote="RJK01" data-source="post: 1740248" data-attributes="member: 748218"><p>I don't know what Brad Underwood thinks about going back to K State, but there are a few things that I think make such a move difficult for him to consider: he signed a new contract for $4M plus, the AD is spending big money on the Ubben Center (does K State have a basketball practice center?), he has a good group of returning players plus 3 very good recruits, his '23 class is looking good, K State is a football school, and he's 58, (does he want to do a rebuild at this stage of his career?) and he would be leaving the BIG money pool. Boosters at K State may have some deep pockets, but I doubt they could match the amount of money that the BIG shares each year. I could see him being interested in the K State job when Martin left and it could be that he's a bit upset that he didn't get considered for the job when they hired Weber. Kruger took the K State job when he was younger, but he didn't seem bothered to take the Oklahoma job later. The whole alum thing would be a factor, but I don't see it happening now. Of course, I could be wrong, but does he want to play second fiddle to Kansas? I was at Ft. Riley for 2 years and enjoyed hanging out in Manhatten, but I still think it would be harder to recruit top talent to K State than it is to Illinois. I still wish he would make a statement if he has no interest in leaving Illinois. I'm sure other teams are using the K State rumors to recruit against the Illini.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RJK01, post: 1740248, member: 748218"] I don't know what Brad Underwood thinks about going back to K State, but there are a few things that I think make such a move difficult for him to consider: he signed a new contract for $4M plus, the AD is spending big money on the Ubben Center (does K State have a basketball practice center?), he has a good group of returning players plus 3 very good recruits, his '23 class is looking good, K State is a football school, and he's 58, (does he want to do a rebuild at this stage of his career?) and he would be leaving the BIG money pool. Boosters at K State may have some deep pockets, but I doubt they could match the amount of money that the BIG shares each year. I could see him being interested in the K State job when Martin left and it could be that he's a bit upset that he didn't get considered for the job when they hired Weber. Kruger took the K State job when he was younger, but he didn't seem bothered to take the Oklahoma job later. The whole alum thing would be a factor, but I don't see it happening now. Of course, I could be wrong, but does he want to play second fiddle to Kansas? I was at Ft. Riley for 2 years and enjoyed hanging out in Manhatten, but I still think it would be harder to recruit top talent to K State than it is to Illinois. I still wish he would make a statement if he has no interest in leaving Illinois. I'm sure other teams are using the K State rumors to recruit against the Illini. [/QUOTE]
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