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Lovie Smith out at Illinois
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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 747277" data-source="post: 1565525"><p>So you come to the same conclusion as Robert. This is exactly why he wrote this article. Your perspective of a (rightfully) upset fan is different than his—and his is likely the more informed (that’s not a knock on you, I just assume he just has more access to the program than you).</p><p></p><p>in the past, a lot of people praised Lovie for being the anti-Fleck. His stoicism and decision not to pressure recruits were seen as virtues. Now that it didn’t work out, it’s easy to look back, pile on, and cast a negative light on everything he did. What you perceive as lack of “effort” Robert saw as “he was who he was.”</p><p></p><p>The only fair criticism, which I believe was consistent throughout his tenure, was that he wasn’t adjusting to the college game. He gambled by doing things differently and came up (wayyyyy) short. But the idea that he didn’t care, he was a jerk, he was just bilking the university to pad his retirement, etc. is an unfair and biased assessment (from us angry fans). And that’s coming from someone who had a closer seat to the action than most of us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 747277, post: 1565525"] So you come to the same conclusion as Robert. This is exactly why he wrote this article. Your perspective of a (rightfully) upset fan is different than his—and his is likely the more informed (that’s not a knock on you, I just assume he just has more access to the program than you). in the past, a lot of people praised Lovie for being the anti-Fleck. His stoicism and decision not to pressure recruits were seen as virtues. Now that it didn’t work out, it’s easy to look back, pile on, and cast a negative light on everything he did. What you perceive as lack of “effort” Robert saw as “he was who he was.” The only fair criticism, which I believe was consistent throughout his tenure, was that he wasn’t adjusting to the college game. He gambled by doing things differently and came up (wayyyyy) short. But the idea that he didn’t care, he was a jerk, he was just bilking the university to pad his retirement, etc. is an unfair and biased assessment (from us angry fans). And that’s coming from someone who had a closer seat to the action than most of us. [/QUOTE]
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