Anyone under age 60 doesn’t remember the slush fund. All principal actors in the scandal are dead or decades retired. Other schools have recovered from their scandals (some worse) and have done well.
I think the Board of Trustees is very supportive of
What has the Board of Trustees done detrimental to U of I athletics? Didn't they just approve a multi-million rehab/paint job for Memorial Stadium that is to be paid out of the University budget? I know some of the professors want their moment in the sun, but when was the last time the Board didn't approve something the AD wanted?
we knew that was coming one day soon
Since Saban is gone, it is time Bielema to allow Belichick to do some consulting for the team.
Great hire by Coach B. Will pay huge dividends in recruiting and positional coaching.Justin Stepp All Time Recruits
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What a shame that Brett couldn't convince Leonard to take over Illini defense. Pretty sad he went with a guy with no coordinator experience instead.
Not sure what advice Belichick could offer other than “have Tom Brady be your quarterback.”
Bill's defenses have been fairly good despite lack of talent and an offense that gives them any sort of restNot sure what advice Belichick could offer other than “have Tom Brady be your quarterback.”
Who is Brett and Leonard?
Is this like Tom Crean backing out of Illinois job?
...kinda
Yeah that decade when the left-wing extremists in Illinois politics forced us at gunpoint to have Kirby Wilson and Reggie Theus as our revenue sport coaches sure was terrible, thank goodness there were noble thought leaders on message boards warning us about it at every turn.
Speaking of Kirby Wilson. Good lord that's a cry for help hire.
UCLA alumni have always liked Foster; the millions dollars question is whether they like him enough to write big checks for NIL. He should be a pretty good recruiter. He’ll need TOP game managers in both coordinator positions, but I don’t think the AD has the money for that.
Not a real shocking hire. Foster has been around the program awhile and knows the roster. The most direct hire you could make without turning everything upside down.Chip Kelly has interviewed for a ton of jobs and had both feet out for awhile. It just came down to perfect timing and landing the Ohio State OC fell right into his lap. UCLA was going to ax Kelly after next season barring a miracle season. Props to Kelly
Longshot option might be DeShaun Foster if they want a familiar face in the program, save some recruits from leaving and save money on contract. If smart, they would at least reach out to Chadwell.
Over_his_head=Ryan Walters.
Counter point: is a full sized field really necessary for a practice field?One of the most concrete examples of the UCLA admin’s weak support for athletics: the football team only has 80 yard long practice fields (go to Pauley Pavilion on Google Maps and look directly South). There was a chance to rectify this a few years ago when a block was cleared next door for a new on-campus hotel/conference center, but admin prioritized more hotel rooms over 20 yards of additional field for the team.
Honestly I would imagine that two side-by-side 80 yard fields as UCLA has is a more functional space than one full 100 yard field with a little extra room to the side as Illinois has.
"CEO coach" used to be used as an insult, but that's just the nature of the job now.
