Powell would surely be able to put a recruit's mother at ease regarding taking care of her son. Great individual, great person.
He was dismissed as the USF head coach in January. I like his pedigree (Calipari, J. Dixon), but am a little concerned about the USF academic scandal mentioned above.
Either way, if true, this is a signal that we are finally ready to get back to big boy hoops. :thumb:
I would love Roger Powell to complete the staff - would be a great addition! I did not realize he is now the Associate Head Coach on Drew's staff.
This was probably posted before, but worth posting again: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...tball-roger-powell-jr-spt-20170315-story.html
As I recall, Powell was an ordained minister while at Illinois. If you combine that with some recruiting, X's and O's, and a strong Illini background, I agree. He could be important in recruiting.
Whitman and Underwood are not fools. Antigua will have been vetted to the extreme to make sure nothing would follow him to Illinois.
It looks like we are playing big boy basketball these days.
Does anybody actually know anything about Roger Powell as a coach, or is this purely "I liked him while he played and he's a great dude"? I mean that to be snark-free, I honestly don't know what he has focused on during his time at Valpo or Vandy.
Btw "Not sure, but Bryce Drew sure seems to like him, and Bryce Drew is a rising coaching star" is a totally acceptable answer.
Does anybody actually know anything about Roger Powell as a coach, or is this purely "I liked him while he played and he's a great dude"? I mean that to be snark-free, I honestly don't know what he has focused on during his time at Valpo or Vandy.
Btw "Not sure, but Bryce Drew sure seems to like him, and Bryce Drew is a rising coaching star" is a totally acceptable answer.
As much as Roger loves Illinois, I can't imagine him going from Associate Head Coach at a Power 5 school to basically the third assistant.
Does anybody actually know anything about Roger Powell as a coach, or is this purely "I liked him while he played and he's a great dude"? I mean that to be snark-free, I honestly don't know what he has focused on during his time at Valpo or Vandy.
Btw "Not sure, but Bryce Drew sure seems to like him, and Bryce Drew is a rising coaching star" is a totally acceptable answer.
As I recall, Powell was an ordained minister while at Illinois. If you combine that with some recruiting, X's and O's, and a strong Illini background, I agree. He could be important in recruiting.
And, cheating and extra benefits are typically part of the program culture vs. imported by assistants.
For example, no assistant invented cheating at a program like Kansas. The extra benefits are provided by a well-oiled, wealthy booster machine.
Does anybody actually know anything about Roger Powell as a coach, or is this purely "I liked him while he played and he's a great dude"? I mean that to be snark-free, I honestly don't know what he has focused on during his time at Valpo or Vandy.
Btw "Not sure, but Bryce Drew sure seems to like him, and Bryce Drew is a rising coaching star" is a totally acceptable answer.
Does anybody actually know anything about Roger Powell as a coach, or is this purely "I liked him while he played and he's a great dude"? I mean that to be snark-free, I honestly don't know what he has focused on during his time at Valpo or Vandy.
Btw "Not sure, but Bryce Drew sure seems to like him, and Bryce Drew is a rising coaching star" is a totally acceptable answer.
As much as Roger loves Illinois, I can't imagine him going from Associate Head Coach at a Power 5 school to basically the third assistant.
So when can we expect the staff to be official?
Does anybody actually know anything about Roger Powell as a coach, or is this purely "I liked him while he played and he's a great dude"? I mean that to be snark-free, I honestly don't know what he has focused on during his time at Valpo or Vandy.
Btw "Not sure, but Bryce Drew sure seems to like him, and Bryce Drew is a rising coaching star" is a totally acceptable answer.
Interesting to compare Coach Walker and the other names being thrown around for CBU's staff with Martin's new staff at Mizzou. Cornell Mann joins Mizzou from Oakland University after being let go by Iowa State. Chris Hollender leaves University of Missouri at Kansas City to move to Columbia. And Michael Porter Sr moves to Mizzou after being let go with Romar at Washington. Obviously Porter brings something to the table that no other coach in the country has, in his son, but this is a surprisingly uninspiring staff in my eyes.