Sighting?
Lovie Smith Named Illinois Football Coach
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Sighting?
illiniCA
- DC Area
If you go back a read bears articles a number of media members, Kaplan for example, did like lovie's personality. He also coached a team in Chicago that could not get the offense going in 8 years. In those 8 years the media developed opinions about him that have created a bias. Their current opinions are not considering the state of the football program.
Objectively this is great for the school
Trakis
- Chicago, IL
How do you know?
This couldn't be any better at any more desperate of a time. Think there will be any interest in attending Lovie Smith camps around the midwest?
Instant credibility and recruits from New York to Alaska will know who our head coach is
I've seen a lot more positivity in Chicago media members so far than I have negativity. It's just for some reason Illini fans only notice the Kapmans et al.
When did he get in?
Jkat00
- Champaign, IL
This evening
Sign on the dotted line and let's get this thing rolling.
A. Who cares about Peyton
B. Regardless, Illinois hiring a twice fired free agent NFL coach is not some big national story. That's not to understate the quality of the hire, it just is what it is.
I'm just excited to start building. Let's have the press conference right now, someone wake up Loren Tate.
If he's really in town, can't someone snap a picture to further fuel this fire???
That is what Football scoop speculated as well.
Im still in disbelief, and if this happens i won't have seen an Illini High like this since 2005.
Agreed it is a blurb nationally but hits Chicago/ St Louis hard regardless. Let's get ball rolling
It'll be ok. Right after Peyton announces his retirement from playing football, he's going to announce he is going into coaching and is signing up to be our new quarterbacks coach. :thumb:
brokensaphire
- Arizona
Spot On
2. I would take Lovie Smith because I believe it would help recruiting and that is what matters when trying to compete in the Big Ten. The man has a pedigree and gravitas which will drown naysayers in the press. He is wise enough to surround himself with competent coaches and he will run a clean program. Count me "all-in" with Lovie.
Love my Illini
1. I listened to ESPN radio and/or AM670 a lot when Boers and Bernstein was a morning show and Lovie Smith was the HC of the Bears. The media/coach relationship slowly evolved into one of disdain on both sides. The media, in efforts to compete with each other over headlines often times, would churn the proverbial muck concerning Bears coverage. Lovie found this to be mere garbage that affected his locker room and showed a real contempt for reporters towards the end. In turn, he was increasingly hammered by the media for both silly (his sideline demeanor/lack of enthusiasm) and legitimate (below average offenses/clock management) reasons. As a listener I took away the fact that what began as a growing lack of trust on both sides turned very personal in the last few years of his tenure. I would expect that Lovie would find C-U coverage reasonable even in the hard times. He will get much grief in Chicago, though.
2. I would take Lovie Smith because I believe it would help recruiting and that is what matters when trying to compete in the Big Ten. The man has a pedigree and gravitas which will drown naysayers in the press. He is wise enough to surround himself with competent coaches and he will run a clean program. Count me "all-in" with Lovie.
Love my Illini
Kramer116
- Chicago
Beckman gifs, however, are immortal
Kramer116
- Chicago
Not as much. It was nice we were getting him. But he had just failed at Florida. I looked forward to him because he was supposed to be a good recruiter. But Lovie has been fired and had had a few bumps on the road. I think he has been a more successful coach. Also it was on the pro level.
Seems so quick.
Did they follow the steps requires by the State of Illinois? Adv for X number of days, etc? Considering he is a minority they probably skipped that requirement.
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But, welcome LS. No pressure.
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