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<blockquote data-quote="Second and Chalmers" data-source="post: 1206732" data-attributes="member: 527609"><p>And you can't ignore the fact that Illinois Athletics as a commercial product is a deeply interconnected two-sport affair. Lovie changed everything. The basketball program remains a disaster, but the overall athletics brand has been redeemed to a miraculous degree from where it was a month ago.</p><p></p><p>Because of Lovie, Whitman is dealing with credibility and an ocean of political capital from the fanbase. He can afford to do it the thorough, opportunity-maximizing, right way. We should be happy about that.</p><p></p><p>Whitman did what it took to install the brightest future possible for the football program without regard for the doubters and the niceties along the way, and he is doing the same thing in basketball.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Second and Chalmers, post: 1206732, member: 527609"] And you can't ignore the fact that Illinois Athletics as a commercial product is a deeply interconnected two-sport affair. Lovie changed everything. The basketball program remains a disaster, but the overall athletics brand has been redeemed to a miraculous degree from where it was a month ago. Because of Lovie, Whitman is dealing with credibility and an ocean of political capital from the fanbase. He can afford to do it the thorough, opportunity-maximizing, right way. We should be happy about that. Whitman did what it took to install the brightest future possible for the football program without regard for the doubters and the niceties along the way, and he is doing the same thing in basketball. [/QUOTE]
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