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Bret Bielema Takes Reins of Illinois Football
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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin" data-source="post: 1567258" data-attributes="member: 4069"><p>Haven't followed the discussion, so I'm not nearly familiar enough with it all to have a strong opinion. That said, my reaction is to ask why you take a guy with that kind of history, especially recent history with a lower level job after a fall at another college, and throw that much money at him. </p><p></p><p>Every coaching hire is a roll of the dice in some regards, but why not go with a successful builder at a lower level, and see if he can do it at a struggling P5? If nothing else, you can get him in the door for less, with better terms on a buyout, should things not work out. Not a fan of huge contracts for a program like Illinois until you're actually worried about a poaching situation. Why pay guys walking in the door as though they've turned the program around and are already up among top teams in the conference?</p><p></p><p>JW will have a lot on the line with this hire. The bar is low, and BB's got a six year deal, so plenty of room to be successful. Will be interesting to see if he's able to replicate his better years here, or at least pull the program up to a bowl level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin, post: 1567258, member: 4069"] Haven't followed the discussion, so I'm not nearly familiar enough with it all to have a strong opinion. That said, my reaction is to ask why you take a guy with that kind of history, especially recent history with a lower level job after a fall at another college, and throw that much money at him. Every coaching hire is a roll of the dice in some regards, but why not go with a successful builder at a lower level, and see if he can do it at a struggling P5? If nothing else, you can get him in the door for less, with better terms on a buyout, should things not work out. Not a fan of huge contracts for a program like Illinois until you're actually worried about a poaching situation. Why pay guys walking in the door as though they've turned the program around and are already up among top teams in the conference? JW will have a lot on the line with this hire. The bar is low, and BB's got a six year deal, so plenty of room to be successful. Will be interesting to see if he's able to replicate his better years here, or at least pull the program up to a bowl level. [/QUOTE]
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