My Alaska friends occasionally kid that from time to time their state government entertains the possibility of splitting the state in half … for the sole purpose of making Texas the third largest state.
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Are you enjoying those water and mountain views in Austin? … oh, wait!
I am in Houston and also an Alum of Houston. Why would a final four team like Houston take BU as their coach. They can have their pick of the great up and commers. BU has six years to prove himself, and he still needs to develop a reputation of getting past the first round consistently. I want BU to stay at Illinois, which I think will happen, for his reputation in the dance still is not proven.
This is why I’d be a terrible athletic director. I’d care a lot less about my coach poking around at other jobs than I would my coach allowing himself to be seen by people outside the program poking around at other jobs. The former is business. The latter is a personal betrayal.
Honest question... Is this possible now, or might it be next year, or in 2030: I win powerball, put $131 million into the Illini collective, we pay $10 million to each of the top five HS recruits over 2-3 consecutive years, we win a natty, and then all the players leave.
If possible -- and let's just say it is possible bc no other school has such a benefactor -- how would that make Illini Nation feel?
Thats got me both excited and scared at the same time lbvs
So is the All Star coaching staff with Miller and company dead in the water? @Indy Illini Fan
Does Illinois not have the best record in the Big Ten over the last four years? The best road record? How many top 10 wins? You've already brought up one Big Ten regular season championship and if Kevin Warren called things evenly, it would have been two and you've also brought up the tournament championship.
Do you remember where this program was before he took over? We were thrilled if we were on the bubble and we were dead last in the conference. Now, people are pissed with a 20 win season and a #9 seed. The fact that he's turned expectations this far in only 6 years is damn near a miracle.
Your comment which throws him under the bus because you're already looking for them to go in a different direction is EXACTLY why he should be looking to move now or at least consider it. The short memories here are astounding.
Not Indy but no
Sooooo, … which one are you?
IF and WHEN we get into the second week of March, geography will reset.
Right now the north is moving faster than the south - just like the Illini BB team.
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
Do hills count Slim? My Austin view sure beats my former Sammamish view. Seattle is breathtaking though, when you can see it through the drizzle
. Seattle has some very appealing aspects, so does Austin.None lol
Bigtex
- DFW
I wouldn’t say most are pissed
While young with the early season success, many (including myself) believed that the team would grow and adjust through out the season. This team was making stupid turnovers in December and march. Having lost 2 to Penn st most felt with a week to prepare Illinois would beat penn st.
MustangWally
- Mayfield
Brad is 59 years old. He's been a head coach for, what, 10 years? He's 3-5 in the tournament. Logically, Illinois is the best job he could possibly ask for at this point. Unless he has a real hankering to go home to Kansas State or has an inflated sense of his self worth.
Captain 14
- The Last Best Place
Please direct your attention to pages 94 and 95 at the end of the basketball thread and take a trip in the rock & roll time machine. Makes you feel wonderful about where the program has come from.
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Do hills count Slim? My Austin view sure beats my former Sammamish view. Seattle is breathtaking though, when you can see it through the drizzle
Familiar with the hill country and, no, they don’t count. Pools don’t, either
Sammamish, eh? I’m a bit west of there sitting on the north end of an island with a 270-degree view of a nice big lake, two city skylines, and two mountain ranges. As for the drizzle, I’ll take that all winter long in exchange for summers that can’t be beat
Austin’s OK, but I prefer here. It‘s home … and that’s what counts.
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Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
The Texas thing rubs off on you very quickly *if* you relate to the mindset and vibe, and I imagine it would be no different for coaches and recruits. We had 4 couples move from our subdivision outside Seattle during covid - 2 to Dallas and 2 to Austin. Only one of them was from the south. They quickly set up a "God Bless Texas" group chat on Signal and they have totally bought into country music, bbque, going to the rodeo, etc. We talk about high school football even though we never did in Washington. Non-Texans can feel it is "home" very quickly. I never saw that in Illinois or Washington because there was not that same state pride that rubs off on you.
I hope Underwood stays, but I could also see him falling to the allure of Austin/Texas and what it has to offer that Champaign does not. That would be if the opportunity were available to him, and sounds like it is not. Also not commenting on the AD (Josh rules) or dealing with the crazy UT boosters.
Y'all look me up if in Austin and we'll go bbque hopping!
sacraig
- The desert
Coach's kid
Big Jack
- Decatur
Unless Texas makes the Final 4, and then it drags on....
Thanks to Brad for what he has done to rebuild our program, but bottom line is he is looking and would consider a jump. Questions to consider individually and collectively:
-is it probable that a coach who puts out serious feelers is going to jump sooner or later? One foot in, one foot out is not a long term commitment.
-has Brad taken us as far as he can?
-does Josh believe Brad is locked in and committed to our program? Does Josh TRUST Brad moving forward?
-IF you have a candidate with Sean Miller background, who wants to be here, in light of the questions above how do you pass him up when you could get stuck with another John Groce if Brad bolts for the door later.
IMO, if Sean Miller is a serious option, we make the move. We will be far better off long term. If not, we play the waiting game with Brad and let the chips fall where they may.
Illin618
I forgot the last i in my username
- Southern IL
No, I get that totally. Lol I just had heard anything directly typed or spoken to me. Wasn’t worth the speculative debating last night.
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