Illinois' coach or Texas'?Zero mention on the Texas side and this only coming from Illinois means he's more likely than not going to be the coach next year
Illinois' coach or Texas'?Zero mention on the Texas side and this only coming from Illinois means he's more likely than not going to be the coach next year
False, I had him in a big long list of candidates I put together when the job opened up, mostly disregarding him as a candidate because of how good a fit he seemed to be at Oklahoma State.To be fair, there was not one mention of Brad Underwood before we hired him.
I thought -I- was amazing at run-on sentences.From Texas's 247 guy:
A 71-66 second-round NCAA Tournament win over a relentless 10th-seeded Penn State team also likely cemented Rodney Terry as the Longhorns' next basketball coach after serving as acting head coach since Dec. 12, when Chris Beard was suspended without pay (and ultimately dismissed on Jan. 5, which elevated Terry to interim head coach), a high-level university source told Horns247.
I guess if this happens it's hard to see what dominos would drop that would lead to BU leaving. There would need to be a major trigger like Self retiring to get that ball rolling.From Texas's 247 guy:
A 71-66 second-round NCAA Tournament win over a relentless 10th-seeded Penn State team also likely cemented Rodney Terry as the Longhorns' next basketball coach after serving as acting head coach since Dec. 12, when Chris Beard was suspended without pay (and ultimately dismissed on Jan. 5, which elevated Terry to interim head coach), a high-level university source told Horns247.
I believe if Terry was the guy it would already be done. Previous record as a HC may give pause to Texas.From Texas's 247 guy:
A 71-66 second-round NCAA Tournament win over a relentless 10th-seeded Penn State team also likely cemented Rodney Terry as the Longhorns' next basketball coach after serving as acting head coach since Dec. 12, when Chris Beard was suspended without pay (and ultimately dismissed on Jan. 5, which elevated Terry to interim head coach), a high-level university source told Horns247.
I suppose anything is possible. I want Underwood to stay, as I like him and believe he's our current best option as the leader of our program. I am also incredibly appreciative of the astounding turnaround job he pulled here from 2018 to 2021 - a losing season to a #1 seed. However, I will be happy/content if the following two things are true when the dust settles on all of this, with the #1 thing being by far more important:What are the chances that Whitman is not happy with more than just the fact that Underwood is testing the waters for two straight years? Is it possible that Underwood doesn’t want to change who his is, and Whitman thinks he needs to? Maybe this is why Underwood is looking elsewhere and Whitman has talked to Miller?
I'm no insider, but I'd say Whitman will want all of this settled as quickly as possible, knowing the small window Illinois has to land important portal transfers (although there could be a number of quality ones still playing in the Tourney).Probably a little overlap with recruiting but I'll put it here since it's the root of the question..
For those in the know, what does our current portal and recruiting conversations look like? If these rumors have made it to here, they have definitely made it to transfers and recruits.
Could this put us at a disadvantage or are BU and staff still having full steam ahead convos planning for next year
PhrasingCrosses two threads, but I wonder if there will be a Pitino/Curbelo courtship
We’ve been there, sadly.Texas seems like exactly the kind of program that would overestimate their own attractiveness in basketball, back a dump truck of money up to guys like Oats and Musselman, then "settle" for choice #4 after the others pass while waiting for a blue blood.
I still think Underwood is a really good coach who is only missing that tourney success, but I could definitely see Texas striking out by overreaching on all the tippy top tier candidates.
Eh, I dunno. Given how shaky the ground is under 95-plus percent of NCAA basketball coaches at any given time, Underwood would be foolish not to sniff around, and given that most coaches are gonna be sniffing this time of year Whitman would be foolish to not actively and constantly work on contingencies. In Whitman's case I don't think it's a matter of being disloyal or anything, it's just literally his job.After the strangest most confounding Illini basketball season I’ve ever seen something is not right. This feels like the end stages of a marriage where both partners start doing weird inexplicable stuff and their families/friends/neighbors are like “huh?”
Josh is from West Lafayette (hence, Indy)So “Indy Illini Fan” is Josh Whitman, right? I mean, who else would know Josh’s every thought and travel schedule, and speaks with Bill Self, Sean Miller and many other D1 coaches on the regular?
what ???Any chance Whitman loses his patience and goes for Miller anyway? Not sure how that all works, but since we’re speculating already might as well ask
Any chance Whitman loses his patience and goes for Miller anyway? Not sure how that all works, but since we’re speculating already might as well ask
but...but....but............Indy , BU said we were his dream job..................sounds like we are in another stepping stone situation.......Odds that conversation goes well with Josh = 0%
Can you further explain?Phrasing
so will I bro , so will I............................Oh I’ll still be here if Brad leaves
Didn't we just determine that @Indy Illini Fan is Josh Whitman?We’ve already unmasked 0440 as Tyler.
Now for an even bigger reveal Indy is Glenn Hummell…
Indy's account was created in 2017, JW was hired in 2016....its definitely a possibilityJosh is from West Lafayette (hence, Indy)