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Illini in Italy
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And ScUM goes down šŸ˜Ž
 
#160      
Thaillini22
ImGonnaBeILL said:
Agree could be a big part of it. He can't play the game with a budget ranking last in Big Ten. Like it's not even competitive. For reference , the Illini budget is THREE times of Purdue basketball. Unless they upgrade that NIL budget substantially.....he's gotta get out. I think he's got another 10+ good years left in coaching. Serious reservations that's at Purdue w/o a huge increase in NIL budget

He's getting a DePaul budget. And being expected to competitive in Big Ten. ....

Eye opening: https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...ending-value-tiers-ncaa-hoops-2026-27-season/
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Crazy that *Purdue Basketball!* is the same as friggin' *Arizona State Basketball!* at least by this measurement.
 
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HereSoIDontGetFined
RockfordIllini said:
I think the issue is Paint doesnā€™t want to play that game. Itā€™s adapt or die in modern college sports, and heā€™s had the luxury of not having to adapt last 6 years.

Agree heā€™s a great coach but heā€™s not going to sustain his level of success if heā€™s unwilling to play the game at least a little bit.
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Painter's been in this league for too long and had too much success for me to doubt him. I'll just be happy to get the wins we do get for now.
 
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