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Kowalczyk announces 2016 Rose Bowl tickets to be sold for 1/2 price.
Bill Cubit gets 2-year deal as Illinois Head Football Coach
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AD Paul Kowalczyk announced 2016 U of I Homecoming attendance at 5,210.
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dsboyce
- Golden, IL
illiniphil85
- Arcola, IL
It isn't 10 schools chasing after 9 coaches in a game of musical chairs. If we're not high in the pecking order, it's because the athletic department is a national laughingstock of mismanagement. Someone needed to grow a pair and make the tough call to move forward.
Looks like we have to be faced with scorched earth before we correct past mistakes. Am I done? I'll have time to decide by spring. Can't believe anyone even considered this an acceptable option.
DaChief4ever
- Urbana
I think that's part of the plan. Move to the MAC...we have a MAC coach, and have a low bar set by the AD. So , it might be part of the plan to go to the MAC....save money, no big expectations...?
Everyone else seems really surprised, but I'm not. For two reasons:
1) How can the interim chancellor and the interim AD hire a real, permanent head coach. They need a permanent chancellor first, and then a permanent AD, and both those processes are going tot make far longer than they have. No coach worth anything is going to come when he does't know who his boss is going to be; same for the AD. I think this is the really important thing.
2) Second, but way behind first, this year is beginning to look like a who's who of programs looking for coaches. We're not going to get anything that anyone would like this year, no matter what. Our best shot at getting a good long term coach is hiring someone who does't quite have the resume to get hired into better jobs, but turns out to be really good. And even that guy may not be available this year.
1) How can the interim chancellor and the interim AD hire a real, permanent head coach. They need a permanent chancellor first, and then a permanent AD, and both those processes are going tot make far longer than they have. No coach worth anything is going to come when he does't know who his boss is going to be; same for the AD. I think this is the really important thing.
2) Second, but way behind first, this year is beginning to look like a who's who of programs looking for coaches. We're not going to get anything that anyone would like this year, no matter what. Our best shot at getting a good long term coach is hiring someone who does't quite have the resume to get hired into better jobs, but turns out to be really good. And even that guy may not be available this year.
Our new AD really said that it's not ideal, but its not a stab to the heart. How dumb can you be? Is that the standard - it won't kill us for sure?
I'm so sick of the "how could an interim AD hire a real.." WE HAD A PERMANENT AD. Why the hell was he fired for a clean slate, only to retain a carryover from a scandal plagued staff? IT MAKES NO GD SENSE.
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No, the scary thing is, all this does make sense to somebody in a position to make the final decisions.
Worst scenario possible ... This sets out program back 5 years minimum.
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Surely other schools have hired football coaches with an interim ad?
I imagine, AND none of them resorted to a bizzare two-year contract because they were pretty sure the permanent AD, once hired, is almost certainly going to want to fire that coach.
Redfoxdogs
- Gurnee, IL
Yes. Probably.
Joel Goodson
- ties will be resolved
Reach for the stars!
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