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Lovie Smith receives 2-year contract extension through 2023
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<blockquote data-quote="champaignchris" data-source="post: 1431804" data-attributes="member: 26283"><p>I understand the frustration with the extension. I understand that extending a coach with Lovie's record through three years (really 2 1/2) is not a good look. And while I certainly don't have all the information to make the decision that Whitman made, outsider looking in, I probably would have chosen to cut bait at this point. </p><p></p><p>I think maybe the most disturbing thing to me is this tells me what Whitman sees when looking at this football program. He's not a dumb guy. He knows football. He can count the empty seats in the stands as well as the rest of us. So, this tells me that Whitman thinks that the program is at a point where he could hire his top pick dream coach to take over for Lovie, and that coach would in all likelihood still fail due to circumstances that have nothing to do with the coach's abilities. He thinks another year of stability, another year of recruiting continuity is going to give the next guy a better chance going forward than if they were to bring him in now. </p><p></p><p>I'm as frustrated as the rest of you. But I think we need to remember the context in which Smith was hired. He's a football professional, he knows how to run a practice, hold a press conference, and otherwise conduct himself in a professional manner. Illinois may never go to a bowl game with Smith at the helm, but it will be in a better place when he leaves because his successor will be inheriting a program that was run by a professional and not an abusive clown.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="champaignchris, post: 1431804, member: 26283"] I understand the frustration with the extension. I understand that extending a coach with Lovie's record through three years (really 2 1/2) is not a good look. And while I certainly don't have all the information to make the decision that Whitman made, outsider looking in, I probably would have chosen to cut bait at this point. I think maybe the most disturbing thing to me is this tells me what Whitman sees when looking at this football program. He's not a dumb guy. He knows football. He can count the empty seats in the stands as well as the rest of us. So, this tells me that Whitman thinks that the program is at a point where he could hire his top pick dream coach to take over for Lovie, and that coach would in all likelihood still fail due to circumstances that have nothing to do with the coach's abilities. He thinks another year of stability, another year of recruiting continuity is going to give the next guy a better chance going forward than if they were to bring him in now. I'm as frustrated as the rest of you. But I think we need to remember the context in which Smith was hired. He's a football professional, he knows how to run a practice, hold a press conference, and otherwise conduct himself in a professional manner. Illinois may never go to a bowl game with Smith at the helm, but it will be in a better place when he leaves because his successor will be inheriting a program that was run by a professional and not an abusive clown. [/QUOTE]
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