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<blockquote data-quote="Illiini" data-source="post: 1350782" data-attributes="member: 625513"><p>Does anyone remember we had a 17 year old starter at defensive end this year? That's the same age as a lot of high school juniors. </p><p></p><p>And speaking of 17, isn't that how many kids we have out injured? And those, of course because they were playing when they were hurt, are the best we have. I'll posit that without the injuries--remember how Epstein electrified the field before his foot was broken, and that's just starters--there would have been more than one game we would have won. A young, raw and not fully grow team, short of talent at QB, and taken apart piece by piece by injuries? </p><p></p><p>As for Lovie, JW's not about to cut him loose. Josh is here for the long haul. I think Illinois is his last job...and it will be a long time before he retires.Lovie has said he wants this to be his last job, and I don't expect he'll be leaving any time soon. Where would he go? Who would, if he doesn't turn Illinois around, hire him? And if he does work the team up to where we all thought he could, I suspect he won't be retiring at 65 to start collecting unemployment. I think he wants to coach as long as his health holds out. Or at least until he can turn over a respectable team to a top flight coach. </p><p></p><p>And for us... I've seen worse from Illinois, and I reason to expect improvement, and yes, a premier team. The pieces are there and coming. Go ahead and bail. The rest of us will get to say I told you so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Illiini, post: 1350782, member: 625513"] Does anyone remember we had a 17 year old starter at defensive end this year? That's the same age as a lot of high school juniors. And speaking of 17, isn't that how many kids we have out injured? And those, of course because they were playing when they were hurt, are the best we have. I'll posit that without the injuries--remember how Epstein electrified the field before his foot was broken, and that's just starters--there would have been more than one game we would have won. A young, raw and not fully grow team, short of talent at QB, and taken apart piece by piece by injuries? As for Lovie, JW's not about to cut him loose. Josh is here for the long haul. I think Illinois is his last job...and it will be a long time before he retires.Lovie has said he wants this to be his last job, and I don't expect he'll be leaving any time soon. Where would he go? Who would, if he doesn't turn Illinois around, hire him? And if he does work the team up to where we all thought he could, I suspect he won't be retiring at 65 to start collecting unemployment. I think he wants to coach as long as his health holds out. Or at least until he can turn over a respectable team to a top flight coach. And for us... I've seen worse from Illinois, and I reason to expect improvement, and yes, a premier team. The pieces are there and coming. Go ahead and bail. The rest of us will get to say I told you so. [/QUOTE]
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