Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
Another new moniker....
The Illinois Football Coaching Search
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illiniCA
- DC Area
This is actually pretty big news to me. Not that he would take the job but that he would listen to an offer.
That's not even funny...I realize you're kidding...right?
Even if the Illini aren't winning, we can at least say that it's a clean program. Illinois can take some risks in hiring (guy's probably going to be fired in 3-4 years anyway), but at least keep the program clean.
I liked the old one a whole heck of a lot better...
More than I would've thought to.. Fickell likes the Midwest.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
If we get to the point where they put up a new avatar of Briles I might have to ask Dan to permanently ban them.
I don't.....lol
Didn't someone continue to do this during the basketball coaching search? I can't seem to remember who it was.
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I'll take Indy's over 0440's for the record lol.
Honestly I am just bored at work and this is just a way to keep me entertained lol
TMC999
- Not Iowa
This would be a dream but there is a little part of me that fears the Beckman/Campbell combo and who really was “Oz” behind the curtain. Certainly less so than that situation but can you imagine if we did that twice? Still worth the risk...
Well, yes, sort of. Nothing he did was fun or exciting as we all know. But the NFL experience and name behind Lovie was supposed to be.
DD in the midwest may certainly be worth that. I'm 100% on the DD board.
At the time, Lovie's hire was a homerun. He also brought some real excitement with his coaching staff. Getting Nickerson and McGee was huge. None of it worked and that really sucks. I really thought things were going to be different. So, yeah, the beginning of the Lovie era was exciting.
From the outside looking in, I would imagine JW can paint a pretty compelling story - he has the rep of being a supportive AD who will work to make sure a coach has the resources he needs to succeed. Yes the program has sucked, but there has been enough success to say the underperformance is more driven by poor coaching than by any inherent weakness to the program vs Iowa, Wisky, etc.
Luke Fickell, your table is ready!
Would guess that Fickell ends up at Nebby, Mich, or Penn St. When the opportunity presents itself.
That he was long over do for a change?
Ubermensch
BOOM! Feed my ego.
I think Beyonce is more likely to be the next Illini football coach than Luke Fickell.
Would certainly help with recruiting
illinihawk16
- Chicago
Think we've reached out?
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
Should help with ticket sales too.
But will she have a concert at Assembly Hall that interferes with basketball?
Aren't we all just taking lucky stabs at the eventual coach, to follow up claiming sagacious foresight!
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