Looks like my uncles connections were right....
Done. I'm done. No more games for me, not until the university gets its head out of its a**.
This is always the case @ Illinois. Just when you think it can't possibly get worse, it does. Truly, we have reached new levels or stupid.
Those of you threatening to never see a game again might as well keep your promise. Having been a fan through Moeller/White/Mackovic/Tepper/Turner/Zook/Beckman...
this is far from the darkest days of Illinois football...and, as a college administrator, this is likely the soundest business decision that could have been made once George (we think) turned us down. Hire George, Cubit likely gets fired. But now, we need to restore sound leadership to evaluate the quality of the program AND maintain a coaching staff that -- I'm sorry to say -- has placed a much better product on the field than some of us have the displeasure to remember.
We ought to be focused on supporting a few wins today (NW and ISU) rather than disavow support for the kids.
It makes sense if you're the interim AD. First, you can't leave the head coaching situation in limbo after the season. If we lose today, someone has to be accountable looking forward to next season - either a coach, or an AD looking for a new coach. But you're probably not gonna be able to make much of a coaching hire as an interim boss. And you're certainly not going to control how fast an interim chancellor hires a new AD who can hire a new coach. What's left but to give a small extension? It seems to me the options to weigh were "odds of an interim AD making a successful head coaching hire" vs. "odds of Cubit keeping things reasonably on track until a new AD is in place while leaving that AD a reasonably inexpensive buyout."
I still don't believe that this means that Bill Cubit will be our coach next season.
If we find an AD in time and he/she has time to hire a head football coach, then we will buy out, Coach Cubit.
If we do not find an AD in time and/or a coach we love, then we go with Coach Cubit.
Now, had we signed Coach Cubit for a 4 year contract, then that would be an issue.
Let's just wait and see what happens before we panic.
I don't think Kowalczyk had a major say in this.
Guys, it's been a tremendous pleasure wasting time on here with you all. I'll miss it.
I am no longer an Illini fan.
I believe Coach Cubit said he had kids waiting for the university to say yes to him, well they said yes, let's see how true that was.
I hope he succeeds and we have as much stability as we can have for 2 years. I must agree, his buyout must be small.
Those of you threatening to never see a game again might as well keep your promise. Having been a fan through Moeller/White/Mackovic/Tepper/Turner/Zook/Beckman...
this is far from the darkest days of Illinois football...and, as a college administrator, this is likely the soundest business decision that could have been made once George (we think) turned us down. Hire George, Cubit likely gets fired. But now, we need to restore sound leadership to evaluate the quality of the program AND maintain a coaching staff that -- I'm sorry to say -- has placed a much better product on the field than some of us have the displeasure to remember.
We ought to be focused on supporting a few wins today (NW and ISU) rather than disavow support for the kids.
Based on what?
Why not Drake??I live in Des Moines, IA - I should just cave and convert to being a Hawkeyes fan.
I really want to be excited for you and your newfound insider status, but...
Looks like my uncles connections were right....
I don't want to be an insider, trust me. My uncle just happened to be down here in the south for Thanksgiving. I like my position on the board where it's at!
But, I think a lot of you are forgetting that the a lot of the players wanted Cubit to stay. And you're all being extremely dramatic. Switching teams? Stop donating? How is that going to help? What kind of coach did you expect us to land without a real AD in place? Yes it's a safe move and not an exciting one, but I think the players will respond today and silence the critics for their new coach. GO ILLINI!
Why not Drake??
Those of you threatening to never see a game again might as well keep your promise. Having been a fan through Moeller/White/Mackovic/Tepper/Turner/Zook/Beckman...
this is far from the darkest days of Illinois football...and, as a college administrator, this is likely the soundest business decision that could have been made once George (we think) turned us down. Hire George, Cubit likely gets fired. But now, we need to restore sound leadership to evaluate the quality of the program AND maintain a coaching staff that -- I'm sorry to say -- has placed a much better product on the field than some of us have the displeasure to remember.
We ought to be focused on supporting a few wins today (NW and ISU) rather than disavow support for the kids.
Those of you threatening to never see a game again might as well keep your promise. Having been a fan through Moeller/White/Mackovic/Tepper/Turner/Zook/Beckman...
this is far from the darkest days of Illinois football...and, as a college administrator, this is likely the soundest business decision that could have been made once George (we think) turned us down. Hire George, Cubit likely gets fired. But now, we need to restore sound leadership to evaluate the quality of the program AND maintain a coaching staff that -- I'm sorry to say -- has placed a much better product on the field than some of us have the displeasure to remember.
We ought to be focused on supporting a few wins today (NW and ISU) rather than disavow support for the kids.