The Illinois Coaching Staff Thread

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Ransom Stoddard

Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
Bloomington, IL
Ransom Stoddard
That's how you control a narrative.

;)

In all seriousness, these are solid hires. Smith's numbers at Arizona are drool-worthy, and hopefully Patterson opens a pipeline or two. Color me excited.
 
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IlliniBrave75

IlliniBrave75
IlliniBrave75
Dude said:
My main concern with the Trinity kids is they are loaded this year and primed to compete at a very high level. Do they hold it against CP for leaving in their senior season or happy for him for the big promotion? I hope they are mature enough to be very happy for him...but we are talking about high school dudes
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Check Jeremy Werner's Twitter Timeline...early returns seem pretty positive!
 
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Ubermensch

Ubermensch
BOOM! Feed my ego.
Ubermensch
There's a very good chance Patterson doesn't work out the way we'd like it to. That's not a prediction. It's just an obvious observation. But the risk vs. reward works out pretty favorably for Illinois in its current situation. If it doesn't, oh no, Illinois might be bad at football. Never expected that. If it works, he can get you the kind of talent -- at least in the short term -- that can help you be competitive with other B10 programs again.

I feel like Rod Smith is going to be able to help make up for the learning curve Patterson is faced with, both in coaching and recruiting. Rod Smith has an opportunity to prove himself here. He's going to give it everything he has. I'm actually a little encouraged.
 
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NScale

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NScale
Ubermensch said:
There's a very good chance Patterson doesn't work out the way we'd like it to. That's not a prediction. It's just an obvious observation. But the risk vs. reward works out pretty favorably for Illinois in its current situation. If it doesn't, oh no, Illinois might be bad at football. Never expected that.
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I have NO idea what you are talking about. So it's no so obvious.
 
#33      

lexwaldez

lexwaldez
lexwaldez
I'm going to call this pretty much the best case scenario. I thought the radio silence, while annoying, certainly made this look like it was handled very professionally. I can't wait to find out how the DB's thing pans out. We've got a lot of challenges ahead of us this year but I have to say that things really seem to be falling into place. We just need one or two breaks here and there and we'll turn the corner. The big question now for me isn't IF we turn the corner, now it's WHEN. I would like when to be sooner.

Grats to our two new coaches! Welcome to Illinois! Now back to recruiting...
 
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illinibballfan

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illinibballfan
lexwaldez said:
I'm going to call this pretty much the best case scenario. I thought the radio silence, while annoying, certainly made this look like it was handled very professionally. I can't wait to find out how the DB's thing pans out. We've got a lot of challenges ahead of us this year but I have to say that things really seem to be falling into place. We just need one or two breaks here and there and we'll turn the corner. The big question now for me isn't IF we turn the corner, now it's WHEN. I would like when to be sooner.

Grats to our two new coaches! Welcome to Illinois! Now back to recruiting...
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Yeah, we need to keep moving upward on onward now. Let's get some recruits and let Rod get the offense going and Lovie get the defense going. Keep this momentum going!
 
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blmillini

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Bloomington, IL
blmillini
Ubermensch said:
There's a very good chance Patterson doesn't work out the way we'd like it to. That's not a prediction. It's just an obvious observation. But the risk vs. reward works out pretty favorably for Illinois in its current situation. If it doesn't, oh no, Illinois might be bad at football. Never expected that. If it works, he can get you the kind of talent -- at least in the short term -- that can help you be competitive with other B10 programs again.

I feel like Rod Smith is going to be able to help make up for the learning curve Patterson is faced with, both in coaching and recruiting. Rod Smith has an opportunity to prove himself here. He's going to give it everything he has. I'm actually a little encouraged.
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Started drinking a little early did we?
 
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mattcoldagelli

mattcoldagelli
The Transfer Portal
mattcoldagelli
Ubermensch said:
There's a very good chance Patterson doesn't work out the way we'd like it to.
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Well, yeah, that's every hire. Ever.

