Weber struggled to adapt, and had a few unfortunate misses in recruiting (Gordon, Richmond, etc.). Ultimately, he couldn't meet the fanbase's unreal expectations after 05. Time heals all wounds, and that faction of fans will forget their contempt for him in the future.
I don't think anyone will forgive Groce though.
I think it’s more like time wounds all heels.
Fandom’s like a marriage. It’s about having all the same discussions/arguments for 40 years. Lol.
Like others have said…I feel like Groce set the dumpster on fire after Weber trashed it
in his last few years.
But if you wanna talk about…Who’s straight up, a better coach? It’s NOT even close.
Here’s all I need to know for that:
Look at the difference in their respective conference records prior to coming to Illinois. That really should have been all we needed to know about Groce…and it was right there in front of us the whole time. (JG had a crappier conference record in an arguably crappier conference than BW.) But of course, we hired him because; invariably it’s all about that tournament profile at just the right time. A disproportionate amount of coaching credibility comes from it IMO.