LMAO! You're the Conjecture King, and you can do anything! For one, Pitt offered Miller a job YEARS ago. He turned them down. He's moved well beyond their level. For two, he was at Arizona for 12 seasons and left due to the FBI investigation. How is he not loyal? C'mon now. If you wanna be a chicken-little Illini fan, have at it. Just don't preach your low expectations to those of us that know better.
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If someone offers to double your salary … Makes your job (recruiting) way easier with easily 15-20x more NIL in this case … Gives you one of the best teams (assistant coaches) in the country to help you do your job … Do you say not interested and don’t even take the call ?
Did you trust Underwood when Oklahoma State gave him his 1st P5 head coaching job, he left them after only 1 season? Not to mention he left behind an assistant embroiled in scandal to boot.
I know these aren't always accurate, but it says online he is making $5mil. Are you suggesting JW could come in at the $9 mil + mark? Or just speaking in general?
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
Where are you seeing that? I am seeing $1.7 mil
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Last time I checked I have over 65 peeps on ignore........Probably more than that have ME on ignore but I don't give a rat's arse...
Now , I have been a member since 2007 , but I have put more on ignore in the last year than ever before.....It's easy and better for your daily Loyalty pleasure..................
I REALLY REALLY DON'T...................................
Seems to me it’s not about wins/losses anymore, it’s about egos.
LOL no, ignore flag
Nevermind, the site that posted that wasn't very reputable lol. Sounds closer to the $2 mil range like you said.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
I imagine Pru’s game threads are only about one page long…
Game threads are a no-no for me ......I tried it , I didn't like it ........I have a relapse from time to time , but 2-3 minutes in that cesspool reminds me why I don't do it...........I might give my opinion's at halftime but never follow word for word again.......
I feel so much better now that I avoid the neg's and emphasize the positive's ....fit's my glass half full optimistic make up.....
MDchicago
- Lake Norman NC
Just imagine if he would have missed the NCAA tournament, and in the process lost to Toledo by 20 points, lost to Dayton in the NIT, and lost to every school on your list (and then some, including Michigan and MSU) that he played except Northwestern. Like Lou Henson did in his 7th season with the Illini ...
Well he doesn’t make $5 million … I can tell you that … I don’t know the exact amount he makes with all the incentives although I’m sure if I asked Sean or his people I could find out …
I know it’s a little over 3 million base for him at X … We’d be willing to dang near double that … 6 million ish …
Not shocking at all. Brad's base pay, according to the University Gray Book, is $4.1m. I could see Illinois ponying up a couple more million to land Miller (if it ever really came to that).
I appreciate that take...if this is the floor that's really not too bad. However if, given that we like to view the program as "top 15-20 all-time, destination coaching job that pays in the top 10, advantageous facilities, very competitive in a great conference, etc." then this can't be the noew normal. But like you said it's too early to make that judgement.
Josh would have full booster approval to do what is necessary for Sean … Not every candidate would get that treatment but Sean would …
Sometimes it takes me an hour to get from my office garage to the Madison entrance to the Kennedy, so I’m guessing this may not be completely accurate
Oklahoma St. is not a destination job. That is a stepping stone job. Brad has midwest ties and used to be a coach at Western IL. So, he had a vested interest in helping restore a once proud program that he had a lot of respect for. He has stuck to his word for 6 yrs now. I trust what he said when he first came here as should you.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I find it a surprising bummer when posters act surprised/skeptical that we could spend massive bucks. We already pay our two major coaches way more than their peers. And frankly, we are punching below our weight when you consider the size and wealth of our alumni base and the money in this state … in other words, we’re already big spenders, and we’re nowhere near our ceiling.
But Xavier is a destination job? Hey I get the stance that come on Xavier gave you a chance after you were thrown on the scrap heap, but let's also not ignore the fact that Xavier knows dang good and well they were able to get a top notch coach on the cheap too, and is currently reaping the benefit.
At the end of the day it's a business. A business with lots of money at stake.
Bingo and we’re WINNING in MBB, WBB, and FB now … People LOVE a winner … And will be more than willing to give more and more to win big and bigger …
I’m not going to release details but Josh knows how to get funds if he needs them … I’ll leave it at that …
Xavier isn’t a destination job … But it’s a top 25 job in CBB … Can’t convince me otherwise … Sean LOVES Xavier …
Illinois is better though …
Is it actually possible that Miller would be having conversations with Illinois at the moment instead of prepping for a sweet sixteen game? Or do these coaches have agents who have all those discussions for them? Just seems like really odd timing or just a bunch of us bored on loyalty. lol
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