I doubt that Chet was forced out. He went from being assistant coach to associate head coach. We were lucky that OA had a choice of landing places after Calipari moved.
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I'm going to remember it as a win-win for everyone and trust Brad knows he isn't in the business of burning bridges.
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
Welcome back coach!
Whatever helps you sleep at night.
I think it was definitely a nudge. I believe OA was open even before Calipari took the Arkansas job. Timing worked out perfectly. I liked Chester as a player, at least his Senior season, and as a coach but I think this works out better for everyone. Chester worked that title into his deal at WV and hopefully that serves him well.
Coaches are just like players in this day and age. If there's a better one out there, you may not be here next year.
Illini4Chief
- TENNESSEE
Chester or Orlando........Oh Yea...we win.
Illini4Chief
- TENNESSEE
Yes..I once got stopped at the Arkansas border for trying to smuggle books into the state
WinnerI see your Gonzaga guitar three and raise you Hot Krush Coed Guitar Three.
Won't air the dirty laundry but Brad and Chester were on the outs for a decent while.
IlliniFanHere
- New York
Big O a definite up grade than Chester.
I just looked him up. This seems like an interesting sub-story. Any info. on this?
Alan Huss is the head coach at high point. Former Creighton assistant who agreed to come here in 2021 as an assistant. Was on the zoom call with Quincy then backed out a couple days later. It all worked out
texillwek
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Everything is fine. Good morning.
I can’t tell if this is a “Welcome to big time basketball and we just did what needed to be done to have the best coaching staff available.” Or “Frazier was my guy and he got screwed in this process.”
College coaching is a Dog eat Dog business. When your job depends on winning at a high level, you produce or you are gone. When you make 500 K a year you need better than Sincere, Epps and Amani. Watch the talent level go through the roof now. The Illini are becoming a Blue Blood with Brad and Co.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Chester and our former guys can have great success at WVU and it can still nonetheless be true that the fit wasn’t optimal here in terms of roster building and development strategy.
There is more than one path to success. I will be rooting for our guys down ole country roads for sure. I’ve always liked that program anyway because of how badly behaved their student section is.
And now we’ve hit a grand slam replacement and are off on our own journey
Could kinda see that all season on the sidelines by Chester's proximity to Brad.
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