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<blockquote data-quote="thefalcon5" data-source="post: 1949228" data-attributes="member: 749921"><p>It’s an extremely delicate balance of giving a coach enough time to build a program vs. cutting ties before you fall too deep into the well. </p><p></p><p>I think recently, it’s been pretty obvious. Even with hindsight I don’t think Zook, Beckman (due to his own actions), or Lovie were kept too long or given too short of a time. Zook you might argue could’ve been cut a year or two earlier but again hindsight. </p><p></p><p>Bret’s first two years were the best we’ve had from a coach in 20+ years. This year is an extreme disappointment so far and frankly there’s no way around that fact. I don’t foresee next year bringing us much better luck and the future seems bleak, but the transfer changes really make outlooks difficult. </p><p></p><p>The Big Ten is also changing. I don’t think it’s impossible to be a 6 win floor team, but it is much more challenging for Illinois to become that. Id like to see some positives the rest of the way in this season to feel confident enough to say Bret deserves more than anorther year here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thefalcon5, post: 1949228, member: 749921"] It’s an extremely delicate balance of giving a coach enough time to build a program vs. cutting ties before you fall too deep into the well. I think recently, it’s been pretty obvious. Even with hindsight I don’t think Zook, Beckman (due to his own actions), or Lovie were kept too long or given too short of a time. Zook you might argue could’ve been cut a year or two earlier but again hindsight. Bret’s first two years were the best we’ve had from a coach in 20+ years. This year is an extreme disappointment so far and frankly there’s no way around that fact. I don’t foresee next year bringing us much better luck and the future seems bleak, but the transfer changes really make outlooks difficult. The Big Ten is also changing. I don’t think it’s impossible to be a 6 win floor team, but it is much more challenging for Illinois to become that. Id like to see some positives the rest of the way in this season to feel confident enough to say Bret deserves more than anorther year here. [/QUOTE]
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