I think Illinois is willing for the right guy. If Fickell wants the job, I'm sure Josh would figure out a way to get a 5+ mil salary approved. It really depends who you want/choose though. You're not going to give a MAC coach or Monken 5 mil. Probably more like 2.5-3.
You can't list all those in conference rivals and then list his overall record. His conference record was 11-29. Lovie was 10-33 in the B1G btw...
That's juicy. Would fit with Whitman's under the radar style.
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Lol Willard runs flights to Charlotte everyday. No flightstar plane is headed that way.
Well there is a plane to Charlotte every day. Besides that I have no idea.
Interesting. Had to look up his coaching record and background. He's turned around several different programs and has made Wake a respectable program in what is currently a decent conference. No small feat at a place like Wake Forest, a traditional basketball school (seems familiar...). Seems like an east coast guy, though. It would be nice to have someone with midwest connections, but I suppose if he hired the right staff it could certainly work.
Please no! With Clawson as their offensive coordinator, Tennessee suffered its worst statistical offensive season in over 30 years.
All due respect man, but that mesh concept is hard to stop. Tennessee is its own dumpster fire, but Clawson has a helluva resume. He builds quality programs.
His record is going to not look as good given he's had to run around several moribund programs. Gonna have some losing records before you see some winning ones, and that's what he's done everywhere he's been. I'd put little stock in the small partial season data point that was his record as an OC at Tennessee. He wouldn't be hired to be the OC, he'd be the head coach and I'm sure he'd be bringing in another OC. His resume reminds me a lot of a Jerry Kill type resume, which I would be more than okay with someone like a Jerry Kill.
Kind of a weird reason to dislike him. He was there 1 year, 2008, and has 2 successful HC stints since. I'm more worried about him when it comes to recruiting and see him and a high floor, low ceiling stability type hire. I think he'd definitely bring us some respectability and make us competitive in the west.
It's absolutely insane. Yet, it's what the market bears.
Based on those records I assume he would do significantly better than lovie based on competition alone
Wake Forest is possibly the worst job in P5 - You are always going to be 4th in your state and people will always compare you unfavorably to Duke. It's one thing to catch lightning in a bottle and win every so often, but Clawson has consistently won at WF. That is awfully impressive
I don't dislike him as a coach, it just reminds me of what we have already been through. If we are looking at recent success, he is finishing his 7th year with a 4 and 4 record, with losses to NC state and Louisville. I am in favor of an upward projection after 7 years in. Energy and youth can build quickly.
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