My brother in law graduated from K-State. Speaks very highly of Sean Snyder.This could be a very good hire.
i just spoke to my Kansas State guy. said one criticism was over use of starters on special teams but otherwise said great coach.My brother in law graduated from K-State. Speaks very highly of Sean Snyder.
I'm pretty sure the mid-80s botas I drank from were filled with 95% vodka and 5% "flavoring" usually some kind of fruit drink or Kool aid...Even as an 80’s college student I (and my bota) had better taste than that…bourbon, rum or vodka yes, schnapps - never.
Above all, prayers for Ben Miller and his family."Veteran Power-5 special teams coordinator Sean Snyder comes to Champaign from USC, where he spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons as special teams coordinator. Previously, Snyder spent more than two decades at Kansas State, where his father, Bill Snyder, was a legendary head coach."
Miller Remains on Health-Related Leave, Snyder Added - University of Illinois Athletics
Veteran Power-5 special teams coordinator Sean Snyder has been added as Special Teams Coordinator/Specialists Coachfightingillini.com
Above all, prayers for Ben Miller and his family.
But it has to be said, this administration has not yet recruited at level that would augur positively for the future, despite pretty aggressively and seemingly competently creating a staff suited to doing so. An open spot for any length of time would be best used to try to address that and that's not what's happening here.
We hit every benchmark you could ask for on the field last year. We aren't hitting them on the trail. Bielema should be as forthright and decisive about that as he was about Tony Petersen.
6-2 and 205 is good sized which is what BB is looking forlast minute add:
great bloodlines: https://fightingillini.com/sports/football/roster/solo-turner/13070
Kreutz listed on the special teams/defense list? The rest are freshmen or obvious defensive players
That's because it is James Kreutz who is a true freshman linebacker and younger brother of Josh who is a redshirt freshman OL.
There are going to be a lot of heavy TE sets.Boyer playing a lot could imply there are going to be a lot of heavy TE sets
For those of us worrying about season/student ticket sales, Bret mentions early on in the scrum video that student ticket sales are up 70% since he took over. Lets keep the momentum rolling.
What's the impact of this move?
I should also add we DID buy season tickets when Josh Whitman became the new AD. I've got great seats for football and we're high up mid court for basketball. It's been fun going back again. LOTS of work getting people to come back but if you're on the fence, give it a shot. It seems like it's been a three steps forward one or two steps back, but it HAS improved. Gotta give Mr. Whitman credit where credit is due. I hope he keeps working at it.I've said it before but while going to college we always had two or three families get together and tailgate for every home game. My friend's dad started at Illinois in another sport. Orange and blue thru and thru. One weekend the athletic department had people in golf carts measuring how much space you were taking and threatening to fine you. My friend's dad went absolutely BALLISTIC. He chased them off and told them to bring the cops if they back. When we graduated, we all cancelled everything. Ron Guenther's fun police were a full-on reign of terror. Because if you want a successful university and athletic program isn't it smart to alienate all your students and existing season ticket holders? RG wanted a program that appealed to the over 60 crowd. DOWN IN FRONT! As your older alums age and die and your alum pool shrinks... well pretty soon you find yourself with empty seats and you're begging kids to come back. It's a helluva lot easier to keep customers happy than piss them all off and then beg them to come back. And doing all of THAT while running your program(s) into the ground? Solid combination. I mean remember when RG had us in the top third for revenue and bottom fourth for expenses? He ran it cheap and he milked it for all it was worth.