skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Wrong forum.
Purdue hires Illinois RB coach Cory Patterson
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Wrong forum.
BZuppke
- Plainfield
It’s more like a guideline
I just don’t get this take. Not saying that IW won’t follow CPat to Purdue, but you seem to be saying that Patterson took the Purdue job because IW would be better in Harrell’s system. I get the two of them are close, but you really think CPat is making decisions about his career based on what might be better for IW?
illini80
- Forgottonia
He certainly had the least experience on this level.
Did the whisperings occur before or after he left? I noticed the other coaches suddenly became dead weight after we knew they were leaving
NEIlliniFan
- No longer in New England
What I read re CPat's assessed value to the staff goes back well before his exit.
Well before.
Well before.
He was brought on primarily to recruit, specifically to land Isaiah Williams. He wasn't brought in because of his coaching genius. And quite frankly, we haven't fared terribly well recruiting St. Louis either.
RBs have looked pretty good though.
Heck he can enter the portal can't he?
A lot of teams would love to have him, hope he stays with us,
but if he leaves it gives us another opening for the portal so who knows how that works out?
You're right. CP was the wrong person to raise this point. But I heard plenty of the post-mortem critique about Walters and Kane. And if CP stayed he would still be without reproach
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Good "rationalization"
IlliniCardinal
- Minneapolis
IW was a captain this year; I’d like to think he’ll stay as he is a leader on this team.
Still no guarantees he stays, but sure sounds like he plans to despite the speculation on here that IW to Purdue was a done deal or CPat likely wouldn’t have been hired by CPatt.
I have no idea whether he stays or goes, but this is exaclty what he'd say if he were staying. It's also exactly what he'd say if he were going. He's got a bowl game to play in, he's not going to tell the media he's packing his bags.
For my own personal sanity after the last couple weeks anything I can spin into positive news I will do that lol
Not surprising. The main reason Patterson was kept around was to help the coaching transition (which he did a good job in keeping a lot of key players out of the portal). But now I think the relationship has run its course with most of Lovie's guys gone and BB having other ideas for recruiting
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
It's also exactly what you say to avoid any accusations of tampering or improper recruiting
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