then that announcement should be any day now
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Do they stay in house and hire LeVar Woods
I'm guessing the Iowa board will be chattering about Bielema.
Bielema committed to putting down roots, building long-term at Illinois: 'I wanted this to be my last rodeo'
Bret Bielema wants everyone to know he's at Illinois for the long haul
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yea, not worried a bit about thatBielema committed to putting down roots, building long-term at Illinois: 'I wanted this to be my last rodeo'
Bret Bielema wants everyone to know he's at Illinois for the long haul
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
I hope this is true. Bielema is really the ideal fit for a coach at Illinois. But for obvious reasons, I could see why Iowa would tug at him.Bielema committed to putting down roots, building long-term at Illinois: 'I wanted this to be my last rodeo'
Bret Bielema wants everyone to know he's at Illinois for the long haul
Has Jeff Monken earned a P5 job?
jmwillini
- Tolono, IL
Yeah, why would it be a good thing when a competitor fires a crappy coach?
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
It’s literally in his contract. It’s very hard for him to go to another Big Ten school
Just so we can create plenty of drama here or squelch it entirely. Is it in his contract that he can go to Iowa with relative ease but not to other Big Ten schools? Or is the difficulty for all Big Ten schools.
Woods is a natural candidate. I think Seth Wallace will also be heavily considered. They recently gave him an elevated title and a huge raise to keep him (Minnesota was eyeing him for a DC job). Ferentz chose him as the interim while he was suspended. He has excellent connections and is probably Iowa's best recruiter in Chicagoland.
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OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
I get it, and you're very likely right. I just still have too many memories of when Kansas basketball came open in 2003. That was probably the one job that Bill Self realistically could have left Illinois for, and it happened to come open because Roy Williams left for his alma mater. Iowa would very likely be the only school that Bret Bielema would realistically consider leaving Illinois for, and I just am wired to think about worst-case scenarios having been a lifelong fan and then a student at Illinois in the mid to late 1990s.
It just takes some time (OK, maybe a lot of time for some of us) to change deep-seated thought patterns about the beloved, but I'm getting there.
He can’t leave for another big 10 job
He's got a great working relationship with Whitman, why would he give that up to go work at Iowa under an AD he's never worked with before
Kansas was a better job and Self would've left no matter what, but he also had a poor relationship with GuentherI get it, and you're very likely right. I just still have too many memories of when Kansas basketball came open in 2003. That was probably the one job that Bill Self realistically could have left Illinois for, and it happened to come open because Roy Williams left for his alma mater. Iowa would very likely be the only school that Bret Bielema would realistically consider leaving Illinois for, and I just am wired to think about worst-case scenarios having been a lifelong fan and then a student at Illinois in the mid to late 1990s.
It just takes some time (OK, maybe a lot of time for some of us) to change deep-seated thought patterns about the beloved, but I'm getting there.
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Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Some of the Purdue locals call it La La land. Both have their merits.
Noblesville Illini
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Or the guys that went with him.
Those bridges have been completely burned to the ground. Can't imagine a phone call being made, but if it was, I would expect Bret to hang the phone up.
They should really consider Walters. Would love to see him do to Iowa what he did to Purdue.
I am a lifelong Illinois fan and received my undergrad at the beloved but went to grad school at Purdue. I was so nervous that I would refer to Purdue as "Purdont" during my grad school interview. Thankfully I interviewed with an Illini alum so I was ok even if I messed up.
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