Fickell
This is the pure, crystalline essence of the internet message board.Aren't we all just taking lucky stabs at the eventual coach, to follow up claiming sagacious foresight!
In the days of cost cutting - JW going commercial. Mask will help cover the identity.Lol Willard runs flights to Charlotte everyday. No flightstar plane is headed that way.
Perhaps, but I've got to say how much I enjoy reading the pros and cons of each candidate (and quickly googling each and picturing them as Illini coach) as really thoughtful and insightful posters here debate the merits of each one. It's great stuff.Aren't we all just taking lucky stabs at the eventual coach, to follow up claiming sagacious foresight!
Would guess that Fickell ends up at Nebby, Mich, or Penn St. When the opportunity presents itself.
Plus we may be expected to be productive at work once the HC is announced. Sigh...This is the pure, crystalline essence of the internet message board.
I for one am not trusting a guy with "Lasagna" in his closing. I am calling a head fake. One Seriously in the Know dudE pErhaps?For anyone who is curious, illini0440's previous avatar was Tim Beckman. Now it's Jim Leonhard, current Defensive Coordinator/DBs coach for Wisconsin. Read into that whatever you will.
OSKEE!I for one am not trusting a guy with "Lasagna" in his closing. I am calling a head fake. One Seriously in the Know dudE pErhaps?
Wrong. Big 10 is 5 times more competitive......and is clearly #2 behind the SEC. The ACC is fifth best Power 5 conference, behind the Big 12. and PAC 12.Ummmmmm flag on that one my dude.
They are comparable, just switch weather conditions
I love the Marching Illini as much as the next alum, but if she could be talked into doing all of the halftime shows in addition to coaching duties.... I'd be ok with it.Should help with ticket sales too.
Ask Bo Schembechler's offspring. Coaches ignored such alleged taboos 50 years ago; the nature of man remains unchanged.Someone recently told me that he turned down Michigan once before but I don't know how accurate that claim is. Do coaches seeking a big pay day honor rivalries? For that matter, does a program like Michigan stay away from a product of their archrival?
No idea.
Yes. There has not been a better week on the internet than Shaka Watch.This is the pure, crystalline essence of the internet message board.
And how many Big 10 appearances have been made in the CFP Championship since it was started? 1Wrong. Big 10 is 5 times more competitive......and is clearly #2 behind the SEC. The ACC is fifth best Power 5 conference, behind the Big 12. and PAC 12.
Over the long haul (let's say the past 20 years):
Big 10: Five perennials = OSU, Michigan, Wisconsin, PSU, Iowa and then 2 pretty good teams in NW and MSU most years; 7 total
ACC: One perennial = Clemson; and then Florida State and Miami are historically pretty good; 3 total
Beyond those three, the ACC occasionally has teams that play well for a 1 or 2 year stretch. That's it. And right now, the ACC is way down with only Clemson as a team that can compete year-in/year-out with the Top 10-15 teams in the nation.
If Bielema is the target, someone had better take scientific measurements of the size of the chip currently resting on his shoulder. It needs to be huge and he needs to come here angry and determined to prove something. Let’s not again be the Roth IRA for a 50-something brand-name coach already in semi-retirement mode.
If history holds, the avatars are for those he does not like as Illini football coaches.I don't.....lol
I'll say with intellectual honesty that the Big 10 is a better football conference than the ACC.And how many Big 10 appearances have been made in the CFP Championship since it was started? 1
How many Big 10 appearances in the BCS National Championship since 2010? 1
ACC has 2 schools and 5 appearances.
We can both agree that the Big 12 and the Pac 12 need to get out.
I am not trying to get into an argument about this, but saying the ACC is inferior to the Big 10 is intellectually dishonest. I legit think they are comparable.
nopeIf history holds, the avatars are for those he does not like as Illini football coaches.
I will admit, I am having a tough time taking that seriously when Michigan, Penn State, and Michigan State are wrecks and the conference changed its own rules to get Ohio State into the conference championship...I'll say with intellectual honesty that the Big 10 is a better football conference than the ACC.
Except the worst. If things work out for the better, you can be pleasantly surprised.Aren't we all just taking lucky stabs at the eventual coach, to follow up claiming sagacious foresight!
You aren't really arguing in favor of the ACC conference. You're saying there's a couple great teams. I don't think the two of you are actually disagreeing.And how many Big 10 appearances have been made in the CFP Championship since it was started? 1
How many Big 10 appearances in the BCS National Championship since 2010? 1
ACC has 2 schools and 5 appearances.
We can both agree that the Big 12 and the Pac 12 need to get out.
I am not trying to get into an argument about this, but saying the ACC is inferior to the Big 10 is intellectually dishonest. I legit think they are comparable.
Wrong. Big 10 is 5 times more competitive......and is clearly #2 behind the SEC. The ACC is fifth best Power 5 conference, behind the Big 12. and PAC 12.
Over the long haul (let's say the past 20 years):
Big 10: Five perennials = OSU, Michigan, Wisconsin, PSU, Iowa and then 2 pretty good teams in NW and MSU most years; 7 total
ACC: One perennial = Clemson; and then Florida State and Miami are historically pretty good; 3 total
Beyond those three, the ACC occasionally has teams that play well for a 1 or 2 year stretch. That's it. And right now, the ACC is way down with only Clemson as a team that can compete year-in/year-out with the Top 10-15 teams in the nation.