My money is on his success. He is a winner, can relate to the athletes and has a decent staff. The facilities will be upgraded also. If you pull in the equivalent of a middle teared Big10 class in the SWAC it will be hard not to be successful. But time will tell.
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Hashtag teamsex! Love the swagger.
running joke with is guy, as most probably don’t know that.
running joke with is guy, as most probably don’t know that.
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Good morning!
Nothing like a good breakfast.
Ubermensch
BOOM! Feed my ego.
This is a hell of a coaching staff.
FT35
- Naperville
Kevin Kane was the Defensive Coordinator/LB Coach at SMU. He was the DC at NIU before that. I'm guessing he will be coaching the LBs along with Buh?
Pat Nelson had a monster year under him in 2019.
smumustangs.com
Pat Nelson had a monster year under him in 2019.
Kevin Kane - Football Coach - SMU Athletics
Kevin Kane joined the Mustang coaching staff as Defensive Coordinator and linebackers coach in January of 2018. In year two, Kane led the SMU defense to a No.
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
This staff is now up to a solid A. No doubt about that. I L L
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
The only thing to worry about with this defensive staff is too many cooks in the kitchen. Bielema, Walters, Buh, and Kane are all experienced, accomplished DC's.
Talk about great problems to have.
Talk about great problems to have.
I N I , and totally agree
This is a hell of a coaching staff +1000x
Kane went to the same high school as Nate Scheelhaase.
FT35
- Naperville
Walters and Kane are destined to be head coaches. Getting someone like Kane as an assistant coach is pretty amazing.
Apparently he turned down Texas for a similar role last year:
Sources: Kevin Kane turns down assistant job at Texas
SMU's defensive coordinator is a wanted man.
247sports.com
Dan
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"It is a pleasure to name Kevin Kane as the final addition of our coaching staff at the University of Illinois," Bielema said.
fightingillini.com
Kevin Kane Named Associate Head Coach/OLB Coach - University of Illinois Athletics
Kane reunites with Bielema following three seasons leading a stingy defense at SMU as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
fightingillini.com
Possibly saving the best for last, I love this hire.
Not familiar with most of them. So, coaching + recruiting?
Homecoming 2019
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Seems like a lot of these coaches loved the idea of reuniting with Bret, love how much respect he's getting in this coach search.
Dan
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With the coaching staff assembled, let's reset in a new thread-
https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/the-illinois-coaching-staff.25968/
https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/the-illinois-coaching-staff.25968/
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