When you're the worst Power 5 program this side of Kansas, though, you can be forgiven for being happy about some high hypothetical ceilings.
 
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TheGMan

TheGMan
TheGMan
lexwaldez said:
I'm going to call this pretty much the best case scenario. I thought the radio silence, while annoying, certainly made this look like it was handled very professionally. I can't wait to find out how the DB's thing pans out. We've got a lot of challenges ahead of us this year but I have to say that things really seem to be falling into place. We just need one or two breaks here and there and we'll turn the corner. The big question now for me isn't IF we turn the corner, now it's WHEN. I would like when to be sooner.

Grats to our two new coaches! Welcome to Illinois! Now back to recruiting...
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Presumably, the next hire does not necessarily need to be a DB's guy. You can make Donnie Abraham the sole backs coach. Granted, I don't know what position the next hire could be if he isn't, but just throwing it out there.
 
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icengineer

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Southern Illinois
icengineer
illinipioneer said:
Like the hire, not a huge splash but hopefully his connections to a possible grad transfer and his supposed "QB whisperer" status helps turn the offense around.
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TheGMan said:
Insert large man joke here.
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How about a gif instead? :D

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BigStan97

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Cincinnati OH
BigStan97
IlliniBrave75 said:
Check Jeremy Werner's Twitter Timeline...early returns seem pretty positive!
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Sounds good to me. The amount of pressure on Patterson to get those kids to ILL HAS TO BE HUGE!

What happens if we get no impact from his hire in recruiting?- would be a terrible look.

Here’s to hoping for all of them in O&B.
 
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Ubermensch

Ubermensch
BOOM! Feed my ego.
Ubermensch
mattcoldagelli said:
Well, yeah, that's every hire. Ever.

When you're the worst Power 5 program this side of Kansas, though, you can be forgiven for being happy about some high hypothetical ceilings.
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Right, hence the obvious statement. That folks don’t see that I’m happy with the hire is strange. Maybe “very good chance” is a little too strong. Point was, maybe he doesn’t work out, but if he does then it’s well worth the risk. It’s a great hire.
 
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Ramrod2010

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Ramrod2010
Ubermensch said:
Right, hence the obvious statement. That folks don’t see that I’m happy with the hire is strange. Maybe “very good chance” is a little too strong. Point was, maybe he doesn’t work out, but if he does then it’s well worth the risk. It’s a great hire.
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Can't even control your own narrative... ;)
 
#49      

MadSeason

MadSeason
MadSeason
IlliniJim20 said:
So, might the delay in hiring be related, in part, to giving Patterson some time to consider this big decision?

Easy for us to say he should have jumped on it when offered, but he has/had a good thing going at Trinity. Successful program, but more importantly having a positive influence on the lives of many young men, not only in football, but also in life. Not easy to leave at a moment's notice, even if college football coaching is your dream.

Maybe Lovie gave him some time, more so than usual, to think it over.
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IMO it is more likely to be Smith and the Arizona situation. Sumlin wasn't hired until January 14th and then few days later we started to hear Smith's name
 
#50      

thunderwear

thunderwear
thunderwear
Ubermensch said:
There's a very good chance Patterson doesn't work out the way we'd like it to. That's not a prediction. It's just an obvious observation. But the risk vs. reward works out pretty favorably for Illinois in its current situation. If it doesn't, oh no, Illinois might be bad at football. Never expected that. If it works, he can get you the kind of talent -- at least in the short term -- that can help you be competitive with other B10 programs again.

I feel like Rod Smith is going to be able to help make up for the learning curve Patterson is faced with, both in coaching and recruiting. Rod Smith has an opportunity to prove himself here. He's going to give it everything he has. I'm actually a little encouraged.
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I’ve only heard great things about him as a coach and mentor. Even if he doesn’t bring all of trinity with him, I think this is a home run hire