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Not so sure that Arkansas or TT aren't smaller step ups too with the money they have in NIL to offer alone.
Not sure what his thinking is.
Anywhere that’s gonna be able to afford the buyout is gonna have people with money trying to influence him also.
Plenty of them to choose from around Chambana
Arkansas has more NIL than we do … Tech is close and I might give them the slight edge … Tech fans are nuts …
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
All I know is I am JW at the Xavier game now. Oh you wanna play Dream Job….ok I’ll play.
At this point, fair to him or not, all these rumors are souring my previously pretty good impression of Underwood. In all likelihood he'll be our coach for at least 1 more year, and I'll root like hell for him the entire time he's on our sideline. But man, it's amazing how your opinion of a person can change when they haven't so much as opened their mouth (publicly at least). But, given my experience with Illinois football, I'll have forgotten all of this by November and my orange tinted glasses will be back on.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Texas Tech isn't a lateral move. Lubbock is a complete ***. Nobody in their right mind would move there of their own free will. And I know first hand btw.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Keep an eye on where Josh is on Friday night … All I’ll say about that …
Josh is making his actions known … Which is very rare for him … He’s confident … Which if I’m Brads agent … Would scare me …
Steelyunk
- Tobacco Road
This post is brilliant and I need everyone to stop and recognize it. Sheer genius. "planet Monster Point Guard Slappy Slap Three Point Launchy Launch Don’t Care Shruggy Shoulders" is like James Joyce on a message board and probably needs it's own thread for people to argue over it's layers of meaning.
Does the college basketball world feel the same about Miller as you do? I guess I struggle with the idea that if these 3 schools want Brad, why do they also not want Miller?
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
The plot of the "Pina Colada Song" except it's JW and BU seeing each other behind opposite benches at the Texas-Xavier game on Friday
I don’t want to speak for OP, but I interpreted his message as even if Underwood wants a lateral move, he may not get one. Maybe he wouldn’t be the first choice for Arkansas for example.
Yeah, but he won't listen to me.
All joking aside, I don't see any school with a higher pedigree than Illinois wanting BU based upon his actual March results...which are really the ones that people remember. So, his only choices are sideway moves, or worse. Why would he want to do that? Money would be the only reason and I don't think that would be enough for him to make the move.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Well , bless BU's little pea-pickin heart.....Him not happy happy joy joy at UI........Bless him's wittle bitty heart....
I say we all YELL AT HIM LIKE HE YELLS AT THE PLAYERS AND SEE IF HE LIKES THAT................................
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I respect you know hoops more than I do, but this is how I see it:
- You could make an argument Texas is up a level due to the unparalleled financial resources, period. Point taken.
- You could make an argument Arkansas is about the same, given similar tradition, comparable facilities, comparable fan support and about equal stability in the SEC vs. the Big Ten. However, our instate recruiting footprint is A LOT better. I also think, from what I have seen, our fan support and facilities get a tiny bump over theirs.
- I don't see the argument for Texas Tech at all. Sure, they've been good for a bit ... but I'm not sure what category they outclass us in, and I can think of a few (tradition, facilities, recruiting, conference stability - the last one being most important) where we are clearly better.
Everyone wants Sean … Sean doesn’t want everyone …
That is an encouraging note , if the crap really hits the fan here. I am/was working under the assumption the 3 jobs are "step ups" from the Illinois job, why wouldn't Miller be interested as well?
He can do those thing you mentioned in the first paragraph and that's better than others lately. That said I have not seen him run an effective offense without Kofi on the floor. Watching the ball movement and player movement of other teams vs the amount of dribbling I've seen over the last 4 years is concerning.
I appreciate what he has done but the comments by Barkley and others about our careless ball handling, shot selection and lack of movement are legitimate and ultimately do fall on BU. He has not dealt with them much and without someone like Kofi or a PG like Ayo to cover the flaws it was tough to watch.
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The John Mackovic Experience....all the places Brad wants to go, with perhaps the exception of K State, will make the Illini boosters look like fawns in the woods in comparison. Brad is a good coach, but I would take Miller in a heartbeat over him
Wait. There are 3 programs now that want to hire him and are willing to pay the buyout.
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